Read from ulta.com/returns and ulta.com/rewards/terms-and-conditions on September 15, 2026, both lang="en-US". Ulta’s dedicated shipping page was down when we checked, so the general free-shipping threshold is listed as Unconfirmed below.
Ulta’s own table, with its own two footnotes underneath.
| Shipping method | Shipping and handling cost | Estimated transit days |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $6.95 | 1 to 3 days |
| Expedited | $12.95 | 1 to 2 days |
| Premium | $19.95 | 1 day |
| Same Day Delivery | $6.95 | 1 to 2 days |
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Ulta’s footnotes, verbatim: “*All shipping charges include handling, order processing, item selection, packaging and transportation of items.” “**Estimated transit days do not include order processing times, which usually takes 1 to 2 days.”
The sentences that decide whether you actually pay for delivery.
From the Rewards Terms & Conditions, describing Diamond benefits: “everyday free shipping on orders of $25 or more at ulta.com and in the Ulta mobile app (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).” This is a Diamond-member benefit.
Source: ulta.com/rewards/terms-and-conditions · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“Free or discounted shipping is available in the contiguous U.S. states only, and excludes Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories, PO Boxes, APO/FPO addresses and oversized packages. Free shipping thresholds can differ for Ulta Beauty on TikTok Shop purchases.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“Ship to Home Orders or multiple delivery method orders which qualify for free or discounted shipping promotions are shipped via our Standard service only.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“Same Day Delivery is a service we offer to deliver beauty from your local store as fast as possible--all through our partner, DoorDash. The Same Day Delivery order cutoff time is based on your local store’s closing time; you’ll see that at checkout. Orders placed after the cutoff time will deliver the following day.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“UB Marketplace™ Products and Ulta Beauty on TikTok Shop purchases are not eligible for expedited, premium, or Same Day Delivery.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“This shipping method is available for shipments to contiguous U.S. states, Alaska and Hawaii addresses only.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“Orders are typically processed for shipment in 1 to 2 days.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
“Ulta.com ships to contiguous U.S. states, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories, PO Boxes and APO/FPO addresses.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
The bar on ulta.com during this check read: “Diamond & Platinum: Get FREE SHIPPING on Beauty Steals®.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Three checks, cheapest first.
Source: ulta.com/rewards/terms-and-conditions · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Answered only with what Ulta publishes. Where it publishes nothing, we say so.
Ulta publishes one threshold, for Diamond members: “everyday free shipping on orders of $25 or more at ulta.com and in the Ulta mobile app (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).” A general threshold for all shoppers is not printed on any Ulta page we could reach — see Unconfirmed below.
Source: ulta.com/rewards/terms-and-conditions · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
$6.95, with an estimate of “1 to 3 days.” Ulta notes “All shipping charges include handling, order processing, item selection, packaging and transportation of items.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Yes, and it costs the same as standard: Same Day Delivery is $6.95, “1 to 2 days.” Ulta: “Same Day Delivery is a service we offer to deliver beauty from your local store as fast as possible--all through our partner, DoorDash.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Add the two clocks: “Orders are typically processed for shipment in 1 to 2 days”, then the transit estimate for the method — and Ulta warns “Carrier and processing delays are possible.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
No for expedited and premium: “This shipping method is available for shipments to contiguous U.S. states, Alaska and Hawaii addresses only.”
Source: ulta.com/returns · region: US version — page declares lang="en-US" · checked Sep 15, 2026
Listed so you can judge the gap yourself instead of trusting a number we invented.