Space NK Affiliate Program

The Space NK affiliate program pays up to 7% per sale on a 30-day cookie window, on one of the highest baskets in beauty retail.

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In line with the 30-day median in beauty & skincare, so timing is neither an advantage nor a constraint here relative to the category.

01Overview

About the Space NK affiliate program

Space NK operates at the premium end of multi-brand beauty, and the average basket reflects it. Customers arrive expecting to spend more per item than they would in mass-market beauty, which means a creator converts fewer readers but earns considerably more from each one, an exchange that favours content quality over reach.

The retailer's gift-with-purchase and loyalty mechanics run frequently and are genuinely valuable rather than nominal, which gives creators a concrete reason to time content. Those events also drive multi-item baskets, since customers add products to reach a gifting threshold they would not otherwise have hit.

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Average basket here sits above most multi-brand beauty retail, and gift-with-purchase thresholds push customers toward larger orders. Timing content to those events earns more than steady evergreen coverage.

02Conversion

Why Space NK converts

  • One of the highest average baskets in multi-brand beauty retail
  • Gift-with-purchase thresholds actively encourage multi-item baskets
  • A 30-day window suits the deliberation a premium beauty purchase attracts
  • Prestige brand mix means a creator's recommendations are rarely unavailable

03Audience fit

Which creators this suits

  • Premium beauty creators with an audience that spends above mass-market levels
  • Publishers who can time content to gifting and loyalty events
  • UK and EU channels covering prestige skincare and fragrance

04Getting started

How to join the Space NK affiliate program

  1. 1Create a free LinkApprove partner account and submit your content channels for review.
  2. 2Once approved, usually within two business days, open the program directory and find Space NK.
  3. 3Generate a deep link to any Space NK product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign you are publishing to.
  4. 4Publish, then track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.

Because LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, you do not submit a separate application to Space NK.

05Attribution

When you get paid on this program

How a commission is attributed and paidA click starts a 30-day cookie window. A purchase inside that window is attributed to you. The advertiser then validates the sale over a hold period of 30-60 days before it is released in the next payout run.COOKIE WINDOW · 30DHOLD · 30-60 DAYSClickday 0Purchasewithin 30 daysValidatedadvertiser confirmsPaidnext payout run

Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.

06FAQ

Common questions

How much does the Space NK affiliate program pay?

The Space NK affiliate program pays Up to 7% per sale. Average order value on the program is $110, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.

What is the cookie duration for the Space NK affiliate program?

The Space NK program has a 30-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.

How do I join the Space NK affiliate program?

You can join the Space NK affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Space NK directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Space NK product page immediately.

Which countries does the Space NK affiliate program accept?

The Space NK program accepts traffic from UK, EU, US. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.

Beauty & skincare

How Space NK compares in its category

Beauty carries the strongest repeat-purchase behavior of any vertical, which makes it the best fit for creators with an engaged, returning audience rather than raw reach. Average order values are lower than fashion but conversion rates run materially higher on tutorial and routine content.

Commission and cookie figures are indicative and set by the advertiser.
ProgramCommissionCookieAvg. order
Beauty BayUp to 9% per sale30 days$58
CaudalieUp to 8% per sale30 days$85
Charlotte TilburyUp to 8% per sale30 days$105
CliniqueUp to 6% per sale7 days$70
Cult BeautyUp to 8% per sale30 days$88
DermalogicaUp to 8% per sale30 days$95
Dermstore8% per sale30 days$120
Drunk Elephant10% per sale30 days$90
ElemisUp to 10% per sale30 days$125
Estee Lauder5% per sale7 days$95
Fenty Beauty8% per sale30 days$60
First Aid BeautyUp to 9% per sale30 days$62
GlossierUp to 10% per sale30 days$65
Il MakiageUp to 12% per sale30 days$68
Kiehl's7% per sale30 days$85
La Roche-PosayUp to 7% per sale30 days$55
LookfantasticUp to 8% per sale30 days$72
MAC Cosmetics6% per sale14 days$55
MuradUp to 10% per sale30 days$88
Paula's Choice9% per sale30 days$90
Rare Beauty6% per sale14 days$45
SephoraUp to 5% per sale1 days$120
SkinCeuticals10% per sale30 days$170
Space NK (this program)Up to 7% per sale30 days$110
Summer Fridays8% per sale14 days$50
Sunday Riley10% per sale45 days$85
Tatcha8% per sale45 days$115
The OrdinaryUp to 6% per sale14 days$48
Ulta Beauty4% per sale30 days$75
Youth To The PeopleUp to 10% per sale30 days$78

Creators and publishers

Promote Space NK and every other program in the directory from one account, with a single payout. Free to join, from 1,000 followers.

Advertisers

Recruit vetted creators across the UK, EU and US without managing hundreds of individual partner relationships.

Promote Space NK from today

Join LinkApprove free and generate your first tracked Space NK link once approved. No separate application, and no advertiser approval queue.