Sephora

I used to LOVE coming to this Sephora when I was a make-​up artist for Givenchy. The employees are always so helpful & these ladies really know their stuff at this location. I highly recommend going to this sephora to get your higher end cosmetics fix!

Sephora does a great job of drilling a hole through my wallet without me ever noticing! Just kidding (partially)! But in all seriousness, I love Sephora, and this store in Beachwood mall is pretty great :) The workers are all very helpful and provide great advice and personal anecdotes about products in the store and even about products they’ve tried! I came here a few weeks ago for a Skin ID session, which was amazing! It’s basically a 20+ minutes session with a sales associate, who documents your biggest skin concerns (ie, dryness, hyperpigmentation, acne, oiliness, etc). Best of all, it’s a free session! I had my session with Paige, who had similar skin concerns as myself, so she gave some great tips about taking care of my skin and recommended a variety of products for me to try! I really recommend trying out the Skin ID session if you get the chance! I’m starting to notice some changes in my skin even in the last few weeks of using the new products :)

The girl who left a feedback saying how annoying it is when someone asks to help you needs to get a damn grip on herself, last time I checked THAT IS THEIR JOB. Don’t like it? Don’t shop there, simple.
Anyways, they are helpful if you ask a question and I don’t find them to be bothersome l, very friendly indeed, except 2 people. 1 Indian girl likes to roll her eyes at me and one old lady with a bad plastic surgery job who took my basket out of my hand because she thought I was stealing something.
Honestly, other then that the rest of them are WONDERFUL. Either way, I don’t go there for the people I go there for the products, which I love & I feel as if I’m in a candy store. ;-)

This store would always gets five stars if not for the thoroughly oppressive, annoying-​as-​hell staff who will NOT leave you alone! I got approached by no less than three people, two of whom asked if «I’m finding everything alright today» and the third of whom put a basket in my hands «for easy shopping today.» let me tell you, like the Target phenomenon I mentioned in that review, I purposely do NOT take a basket at Sephora because it is way too easy to spend over a hundred dollars in the blink of an eye.
Yesterday I was, thankfully, not shopping for myself but for someone else, so I issued control. The same annoying basket lady rang me up, and in her singsongy, plastic voice, was SUPER CURIOUS as to why I don’t have a rewards card!!! Like, OMIGOD! As a side note, I never do rewards cards, store credit cards, or the like, and am pissed anytime anybody asks me for my contact info upon checking out. Leave me the eff alone and let me buy stuff without the guarantee that I’ll get an email a day from Sephora when I really can’t be bothered to get out to the store more than once or twice a year!
Anyways, she then says, «Your lipstick color is GORGEOUS.»
Yay? That was nice. .“Thanks!”
«What shade is it?»
«It’s Butter Scotch by Clinique, but it’s discontinued, so I usually get it on eBay.»
«OH NO!, it’s here! I know we have it! Here, lemme get one of our floor associates to help you…»
NOoOOOOOOooooOOOO! Fuck. I fell for it. But I humored them. After fucking checking out here I am face to face with another Barbie doll telling me to follow her.
The color is not there. Ha, ha, I told you!
Merry Christmas, now let me get the fuck out of here!

A candy store for girls…
I can blow money faster in Sephora than anywhere else on the plantet. In a blink of an eye, there’s a hundred bucks… but it’s awesome.
If you haven’t been, you NEED to check it out. It is the perfect place for cosmetics and fragrances. You can easily test all the products and the staff are very knowledgeable if you have questions. You can request a sample of just about anything.
The lines they carry are mainly ones you will not find in department stores (they do have Clinique and Lancome). The lines are trendier, younger and more luxurious. Many are fragrance-​free, which I like. They also have an excellent selection of quality skin care.
Personally, I find most department store brands to be disappointing and over-​priced. Sephora’s prices are high, but you get what you pay for. Sephora has the good stuff. Some of my favs are Urban Decay and Make Up Forever.
Not just for the ladies, they have tons of men’s fragrances and skin care items as well.
Guys, if you don’t know what gift to get your girl, get her a Sephora gift card or some Philosophy bath & shower gel. She will love it, guaranteed!