Does Bluemercury pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bluemercury employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bluemercury. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bluemercury?

47% of Bluemercury employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bluemercury 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bluemercury?

Sales Associate (97) , Store Manager (69) , Beauty Advisor (39) , Beauty Expert (23) , Sales Associate/Makeup Artist (18) , Manager (16) , Esthetician (13) , Retail Sales Associate (11) , Makeup Artist (9) , Sales (8) , Licensed Esthetician (7) , Sales Representative (7) , Beauty Consultant (4) , Marketing (4) , Assistant Manager (3)

What are the pros of working at Bluemercury according to real employee reviews?

"Good discount and great coworkers" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good gratis and trainings." ((in 11 reviews)); "makeup and the team was great" ((in 10 reviews)); "Lots of free products and training" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bluemercury according to real employee reviews?

"Unfortunately the upper management that is awesome has been so used and abused that they are starting to no longer care, and that effects the entire morale of the store level employees." ((in 43 reviews)); "Chronic turnover because pay is low." ((in 42 reviews)); "Manager schedule requirements.... managers don’t get days off together" ((in 34 reviews)); "Overall the benefits are horrible." ((in 19 reviews)); "District managers are overworked and have too many stores and not enough assistants to help them." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bluemercury layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bluemercury layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bluemercury in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Bluemercury locations?

Washington , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Philadelphia , Atlanta , Boston , Jersey City , Long Island City , San Diego , Dedham , San Francisco , Ardmore , Montclair , Shrewsbury , Austin , San Jose , Stamford , Bethesda , Charleston , Newark , Naperville , Virginia Beach , East Hampton , Rye , Madison , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Santa Monica

Bluemercury reviews

2.7

47% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)

Maly Bernstein

37% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Bluemercury has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bluemercury employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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541 reviews

5.0

Dec 18, 2016

Esthetician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Staff! Warm, family atmosphere, excellent customer service

Cons

per hour pay should be higher

1.0

Dec 7, 2016

AWFUL COMPANY, VERY UNPROFESSIONAL!

Sales associate/makeup artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent, that is all

Cons

Upper management speaks to employees like they are worthless. Definitely a lot of verbal abuse. Favoritism is how they play, if you don't kiss up you will be looked over or treated poorly. Chew you out if you do not make sales goal, it's not our fault this company has no credibility and no one would willingly want to shop at an unknown, boring, excuse for a makeup store. Home brands are awful! They get on you for not selling yet no one wants to buy what they haven't heard of. They dock your hours on your paycheck! This is so illegal! You will be barked at like a dog if you are not up to their standards. Lack of empathy and care for employees. This is not the job to go for if you're a makeup artist! No one books appointments and you have no room for creativity. This company only cares about making money!

4.0

Dec 3, 2016

great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

loved the company,great place to work

Cons

growing tto fast, not enough bandwith

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AWFUL COMPANY, VERY UNPROFESSIONAL!

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