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 21 reviews)); "makeup and the team was great" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great skincare perks, gratis, and all the training" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Chronic turnover because pay is low." ((in 42 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible and treats staff poorly." ((in 40 reviews)); "Store managers have set schedules with Sunday’s and Wednesday’s off." ((in 35 reviews)); "Overall the benefits are horrible." ((in 21 reviews)); "District managers are overworked and have too many stores and not enough assistants to help them." ((in 16 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

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Bluemercury reviews

2.7

47% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)

Maly Bernstein

37% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

541 reviews

1.0

Jun 14, 2016

Racially Profiled

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really have nothing good to say about this job just don't apply in DC for headquarters or sales department. Stay safe and from the BS

Cons

Felt like I was racially profiled. At the headquarters in Georgetown, all the African Americans are in one hot room. Nobody of other color speaks to you unless they need to work you! Very rude and very unlikely place to work at! Everything about it is a con just don't waste your time working here or in the sales. The management is terrible nobody speaks to you. Most of them have attitudes. If you get hired stay to yourself

1.0

Jun 11, 2016

Poor management

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of gratis, opportunities for growth in product knowledge. A lot of work variation.

Cons

Management has the worst skills when it comes to conflict resolution between employees. They'd rather shrug off your concerns then find a solution. Also all the heads don't know what the other is doing so there is frequent conflicting instruction from the upper management and lack of consistency with policy from store to store. The company's technology is cheap and archaic. There's no proper software the track sales, spa appointments, and client information. And apparently corporate managers wear more the one hat and work in multiple departments so there's no dedicated HR department so no one knows who to talk to. Speaking to upper management out of rank about grievances beyond your district manager and store manager is strongly discouraged. So if you get the door slammed in your face early there's no hope for a solution.

1.0

Jun 9, 2016

Store Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gratis and full time hours. Wonderful freelancers come in almost daily to help with the sales floor. Great product lines

Cons

Zero communication within the company and no one has any time to help the managers if they have questions . Goals set way to high and completely unobtainable. Feels like my job is constantly in jeopardy even though I am very well qualified for the position

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