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?

"I’m sure coworkers are nice at all the other stores as well." ((in 23 reviews)); "makeup and the team was great" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great skincare perks, gratis, and all the training" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 11 reviews)); "Fun work environment as middle manager." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Chronic turnover because pay is low." ((in 43 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 39 reviews)); "Store managers have set schedules with Sunday’s and Wednesday’s off." ((in 28 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 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

3.0

Nov 24, 2014

Such a depressing expierence

Sales associate/makeup artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like that I could sell my favorite lines and not be forced to sell what I'm "supposed to sell". Lots of gratis and trainings on all the lines. Laid back compared to a department store setting per say.

Cons

Over worked and under paid. Doing doubles like 9:30-9:30 twice or 3 times a week. Lots of events every weekend and high unreachable goals. If you are not a Manager you will be closing a lot almost every shift. The health insurance is extremely expensive. I rarely get to see my family and friends and the managers aren't compassionate about the issue. The managers are legit being told "You're not here to make the employees happy, you're here to make business happen". I understand where they are coming from but to an extent. Don't you think if you have unhappy employees, wouldn't that effect the business.

2.0

Nov 11, 2014

Not my worst job but close.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life Web balance was acceptable. I was able to balance my schedule with school.

Cons

There was ni employee break room, so we either had to sneak bites of food on the sales floor, which looked very unprofessional, especially since customers had no idea that we had nowhere to eat. If we brought our lunches, the only other place to eat was in an unoccupied spa treament room, which is against health code & terribly unhygienic. Also, whenever I worked the closing shift with the manager, the store would stay open as long as she wanted which sometimes was until 11 p.m. in order to sell a few dollars more.

1.0

Nov 5, 2014

Horrible.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very lax, do your own thing, make your own rules, low accountability. Very little direction from upper management (this will be a good thing for some I'm sure).

Cons

No structure, professionalism, respect for time off, pay does not match experience in any position. Hiring standards do not meed industry norms, you are frequently asked to go above and beyond job duties without proper compensation, asked to work 10-14 hours days at least once a week.

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