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

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

Nov 3, 2014

Job growth as company grows

Full time beauty expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job training from individual vendors, strong management, support from corporate, room for growth and management opportunities, with the company growth and new locations there is opportunity to re-locate

Cons

Holiday time is very stressful, lots of events on weekends

1.0

Oct 25, 2014

one of the worst experiences I have ever had bluemercury should be reported to Osha

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

beautiful store, great products great vendor support

Cons

NO regard for employees! Working a 10 hour shift and not providing staff a table or chair to eat..Opening a store working 14 hour with a 10 minute break.. something is wrong.. Being spoken down to and humiliated by DM and Store Director durning operating hours while clients shop in store Never doing anything right always wrong but yet no support from upper management.. Promised commission but advised can be taken away at any time.... Benefits so expensive no one could afford,,, not ONE paid holiday... but yet they expect ... poor communication....terrible pay no paid vacation... need I go on and m61 sucks

5.0

Oct 12, 2014

Growing Company with Many Opportunties

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I was a retail associate for under a year before I became a store Manager. There is significant growth with the company expanding. They want to hire within and promote those who show a strong work ethic. There is constant communication on a corporate level. When my store needs something, I can call and receive what I need to make my business thrive. There are no voice mails or prompts, there are people in HQ who want to see the business be successful!

Cons

Vendor Support can be tricky to secure as they are by area and location. Working Retail - weekends, holidays, etc

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