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 23 reviews)); "Great for people who have a lot of makeup knowledge and love to recommend products!" ((in 14 reviews)); "makeup and the team was great" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good product trainings, which foster confidence in sales while recommending to clients" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Chronic turnover because pay is low." ((in 45 reviews)); "Abusive upper management." ((in 40 reviews)); "Store managers have set schedules with Sunday’s and Wednesday’s off." ((in 36 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 17 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

1.0

Jun 9, 2016

Store Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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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

1.0

Oct 2, 2014

No support from management.

Sales associate/makeup artist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Gratis & discount. Free wax if your spa people like you.

Cons

Management was an angry dragon breathing down your back. Never enough sales no matter what the circumstance. And the push of M-61 is usually ridiculous.

1.0

Jan 5, 2011

What a dissapointment!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful stores and high quality product

Cons

Very negative place, poor leadership, no rewards/recognition for contributions. They think they own you. Really thought this would be a good step in my career, but instead I felt disillusioned with the leadership and direction of this growing company.

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