Is Sephora a good company to work for?

Sephora has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 12,248 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Sephora to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sephora have been left by employees working as Intern , Color Expert (Makeup Consultant) and Sales Representative .

Does Sephora pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sephora employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sephora. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sephora?

65% of Sephora employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sephora 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sephora?

Beauty Advisor (1880) , Sales Associate (347) , Cashier (327) , Color Consultant (277) , Manager (163) , Product Consultant (162) , Makeup Artist (144) , Skincare Consultant (141) , Licensed Beauty Advisor (137) , Sales Associate/Cashier (133) , Operations Consultant (115) , Store Director (102) , Beauty Consultant (100) , Conseiller De Vente (96) , Operations Associate (96)

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

"You get some free products from the company and a low discount most companies give more." ((in 493 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 421 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 360 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 334 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 272 reviews))

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

"Store management is poor and too friendly amongst themselves" ((in 682 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 603 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 344 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 304 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 254 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sephora layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Sephora locations?

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Sephora reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,628 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Sephora has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,628 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sephora employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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10K reviews

3.0

Nov 19, 2014

Fun company to work for in your prime.

Fragrance consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get daily training on different brands and the gratis you receive really does help you sell the product to the client. The management is this location is very friendly and is sympathetic to their employee's needs.

Cons

Hours are not always consistent. Pay is good, but can always be better. Holiday season is a bit of challenge, but you are in retail so it comes with the job.

4.0

Nov 19, 2014

Color Consultant

Color consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You're always being educated on products and how to apply products. Tons of gratis (I won't have to buy mascara or eye cream for 3 years). They really care about the cast members and will work with you to get you where you want to be. Great work-life balance as well.

Cons

The pay. Also, when sales are low, hours get cut significantly.

5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Loving Sephora, So is everyone else!

Cashwrap

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a great workplace! I love how they educate all of us "Cast Members", it assures we know everything for the benefit of the Clients "Customers" . I love the way the business works, and how we have meetings, Classes. The way LV runs his company assures money coming in and a great business, It inspires me! Its a very positive work place, Always recognition of the cast members (Awards, marriage Proposals, Promotions, Hard Working..etc. .it's really neat! ..) It all gets recognized, and during daily meet ups, told to congratulate them! Its just great to be acknowledged when doing good.. not most companies do that. But the DIC "Managers" really are great. They help so much,..there's so much to learn from them, and hopefully I can make it to permanent cast and continue learning and working for them. There is so much room to grow within the company! Sorry Everyone I'm writing a lot.. Just love working for Sephora & so much to say!

Cons

You can not have any "Lazy" days of work. You cant go in wearing sweatpants and a T if you are having a rough day, like in most retail! haha But its okay because it just means that if you plan on going out after work you're already dressed, your makeup and hair is already done & its actually fun getting all pretty early in the morning and you go out and everyone around town is still half asleep lol. But at most that's probably the WORST thing about it, nothing else at all... besides seasonal hours kind of suck except thanksgiving hasn't really hit yet, so maybe Ill get more! Oh theres one thing that does kind of suck... if you were a frequent shopper from Sephora before you worked there.. you have to get your Sephora makeup scribed or you cant bring it in at all... Which sucks.. All my makeup is from there already.

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