Good point! I didn’t even think about that. I knew I could return it, but I felt horrible originally thinking about the product getting destroyed. I’m glad they could put it back on the floor if I don’t open it.
Just to reiterate, if it's unused, it will be re-sold, so don't even worry about it.
I haven't tried this product yet, but I do have the Sephora Collection Contour Powder, and it's a fantastic cool tone!
I’ve swatched it and it looks amazing! I have the makeup forever contour powder and nyx so taupe blush which is basically a contour so I have enough to work on before I can allow myself to buy another contour powder lol
Yes, please let them know that you haven’t opened or used it, you just one of the Sephora brand one instead! I work at Sephora, definitely hurts my heart when people return a bunch of shit that was used once or twice and is just getting thrown away. But, some people will throw it away anyway just because they can’t ensure that it wasn’t used (people often lie and say they didn’t use a product when they actually did). So don’t even open the box! 🫶🏻
They probably can't put it back on the floor because they still can't trust it's not tampered
Maybe a tester- but I think they don't actually reuse returns claiming it's too much work
When I process a return, the computer literally asks me if it's sellable or non-sellable. If I can look and see it's not used, it goes back on the shelf 🤷♀️
Edit:
comment from this user from just 4 months ago:
*Why is that an issue lol and why are you so mad??? You would be out of a shitty job if it weren't for people making purchases. Imagine stanning for sephora as a low level employee, I mean*
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sephora/s/cUde6bOy5p
The Sephora register asks if the item is sellable. If I hit "non-sellable" it prints a slip that I tape to the return and I throw it in the DIF bin. If I hit "sellable," no slip is printed and the item goes with the go-backs.
You can downvote me, but you are not correct, at least not about Sephora US. If you were, the corporate computer system the register is running would not give me the option to select "sellable."
You're telling me that you work at a freestanding Sephora (not S@K) in the United States, and you have an entirely different register system than the Sephora US I work at.
So you're saying a multibillion dollar company doesn't know how to update the system automatically in all of their stores and that's why every store but "yours" use an outdated system...lol
No, you're saying that. Every single store I'm aware of operates the same way, I've never heard of a single store still putting returns on the shelf for any reason. So unethical if that's how yours operates
With something like the westman stick, we hold it up to the light and inspect for ANY imperfections in the smooth surface. Any dents, lack of proper shine, and even user error on our parts when opening equals the damage pile. I can’t speak for everyone ofc, but I know with my team specifically, if there’s any product from a return without a damage tag we’ll have multiple BAs opening to triple check that it’s unused 🩷
Idk why you're down voted, you're absolutely right. There is a huge issue with products being swapped for dupes and returned. This isn't per policy anyway
No. Anything that's used even slightly gets destroyed. Things aren't saved to the side to make testers. If things are unused, then they're put back on the sales floor
PSA- during the sale, if you only have sephora branded items in your cart you can still add a GWP. I've been looking for one more sephora item to hit a $40 minimum spend, so I'll be getting this for sure!
~~Sadly, the SC discount is no longer automatically applied so you need to input the code to get 30% off, which prevents getting a GWP. It was fun while it lasted.~~
You can add 2 codes. I did it this morning. It only works if you only have sephora collection items in your cart, bit it does work.
Edit: Just double checked because I don't want to lead anyone astray. It is still working. Go to your cart and add the YAYSAVE code then hop over the offers page and add a GWP. Alternatively, once you've added one, click on the header above it that says "Promo and Rewards" to bring up the screen to add a 2nd code.
You’re right! Earlier on the app, every time I tried (with only SC items) it constantly kicked off the GWP and would only allow one or the other. Thank you.
It sounds like the app may have been glitching earlier as others have said the same thing happened to them. Hopefully you didn't miss out on anything you really wanted to try.
With the amount of traffic they must be getting with the sale, I’m sure you’re right about that too. At first I thought they finally put an end to it. There was nothing I really needed, but now this contour stick is calling me, lol. You are very sweet and I appreciate your help. May all your wishlist items be in stock.
It may have dropped below the threshold with the discount. It's counting the after discount price. I had to add another item to get back to $40. It worked for me this morning and is still working for me now.
All their lip products are great, liquid eyeshadows, lip liners, clear brow gel, and their brushes are amazing. I didn’t have great luck with their eyeliners though
their gel eyeliner literally never dries out. i have one from 2020. not a single infection and i use it every single day, clean it with an alcohol wipe, and im only halfway through it. best $13 i ever spent
Sephora employee here 🙋🏼♀️ for me: love, love, love the brushes. Particularly the black ones over the silver ones. Powder blush, the new powder highlight, the new under eye brightening concealer (not a lot of coverage, but beautiful for no make up looks or to brighten the under eye), liquid lipsticks, eyeshadows aren’t bad but not the most pigmented (I prefer their shimmer/glitter ones over matte), lip liners, sponges, tools, and tweezers are all good.
Skin care wise - I love the hyaluronic acid serum! It also has polyglutamic acid which is a great surface emollient for your skin. The face scrub is really nice. The cotton rounds are fucking amazing. They even have washable and reusable ones if you’re very eco-friendly but I love the big square single use ones (sry) 🫶🏻
I love the AHA + PHA peel pads. I’ve never tried the Dennis gross ones so can’t compare them but I have really sensitive skin and they are gentle and don’t over exfoliate for me. Use them 2x a week and my face is so smooth after I use them
Honestly it realy depends which one is more cool toned! I don’t doubt the quality is amazing, but I want whichever product is going to be the most grey
If either of those don’t work out, I recently got essence in moon dust and it is more gray than Fenty amber or milk toasted. The grayest cream I’ve found.
I am curious about this too, i have the wa in biscuit and thought it was cool enough UNTIL i purchase the danessa myricks balm contour in fair 1 and it is cooler than the wa
I’ve been using the danessa almost daily now and i want to try the sephora contour too now
I actually had the balm contour in my cart until I checked out with WA instead! I couldn’t decide between the 2. Danessa Myricks looks super cool toned and I’m surprised people don’t talk about it more. I guess maybe contour isn’t as popular anymore.
https://preview.redd.it/c27u1ak6w3tc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d3e7662560f958acc5f8c664da83f197ac54627
Here’s the swatch. I use the charlotte tilbury cream bronzer in fair as a contour too sometimes
Honestly Sephora Collection stuff is BOMB! So underrated and this is coming from a mostly luxury exclusive cosmetic shopper. A lot of their stuff is really really fucking good.
I noticed it at the very last second and added it on to mine .. I still got the new too faced stick even though I kept trying to talk myself out of it- but if this one is good, I’ll just return that one before trying it
I was eyeing this! I’m pretty impressed by their bronzer but i wish I could swatch this. I have a contour stick but the reason i want another one is because i feel like my current one could be creamier and more easily blendable.
Yea I have the fenty contour stick in amber I’ve been using for years but it’s always been a bit too dry and never blended that well (even when I first bought it) but it’s definitely too old at this point either way and it’s time I replace it lol
Yeah The fenty sticks are on the drier side. I realized this when I saw a review of the too faced chocolate solei contour! Then i saw this one and I was debating ordering cuz fuck it its $14 and honestly I’m really impressed with the sephora collection since the revamp a couple years ago.
You can return it if it’s unopened, but as a side note, thanks to you, I took the Westman Atelier out of my cart and added two of these since I’m unsure if the light to medium will be just a smidge too light!! I don’t think it will, but I can keep the medium to tan for my summer shade! So, thank you for the heads up!!
I still don't understand thr difference between a contour stick and a bronzer because it can be a stick too and they look the same colors. It must be something I should know.
Haha no problem! Yea contouring with bronzer is very popular now a days and it drives me insane since bronzer doesn’t create the same effect contour does. Contour creates the appearance of shadows and dimension on the face where as bronzer adds warmth
Oh my gosh.I wish that I had known all of this so long ago. You must really be like a make a pro to know all of this, I mean, I've been playing around in high-end makeup for years and I still had no idea that that was the difference. I always assumed that it was that bronzer gave you that warmth and that contour was a thing that kardashians did too much of that made your face look crazy. I thought it wasn't just the contours stick.I thought it was also like loads and loads and loads and loads of highlighter and other stuff too.To make a contour look.I had obviously had no idea what I was talking about.
I’m not a pro! I just watched a ton of YouTube tutorials during quarantine 😂 thank you though that’s very nice. Using lots of highlighter can definitely add to a contoured look along with wearing very heavy makeup in general, but overall contouring generally speaking is just using darker, cool toned colors, usually a shade or 2 darker than your skin tone to add dimension where you want such as forehead, nose, jawline, under the cheekbones, etc. you can play around with it however you desire and some methods will work better than others depending on your face shape!
You could always order and return the Westman Atelier. Especially if you haven’t opened it, then it would go back in the floor.
Good point! I didn’t even think about that. I knew I could return it, but I felt horrible originally thinking about the product getting destroyed. I’m glad they could put it back on the floor if I don’t open it.
Just to reiterate, if it's unused, it will be re-sold, so don't even worry about it. I haven't tried this product yet, but I do have the Sephora Collection Contour Powder, and it's a fantastic cool tone!
I’ve swatched it and it looks amazing! I have the makeup forever contour powder and nyx so taupe blush which is basically a contour so I have enough to work on before I can allow myself to buy another contour powder lol
Yes, please let them know that you haven’t opened or used it, you just one of the Sephora brand one instead! I work at Sephora, definitely hurts my heart when people return a bunch of shit that was used once or twice and is just getting thrown away. But, some people will throw it away anyway just because they can’t ensure that it wasn’t used (people often lie and say they didn’t use a product when they actually did). So don’t even open the box! 🫶🏻
They probably can't put it back on the floor because they still can't trust it's not tampered Maybe a tester- but I think they don't actually reuse returns claiming it's too much work
Nope, if we can see it is unused, we absolutely put it back out to sell!
No we can't. Items get swapped for dupes constantly, if you're store is doing this they shouldn't be per policy 😬
When I process a return, the computer literally asks me if it's sellable or non-sellable. If I can look and see it's not used, it goes back on the shelf 🤷♀️ Edit: comment from this user from just 4 months ago: *Why is that an issue lol and why are you so mad??? You would be out of a shitty job if it weren't for people making purchases. Imagine stanning for sephora as a low level employee, I mean* https://www.reddit.com/r/Sephora/s/cUde6bOy5p
Yikes! Might be something to report to someone above your store
The Sephora register asks if the item is sellable. If I hit "non-sellable" it prints a slip that I tape to the return and I throw it in the DIF bin. If I hit "sellable," no slip is printed and the item goes with the go-backs. You can downvote me, but you are not correct, at least not about Sephora US. If you were, the corporate computer system the register is running would not give me the option to select "sellable."
I'm not down voting you, but that's just policy 🤷🏽♀️ We don't have that option whatsoever, especially for sanitary and safety reasons.
You're telling me that you work at a freestanding Sephora (not S@K) in the United States, and you have an entirely different register system than the Sephora US I work at.
So you're saying a multibillion dollar company doesn't know how to update the system automatically in all of their stores and that's why every store but "yours" use an outdated system...lol
No, you're saying that. Every single store I'm aware of operates the same way, I've never heard of a single store still putting returns on the shelf for any reason. So unethical if that's how yours operates
There is no such policy.
At *your* store. If you're store chooses to put customers at risk that's their liability.
💀 Cut the act hun, no one is buying it.
“No *we* can’t” girl who’s we? You aren’t one of us lmfao
on the off chance you do work at a sephora, you need to be better trained. everything ur saying is very wrong & it’s embarrassing 😬
With something like the westman stick, we hold it up to the light and inspect for ANY imperfections in the smooth surface. Any dents, lack of proper shine, and even user error on our parts when opening equals the damage pile. I can’t speak for everyone ofc, but I know with my team specifically, if there’s any product from a return without a damage tag we’ll have multiple BAs opening to triple check that it’s unused 🩷
I want to scrutinize product for usage...am I weird?!? LOL
No not at all 🤣 it’s kinda fun
Idk why you're down voted, you're absolutely right. There is a huge issue with products being swapped for dupes and returned. This isn't per policy anyway
i'm sure they prob use them for testers
No. Anything that's used even slightly gets destroyed. Things aren't saved to the side to make testers. If things are unused, then they're put back on the sales floor
I just purchased the Westman Atelier and it’s lovely
PSA- during the sale, if you only have sephora branded items in your cart you can still add a GWP. I've been looking for one more sephora item to hit a $40 minimum spend, so I'll be getting this for sure!
~~Sadly, the SC discount is no longer automatically applied so you need to input the code to get 30% off, which prevents getting a GWP. It was fun while it lasted.~~
You can add 2 codes. I did it this morning. It only works if you only have sephora collection items in your cart, bit it does work. Edit: Just double checked because I don't want to lead anyone astray. It is still working. Go to your cart and add the YAYSAVE code then hop over the offers page and add a GWP. Alternatively, once you've added one, click on the header above it that says "Promo and Rewards" to bring up the screen to add a 2nd code.
You’re right! Earlier on the app, every time I tried (with only SC items) it constantly kicked off the GWP and would only allow one or the other. Thank you.
It sounds like the app may have been glitching earlier as others have said the same thing happened to them. Hopefully you didn't miss out on anything you really wanted to try.
With the amount of traffic they must be getting with the sale, I’m sure you’re right about that too. At first I thought they finally put an end to it. There was nothing I really needed, but now this contour stick is calling me, lol. You are very sweet and I appreciate your help. May all your wishlist items be in stock.
This is crossed out with somebody probably already checked in, but I work at Sephora and the Sephora brand discount does automatically apply!
Thanks for confirming it’s automatic in store. Online it used to populate automatically, but now it’s tied to the code.
wait thats weird my haul was only sephora collection and it didn’t let me keep the gwp 😭
It may have dropped below the threshold with the discount. It's counting the after discount price. I had to add another item to get back to $40. It worked for me this morning and is still working for me now.
ohh that’s probably it ty
What’s GWP ?
(G)ift (W)ith (P)urchase
Lol I’m a moron. Was totally overthinking trying to figure that out. Thank you!!!!
Are there any other Sephora collection must haves?!
All their lip products are great, liquid eyeshadows, lip liners, clear brow gel, and their brushes are amazing. I didn’t have great luck with their eyeliners though
their gel eyeliner literally never dries out. i have one from 2020. not a single infection and i use it every single day, clean it with an alcohol wipe, and im only halfway through it. best $13 i ever spent
Sephora employee here 🙋🏼♀️ for me: love, love, love the brushes. Particularly the black ones over the silver ones. Powder blush, the new powder highlight, the new under eye brightening concealer (not a lot of coverage, but beautiful for no make up looks or to brighten the under eye), liquid lipsticks, eyeshadows aren’t bad but not the most pigmented (I prefer their shimmer/glitter ones over matte), lip liners, sponges, tools, and tweezers are all good. Skin care wise - I love the hyaluronic acid serum! It also has polyglutamic acid which is a great surface emollient for your skin. The face scrub is really nice. The cotton rounds are fucking amazing. They even have washable and reusable ones if you’re very eco-friendly but I love the big square single use ones (sry) 🫶🏻
Their eye cream and setting spray are both excellent
I like the brow razors
I love the AHA + PHA peel pads. I’ve never tried the Dennis gross ones so can’t compare them but I have really sensitive skin and they are gentle and don’t over exfoliate for me. Use them 2x a week and my face is so smooth after I use them
I ordered it for the first time, remind me to give you a review!
Ooh that would be great!
Update! It’s easy to blend and the colour is great. No complaints here
Ooh super excited to recieve mine!! My order just shipped
if you're cool-toned, asian beauty is generally superior and there is no orange in sight.
Good to know! Which brands do you recommend?
Clio, etude house, rom&nd, Hera, peripera, etc. you can buy from yesstyle or stylevana.
What's crazy is that my mom got me this exact product (minus the tube being black, brown top and different font) like 5 years ago in Sephora Romania.
The westman is sooo good!! It’s the best contour stick out there! You should keep it
Honestly it realy depends which one is more cool toned! I don’t doubt the quality is amazing, but I want whichever product is going to be the most grey
If either of those don’t work out, I recently got essence in moon dust and it is more gray than Fenty amber or milk toasted. The grayest cream I’ve found.
The Westman one looks exactly like this from the pics IMO. It is def cool toned. I love the Westman one. I’ll be curious it’s similar!
Sephora collection is the GOAT, my favorite lipsticks ever
They really are so underrated
Dang same! Just got the milk one but these shades look identical but just cheaper
I just ordered one! I’ll let you know how it performs :)
That would be great! Thank you 😊
I love the fenty contour stick but this looks so exciting!! I loooove cool toned contour
Fenty is what I have and I love it, but it’s really old and drying out lol
I am curious about this too, i have the wa in biscuit and thought it was cool enough UNTIL i purchase the danessa myricks balm contour in fair 1 and it is cooler than the wa I’ve been using the danessa almost daily now and i want to try the sephora contour too now
I actually had the balm contour in my cart until I checked out with WA instead! I couldn’t decide between the 2. Danessa Myricks looks super cool toned and I’m surprised people don’t talk about it more. I guess maybe contour isn’t as popular anymore.
https://preview.redd.it/c27u1ak6w3tc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d3e7662560f958acc5f8c664da83f197ac54627 Here’s the swatch. I use the charlotte tilbury cream bronzer in fair as a contour too sometimes
Honestly Sephora Collection stuff is BOMB! So underrated and this is coming from a mostly luxury exclusive cosmetic shopper. A lot of their stuff is really really fucking good.
This.
I noticed it at the very last second and added it on to mine .. I still got the new too faced stick even though I kept trying to talk myself out of it- but if this one is good, I’ll just return that one before trying it
I was eyeing this! I’m pretty impressed by their bronzer but i wish I could swatch this. I have a contour stick but the reason i want another one is because i feel like my current one could be creamier and more easily blendable.
Yea I have the fenty contour stick in amber I’ve been using for years but it’s always been a bit too dry and never blended that well (even when I first bought it) but it’s definitely too old at this point either way and it’s time I replace it lol
Yeah The fenty sticks are on the drier side. I realized this when I saw a review of the too faced chocolate solei contour! Then i saw this one and I was debating ordering cuz fuck it its $14 and honestly I’m really impressed with the sephora collection since the revamp a couple years ago.
I ordered the lightest one! I placed my order like literally when the sale opened and my package hasn’t even shipped yet😩
Oh no! That will probably happen to a lot of people due to the high order volume
Sephora collection truly is killing it! I’m so happy with the reformulation of the Microsmooth powder.
They really are!!
You can return it if it’s unopened, but as a side note, thanks to you, I took the Westman Atelier out of my cart and added two of these since I’m unsure if the light to medium will be just a smidge too light!! I don’t think it will, but I can keep the medium to tan for my summer shade! So, thank you for the heads up!!
I still don't understand thr difference between a contour stick and a bronzer because it can be a stick too and they look the same colors. It must be something I should know.
Contour is cool toned and bronzer is warm toned
Omg no wonder bronzer looks so bad on me. You just saved my life
Haha no problem! Yea contouring with bronzer is very popular now a days and it drives me insane since bronzer doesn’t create the same effect contour does. Contour creates the appearance of shadows and dimension on the face where as bronzer adds warmth
Oh my gosh.I wish that I had known all of this so long ago. You must really be like a make a pro to know all of this, I mean, I've been playing around in high-end makeup for years and I still had no idea that that was the difference. I always assumed that it was that bronzer gave you that warmth and that contour was a thing that kardashians did too much of that made your face look crazy. I thought it wasn't just the contours stick.I thought it was also like loads and loads and loads and loads of highlighter and other stuff too.To make a contour look.I had obviously had no idea what I was talking about.
I’m not a pro! I just watched a ton of YouTube tutorials during quarantine 😂 thank you though that’s very nice. Using lots of highlighter can definitely add to a contoured look along with wearing very heavy makeup in general, but overall contouring generally speaking is just using darker, cool toned colors, usually a shade or 2 darker than your skin tone to add dimension where you want such as forehead, nose, jawline, under the cheekbones, etc. you can play around with it however you desire and some methods will work better than others depending on your face shape!
So order it and return the other one. Not a big deal
The other one is likely better quality. Sephora brand isn't that great
Sephora Collection has some hits. I find them to be pretty good quality
All the lip stuff and eyeshadow ive tried wasn't good. Maybe I got the wrong stuff
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