Rihanna Has Signed a Deal to Release Her Own Make-Up Line
Rihanna is launching a her own beauty brand next year, so you can stop stockpiling her MAC lipstick in your fridge. Just me? Oh.
Sephora Is Hooking Up Female Entrepreneurs
In response to the shitty statistics regarding female entrepreneurs and their access to venture capital funding compared to their male counterparts, Sephora has announced a new annual program called Accelerate, which will aid beauty-related companies founded by women in the beginning stages of business. The program is…
At Sephora, Everything You Love Is Only $10
Mosey on over to Sephora, where you’ll find every single product you love marked down to a measly $10. I kid you not—staples like Living Proof conditioner to a Boscia charcoal mask are marked down by up $30. For those coveting an especially expensive product or just interested in experimenting with a staid routine,…
Ulta Is Tired of Being Jan Brady to Sephora's Marsha Marsha Marsha
Beauty brand Ulta is launching a national ad campaign, presumably because they are sick of hearing about Sephora. Sephora, Sephora, Sephora.
Wealthy Shoppers Sometimes Feel Entitled to Recreational Shoplifting
Aren’t rich folks entitled to a few law-breaking privileges?
Sephora Is Launching a Subscription Beauty Box Service
The makeup gods have brought us a gift. Sephora, the cosmetics chain akin to a candy store for makeup lovers, is finally getting in on the subscription beauty box game. The service, which is launching in a limited capacity next month, will be called Play! by Sephora.
H&M Is Breaking Into Beauty
The beauty industry racks up tens of billions of dollars in the US alone, and H&M is looking to get a bite of that: starting in September, the fast-fashion retailer will begin carrying house brand beauty products, spanning everything from primers to lipsticks to nail polishes with an initial launch of 700 pieces,…
Kat Von D to Critics of Underage Red Lipstick: It's Feminine Rebellion
Kat Von D has heard the criticism about her unfortunately-named lipstick and she's written a lengthy response to any of you (and me) who might be haters. In a Facebook post written Wednesday, the reality star said her makeup isn't about sex.
Sephora Taking Heat for Selling Lipstick in the Shade 'Underage Red'
Sephora has made its share of missteps. First, the company stopped selling Demeter products, making it impossible for me to smell like Ginger Ale or a Blueberry Muffin whenever I wanted, and then they started marketing Kat Von D's makeup again, a move that's brought controversy to the brand with Von D's new shade of…
Women File Class Action Suit Against Sephora For Alleged Racism
Following Sephora's disastrous 20% off sale a few weeks ago, when loyal customers were were unable to purchase products because of website failures and others said they had been permanently locked out of their accounts because they were of Asian descent, four women have filed a class action lawsuit against the…
Big Sephora Sale Marred by Tech Issues, Accusations of Racism
This was supposed to be a great week for makeup lovers: Sephora is having a 20% sale for their top-tier customers who belong to their rewards program. Unfortunately, the site is overloaded, customers are getting locked out of their accounts and some believe something sinister is at work: that they've been…
Susan Sontag Shopped at Sephora
The entirety of Susan Sontag's digital archive has been released, including all of her emails, from her desktop and laptop computers. Aside from sounding vaguely terrifying—even if you were Susan Sontag, genius of life, would you want any rando reading your every email?—the LA Review of Books (via The Cut) trudged…
No More Midnight Mascara Touchups at the Champs-Élysées Sephora
Condolences to any Parisians who require routine late-night touchups and the occasional after-hours emergency lipstick purchase: the Sephora flagship on Avenue des Champs-Élysées must henceforth close at 9 p.m. on the nose. Your urgent cosmetic needs notwithstanding, mademoiselles.
Beauty Apps Now Allow You to Photoshop Yourself
Wishing you had more pronounced cheekbones? Sighing over your lack of anime-like eyes? Well, there is a new app that'll allow you to play plastic surgeon with your very own visage.
Here's Your Totally Underwhelming Divergent Makeup Collection
Do a happy dance makeup-obsessed Divergent fans (or Divergent-obsessed makeup fans)! There's a new makeup line, courtesy of Sephora for those of you who believe buying movie-themed makeup is a vitally important thing to do.
People Are Pretty Offended By Kat Von D's 'Celebutard' Lipstick
Here's a sort of obvious piece of advice — if you're looking to market a product to a large audience and don't want potential customers to feel alienated by whatever it is you're selling, it's probably not a good idea to name your product anything that involves the word "retard." Granted, I am not a marketing expert,…
Fucking Sephora Really Wants French People to Work on Sundays
Fucking Sephora, man. It can’t just be content with the fact that people all over the world yearn for its outrageously expensive (and tiny) cosmetics — now, thanks in part to the opportunity provided by a stagnant French economy and a busy location on the Champs-Élysées, Sephora is leading the charge to dismantle…
The Sephora Problem That Has No Name
Fucking Sephora, man. There's nothing like it. Part store, part museum, part laboratory, part psychologist. Densely packed with products, brightly lit as an operating room, gleaming like a jewelry counter, frenzied like a factory, Sephora is not just a cosmetics store. It's a beacon, a flame to which women flit and…
A Handy Tool to Get the Gunk Out of Your Pores
Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation…
Elastics for When You're Finally Resigned to Ponytails
Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation…
