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The SEPHORiA Diaries 2023

Mcakes — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:02:11 GMT

Another SEPHORiA, another diary! I was thrilled to hear that SEPHORiA would be back in person this year after a 4 year hiatus, and even more so that it was going to be in New York.

This Community has given me so much over the last decade, and this truly was like a family reunion. I’ve been friends with so many of y’all for years and years, this event is just the most beautiful excuse to get together ❤️

Unfortunately for us, Mother Nature had other plans. As I waited in line for Session 1, the NYC governor declared a state of emergency due to the inclement weather (severe rainstorms).

There was also something going on with the venue, likely due to the storms. They cancelled the event about 20 minutes after Gold Key holders were supposed to be inside.

While we weren’t able to go in and see all the amazing booths, they still let us redeem our swag bags.

So sorry I didn’t get to meet more of you! Our Ambassador group was able to at least get together for a picture. Fingers crossed that we might be let in tomorrow 🤞

Session 2 is also cancelled, if you were supposed to come make sure you check your emails! They are offering a resolution.

xoxo Mcakes

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SportyGirly125 — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:08:50 GMT

@Mcakes @Glad you guys got to hang out despite Day 1 being cancelled.

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Mcakes — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:47:19 GMT

Yes me too! Now I can read the posts in their voices 😂

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tsavorite — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:26:30 GMT

@Mcakes ,

Wow! You guys, just Wow! A state of Emergency in NYC! My heart goes out to you❣️

I'm glad that you get to see each other's faces in person. You all have such nice faces! 😊

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CynthieLu — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:19:59 GMT

@Mcakes Sorry to hear about the weather emergency, that's terrible! I hope you all stay dry and safe. And with a little luck the event can resume tomorrow.🤞🤞

It's awesome you all got too meet up and get this super cute photo! Memories for sure 🌠

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happy118 — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 23:09:17 GMT

That’s terrible luck for you all. Glad you’re making lemonade out of emergency lemons!

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blackkitty2014 — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 23:50:23 GMT

Sorry about the bad weather ladies. I pray that it’s somehow get better tomorrow and Sunday for you 😘

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curlychiquita — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 01:10:51 GMT

I love the photo but I'm so sorry the flood happened!

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Titian06 — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:37:33 GMT

@Mcakes - I heard about the state of emergency declaration yesterday. My first thought was how that would affect Sephoria. Thanks for sharing. Love the pics and group photo! I'm sorry for the unpleasant turn of events! 😖

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itsfi — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:17:54 GMT

So great to meet everyone face-to-face! 🥰

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:03:36 GMT

@itsfi You are the brightest light! I am so happy that I finally got to meet and squeeze you ❤️ Thank you for being so amazing always, and for making sure our hands were germ free 😂

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:13:26 GMT

@Titian06 It definitely dampened our plans, but very grateful we weren’t harmed. Seeing videos of the subways and other areas with extreme flooding made me feel sad for those who were greatly affected by it.

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:13:57 GMT

@curlychiquita Yes it was a sad day!

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:14:32 GMT

@blackkitty2014 We got very lucky that the weather cooperated a little better for the second day!

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:16:01 GMT

@happy118 We really use Sephoria as an excuse for a Sephora Beauty Insider Community Reunion, so we definitely made lemonade out of missing day 1.

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:17:04 GMT

@CynthieLu that luck came through! So happy that we were able to go into Sephoria on Saturday 😍

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:17:32 GMT

@tsavorite Aww thank you! Was hoping to see you there. One of these years!

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:33:10 GMT

After a cancelled Day 1 of Sephoria and rumors of issues with the venue, we were all anxious to hear if Day 2 would be cancelled as well.

When the rain died down a bit on Friday my roommates and I ventured out into the city to get some dinner. We stumbled upon this incredible ramen place and I ordered the most delicious curry dish:

We wanted to get together with the other BIC girls since we were all in New York after all, nothing was going to stop us from enjoying our time together! So we all decided on the perfect meeting place…Sephora of course 😂

Our group therapy shopped to our heart’s content then decided it was time to eat…again. We walked to a diner in Times Square called Junior’s and some of the girls decided they absolutely must stop by the Sephora in Times Square as well. I decided to stay at the restaurant to enjoy some warm Matzo ball soup.

All in all it was a good ending to an otherwise dreary and emotional day. We didn’t know what the morning would hold, but promised that if the weather canceled our Sephoria plans again we’d all get together to do something else.

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tsavorite — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:35:42 GMT

Thank you, @Mcakes ! That would be so great!

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Mcakes — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:58:54 GMT

Saturday morning came and I rolled over to reach for my phone and saw this email:

Yayy!! I was so happy, but also a little shocked and in a slight state of denial. I had a Gold Key ticket for this session, so I knew I was able to get in an hour earlier and get in line 30 minutes prior to that so I jumped out of bed to get ready.

Have you ever felt like you forgot how to do your makeup? That’s how I felt in that moment! Luckily I was able to pull myself together and out the door I went. To Sephoria!!

I had brought some special bracelets for my Community Ambassador teammates so I stacked them on my wrist. The email was pretty strict on the bag limitations so I didn’t want to risk a purse getting taken away.

When I got to the venue I ran into some friendly faces right away in line! Our Community is such a special place, and especially at Sephoria it was wonderful knowing I’d constantly be bumping into my BIC Babes.

We checked in and got our wristbands then were handed a large Sephora shopping bag for trick or treating. Some Sephoria vendors were even handing out some samples before we got into the event space!

Security led us through another door and then we saw it. Sephoria!! We walked down the stairs and were immediately immersed in The House of Beauty.
Our first stop was The Spa area, they had a cute little photo op that we couldn’t pass up.

Team work makes the dream work 😂

The first booth I saw was Briogeo. They were handing out some deluxe sized samples and encouraged us to take some pictures by their shower photo op. So cute!

Next was Skinfix, and OMG was I shocked when they handed me a FULL SIZE 😱 Did I mention it was FULL SIZE?!??

Completely stunned by their generosity I stumbled upon their neighbor’s booth Dr.Jart who has a fun spin the wheel game. I won some samples and blue gummy bears. Look at how cute their display was:

I felt a little tap on my shoulder and it was none other than the one and only @MyieshaBD ! Gorgeous as ever, I had to whisk her into the main Sephoria photo op for a quick pic ❤️