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GeorginaBT — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:17:47 GMT

EDIT 7/17:

The panelists have been confirmed! Please let us know if you have any specific questions for these industry leaders.

KJ Miller, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Mented Cosmetics
Sarah Curtis Henry, General Manager, North America for Fresh
Nancy Twine, Founder of Briogeo

We are working on an event unlike most of the ones you see posted about here in Community. Next month, Sephora will be hosting a panel featuring an amazing group of speakers who will focus on beauty, diversity, and inclusion.

We know how passionate and knowledgeable members of the BIC are and wanted to incorporate your ideas into the actual event. Specifically, we want to know two things from you:

What topics or themes would you want covered during this panel?
What questions would you want to ask the panelists?

Please leave a comment below with your answers to the questions above. We can’t wait to see this event come to life next month and to share all the details!

Re: Feedback Wanted: Panel Topics and Questions

GG84 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:14:42 GMT

@GeorginaBT

1. I think the topics selected are good (inclusion, diversity, beauty).

2. Do you think society is at a point where they are willing to accept non binary cosmetic lines?

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shimmerbait — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:00:31 GMT

@GeorginaBT I would love to hear the panel’s thoughts and opinions on the perceived over-saturation of the beauty market. It seems like every week there is a new release, and some brands release multiple new collections every quarter. It is hard for me as a consumer to keep up and actually discourages me from new purchases.

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Asche — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:17:32 GMT

Excellent question @shimmerbait. I would love to hear thoughts on this as well. So many new products (and brands) seem to be popping up all the time to the point where I've been feeling overwhelmed, fatigued, and am making far fewer purchases than I used to.

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Chicklet5 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:17:33 GMT

Sephora does a great job with inclusion of all races and orientations. I think one area your company could do better in would be making it more welcoming to people of my mother's age group (40-60 years olds)

My mother loves beauty and fragrances but I highly doubt she follows instagram influencers or youtubers. Maybe some more in-store tutorials and collections for mature customers would help.

Sephora's events are also fairly social-media heavy which is fine by me, but not everyone likes to participate in that way. Just my two cents!

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niki172 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 08:54:38 GMT

@GeorginaBT I think ageism is a great topic that needs to be covered as well. I know my mother gets a little overwhelmed when she goes into Sephora by herself. Heck I feel old going into some SiJCP's myself. Not that the stores need to be sectioned off into groups of how old you are/makeup skill ability, but maybe thought into how product placement is in-store with say signage in areas where items are especially skincare. For example you could have signage next to the product name like you do for the clean skincare line. Maybe take out a bit of the guesswork for people that want to take care of their skin, but don't know where to start.

As far as a question - with brands such as Colourpop turning out new products weekly, and a lot of brands releasing collections of almost the identical color story/theme/finishes, do they see the beauty bubble bursting soon? Is the beauty community running out of innovative ideas?

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Anastasiya13 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:02:30 GMT

@GeorginaBT

I would love to hear about which products are actually worth it, and which products are actually better to get drug store dupes of. I am also curious about items for people who have scent allergies such as my mother have, since so many serums have a scent and it turns her off from it. Also as some people said, I wish it catered to a older population such as my mom, since there are so many releases, and I dont always know what are best for her. I would also want to know how they find time do to a full face in the mornings, especially when your half asleep.

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Weetart — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 09:49:56 GMT

I wont be able to attend, but if I did I would be particularly interested in a panel of researchers who have been published in peer reviewed medical journals with work on ingredients in cosmetics and other beauty products and their effects on human health. Hopefully they would include studies not only in the United States, but also the EU and South Korea and their regulations. Of course describe it in a way that is understandable to those without a medical background. There is a lot of misleading pseudoscience out there.

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CookieGirl1 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:16:44 GMT

I think it would be interesting to hear a comparison of the beauty industry here on the North American side of the world (ingredients, cultural outreach, innovation, etc) vs the industry in other parts of the world. There are so many brands--both mainstream and idie--that other countries have that we have no idea about over here and it's interesting to hear about their "key" ingredients and how their target audiences are so different from ours here.

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flamingolegs — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:46:18 GMT

I wouldn't just go 40-60--I'm 58 and hardly think I'll let my skin go in another 18 months because I turn 60. That said, my skincare needs are changing, and I find that most of the marketing and even consultants in the store don't know the first thing about caring for older skin.

Make-up even more so. There are a lot of things that I could do when I was younger that would look clown-like on me these days. My skin has lost elasticity, has wrinkles, and it's really hard to find the right products for it that don't accentuate those wrinkles. I'd love a master class on how to hide jowls, bags, and "11's" and look classy, not trashy while doing it.

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Loretta55 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:45:40 GMT

That would be a great idea @flamingolegs! I have not been to my local Sephora in awhile but last time I was there the skincare SA fit that profile. Maybe some of the Sephora stores have gotten the message that some of their best consumers are over a certain age and that we need to hire SA that could relate to them.

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Hannahtb — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:32:39 GMT

I know most people reading this love makeup, but there are many of us who like to go makeup free. And instead choose to focus on skincare. So my question would be, "How would I truly improve my skin?" I don't want to do anything drastic to my skin as it ages, so my next question is, "Is there skincare that works better than Botox, fillers, and microdermabrasion over the long term?"

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makeupbeauty12 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:49:27 GMT

How about the disabled? At the very least Sephora should include individuals with special needs. It can become very over whelming to those with various disabilities to pick out appropriate skincare and makeup. Often individuals with special needs/disabilities are ignored when they go into a sephora store. So my question is....What will Sephora do to include all people with disabilities in their stores?

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TrysBeautyItems — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:36:13 GMT

Besides the usual ageism, gender identity, etc..what about going in store asking about x, being told there isn't x (when x does exist) just because we aren't spending a lot that day nor have a dramatic face on (some of us, no matter what age, perfer natural). 'How exactly is corporate going to oversee inclusion/diversity training in every store, when they can't be there day to day and a memo isn't enough?'

If the panelists are experts in an array of fields, 'what's the latest treatment for skin conditions like eczema, rosacea etc? and do they work and how, what type is the best candidate?'

Since technology is going strong, what will the beauty industry do to capture potential customers who don't follow social media/trends at all nor religiously? No matter the age group.

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greeneyedgirl107 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:27:57 GMT

@GeorginaBT Perhaps addressing socioeconomic status. Many beauty products may be considered expensive, and don't come in mini or travel sizes. I think this limits access for many.

I'd also like to hear about beauty concerns that are off the beaten path. For example, I think a lot of marketing perceives that people want more volume in their hair, bigger lips, and moister skin. What about people who desire the opposite? I am interested in hair products that would help to decrease volume. I can only imagine what those who are in more challenging circumstances desire.

I would also like to hear how inclusivity deals with trends. For example, the matte lip is enormously popular. It's hard to be inclusive when there are limited options for sale.

Re: Feedback Wanted: Panel Topics and Questions

pocketvenus — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:37:29 GMT

1. Ageism for sure, and also older and BIPOC qu33rs too. How diverse people have contributed to the beauty industry, where there are leaders, and so on.

2. I'd like to ask about diversity in the industry not in terms of ads and frontline staff, but investors, executives, directors in governance, art directors, and so on. What has helped increase diversity, what has not worked, comparisons between different countries, and so on.

Also, I wonder with beauty companies becoming concentrated under megaliths like Estee Lauder, are beauty looks becoming more homogenized world wide? If certain looks are starting to dominate around the world, what kind of beauty is being represented? We know already that Caucasian-like features are emphasized in many countries, even through surgery and so on. Is this just intensifying? And if so, how can the beauty industry address that?

Thanks for asking us @GeorginaBT Sounds like this could be a very interesting panel.

edit: wow, qu33r is a bad word? This is a tough one because of the history but so many people now proudly identify with the term.

I agree 100%. The make up and skin care products that I u...

delahunt — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:05:00 GMT

I agree 100%. The make up and skin care products that I used in my 30's does not work for me anymore! Of course I took care of my skin, wore sunblock used retinol the works. Estee Lauder was my go to.. But now that I'm 49, my skin has dropped. It's hormones. At Sephora, everyone and everything is geared for younger market.

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BrideSona — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:55:23 GMT

I'd like to discuss what environmental impact beauty industry has, from excess packaging, to ingredients, to manufacturing and environmental impact of shipping. I'd like to know if my lipstick, lotion, skincare or haircare has palm oil or anything else that may be considered clean but still affect the environment. I'd also like allergen labeling such asgluten or soy derivative ingredients. In this time of climate change I'd like to know how I'm contributing to that by the choices I make with regards to beauty and skincare. I'd also like the other questions/ topics that the other BIs brought up but I didn't see anyone asking about this topic.

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Titian06 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:03:07 GMT

I absolutely agree with you, @flamingolegs!

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cianni — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:08:46 GMT

@greeneyedgirl107 I am SO in love with all these suggestions. I was saying the other day to someone that despite always loving lipstick and lip products, I never thought about whether or the size or volume of my lips was ”enough” until that whole Kylie Jenner lip thing really took off and all the products were marketing towards that image!

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