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2018 SEPHORiA Feedback Thread

ElleElleG — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 01:31:14 GMT

Last month, the BIC Team selected several community members to attend Sephora's first ever immersive beauty experience, Sephoria: House of Beauty, which took place this past weekend in Los Angeles. In addition to receiving keys to unlock the House of Beauty, the selected community members were asked to photograph the event and report their experiences to the community.

to my fellow Gold Key Recipients:

@darkiceis @jazmineshepard @NotCrocker @KNC24 @Tamara76 !

We Came, We Saw, We CONQUERED SEPHORiA !

**all insights are more than welcome and I'm sure Sephora will appreciate the feedback, particularly if they host another event next year ...

****Also, I'm not sure if there are size limitations to the threads so we each may need separate threads to house our copious photos. I'll add links here as needed****

@darkiceis review can be found here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Beauty-Confidential/Sephoria-Report-The-Good-and-The-Not-so-Great/m-p/4262458#M340499

@KNC24 review here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Trending-Now/My-Sephoria-experience/m-p/4260487#M64652

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NotCrocker — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:51:50 GMT

Thanks for creating this @ElleElleG! I have jotted down my thoughts and am prepping my 'report', but have a major volunteer layout project I need to tackle today/tonight so might not get back into here until tomorrow or Wednesday.

Also, this might be my P.S. on all posts from now on, but I legitimately already miss you.

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pixiedust2 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:55:12 GMT

@ElleElleG Thanks for creating this thread. Can’t wait to read all the feedback and see all the pics ❤️❤️

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Tamara76 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:03:40 GMT

OMG! @NotCrocker @ElleElleG I miss y'all already, too! I'm having # virtual girl squad withdrawal! Meeting the two of you and @Mcakes @ZombieMetroAnt @heartsmyface @darkiceis @shimmerbait @pixiedust2 @sister13 @julz385 Baby Hearts and Lil' Z was the highlight of the trip! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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Tamara76 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:03:10 GMT

Also wanted to add how awesome it was to meet @GhostInTheShell @GodivaMoon @KatieBT @BrendaBT @LexBT @DavidB @MyieshaBD - I can only tag 10 people at a time!

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CookieGirl1 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:12:26 GMT

Congrats to all of you who were able to attend! That had to be a really awesome experience.

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veronika23 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:18:23 GMT

Congrats to all the deserving community members! From other threads looks like everyone had a great time!

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ElleElleG — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:24:31 GMT

@NotCrocker you are the absolute sweetest! I'm so sad that we only had you for a day 😫but I cherish the time that we did have!

Something tells me another gathering will be planned out soon 😉

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ElleElleG — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:30:56 GMT

The withdrawals are real @Tamara76 !!

So glad we got to meet AND that you brought B, she was hilarious 💕

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ZombieMetroAnt — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:49:02 GMT

It goes without saying - I'm the dude with the glasses in this pic!

I can't wait to see everyone's review! It was an amazing event and I have a gazillion pics to upload! I just have to wipe away my tears first GO#SEPHORiA2019

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ElleElleG — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:12:56 GMT

We want your feedback too @pixiedust2 😉

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Tamara76 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:52:37 GMT

Thank you for starting the thread, @ElleElleG!

Thank you again to @KatieBT @LexBT @BrendaBT and the other Mods and Admins for selecting my entry to win Gold Key passes to Sephoria!

I am still pinching myself because the entire weekend felt like a dream! I had so much fun at the event and exploring L.A., but the best part was, hands down, meeting the Virtual Girl Squad and the Mods, Admins and Beauty Directors in person! Since I have talked to everyone on BT and BIC for years, it was truly amazing to finally see and talk to everyone in person! ❤️

I suspect I will have to split this into more than one post because I have a lot of pictures to share - I'm still waiting on approval from the squad on which group pics to post, but will share those soon. ❤️

I was only able to attend Sephoria Session 2, but decided to turn my opportunity into a weekend getaway with my daughter. Since our event wasn't until Saturday night, we had time to visit Disneyland with @Mcakes Friday, meet up with the rest of the girls and their fams for dinner Friday night and hit the Arts District, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica Beach Saturday morning:

We were sooooo tired Friday, so I'm not posting any of the pics of us at Disney, but the park was so cute with all the Halloween decorations, the Nightmare Before Christmas theme in the Haunted Mansion was worth the 80 minute wait(!!!!) and we ate so much delicious junk food!:

Spreading my wings:

Channeling my inner Cher Horowitz:

Getting my feet wet at the beach:

By the time we got home from the beach and got ready, my daughter and I didn't arrive at the event until almost 6pm, so the line was pretty long. There was a special line for Gold and Silver Pass holders that actually moved pretty quickly. And we ran into Katie, Lex and Brenda while we were in line! I was super excited to meet them in person finally!!!!! ❤️

There was also a really cute place to take pics at the entrance to the event:

Once we got through the entrance, there was a concierge desk where Gold Pass Holders could pick up our Master Class passes - After a few hiccups earlier in the week, @KatieBT @CarolBT and Lindsey were able to take care of our class registration, so we had a super smooth registration process (thank you again, ladies!).

The Garden Area was beautiful with spots for cute pics with fabulous lighting and some beautiful brand booths handing out samples and photo ops - I cannot believe I forgot to take a picture of the giant La Mer tub building - it was awesome!

Here I am waiting for the concierge in the Garden (Look behind me - Viktor and Rolf even had a magician to promote their Magic Fragrances!!!)

My mini and I took advantage of alllllll the photo opp spots:

Once we saw everything in the Garden, we made our way to the Majestic and I've got to tell you, we knew it would be fabulous inside, but had no idea just how fabulous it would be...

The venue itself was truly a work of art and there was so much to see all around us! It was magical!!!! ❤️

We started on the main floor and visited every single booth, picking up samples along the way. Someone said on Instagram that Sephoria was like "trick or treating for makeup lovers" and they hit the hail on the head. It also felt like Disneyland for beauty addicts - seriously magical!

What I really loved about the event was the intimate feel - There were so many people there, but the opportunity to interact with the brands and influencers and MUA icons was really special! Each brand booth was giving out samples and most had really fun photo ops and product testers. As Gold Key holders, we were each given 3 "fast passes," but we totally forgot to use them until the end of the night (for Pat McGrath Glitter Lips, of course!) since we were so busy soaking it all in while we were waiting in line.

The Fresh booth was one of my faves - it was absolutely beautiful!:

And I loved the lighting in theToo Faced booth:

The Tatcha room was absolutely beautiful:

And we got to meet @MyieshaBD - I was a little starstruck!

The Suds room was also really cute:

The Ole Henriksen set up was also super cute!

To be continued.....

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Tamara76 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:20:19 GMT

Thank you, V! We had the most amazing time, but it wasn't the same without you there, doll! ❤️ @veronika23

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Tamara76 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:21:43 GMT

Awwwww - Miss you, too, girl! Thank you again to you and @pixiedust2 for sharing your city with us! We had so much fun! ❤️

And I seriously hope Sephoria 2019 happens - I am sooooo there! ❤️

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yankeefaithful — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:22:12 GMT

@Tamara76 What gorgeous pictures!! Thank you for helping me feel like I was there!!! You and your daughter are gorgeous and I'm glad you both had fun at Sephoria and Disneyland!! I'll look forward for part 2!!😊🤩

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eshoe — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:42:53 GMT

🤩😳🤩 WOW WOW WOW, @Tamara76, so much beauty and gorgeousness to soak in! I think I want to live there😂💄👌🏻Thanks for sharing all of the photos, what a fabulous weekend with your daughter!!!

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trishavt — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:47:23 GMT

@Tamara76 This recap is beyond amazing!!! I can’t tell you how happy I am that you got picked to go and represent BIC! I love all the stories and photos you’ve shared with us. Thank you!

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CC3616 — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:49:40 GMT

I have my bags packed with sephora monopoly already for 2019!!! Sleepover party @ZombieMetroAnt!!

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GG84 — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:53:23 GMT

@Tamara76 I almost feel like I am there with you! Great job capturing these moments!

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Tamara76 — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 05:18:12 GMT

My Sephoria Review Part 2... ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

After visiting the booths on the main floor and the 2nd floor, I booked a quick makeup touch-up at the Sephora Collection booth (it was really hot on the top 2 floors of the venue, so I was getting a little shiny...) and my mini headed over to the Foundation Closet to get color matched - She bought Dior Backstage foundation, which should be shipped to our house soon - All the foundations were 20% off and we also got $25 gift cards to use at the event with our Gold Keys so I think she spent less than $10 out of pocket! [Side note: We did hit a little snag where we discovered that we were only given $15 gift cards upon check-in at the event, but the amazing SA who checked us out in the Beauty Closet found a manager who brought us new cards (I didn't catch their names, but they were all super sweet). <3].

The details throughout the venue were adorable:

And the lighting everywhere was awesome - The whole place was photo ready!:

We didn't book any services at Dry Bar or the Benefit Brow Bar because the appointments were all too late, so after finishing up on the Mezzanine level, we headed down to the Reserve (sub-level). The Fragrance Bar was packed! Each of the brands was giving out drink tickets (for those 21 and up) for custom drinks based on their fragrances and the booths were super cute! This was the only spot that was super crowded and crazy as the line for free drinks was quite long.

There was a professional photographer at Atelier taking pics based on the Clementine California fragrance and I'll post some cute pics from Tom Ford and Replica once the squad signs off.

Here is my Rum Old Fashioned by Maison Margiela, based on the Replica Jazz Club fragrance:

Once we finished at the Fragrance Bar, we moved into the Fenty Fairy Bomb room and as soon as I walked in, a random girl started brushing me with glitter - it was awesome!

We took a ton of group pics in the glitter, too, and I'll post them soon! Let me tell you, I am still finding pieces of glitter in my luggage and laundry - it was definitely a memorable event! ❤️

After Fenty, we headed upstairs to get in line for the Natasha Denona Master Class. While we were waiting, my daughter met Monica Style Muse and Isabel Bedoya (some Youtubers she loves) - As a teenager, she would have loved to meet more YT personalities and Influencers at the event, but it wasn't as important to me:

The @NatashaDenona Master Class far exceeded my expectations! I pictured it being in an auditorium like setting, but it was actually in a small room so we were all super close to the stage and it was surreal! Actually watching Natasha applying makeup live and in person was one of the big highlights of the entire experience for me and I literally started tearing up at one point because I have been such a huge fan of hers for so long! She talked about her new products and why she prefers crystals over glitter and she said Sunset is her fave palette (mine, too!!!!!). We got to ask questions and even take pics with her afterward!!!!!

SHE HUGGED ME, Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!! (note the crazy expression on my face as I try to hold back tears - I was ready to start bawling I was so overcome with emotion [in a good way!!] Also note the glitter stuck to my leg and Hearts' neck... And finally, note how cute the model is behind us!) ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

I gave her a little goodie bag with a Boss Babe pin! ❤️

I think I was still stunned and in awe for a little while after meeting Natasha, so we all headed back downstairs, where I got to meet @DavidBD!!!

After that, we went to the Lip Lounge, where my daughter and I bought custom YSL and Sephora Lipstories lipsticks:

Naturally, @Mcakes, @ZombieMetroAnt and I used a pic from Friday night's dinner on our lipsticks! My mini got a pic of herself on hers. 😉

And, believe it or not, aside from the lipsticks and my daughter's foundation, the only other thing I bought was a Sephoria tank top (I didn't even visit the Sephora stores in Downtown Disney or West Beverly, although I may have stopped by MAC on West Beverly to pick up the new holiday highlighters - shhhhhhh!):

We got amazing swag bags as Gold Key holders (although my daughter's was missing the Charlotte Tilbury palette):

And we picked up so many samples and goodies throughout the event that I really didn't need to do much shopping (plus my luggage was stuffed to the brim already - shoutout to the dude at Southwest Airlines curbside who didn't weigh my luggage when he checked me us in yesterday!):

I also brought home some amazing gifts from my franzzzzz:

Thank you to @heartsmyface for the Coffin Crisp and BIC Babe hats for me and the mini, to @sister13 for the cute glitter hats and cat coin purses, to @Mcakes for the adorable Hall of Famer buttons and CHICKEN AND WAFFLES TAFFY!!!!! You are all the sweetest and it was so kind of you to think of my daughter, too! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

As I mentioned, in Part 1 of my Sephoria review, the best part of the weekend was meeting so many amazing people! Everyone at the event, both the staff and the other attendees, were all so nice and friendly - people were constantly offering to take pics and smiling at each other and telling each other how beautiful they looked - it was an event full of love and laughter for sure!

Kilian posed a critical question in their booth:

Well, my kind of love is sharing this beautiful experience with everyone who attended and finally getting the chance to hug my girls in person after becoming such great friends in this very community years and years ago!

P.S. We also got to cap off the night with ice cream at one of @ZombieMetroAnt's favorite places, Little Damage - it was the perfect ending to a perfect evening!!!!

Let's do it again next year, y'all!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️