Sephora Nostalgia, Memorabilia, History & Packaging Thread

[sister13]

Around Christmas, I remember discussing the past holiday special design packaging that Sephora used to make each year. I remember when they did free gift wrapping for several years, and had holiday designs for boxes, bags and cute little plastic envelopes/tubes. I still have a bunch from past years since they were so festive, and of high quality so we just fold them up and reuse them year after year!

I know someone mentioned it, and I kept thinking we should have a thread to catalog and document some of the Sephora items I come across from time to time. Then, finding a brochure from maybe around 2002 (pictured below) has spurred me into action today. I remember feeling so amazed and instantly in love with Sephora because of all the testers. I still have PTSD as a kid/teen of wanting to play with the department store testers and 

I am a bit of a pack rat, and I come across things that either I still can’t part with, or things that I actually want to declutter but will feel better if I can archive a photo somewhere, haha! I’m thinking of the following kinds of items, but feel free to post additional items or memories connected with Sephora that you want to share with us at BIC! 

• Sephora packages or shopping bags from any point in time
• Beauty Insider, VIB, VIB ROUGE/ROUGE Sephora-branded gifts (remember when you got a gift for differs tiers? (I’m sure I still have some of those old welcome card brochures around when I can find them).
• Sephora Ads or mailers or brochures that you like or come across when decluttering 
• Other Sephora merchandise or swag
• Sephora memories or stories
• Sephora or ‘brands at Sephora’ history or memories
• Beauty Insider Community/Beauty Talk swag or memorabilia
• Whatever else you think is relevant!

Hopefully I’m not the only one who has these random things lying around, but if so, feel free to laugh at me and my treasures!

Anyway, below is the brochure I found today! Isn’t it great? It mentions 74 stores, and it was folded up along with a product promo brochure and an online order form from 2002 when I lived in Vail. I totally forgot they ever sold Chanel! I also see Sue Devitt, Bourgois, Tony & Tina, Bliss, and DDF that used to be sold at Sephora (US anyway) but are no longer (unless I’m mistaken).

I remember feeling so amazed and instantly in love with Sephora because of all the testers available. I still have PTSD as a kid/teen of wanting to play with the department store testers and the sales ladies being so mean (we thought anyway!) I also remember such profound hope and disappointment at purchasing drugstore makeup with no testers available! It’s neat that it’s listed here in the Play, touch, smell, try. I also think it’s pretty funny they did an acronym (I think, is that what it is?)

NOTE: Sorry that BIC ruins the resolution on photos, but if you click on them, you can see more detail and text. I’ll try to repost pics from another device at a larger size some time, but right now BIC is preventing me from posting from the iPad! 

 

 

 

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[sister13]

Nice! I think I have this somewhere! @SportyGirly125 

[Mellmars1185]

@SportyGirly125 So cute!

[CorgiMommy]

Anyone remember this one?  I think iit came with a tote bag as gift to Rouge members during the November sale.  sorry about the upside down picture.

 

[sister13]

Cute! @CorgiMommy 

[Mellmars1185]

@CorgiMommy I don't remember it. It is really pretty.

[SportyGirly125]

@CorgiMommy @Yup. I have 2 of them. 

[faeriegirl]

I found these this weekend!

[sister13]

Oooh, that Rouge bag is so cute, I don’t remember that one! @faeriegirl 

[Mellmars1185]

@faeriegirl Fun finds! Is that a makeup bag?

[faeriegirl]

@Mellmars1185 It is! I love it because it holds so much.

[CorgiMommy]

Clear tote bag from 2019

 

 

[sister13]

So cute! @CorgiMommy 

[Mellmars1185]

@CorgiMommy So cool! I wish I could get my hands on some Sephoria swag. Have you ever been in person?

[sister13]

Oh man, I HOPE they bring SEPHORiA back this year! I went in 2018 with a bunch of awesome BT/BICers, and we had the greatest time! Then, I couldn’t go in 2019 due to work conflict, and I am still devastated I missed it! I’ll post some swag one of these days! @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@sister13 That sounds like an amazing experience. If it is brought back in person I wouod totally consider going. I haven't been ablr to travel much in the past but now I can. Just waiting for the right time and place.

[CorgiMommy]

@Mellmars1185   I have not but received this as part of a Rewards Bazaar gift

[Mellmars1185]

@CorgiMommy Sorry i edited my post. I wrote 'even' instead of 'ever'

 That is really neat!

[CorgiMommy]

From Sephora's monthly subscription service 

 

[sister13]

Cute! @CorgiMommy 

[quspork]

Yes! The original PLAY bags were so nice, @CorgiMommy!

[Mellmars1185]

@CorgiMommy So cool! I know that the subscription was not available in Canada. Is the program still going on?