[Updated 6/3] Our Beauty Insider Community Forum is Retiring 🍹🏖️👋🏽

[TeamBIC]

[Update 6/3] There is now an option to download your Forum contributions and personal information. Please see instructions in the FAQ further down below!

[Update 6/1] We wanted to remind you that starting June 3, the Beauty Insider Community ✨Forum✨ will become read-only with no new posts or replies being made. The Forum will officially retire and become inaccessible come August, so now is a great time to screenshot posts, photos, or conversations from the Forum that you want to save in your personal files.

To our bold, creative, and always curious Beauty Insider Community ✨Forum✨ members:

We’re sharing a bittersweet message today—this coming August we will be retiring this Forum. We know, we’re bummed too.

For more than 15 years, our Beauty Insider Community has been a place for Sephora die-hards to talk about their favorite products, ask questions about routines, and show off their favorite looks. While this was a difficult decision, we've loved seeing this group thrive and we're incredibly proud of what we've built together.

We'll be here every step of the way as we start to wind things down. 🤝 Here's what to expect along the way...

• June 3: The Forum will become read-only and will only be accessible on desktop or mobile (no more app!). This means that you have until June 3 to make your final contributions to your favorite threads (Masking Challenge! Shop Your Stash! April Hauls!), revisit any favorite posts, and connect with your fellow BIC-ers.
• Your Community profile will be retired on June 4 (updated from June 3), and your profile photo will be replaced with Winky. REMINDER: Community Gallery is not going away, so your Gallery posts and profile are here to stay!
• Mid-August: Community Forum and its posts will no longer be accessible.

Have no fear! There are still plenty of ways to stay connected with us:

📷 Gallery: Post your selfies, shelfies, hauls, and more  


💯 Ratings & Reviews: Sound off on products

🗨 Questions & Answers: Help others with your wealth of beauty knowledge  


🤳🏾 Social: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for the latest Sephora news and drops

We are immeasurably grateful to you for your engagement and enthusiasm on this platform over the years. You made this a safe space where everyone felt seen and accepted. We may be signing off here, but you will always be welcome at Sephora. Thank you for everything!

Read on for more info and FAQ about the transition:

When is the last day I can use the Forum?

The last day to contribute new posts and content to the Forum is June 3. Starting June 3, Forum content will remain available in a read-only state until early August, so be sure to copy or take any screenshots you may want to save in the meantime!

Will I still be able to send private messages (PMs) to other community members?
Private messaging will no longer be available once the Forum becomes read-only on June 3. After that, we hope you’ll continue connecting with fellow shoppers in other ways by posting in Gallery, Ratings & Reviews, and Q&A.

If the Forum is going away, how do I get in touch with Sephora?

There are still ways to connect with us! Find us on social, or head to our customer service hub here: sephora.com/beauty/customer-service

Will Reviews, Q&A, and Gallery continue to be supported long‑term?

Yes! We hope you continue posting your selfies, shopping hauls, and videos on the Gallery, sounding off on products in Ratings & Reviews, and sharing your beauty expertise in Questions & Answers on product pages.

What happens to my profile picture?

Customized profile photos will be going away on June 4 as part of the Forum closure.

What happens to my username or nickname?

Your Community username is here to stay! It will continue to be associated with any Gallery posts, Ratings and Reviews on product pages, or Question & Answer content you share.

What happens to my badges, ranks, or status levels?

We will say goodbye to Community badges and ranks (for example, FRESH FACE II, RISING STAR III, ICON I) when the Forum retires. Your Beauty Insider tier (Insider, VIB, or Rouge) or any progress on active Beauty Insider Challenges will not be affected! Your BI points will also be unaffected.

Will all my content go away?

Only your Forum content—including your profile (sephora.com/profile/me) and posts—will be going away as we say goodbye to the Community Forum. We encourage you to continue sharing content with your fellow Sephora shoppers on the Community Gallery, Ratings & Reviews on product pages, and Questions & Answers on product pages!

(Updated 6/3) Is there a way to save my posts?

There is now an option to download your Forum content as a CSV or JSON file. To do so, first tap the Settings gear in the top right corner (next to the notifications bell):

Then navigate to Personal Information:

From there, scroll down to “Downloads” where you’ll see options to download your Forum content and information:

PLEASE NOTE: Images will be exported as links within the Forum, which will only be accessible until mid-August. Please save down any images you wish to keep to your local device. 

How long will I have access to save my content ?

You will have the ability to download, screenshot, or save any of your content until the Forum closes in August.

What will happen to all my profile/account information?

Your Community profile (sephora.com/profile/me) will go away as we say goodbye to the Community Forum. You can continue to view your other Sephora information in the following places:

-Beauty Preferences: sephora.com/profile/beautypreferences

-Beauty Insider Summary: sephora.com/beautyinsider

-Account Settings: sephora.com/profile/myaccount

Will old Forum content redirect somewhere else on sephora.com?

Starting in August, previous Forum threads will be redirected to relevant shopping pages on sephora.com or, in some cases, the Gallery.

[Ispend2much6]

@tsavorite The amount of $ that influencers bring in to companies is astronomical.  I think Sephora will be investing in them instead of BIC.

[tsavorite]

@Ispend2much6 

You are probably right, but that is over my head....  We will never know if Sephora misses the income that we generate for them.

I am not promoting a boycott or anything, but I do think that we will naturally spend less at Sephora site after BIC is gone.  

[makeitup305]

@Ispend2much6 @WinglessOne BIC is bad for my wallet. I usually spend much more on makeup when I'm looking at everybody else's purchases. 

[Ispend2much6]

Me too, but Biossance's sales have been great so...😊

[makeitup305]

@TeamBIC the end of an era! I'm going to miss posting on here, even if I haven't been as active lately. My IG handle is a_la63. I never post but I'm on there often checking out makeup posts and would love to keep in touch. If anyone has or starts a discord, please let me know!

[Suzanne713]

My IG is: Suzannec.beauty 

My Tik Tok is: Suzannec.skincare

(I rarely use TT) 

My Discord is: Suzanne713 

I tried to join your Discord server but the link is invalid  https://discord.gg/ZthTZf8U 

Do you have another link or can you add me?  

I'm going to miss everyone so much💔

[CynthieLu]

Check out the discord @CorgiMommy 

[makeitup305]

Ok peeps! I just started a discord. I've never used it before but it was super easy to set up and it can serve as a placeholder while we figure something out. It's social media but a private server. It can hold a ton of members and you can keep your BIC name if you like (as long as it's available). Mine is still makeitup305. All they asked for was a birth date and an email to create an account. DM me and I'll send you the link. I'm going to post it below but just in case it gets taken down (hopefully they'll give us some leeway as to outside links since there's only a week left).

@SportyGirly125 @Samtian @tsavorite @sister13 @curlychiquita @lmaster @danielledanielle @CynthieLu @itsfi @WinglessOne @Mcakes @Sunnysmom @greeneyedgirl107 @GG84 @Shosh85 

[Sunnysmom]

Thank you for thinking of me and setting this up @makeitup305 ! Love to join! 💞

[makeitup305]

@Sunnysmom please do!

[miss8]

@makeitup305 I assumed #Discord is where people get paid for chatting online ... I could totally be wrong tho 😂

[WinglessOne]

@miss8  You might be thinking of Patreon which usually costs a subscription. That’s different from Discord. (There is a paid subscription version of Discord (Nitro), but it’s not necessary unless you want extra bells and whistles.)

[miss8]

I appreciate you all taking time out of your schedule to educate me on this - I'm gonna pass on this offer, for now!

[makeitup305]

@miss8 no, idk if people do that. This is just a private server. Lots of people use it for bookclubs, events, gaming, hobbies,etc 

[miss8]

@makeitup305 is it free?

[makeitup305]

@miss8 yes, all you need is an email and a birthday

[miss8]

@makeitup305 that's what this community needed & now it's shutting down 😂

[lmaster]

@makeitup305 yesssss!!! This is perfect!!

[makeitup305]

https://discord.gg/ZthTZf8U

[PDXXXX]

Oh yay @makeitup305 ! I found your comment and link here after asking so you can disregard that. I've accepted the invite and am still going as PDXXX (I don't ever remember choosing that name and it drives me nutters but I'll keep it for now so others know who I am). You're a gem!

[greeneyedgirl107]

@makeitup305 I got it to work!  Thank you for setting this up!  I'm greeneyedgirl107 there, too.