I used to love this location - little to no lines, never crowded, cleanliness, etc. However, I will no longer visit this location due to racial profiling. Yesterday, Wednesday, March 16th, I went into the store with my best friend, who is black. She wanted to look at skincare products and perfume that she would want to buy on payday, at the end of the week.
I asked the cashier if there were only Fenty Beauty skincare on the end of an isle or if there were some in a different spot. She informed me that was the only spot she could think of, which is fine. She didn't have an attitude, she was nice, and that was that. But then I went back to my friend who was standing next to the Fenty Beauty skincare and told her what I was told. No problem. We started to walk around because she was curious about other skincare products.
She approached us yet another 3-4 times within 15 minutes to make sure we were still doing okay. I've worked customer service before and I get that it's her job, still thought it was a little weird she kept coming up to us. We finally get to the perfume section and she is standing at the cashier station, but she turns and looks at us. Then shortly after she goes to this corner of the room, less than 5 feet away from us, and just stands there. I get that it's their job to make sure nothing happens but Jesus Christ she made it so obvious.
A few minutes later and she walks to the cashier stand once again, looks at us, whispers to another cashier, and then that girl went to the same spot as the original girl did, and does the same thing. Now I do admit that we took a little while to smell the perfumes, but how are you supposed to know what perfumes you like/want to buy if you don't smell them?? We noticed the girls do this and my best friend says "okay I'm ready to go." So we leave and the girls notice, and say with a snarky, sarcastic tone "thanks for coming" or something along those lines - I only remember how rude it sounded.
As soon as we get outside the door, I asked her if she felt as awkward and weird as I did from being watched that heavily. She reassured me I'm not the only one who felt/saw it and she said she doesn't want to go back either. It's ridiculous that my best friend had to experience this even in 2022. It's even more ridiculous when I've been here at least 5 times - never having a single issue - yet the one time I come with my black friend she's being watched like a hawk. Shame on you, Sephora. I will be posting this review anywhere that I can because the people have a right to know which businesses allow this kind of behavior to happen. read more