I had the worst experience ever at this Sephora. I came in to purchase a matte lipstick by Fenty. When I walked into the store, there were two girls standing near the entrance, and neither of them greeted me or acknowledged me in any way. I eventually turned around and asked for help locating a specific matte lipstick. Before asking, I even had to ask the young lady if she worked there because she did not have a badge on. She looked me up and down and responded, “Yes, I do,” while pointing with her finger toward the back of the store near the register.
When I got there, they did not have the lipstick I wanted, so I went back and asked if there was anything similar she could recommend. She told me to check the Huda Beauty section. I continued looking around, and still, no one approached me or offered assistance. Eventually, I saw her helping another customer, so I waited patiently. Once she finished, I asked if they had another color in stock. She checked underneath the cabinet and said, “We don’t have it.”
I responded, “Okay, thank you,” and proceeded to hand her the lipstick back. She then said, “You can put it exactly where you found it at, hun.” I stood there in disbelief for a moment because I could not believe she refused to simply take the lipstick back. I politely said, “Excuse me,” but she continued walking as if she didn’t hear me. I said it again, and when she finally turned around near the back of the store, I politely asked for her name. She told me her name was “Lena.”
I wanted to speak to the manager. Derek, the store manager, was out, but a very nice gentleman named Nick Felix came out to help me. I explained my entire experience to him with tears in my eyes because I was so frustrated and hurt by the way I was treated in the store. I described the associate who provided the poor customer service and informed him that she told me her name was Lena. Nick then informed me that her actual name was Jessica. That was a huge red flag to me that she lied about her name.
I will never return to this store, and if I could give zero stars, I would. I will never spend my money here again because of the way I was treated. Please be aware of Jessica — blonde hair, shoulder-length hair, extremely rude, and very poor customer service skills. She may be better suited for a position where she does not have to interact with customers.