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Nordstrom. I’m a cardholder so the rewards are nice. Ulta is a second, but I try to buy in store.
I guess it would have to be Sephora just by default because it’s the only place to get quite a few of the brands I use or that I’m interested in. Shoppers Drug Mart (the larger locations) would run a close second. They don’t have nearly as many brands in-store but every Thursday, I can get 20% off which is pretty great!
I mostly shop for makeup in-store rather than online. (I’m old fashioned that way.) Though Ulta has a better reward system, I have a better shopping experience at Sephora.
Seraphine, I’m exactly the same – I much prefer shopping in-store.
In person, Ulta. If ordering online, Beauty Bay.
I don’t have one particular favourite beauty retailer as such as I purchase beauty items from a wide range of in store or online places.
For my everyday skincare and DS beauty products I go to the Australian stores of Priceline and Chemist Warehouse.
For online purchases – it’s CP for lipsticks (really good – well packaged and delivered quite quickly), occasionally Ebay from known retailers (very good) and mostly Ozsale – an Australian online retailer that I trust. I rarely go to the brands themselves.
Even though I love the Ulta points program, too, I will be sticking with Sephora. If for no other reason, everything arrives in one piece, decently packed, and nothing broken (so far!).
If Ulta could get their packing and shipping tightened up exponentially, I would love that!
I second about Ulta’s poor packing. I luckily often receive their shipped products faster than Sephora. But it’s a roll of the die how many items will be damaged, broke, leaked, outright spilled, or expired. Or if all ordered items will be received.
Vivienne sabo paris. Love theor products
I see a lot of comments regarding Ulta shipping and I guess I have been extremely lucky as my Ulta packages always arrive really quickly and in perfect condition. Fingers crossed I didn’t just jinx myself.
I think I would have to say Nordstrom’s. It is the combination of experiences that I like and prefer. I love a good high end department store for the scents, the colors and the general level of professionalism that the SA’s exhibit. At the holidays, I really enjoy the decorations and everything comes together to make a wonderful experience for me.
I do the bulk of my shopping online and mostly from the big three, Nordstroms, Sephora and Ulta. When you live so far away from any store, you have to force yourself to become comfortable with online shopping but I do like to try new products in person before purchasing so I wait until I have a lot to check out before making the trip to an actual brick and mortar store.
I like Sephora for the amount of brands they carry and ordering online is fine but in store I feel very harassed by the SA’s. My daughter and I count how many times we are asked if we need help. Then when you do need them, they are either huddled together talking or have disappeared from the floor.
If you had asked 5 years ago, I would have said “Sephora”, but Ulta has totally upped their game and has been my favorite beauty retailer for at least 2 years now. I buy my face serums (mostly Korean) elsewhere, but otherwise I shop at Ulta.