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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

customer goes to the aisles of Sephora to put on hair masks before 'hair wash day'

Sephora Samples

‘So are we just no longer asking for samples?’: Viewers defend customer who goes to Sephora to put on hair masks before her ‘hair wash days’

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Sephora workers receive cookies as a reward for making the company $10 billion in 2023.

Sephora 10 billion

‘Not even a pizza party?’: Sephora workers receive ‘stale’ cookies as a reward for making the company $10 billion in 2023

Sephora at Kohl’s shopper experiences medical emergency while shopping—and asks for a lawyer

Kohls Sephora

‘I can’t even CPR’: Sephora at Kohl’s shopper experiences medical emergency while shopping—and asks for a lawyer

Sarah is an artist and museum worker based in Brooklyn. She hates overhead lighting and doesn’t mind NYC rats.

Sarah Conklin

Customer shows how Grande Lash serum gave her severe reaction

Grande Lash

‘Not me watching this on week 3 of using Grande Lash’: Customer says Grande Lash serum sent her to the hospital

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Customers are blaming A$AP Rocky's lip balm collab with Fenty for crowded aisles at Sephora

Fenty Chapstick

‘The song has the men running to Sephora’: Customers are blaming Rihanna’s collab with partner A$AP Rocky for crowded aisles at Sephora

Women says 10-year-old girls at Sephora just the start of troubling 'iPad kids' generation

iPad Kids Sephora

‘I’ve had to stop babysitting for 3 families cuz the kids were so mean’: Woman says 10-year-olds at Sephora is just the start of troubling ‘iPad kids’ generation

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Sephora kid’ begging mom for Laneige skin care, lip gloss

Sephora ten year old

‘They got lip gloss at Claire’s’: Viewers divided over ‘Sephora kid’ begging mom for Laneige skin care, lip gloss

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

young woman with finger raised (l) sephora store (c) young woman pointing at product page (r)

sephora math

‘Sephora has made a huge mistake’: Customer does the math on Sephora rewards points, finds out how they’re overcharging you

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Sephora worker blasts 10-year-olds who are ‘way too young’ to be shopping there—and their moms

Sephora Kids

‘The 2 perfumes alone came out to $300’: Sephora worker blasts 10-year-olds who are ‘way too young’ to be shopping there—and their moms

Sephora shopper shares why you should never use the testers in stores

Sephora Chemical Burns

‘Companies are going to have to crack down’: Sephora shopper shares why you should never use the testers in stores

Sephora worker shares which product customers can’t stop stealing–and how they can tell when they’re about to

Sephora Lip Oil

‘I literally spent my whole shift guarding these’: Sephora worker shares which product customers can’t stop stealing–and how he can tell when they’re about to

Sephora customer says ‘entitled’ 10-year-old shopper kept hounding her over $70 Drunk Elephant moisturizer

Sephora Children

‘I would’ve bought it out of spite’: Sephora customer says ‘entitled’ 10-year-old harassed her over $70 Drunk Elephant moisturizer

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

Customer says she almost fought a 10-year-old at Sephora

Sephora Beef

‘Why is Sephora turning into like a daycare?’: Customer says she almost fought a 10-year-old at Sephora

Customer demands Sephora implement an age policy after her experience with a 10-year-old customer

‘I do not know where these kids get the audacity’: Customer demands Sephora implement an age policy after her experience with a 10-year-old customer

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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Sephora