"This is the best foundation. I break out sometimes, so it gives me full coverage. I just got married and my husband works around here so I usually make him come with me, like today. It's funny because he came into Sephora and he went straight to the [Laura Mercier] aisle and was like, 'Here's your color!'" -- Lindsay S.
"It's the one I use normally and I just ran out of it," says Louisa D.
"Are you lugging your boyfriend around with you for the day?" we ask.
"She's making it a miserable day," he jokes.
"We came specifically for Sephora, and he didn't have a choice!" says Louisa.
When Holly Golightly gets the mean reds, she goes to Tiffany's and the sparkling diamonds put her right at ease. Us? We go to Sephora.
Before a date, an interview, or a nervous breakdown, we head straight to the beautiful black and white store that's filled to the brim with shimmery eyeshadow palettes and heavenly-smelling perfumes.
We figured we couldn't be the only ones indulging in makeup and other beauty goodies when we needed a pick-me-up. So we wanted to know: What are you buying at Sephora? Is it Murad skin care products, the cult-status Nars Blush in Orgasm, or simply a new nail polish for a cheap thrill? There was only one way to find out: Stalk the shoppers walking out of Sephora .
So we spent a sunny Friday afternoon lurking around the beauty store's entrance and running after the customers. Some avoided eye contact and hurried off before we could grab them (which is a somewhat understandable reaction to a journalist and photographer chasing after you in stilettos). But there were plenty of other shoppers who gabbed about their new finds. Want to see what was in their black and white bags? It might be better than the stuff that comes in a little blue box. At least, we think so.
