While Sephora rarely offers discounts, they do offer a generous employee discount so workers can save on their favorite makeup brands and gain product knowledge. If you’re looking for a new job, their discount can be a great way to earn a paycheck AND save money while shopping for your favorite beauty products.

Sephora offers employees a 40% off discount for the Sephora Collection and a 30% off discount on everything else.

Employees have a limit of $500 in purchases each month when using the discount.

Also, the employee discount is good for BOTH full and part-time employees.

Your family members, friends, and spouse can also use your discount.

However, according to an assistant manager that I spoke with, family and friends are only allowed to use the discount once a year.

You Get the Discount on First Day of Employment

I was told by an employee at my local Sephora that there is NOT a length of time you need to be employed before being able to use your employee discount.

So, if you’re a brand spanking new employee you can immediately use your employee discount.

USING THE DISCOUNT AS AN EX-EMPLOYEE

Turns out it can take a few weeks (or longer) for your employment to be removed from the Sephora system after your last day of employment, often because the manager forgets to do it.

In the meantime, your employee discount still works when online shopping via the Sephora app or website. You might as well take advantage of the discount while you can.

No Items Are Exempt From the Discount

There doesn’t appear to be any items or brands that are exempt from the discount.

As mentioned above, the discount does changes depending on the brand you buy.

For instance, Sephora employees receive a 40% discount on Sephora Collection products.

But for everything else, you will score a 30% discount.

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Clearance and Sale Items Are Included

This is where their employee discount gets kinda awesome.

Your discount works in the Sale and Clearance aisle as well, both online and in-store.

PRO TIP: BE SURE TO COMBINE DISCOUNTS

Let’s not ignore the possible savings of combing a great sale with your employee discount.

Sephora often has products marked at 50% off, even brands like like PMD, HUM, and Dior.

Some employees claim to have actually saved thousands of dollars over the years by combing 50% off deals with their discount.

Use The Discount Online and In-Store

You definitely can use your discount both in-store and online.

To make it happen you’ll first need your employee code to claim the discount which your manager will give you.

You can then use the code at any stand-alone Sephora store by showing your employee ID and code.

Or, apply the employee discount code when shopping online at Sephora.

PRO TIP: ALWAYS CHECK THE SEPHORA WEBSITE

When taking advantage of your employee discount, do NOT ignore shopping the Sephora website or app.

So many times your favorite products will be sold out in-store, so you’ll need to get comfortable with accessing them via the app or website so you can get your discount.

You Can Stack the Discount With Other Offers

According to the employee I spoke with, you can stack your discount on ANY item that has already been marked down.

But when shopping online, you can’t use your “employee discount code” in addition to any other coupon code that might be floating around.

Score Free SWAG From Time to Time

As you shop at Sephora, even as an employee, you can sign up and become a part of the Beauty Insider program.

In Sephora’s Beauty Insider Program, you can receive all sorts of savings from free standard shipping to discounts, and more.

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Discount Even Works at a Kohl’s Store

You absolutely CAN get a discount working at a Sephora within Kohl’s; however, the discount is different than at stand-alone Sephora stores.

I actually asked a Kohl’s employee and was told that the associate discount at a Sephora inside a Kohl’s is a flat 15% off.

So, while this is a drop from the 40% and 30% discount offerings at the stand-alone Sephora stores, you still get a discount.

Not to mention, this associate discount also applies to Kohl’s items too.

Ask the Reader: Do you work at Sephora’s? Anything I missed in relation to their employee discount?

By Kyle James

Kyle James( Owner/Founder )

I started Rather-Be-Shopping.com in 2000 and have become a consumer expert and advocate writing about out-of-the-box ways to save at stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Costco to name a few. I’ve been featured on FOX News, Good Morning America, and the NY Times talking about my savings tips. (Learn more)