Sephoras Nationally Raided by Young Girls by Afreen Azam
Several Sephora employees report having their shelves destroyed by young girls in search of expensive products. These reports have gone viral over social media apps like TikTok, leaving local Sephora employees worried.
“We’ve been dealing with a good amount of little girls coming in and messing with our samples. It makes our job so much harder,” a Frisco Sephora employee said.
Because of viral videos, these stories have made it to the ears of high school students. The disgust experienced by the mannerisms of these little girls is obvious in interviews.
“When we were kids we weren’t worrying about Retinol or makeup or anything, we just lived our lives. It’s just weird how these kids are so insistent on getting these products,” junior Makenzie Woff said.
The parents and their child-raising techniques are usually the ones blamed for the disruptive Sephora kids. Even so, parents can only limit their child’s wants so much.
“You can’t blame these mothers for encouraging their kids to pursue what they want. It’s our job to make our kids happy,” mother Iram Alhasan said.
Not only are other people harmed by how these girls act while trying to buy products, but the kids end up harming their skin with the products they buy. Popular products these girls are after are Drunk Elephant products or anti-aging products such as Retinol.
The McKinzie Aesthetics Center (MAC) specializes in the medical impacts of makeup products. They say the effects of Retinol on younger patients include “redness, dryness, flaking, irritation, peeling, and photosensitivity.” Young people should not worry about aging, therefore these products should be restricted to avoid harm.
“It really is sad to see these little girls ruining their skin and emptying their pockets just to get with the trends,” pediatrician Jawaher Azam said.
Tweens in Sephora by Alana Horton and Katelyn Magelo
A popular trend currently rising on social media platforms is known as the extreme chaos of 10-year-olds at Sephora.
How did this start? Thanks to social media and the trend “Get Ready with Me,” young children are influenced to buy the high-end products they see online. Some popular lines these children like to purchase include Drunk Elephant, Glow Recipe, Charlotte Tilbury, Fenty Beauty, and Dior.
Students at Wakeland share their opinions on this internet fiasco.
“I believe social media has made these children grow up too fast because when I was little I would wear bows, but now kids get makeup causing them to look like high schoolers,” freshman Tenley Nelson said.
“I’m a little concerned that they’re maturing too fast for their age,” sophomore Emmylou Bush said.
“They’re putting chemicals on their skin that’s harming them more than helping them. They also waste lots of products by destroying samples,” junior Mason Chadwell said.
According to Pedestrian.tv, “A child does not need to use any skincare until they have a problem to fix. Apart from sun cream, they shouldn’t use anything because they’re messing with an ecosystem and equilibrium that’s already perfectly formulated by our skin.”
On internet platforms, much of the concern is from the lack of parental supervision of the children in Sephora. Children shouldn’t be messing with the testers as these are set out for customers to know how the product works before they buy it. Parents should inform their children of the outcomes of this behavior with the mess being left for employees to clean up.
“Children are growing up too fast and going into Sephora because of the lack of parental guidance when they think they can do anything they want,” freshman Kaylei Thornton said.
Although children in Sephora can make people on the internet and in the store upset, they aren’t necessarily to blame. Another reason for children growing up too fast can be related to their easy access to social media. Children are going to be influenced by watching their favorite influencers use products, so it’s not right to blame them.
“It’s society’s fault children are getting into makeup early,” freshman Emma Salazar said.
While these children might create some controversy online, we have to remember the true cause of it all, which is society’s beauty standards and pressure on young girls.