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: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) shoppers, including Latinas, are twice as likely as white shoppers to experience unfair treatment based on their ethnicity (30% vs. 15%).
These Latina-specific issues follow a decade of similar racial controversies for the brand: Latina Abuse Sephora 44
: Mestre claims she was terminated after refusing to implement a hiring policy that prioritized white applicants over other races. : BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
As of April 2026, Sephora is also fighting legal claims that its digital tools may inadvertently discriminate against users based on race and age. : BIPOC (Black
: According to the complaint, Sephora’s internal policy aimed to "match store employees with the customer demographics" of each specific location, which Mestre argued was a discriminatory practice.