Sephora Celebrates 15 Years of Beauty Retail Success

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Sephora is a beauty aficionado's dream—and a one-stop shop for all beauty needs, no matter how involved the regimen. And San Francisco is lucky enough to serve as its headquarters. The company was founded in France in 1970, and the first U.S. store opened in 1998 in NYC after luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy purchased the brand. Now, 15 years later, Sephora is celebrating in style with a party-packed June.

Every Saturday this month, all Sephora stores will host a party featuring giveaways and access to brand specialists. The first party kicks off this Saturday, June 8, with a chic makeup clutch, free with any purchase of $50 or more. Also this month, anyone celebrating a birthday in June will receive a special gift as part of the "Birthday Insider Program." So if you've been putting off restocking your YSL mascara supply or it you've been wanting to try out the new Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Cheek Gelée, June is the month to do it.—Esther Hahn
·Beauty Tuesday: Sweet 15 for Sephora [The San Francisco Chronicle]
·Sephora [Official Site]