A good starter job - Beauty Advisor Ulta Beauty Employee Review

2.0
Aug 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Very social environment and get to help people find answers to challenges they may be having with hair, skin, nails, etc.

Cons

Hours are cut constantly. This is not the place to be if you are wanting to make much more than minimum wage and "management" is not a salary that is easy to live on alone, unless married. General managers are the only people making a decent living, followed by some of the salon managers.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Pay and benefits are generous

Cons

Zero work life balance. Store hours consistently being cut. They like the motto, “do more with less”.

3.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you like helping people find skincare and makeup that suits them, it's a nice place to be--plus you get to take home some products for free every once in a while as gratis!

Cons

Your Ulta credit card is in danger of being heavily used--whoops! Also, even if you really know your stuff and are in the middle of speaking with customers, if they need someone at the register, they will replace you on the floor with a Prestige Beauty Advisor, which was always super disappointing. Especially if you've already established rapport with the guest and their cart is getting full. Also, customers have shared feeling racially profiled, being closely followed. Not cool. Something to keep in mind so you don't accidentally do that if you're part of the team.

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