Better than department store counter but barely - Luxury Sales Associate Ulta Beauty Employee Review

2.0
Feb 26, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount, relatively chill environment, brand/product education and occasional gratis

Cons

3/4 of your coworkers are most likely there as a first/part time after highschool job and/or are not working there because they’re actually passionate about the industry, which is okay however ime created environment where you’re left to pickup the slack of everyone who doesn’t care about anything. Also super low budget for coverage so prepare to be the only person working prestige (which actually means on the floor whatsoever/not at cashwrap) unless you’re at a high vol location. Also if cashwrap calls out or is short coverage you’ll be pulled to cover breaks or entire shifts. Very little career development is offered, basically when a position above you opens you can interview if the district manager somehow knows you’re interested. At least that was the process at the location I worked. Lots of turnover. Points system for attendance automatically deducts if you clock in late even if it’s because the clock in system wasn’t working unless you actually get management to correct it, but management may or may not actually get office time or remember to do that so good luck.

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Cons

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2.0
May 4, 2026
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Pros

good benefits for full time employees from what I hear. hourly pay if commission goal isn't met which is nice for those building clientele

Cons

this could just be the case for my store, especially because it's a very high volume store, but as a stylist I don't feel valued at all. I expected this to some degree coming to a huge corporate salon, but the biggest issue is that they try to pretend they care about you. but at the end of the day, if you're not meeting the sales they want/growing quickly enough, they don't care about you as a stylist. if you don't already have an established clientele, business is highly unreliable as there is no late cancellation/no show policy. many services are underpriced in my opinion, making it hard to meet their sales goals as an entry level part-time stylist unless fully booked every day. all they care about is getting as many clients in and out and quickly and possible and they hire more stylists than there are chairs, making every day inconsistent and chaotic. the relative stability of hourly pay is commission threshold isn't met seems enticing for stylists still building a clientele, but the hourly pay is wildly inconsistent between stylists, even those of the same tier. as a stylist of over 3 years who moved and is starting over with no clientele, I make over $2 less per hour than a fellow stylist who just got her license a few months ago and started taking clients for the first time last week. you're better off working at a place like Great Clips or Hair Cuttery because at least they're honest about what they are.

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