Working in the salon at Ulta - Stylist Ulta Beauty Employee Review

3.0
Aug 11, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

-Opportunity to meet prospective clients on the retail floor -Free educational classes -Gratis -Hourly pay is given if you do not make commission

Cons

-Low starting commission rate -Poor communication by management -It is easy to get fired for an unintentional infraction -Walking on eggshells to avoid getting on managements bad side -Health benefits given only to "senior designer"s and higher -Difficulty reaching "senior designer" level due to overstaffing -Low hours

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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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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