The Cult of Sephora

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Calling all beauty ~insiders~ 💄👽 Prep your prayer, ahem, swatching hands and scrounge together your hard-earned points, because we are kicking off 2025 with one of society's most glamorous everyday cults: Sephora. From 6th graders worshiping at the altar of retinol to 35-year-olds going to inexplicable lengths to maintain their VIB status, Sephora followers are undoubtedly held in the vice grip of this cosmetics boutique-turned-billion-dollar beauty mecca. Sephora’s black-and-white walls provide a sanctuary for makeup and skincare fanatics, but look between the fruity-scented snail goop and $50 eyeshadow duos, and you might just find some unexpectedly sinister influence at work 👀 Tune in as all 3 of your favorite beauty queens, Amanda, Chelsea, and Reese, ~unbox~ one of our favorite cult analyses yet! Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! Start earning points on rent you’re already paying by going to https://joinbilt.com/CULT Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULT Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are: https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Coltys, it is your host Amanda here. As excited as I am to share with you this debut episode of our
0:05.9	2025 season, also all that I can personally think about right now is the fires that are currently
0:12.4	ravaging Los Angeles. Sounds Like a Colt is an L.A.-based team. I've lived in L.A. for 11 years.
0:19.6	It's home. And while each of us on Team Sounds Like a Colt is currently safe, either evacuated or in a relatively
0:26.6	okay area of town, it has been beyond words, heartbreaking, shattering, surreal to see how many
0:36.6	of my friends and family members have lost everything in these fires.
0:41.4	I also wanted to express humongous gratitude to the firefighters and first responders who are
0:48.1	risking their lives to keep these fires contained, including firefighters who aren't being
0:53.5	compensated nearly enough for the work
0:56.0	that they're doing out there. A few of you Coltis have emailed us to express your concern and
1:01.4	well wishes, and that really means a lot to us. And if anyone listening is moved to and able to
1:08.2	contribute to some of the efforts to combat the effects of these tragic fires.
1:13.4	I am sharing a couple links to some more grassrootsy organizations that I've been contributing to
1:19.6	in our show notes. Chelsea, Reese, and I all adore you Coltys. Those of you who are based in
1:24.8	Southern California, we wish you safety. And in the meantime,
1:30.0	it feels silly, but we hope you enjoy this episode of our show. The views expressed on this
1:35.1	episode, as with all episodes of Sounds Like a Cult, are solely host opinions and quoted allegations.
1:40.5	The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.
1:48.3	My name is Kyle and I'm calling from Calgary in Canada. The cultiest thing about Sephora are the high
1:55.3	exit costs because I'm too scared to stop using their product and being part of their cult in case the crap
2:02.0	I've been putting on my face actually works and I'll look like a gargoyle if I stop using their
2:07.2	products. Hi, sounds like a cult pod. I am absolutely in the cult of Sephora. I got sucked
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