Beauty

[TerryNJ]

I received and e mail from Bare Minerals last week saying "Miss our boutiques?  Shop 25% off online.  Have all the Bare Minerals Boutiques closed?  I know the one in Paramus, N J closed a couple years ago, and I looked up the the in Wayne, N J at Willowbrook Mall.  It was not listed.  

[GingerHead]

Don't know about Bare Minerals specifically, but so many Brick & Mortar's are closing. Went to the mall the other day for the first time in years and it was sorta creepy and scary. Looked like a ghost town....so many stores were closed and hardly anyone was there.

It's becoming a different world before our eyes!

[SueyMsB]

The Bare Minerals  store in Willowbrook is permanently closed.  I was there the other day.

[ahoymate]

FYI..............most all the bareMinerals boutiques are closed. Shisedo bought the company in 2021. Ulta, Sephora, Nordstrom etc., are where the product is sold today.

Shisedo, in my opinion, hasn't & isn't going to add much to the brand. Their focus will be on the mineral makeup. Blush, lipsticks, downsized to one or 2 products. Nothing very exciting. Yes, Leslie's shows on QVC with Lisa R., were a lot of fun.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

Our closest boutique closed many years ago now, probably 5 or 6 years......BE doesn't seem as popular as it was when Leslie owned the company! QVC hardly ever offers one hour BE shows anymore... 

[PilatesLover]

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@GingerHead wrote:

Don't know about Bare Minerals specifically, but so many Brick & Mortar's are closing. Went to the mall the other day for the first time in years and it was sorta creepy and scary. Looked like a ghost town....so many stores were closed and hardly anyone was there.

It's becoming a different world before our eyes!

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My local mall is a ghost town.   Five of the six anchor stores are closed and the majority of the small stores.  It used to be spilling over with stores, kiosks, food stands and food court, restaurants and a Sears automotive repair and tire garage. 

Now the parking lot is all buckled and you only see cars outside the J.C. Penney.  You used to have to park in the far lots on the weekends and holidays.  We lost in this order: Filene's (long time ago), where BB&B moved in.  Next Sears closed, then Macy's, then the BB&B that replaced Filene's.  I have so many memories of shopping, minding my DS and his friends on mall trips, walking the mall for exercise and shopping with my Mom and sister before they got ill and bedridden.  So sad.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

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@PilatesLover wrote:

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@GingerHead wrote:

Don't know about Bare Minerals specifically, but so many Brick & Mortar's are closing. Went to the mall the other day for the first time in years and it was sorta creepy and scary. Looked like a ghost town....so many stores were closed and hardly anyone was there.

It's becoming a different world before our eyes!

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My local mall is a ghost town.   Five of the six anchor stores are closed and the majority of the small stores.  It used to be spilling over with stores, kiosks, food stands and food court, restaurants and a Sears automotive repair and tire garage. 

Now the parking lot is all buckled and you only see cars outside the J.C. Penney.  You used to have to park in the far lots on the weekends and holidays.  We lost in this order: Filene's (long time ago), where BB&B moved in.  Next Sears closed, then Macy's, then the BB&B that replaced Filene's.  I have so many memories of shopping, minding my DS and his friends on mall trips, walking the mall for exercise and shopping with my Mom and sister before they got ill and bedridden.  So sad.

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@PilatesLover Sounds like our mall, now we only have a handful of stores-no anchor storea at all, and the few that are left-the only one that I think has much business is Bath and Body Works and the Jewelry store.

It is a sad shame....No restaurants left in ours either....The only reason there are cars in the lot most days is because of Planet Fitness and a discount furniture store called Bob's...... 

[poregirl]

Shisedo no longrer owns bareMinerals

[ahoymate]

poregirl: Thanks. Would be nice if you posted who does own bareMinerals!!!

Orveon

Orveon Acquires BareMinerals, Buxom & Laura Mercier from Shiseido. Advent International has announced the closing of its agreement with Shiseido Americas, and has formed a new affiliate, Orveon. Orveon is the new owner of three of Shiseido Americas's iconic cosmetic brands—bareMinerals, Buxom and Laura Mercier.

[justashopper]

I am not sure about my local BE store, but I would not be surprised.  There was never anything special going on in the store.  Like a store only kit or product.  Even worse, some products they didn't even sell.  Way to ruin your own store to the competition (even if you are selling to them).  It was like sad in there.  LOL

Just like MAC-- I love the SuperPower Lip Glass.  It's not sold anywhere but Ulta.