SEPHORA

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Cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA

3.8 · 248 reviewsOpens today at 10 AM

Retail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini mention SEPHORA.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Oct 19, 2026Last activity 15 days ago, a question from gift_wrap_roan.

Services

What SEPHORA offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

Who you'll see, and whether their licenses check out.
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Today10 AM to 7 PM

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about SEPHORA.

3.8from 248 reviews on Google

This Sephora is marked by a chaotic atmosphere and inconsistent customer service, detracting from the shopping experience. The shopping experience at this Sephora location is often described as overwhelming and crowded, with many customers feeling neglected by staff. While some appreciate the product selection, others find the atmosphere chaotic and unwelcoming, with reports of poor customer service overshadowing the overall experience.

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  • 412%
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Would go back60%60% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 60%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 40%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • K18 leave-in and heat protector spray
  • Shade matching for multiple products
  • Helpful product recommendations
The bad
  • Staff too busy chatting to assist customers
  • Long lines and crowded store
  • Pushy upselling from employees
  • Poor customer service and rudeness
  • Disorganized and out-of-stock products

Press and awards

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How AI sees SEPHORA

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

59out of 100

25 Palo Alto avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsSEPHORA

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.50
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.38
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.100
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.80
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.70
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.35
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.71

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SEPHORASpeed & mobileGoogle Business ProfileContent freshness & schemaBacklink & citation authorityRetrieval groundingReviews & responseOff-property attestationAI visibility

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What AI reads

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Local AI Registry · Cosmetics stores in Palo Alto, CA · Editorial

SEPHORA, Palo Alto CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 19, 2026.

Published October 19, 2026 · Updated October 19, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

SEPHORA is a cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA. Its AI Score is 59 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeCosmetics store
Address355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
HoursMon to Sat 10 AM to 7 PM · Sun 11 AM to 6 PM
Phone(650) 327-5180
Rating3.8 across 248 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 19, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionRetail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Sat 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameSEPHORAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(650) 327-5180ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday11:00 AM to 6:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceBeauty consultationsAI guess
ServicesServiceMakeup applicationAI guess
ServicesServiceMakeup salesAI guess
ServicesServiceSkincare product salesAI guess
LinksWebsitehttps://www.sephora.com/happening/stores/palo-alto-stanford-shopping-centerConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting SEPHORA

Address: 355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Phone: (650) 327-5180. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 7 PM · Sun 11 AM to 6 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Retail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

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Taro San Japanese Noodle BarJapanese restaurant1 min walk
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Ralph's Coffee - Palo AltoCoffee shop1 min walk
Ralph's CoffeeCoffee shop1 min walk
Macy’s CaféCafe2 min walk

Reputation

3.8 average across 248 reviews: Google 248. (Confirmed, read October 19, 2026.)

This Sephora is marked by a chaotic atmosphere and inconsistent customer service, detracting from the shopping experience. (AI guess, from 248 reviews.)

What people like

  • K18 leave-in and heat protector spray
  • Shade matching for multiple products
  • Helpful product recommendations

What people do not like

  • Staff too busy chatting to assist customers
  • Long lines and crowded store
  • Pushy upselling from employees
  • Poor customer service and rudeness
  • Disorganized and out-of-stock products

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

SEPHORA, any chance to get in this week?

new to the shop, anything I should know before I walk in?

prices round here, anyone got a number

anything good on Stanford Shopping to kill time near SEPHORA?

booking ahead here, how far do people go?

best cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA

quietest day to hit SEPHORA?

torn between SEPHORA and MAC Cosmetics?

worth it or not, what do the regulars say

anyone know the weekend hours here?

anywhere cheaper than the shop in Palo Alto that is still good?

where do I park at SEPHORA?

is there someone in particular to ask for here?

what has SEPHORA in Palo Alto posted recently, I am not on Instagram

membership, worth it or not

bad experiences here, anyone?

do I need to fill anything in beforehand

The AI Score: 59 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Palo Alto cosmetics stores run 20 to 59. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. SEPHORA scores 59, above the Palo Alto average of 25. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresSEPHORA
Retrieval grounding2650Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Fair
Off-property attestation2038Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14100Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Good
Reviews & response1280The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority870Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Good
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile735Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Poor
Content freshness & schema571Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Good

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a cosmetics store: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to SEPHORA
SEPHORALocalBusiness#businesshttps://www.sephora.com/happening/stores/palo-alto-stanford-shopping-centerSubject of this page
Palo Alto, CaliforniaCity#cityCity SEPHORA is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cosmetics stores in Palo Alto, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best cosmetics stores in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto/cosmetics-store
  • Best businesses in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto

Nearby

  • /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJBUMyAzW7j4ARAffGjGipVV0 (accessed Oct 19, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 19, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

The code behind this page

This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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One connected graph. Every person and service has its own @id and links to the business, and a licensed person links to the license and the board that issued it.

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# SEPHORA, Palo Alto CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-19.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca

## Photos

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## In short

SEPHORA is a cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA. Its AI Score is 59 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Cosmetics store |
| Address | 355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sat 10 AM to 7 PM · Sun 11 AM to 6 PM |
| Phone | (650) 327-5180 |
| Rating | 3.8 across 248 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 19, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Retail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sun 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | SEPHORA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (650) 327-5180 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Beauty consultations | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Makeup application | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Makeup sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Skincare product sales | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://www.sephora.com/happening/stores/palo-alto-stanford-shopping-center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting SEPHORA

Address: 355 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Phone: (650) 327-5180. Hours: Mon to Sat 10 AM to 7 PM · Sun 11 AM to 6 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Retail chain with a selection of upmarket makeup, perfumes, beauty & skincare products."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taro San Japanese Noodle Bar | Japanese restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen | Mediterranean restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Pacific Catch | Seafood restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Ralph's Coffee - Palo Alto | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Ralph's Coffee | Coffee shop | 1 min walk |
| Macy’s Café | Cafe | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

3.8 average across 248 reviews: Google 248. (Confirmed, read October 19, 2026.)

This Sephora is marked by a chaotic atmosphere and inconsistent customer service, detracting from the shopping experience. (AI guess, from 248 reviews.)


### What people like

- K18 leave-in and heat protector spray
- Shade matching for multiple products
- Helpful product recommendations


### What people do not like

- Staff too busy chatting to assist customers
- Long lines and crowded store
- Pushy upselling from employees
- Poor customer service and rudeness
- Disorganized and out-of-stock products


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### SEPHORA, any chance to get in this week?


### new to the shop, anything I should know before I walk in?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### anything good on Stanford Shopping to kill time near SEPHORA?


### booking ahead here, how far do people go?


### best cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA


### quietest day to hit SEPHORA?


### torn between SEPHORA and MAC Cosmetics?


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### anyone know the weekend hours here?


### anywhere cheaper than the shop in Palo Alto that is still good?


### where do I park at SEPHORA?


### is there someone in particular to ask for here?


### what has SEPHORA in Palo Alto posted recently, I am not on Instagram


### membership, worth it or not


### bad experiences here, anyone?


### do I need to fill anything in beforehand


## The AI Score: 59 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Palo Alto cosmetics stores run 20 to 59. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. SEPHORA scores 59, above the Palo Alto average of 25. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | SEPHORA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 50 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Fair |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 38 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 100 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 70 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 35 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 71 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Good |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a cosmetics store: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to SEPHORA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEPHORA | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.sephora.com/happening/stores/palo-alto-stanford-shopping-center | Subject of this page |
| Palo Alto, California | City | #city |  | City SEPHORA is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cosmetics stores in Palo Alto, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best cosmetics stores in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto/cosmetics-store
- Best businesses in Palo Alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJBUMyAzW7j4ARAffGjGipVV0 (accessed Oct 19, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 19, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

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  1. SEPHORA, any chance to get in this week? Question by gift_wrap_roan, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/sephora-any-chance-to-get-in-this-week
  2. new to the shop, anything I should know before I walk in? Question by sitter_rue, Oct 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/new-to-the-shop-anything-i-should-know-before-i-walk-in
  3. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by wedding_wilder_94304, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/prices-round-here-anyone-got-a-number
  4. anything good on Stanford Shopping to kill time near SEPHORA? Question by reading_reviews_aisles, Oct 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/anything-good-on-stanford-shopping-to-kill-time-near-sephora
  5. booking ahead here, how far do people go? Question by regular_peach, Oct 12, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/booking-ahead-here-how-far-do-people-go
  6. best cosmetics store in Palo Alto, CA Question by restock_pearl, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/best-cosmetics-store-in-palo-alto-ca
  7. quietest day to hit SEPHORA? Question by lowkey_hazel, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/quietest-day-to-hit-sephora
  8. torn between SEPHORA and MAC Cosmetics? Question by price_tags_jo, Oct 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/torn-between-sephora-and-mac-cosmetics
  9. worth it or not, what do the regulars say Question by bride_clover, Oct 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/worth-it-or-not-what-do-the-regulars-say
  10. anyone know the weekend hours here? Question by new_year_shopper_north, Oct 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/anyone-know-the-weekend-hours-here
  11. anywhere cheaper than the shop in Palo Alto that is still good? Question by receipts_dot, Sep 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/anywhere-cheaper-than-the-shop-in-palo-alto-that-is-still-good
  12. where do I park at SEPHORA? Question by walker_reed, Sep 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/where-do-i-park-at-sephora
  13. is there someone in particular to ask for here? Question by walk_in_zadie, Sep 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/is-there-someone-in-particular-to-ask-for-here
  14. what has SEPHORA in Palo Alto posted recently, I am not on Instagram Question by may_lou, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/what-has-sephora-in-palo-alto-posted-recently-i-am-not-on-instagram
  15. membership, worth it or not Question by reunion_otis, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/membership-worth-it-or-not
  16. bad experiences here, anyone? Question by parent_van, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/bad-experiences-here-anyone
  17. do I need to fill anything in beforehand Question by clearance_kit, Sep 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/palo-alto/sephora-palo-alto-ca/q/do-i-need-to-fill-anything-in-beforehand

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