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SEPHORAID (N.) suh-‘fo-rayd  A stealthy invasion of a Sephora store one makes on the way to a date or party, using the store’s makeup and perfume to spruce up, then leaving without buying anything. (Also (V.) as the activity: TO SEPHORAID and SEPHORAIDING.)Usage: En route to meeting Jake at the movies, Gwen made a Sephoraid, ducking into a Sephora to apply Clarins foundation,  Lancôme lipstick, Dior eyeshadow, and Chanel face powder. Quickly checking her handiwork in a mirror, she spritzed herself with Fracas and raced out the door. 
Text © Liesl Schillinger 5/1/2010 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 2/6/2012

SEPHORAID (N.) suh-‘fo-rayd  A stealthy invasion of a Sephora store one makes on the way to a date or party, using the store’s makeup and perfume to spruce up, then leaving without buying anything. (Also (V.) as the activity: TO SEPHORAID and SEPHORAIDING.)Usage: En route to meeting Jake at the movies, Gwen made a Sephoraid, ducking into a Sephora to apply Clarins foundation, Lancôme lipstick, Dior eyeshadow, and Chanel face powder. Quickly checking her handiwork in a mirror, she spritzed herself with Fracas and raced out the door.

Text © Liesl Schillinger 5/1/2010 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 2/6/2012

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