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Sephora launches the Christmas campaign "We All Sephora" with actor Seth Rogen on 29October 2026 in the USA and Canada. Earlier, the facade of the store at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles was temporarily renamed "Sethphora". The store thus serves as a visible teaser before the video campaign goes live on social media and television.
In the spots, developed by GUT New York and directed by Jason Woliner, Rogen looks for gifts for people in his circle with the help of a Sephora beauty advisor. The product consultation is part of the storyline and is meant to make buying beauty products easier to understand for inexperienced buyers.
Why the store is more than a backdrop
The wordplay facade conveys the partnership before users have seen the commercial. Photos and reactions can thus arise independently on social media. However, this is no proven organic reach: Sephora has not published any reliable visitor or social metrics for the location so far.
The official Sephora announcement names connected TV, traditional television, streaming and social as distribution channels. In addition, selected gift tips from the campaign face are to be purchasable on Sephora's website and in the app. A fixed offer directly linked to products makes the effect more measurable than mere celebrity engagement.
For measurement, gifts count, not just the laughs
Three levels can be distinguished: the store stunt generates attention, the videos provide an easy entry into beauty gifts, and the product selection can trigger an actual purchase. For advertisers, brand lift, incremental store visits, basket values and returns would therefore be more meaningful than click or view numbers alone.
Another point for German companies: the confirmed campaign launch concerns the USA and Canada. An identical rollout in Germany has not been announced. The regional product and advertising environment cannot therefore simply be transferred.
Sephora is also independently working on beauty drops and creator lives on TikTok Shop. We have described comparable networked Christmas measures at Target and Walmart's Muppets campaign.
Sources: Sephora Newsroom with date and channels, Adweek on the campaign, LBB with production details.
Image: Official campaign visual © Sephora.