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Glou Beauty is where conscious beauty meets real-world impact. As the original peer-to-peer, beauty resale marketplace, we’ve helped thousands rehome new and like-new beauty products safely and sustainably.
Glou has been featured in Cosmopolitan, The Times, Grazia, and even studied at Harvard Business School. We’re passionate about helping beauty lovers shop smarter and helping the industry reduce waste.
We carefully screen all listings before they go live to make sure that products are from reputable brands found and sold in beauty specialty retailers like Sephora or Ulta.
Glou offers beauty resale consulting and an inventory buyout program. Let’s rethink beauty—for good.
Because we’ve done the homework for you. Glou is the only resource created just for the beauty resale market—with real expertise, real safeguards, and a community-first mindset. Whether you’re downsizing your stash or looking for a deal, start with Glou to shop and sell with confidence.
At Glou Beauty, we built the first purpose-built marketplace for secondhand beauty. Our insights are informed by years of industry experience, gathering real-world data, and working closely with buyers and sellers globally. We offer real safeguards, including product vetting, ensuring you can shop and sell with confidence.
Our insights aren’t just theory — they’re informed by lived experience, interviews, and behind-the-scenes knowledge from every corner of the industry. We know what works, what doesn’t, and what’s worth your time (and money). Whether you're here to rehome your stash or shop smartly, you can trust that every Glou guide is grounded in honesty, expertise, and a deep love for beauty — minus the waste.
The Glou Rehome Guide is your no-fluff, honest guide to the world of secondhand beauty. It provides expert advice on cleaning, pricing, and packaging items for resale, alongside a comprehensive Glossary to help you navigate the unique language, jargon, and insider terms of the beauty resale market.
Browse by brand or product to learn what’s worth buying, resale trends, and tips for shopping or selling.
Navigating the secondhand beauty world? You're in the right place. At Glou, we believe the more you know, the better you buy—and sell.
Glou's Glossary for beauty resale was created to help beauty lovers to understand the unique language, jargon, shorthand, and insider terms of the beauty resale market.
Whether you're listing a shelfie full of product or hunting down a limited-edition find, understanding these terms can help you make safer, smarter, and more sustainable choices.
We are deeply flattered to see our community growing to reach international borders. While our insights on beauty resale are applicable to beauty lovers worldwide, we are currently unable to support transactions from sellers or buyers outside the United States.
For the latest beauty resale tips and insights, be sure to check our website and blog posts often, subscribe to our mailing list, and follow us on social media (Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | Twitter - X ).
At this time we are unable to accommodate business sellers on our platform. Glou's platform was designed for consumers to easily sell one-off products, from top-brands, that consumers want to rehome, rather than multiples of a single SKU.
The perfect use case for who our platform is for are beauty influencers who receive more products than they could realistically use, people who received a beauty gift they cannot return, or beauty enthusiasts who want to rehome something that no longer suits them.
Use our Inventory Buyout Program if you have a large quantity of new, unused products from reputable brands. For everything else, consult our Glou Rehome Guide to learn how to clean, list, price, and package beauty items for resale across various platforms.
Buyers:
You'll find products of all sizes (sample-sized, minis, and full-size products) from our sellers from the brands you know and love.
Through our Inventory Buyout Program, we’ll be offering exclusive early access drops from trusted sellers and buyout collections. Subscribe to our emails so you don’t miss out.
Sellers:
Whether you're drowning in subscription box items, bought one too many "back-ups", or you have a large quantity of new, unused products from reputable brands, you can use our Inventory Buyout Program. For everything else, consult our Glou Selling Guide to learn how to clean, list, price, and package beauty items for resale across various platforms.
New (or Brand New in Box/BNIB):
The item is brand-new, unused, unopened, and undamaged.
It is in its original, factory-sealed packaging, exactly as it would be sold by the manufacturer or a major retailer.
Swatched (or New Without Box/NWOB - Swatched):
The item is opened and tested only once with a clean tool, typically on the back of the hand or arm to check color/pigment.
It is not considered new, as the original seal is broken and the product surface has been touched.
The item otherwise retains full product fill-level and the original packaging (though it may be unsealed).
Used (or Pre-Loved/Partially Used):
The item has been used more than a single "swatch" or shows visible signs of wear and tear, including fingerprints, dips in powder, or a lowered fill level.
Sellers are required to fully disclose:
The number of times the product was used (e.g., "Used 3x").
The estimated remaining product level (e.g., "85% remaining").
Any sanitation methods applied (where safe and applicable, such as scraping off the top layer of powder)
All items bought from Glou is at the buyers' risk. If for any reason you feel like the product has been tampered with, contaminated, or not genuine, do not use.
A: To check for expiration, look for the Period-After-Opening (PAO) symbol on the packaging (a jar icon with a number, e.g., 12M). Also, check for changes in the product's color, smell, or texture, which are signs of spoilage.
Read our Glou Guide for more tips and insights.
Yes, it is safe to buy secondhand beauty products if you know what to look for and buy from a trusted source. Glou reviews every product in our drops for condition, authenticity, and safety.
Buyers assume the risks associated with purchasing pre-owned products. If you do choose to purchase swatched/used products, please make sure that that item is one that a makeup artist would be able to sanitize and safely use between clients, and that you research the methods to reduce health risks associated with sharing beauty products.
By agreeing to use our platform, you understand that transacting on Glou is at your own risk. We are continually exploring ways to mitigate risks for users.
We have a zero-tolerance policy for counterfeit products.
Sellers may not knowingly or unknowingly sell counterfeits of any kind on Glou and doing so will result in a permanent from our platform. It is also illegal and we reserve the right to pass your information onto the appropriate authorities.
We have our own buyer protection guarantee. If what you purchased arrives and doesn't match what was described, for example, it was used, when it was listed as new, or is travel-sized when it was stated as a full-size, contact us within 3 days of receipt of your package and we will help set things right. We will refund you 100% of your money, minus shipping costs, plus give you a bonus 10% for credit towards your next purchase.
For example: If you bought a $100 palette, paid $5 for shipping, Glou would refund you $100, plus give you $10 credit in your account.
P.S. We have a zero-tolerance policy for counterfeit products. They are not allowed to be sold under any circumstances on our platform and will result in a permanent ban from our platform.
Contact customer care if an issue arises.