Sephora Commercial Stories of Belonging: Sean 2025

VIDEO Sephora Stories of Belonging: Sean TV commercial 2020 • “You’re the forefront of what you want to be. You set your own bar, you set your own space, and filling that space for your own confidence leaves room for you to grow in ways unimaginable.” You’re an inspiration, Sean (@sean_mancabelli)! Keep hitting all those high notes ❤️🎶 00:00 there's been a lack of communication 00:02 between my parents and I when I came out 00:04 to them as gay I felt like I didn't 00:09 belong in life there's a lot of 00:12 expectations set from peers teachers it 00:16 weighs down on you to the point where 00:18 you can't be yourself people tell you be 00:21 yourself as long as your self fits their 00:23 standards my name is Sean and I work at 00:31 Sephora Pine Crest in Ohio I'm a 00:34 licensed beauty advisor meaning I get to 00:37 share a connection share Beauty share 00:39 what it means to feel beautiful 00:40 that makes me wake up every morning 00:42 knowing I'm doing something good with my 00:44 day at Sephora i express myself how I 00:48 wish then by gender so that's where the 00:51 inspiration for my makeup came from 00:53 today some of the challenges I faced in 00:55 the past have to do with being told what 00:58 you are isn't allowed I don't think that 01:02 I fit in in high school I wanted to 01:04 perform as a drag queen onstage at my 01:06 talent show and unfortunately my 01:10 principal told me no you're not allowed 01:12 I was being told what I was I I didn't 01:20 know what to do 01:22 ultimately what helped me overcome my 01:25 challenges was letting myself be me 01:27 pushing limits and once I broke that ice 01:31 that initial ice and fear of I can't do 01:34 that I realized wait yes I can I ended 01:40 up performing I wore my button-up I wore 01:44 my vest I wore my slacks and I also wore 01:46 my 6-inch pumps and I revealed my vest 01:50 to show off my rainbow suspenders at the 01:52 high note saying I am what I am it's 02:00 amazing how far my family has come in 02:02 supporting me they didn't always 02:04 understand and they won't always 02:07 understand but they make me feel like I 02:10 belong by welcoming me as me I want the 02:15 world to know that you're the forefront 02:17 of what you want to be you set your own 02:20 bar you set your own space and filling 02:22 that space with your own confidence 02:24 leaves room for you to grow in ways 02:26 unimaginable- advertisement spot 2020