Sometimes I just want to sit and take beautiful photos of beautiful things – in pink. Then I take pictures and never write about the products and only share it on Instagram. Well, this is a photo post to show you what you’ve been missing out on.
I have uncovered Joburg’s best kept secret. It is so juicy that I couldn’t wait to share and rescheduled the post that was supposed to go out today.
Do you love you MAC, Bobbi Borwn, Clinique, SmashBox, Estee Lauder and designer fragrances? You will love them even more if you can buy them at The Cosmetics Company Store in Woodmead. I kid you not, I paid R140 for a MAC lipgloss! (I will give you some time to pick yourself up from the floor right about now.)
I recommend that you give it until early February to go – they will have more stock by then.
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Where to find The Cosmetics Company Store:
Woodmead Retail Park, 1 Waterfall Cresent, Woodmead, Johannesburg
It is almost next to Dion Wired (on the Woolies side of the mall).
Phone the Cosmetics Company Store:
Tel: 011 656 8173
I was lucky enough to score an invite to a Benefit Make-up Party (in Clearwater) with Mascara & Mimosas at Red Square.
Since Benefit Cosmetics relaunched in SA I’ve been umming and aahing about trying it. I like my make-up, but always complain about the price…just to buy it again when I run out. Plus these last 2 years I felt that any change might just be too much for me to handle.
At the Benefit Make-up Party I got to try the make-up for free (and got a little goodie bag with extra samples to try at home). The biggest surprise was the GIMME BROW. Now if you have ever seen a photo of me you will know that I barely have eyebrows and that I don’t fill it in (because I secretly like them that way). Anyway, they gave me brows. Looking in the mirror, those brows had me scared – it is not normal to have such ample browage when you have never had any. So if you need a little extra brow – get Benefit GIMME BROW.
I usually spend max 10 minutes on make-up for work, because I would rather sleep in the extra 10 minutes that doesn’t really make a difference. My make-up consists of foundation, Kajal Kohl eyeliner, something on the lids, big lashes and lipgloss. I skip using primer because my skin is really even (mostly) and I can live with my freckles. However at the Benefit Make-up Party they added a little POREfessional – and it makes a HUGE difference. It actually gives you that airbrushed look without having to actually do photo editing. Not joking.
The other product that they used on me, that I actually bought afterwards, was the Benefit POSIE TINT (for lips and cheeks). I have never used a tint on my cheeks – but plenty on my lips – so this was something new. In case you don’t know how to apply, just take your foundation blush and blend onto those cheeks. It looked like a healthy blush on my cheeks and like a delicious strawberry colour on my lips.
I know you want to know what was in goodie bag, so here it is:
- Benefit The POREfessional primer
- Benefit Air Patrol BB Cream Eyelid Primer
- Benefit They’re Real Beyond Mascara
- Benefit Triple Performing Facial Emulsion
If you walk around and you spot a make-up counter in these vintage colours, stop, look and try. The counters stand out from other make-up brands as they use soft vintage pastel colours and images. So cute.
I know that you are worrying about what things may cost, so here is the truth. It is more expensive than you run of the mill cheap cosmetics from a drugstore, but much better priced than your top-end cosmetics.
Would I buy this? I am actually seriously considering changing brands – that is how much I loved my experience with Benefit Cosmetics. I am planning to finish my current cosmetics (just opened) and then try Benefit Cosmetics for a time.
As I’ve mentioned I have already bought the Benefit POSIE TINT & BALM. It came in a box with another tint set that my bestie wanted, so we only paid R325 for a set of 4 items. Making it R162.50 for the Benefit Posie Tint & Balm. My “expensometer” tells me that my purchase wasn’t that expensive.
