Best Makeup at Beauty Counters

ebeneezer_2

Had a trial from Elizabeth Arden at Debenhams for £15 (redeemable on purchase of products)
It looked AWFUL. All creased under my eyes and they couldn't put the mascara on properly for Health and Safety reasons. They listed all the products they used and I stopped calculating after the price exceeded £200.
Wnt to Boots, spent <£20, did my own and felt much happier and comfotable with my look.
Still haven't redeemed the voucher!

minerva_windsong

My sister went to the Benefit counter in Preston for a try out a few weeks before her wedding - she'd used their stuff before but a lot of the stuff they showed her was things to do with layering eye make-up and complimentary colours (they asked her stuff like what colour her dress was and what colour the bridesmaids' dresses were and what flowers she was having in her bouquet), so for things like that it's useful if you wear some make-up but not lots. Plus if the stuff is more than you feel comfortable paying you can always use it to get ideas, get a friend to take photos of you and then go to cheaper make-up brands and buy similar colours.

If you're thinking about MAC be aware that it's £25 (a lot of other counters will do it for free), but you do get that back off any products you then buy.