Benefit Cosmetic Events

Reverbe

I would like to know if any of my fellow MSErs has any experience of attending events held by the Benefit Cosmetic Company.The reason I ask is becase I have attended 2 of these events now and been very letdown by them.

The first was an event ran in conjunction with Glamour Magazine at a Benefit Store off Carnaby Street. This was promoted as a fab fun night out with drinks,cakes, makeovers and goody bags. When I attended it was warm night where lots of people were crammed into a tiny store. You couldnt see or hear what was going on and there were only 2 ppl doing makeovers for free - the brow bar and false eyelashes were at an astronomical price.The cakes were apparently non existent and the drink was one very small fruit juice that didnt touch the sides in the heat at an event that lasted a few hours. The goody bag promised consisted of a cheap plastic biro and a cheap plastic fridge magnet - tho some were leaving the event somehow with supersized goody bags - dont know what they did to get those but they went to ppl who didnt purchase..

As this event was free I gave them a second chance and paid to attend a speedfaking event at one of my local high street stores. Again this was promoted at a similar sell..goody bags, drinks, nibbles etc. It was a good job it was underattended due to the weather as the drinks consisted of only one bottle each of red wine and white wine which quickly ran out along with the lemonade, and a couple of cartons of fruit juice. Nibbles were aplenty and very tasty.However there were cupcakes there but not offered to anyone other than staff.They told us we would probably all get a chance to get fully made over in the 15 mins at every station however only one attendee per station got the treatment. Goody bags were given which consisted only of a small sample of their new moisturizer and when I tried to redeem my ticket price on the only item I wished to purchase that night they didnt have it in stock despire being one of the new skincare items they are currently promoting.

I have looked on their various webpages and they seem to make a big thing about their events and posting pics etc but only the ones where the beauty bloggers attend do they seem to give out anything in their goodybags worth having. I wondered if the stinginess was a London thing and if anyone here has any experience of Benefit events to share.

Reverbe

88 views and nobody seems to have been to one?? They seem to hold a lot of them so I'm quite surprised.

Reverbe

bumping this thread

melancholly

no idea - but maybe you'd get more replies on the health and beauty board?

been to a couple of events at selfridges (although not in the last 3 years), which included benefit. paid to attend but that was redeemable against any purchase. lots of treatments and drinks. great goody bags...... only good things to say.

Reverbe

ah thanks melancholly. didnt know there was a health and beauty board probably as its hidden away in the marriage and family area?? will post this there