Originally Posted by Scarlette Geez.. what's up with all the Benefit bashing? Shame on you. I bet if you came into my store, you would have the time of your life and end up calling a U-Haul to take home all the stuff you loved. The prices are higher because Louis Vuitton took over the company a few years ago and it is now part of Christian Dior. A lot of our stuff is VERY much like Dior, but does cost less.
I finally am calling MAC quits. I am no longer impressed with the line only because the colors just aren't what they used to be. All of the new limited edition sets that are coming out are just boring to me. I am going for a Ben Nye haul online and picking up a few Milani shadows at the d/s. The brighter the better.. oh, and I am right now in love with Urban Decay shadows for the glitter and pigmentation. I saw the new Benefit shadows for Fall and they are a different texture, they are comparable to the Urban Decay shadows, but with less glitter, really nice quality, I was really impressed.
I have only found Clinique lip laquers to be the nicest glosses ever.. that's it from that line. I never saw results from the skincare at all. I will always love Chanel glossimers, but the price keeps me far, far away from that brand.
As far as skincare and foundation goes, I only use Benefit because my skin doesn't breakout from it and it's gentle. I've tried Studio fix and Bare Minerals and ended up seeing my dermatogist with cystic acne issues.
I don't like anything from NARS (everything melts on me) and I won't buy anything from a L'Oreal company (Lancome, Biotherm, etc) because they test on animals.
I hear you on the animal testing issues. That is a big one for me personally. As for the colors. I totally understand your point, in all fairness. the LE gimmick is getting on my nerves, i think that they are taking advantage of having sooooooooooooooooooooo many fans (fans? is that right?) but i buy what i like, and use what i buy, dont jump on the LE thing either... I have a few benefit things, that i put up for swap.. and no takers yet. I started with Benefit, and it just doesn't work well for me.. NARS melts on me too, kinda slips off, fades out..