Benefit Cosmetics

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ckplayer73 · 16/09/2017 09:53

Hi all, i recently purchased a Benefit Cosmetics bag from ebay and when it arrived i think it may be a fake. From the research i have done i think it was sold in 2010/2011, I have contacted the seller and they say they bought it in boots but i can not find out when boots started selling Benefit Cosmetics. Can anyone help me with this information.

Regards CNK

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 16/09/2017 09:55

Boots have been selling Benefit for pretty much forever, I think.

LaBrujaPiruja · 16/09/2017 20:53

I bought Benetint in Boots around 2006, but I think they stocked Benefit even prior to this year.
I remember because i was abroad, a wedding, stained the dress i had planned to wear and had to buy a new one....

joangray38 · 17/09/2017 02:37

I think they started selling in boots in mid 2000 - I used to go to the one in boots market street Manchester when I was a student and remember it opening .

Hairq · 17/09/2017 05:04

I definitely remember buying some Benefit makeup in boots in 2005 and it was there before that, if that helps.

Chestnut24 · 17/09/2017 05:48

I did my first ever online order in 2003 and it was a benefit item from Boots. What I would say is I remember building up my Benefit collection around 2006 -7 and deciding against the make up bag as it was around £20 but the quality was awful and it looked so cheap.

squoosh · 17/09/2017 05:56

What makes you think the bag is a fake? To be honest, to me Benefit is of L'Oreal, Rimmel level but sold at a higher price. I'd expect a Benefit makeup bag to be a bit placticky and cheap.

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ckplayer73 · 17/09/2017 06:59

Hi all , thanks for your response. I think it is a fake because all the bags i have seen instore and doing an image search have the words "By benefit" on them but this one does not.

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Reppin · 17/09/2017 07:04

Benefit make up bags are generally given free as part of a promotion. They can be cute but they are not high end, or particularly well made. Would it even be worth copying?

StarkintheSouth · 17/09/2017 07:18

I bought a makeup bag from Benefit at Boots in 2004. I remember as it was just before I moved abroad. It's still in good nick and I use it now!

Oncewaswho · 17/09/2017 09:14

They are in Boots in towns where there is no department store concession or individual shop. Have been for as long as I can remember, at least 15 years.

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