We’ve got a serious public service announcement: professional makeup application is available at Benefit boutiques! We recently remembered this glorious fact & got super excited about it—especially as the holidays are approaching.
Having our makeup done is the ultimate treat for special occasions, important parties (hello, crush!) & when we need a little beauty refresh. And we always learn SO MUCH from the super-talented Benefit beauty artists. Curious about getting glam by a professional? Read on about our recent experience at the Fillmore boutique in San Francisco.
Good news! You can now book appointments ONLINE for a range of services, like waxing, spray-tanning & makeup application. We made one for the following day, then breezed right in to meet our beauty artist Amanda. We learned that we wouldn’t just pay for the makeup application service—instead, we could buy three full-size products and then have our makeup done for free! You can either replace some staple items (we chose they’re real! liner, hoola, and majorette—in case you were wondering) or wait until after your makeup consultation to pick up faves used on your look.
Because Amanda is, clearly, a mystical sorceress of makeup, we decided to let her work her magic on us without specific direction. But feel free let your beauty artist know about your upcoming special occasion, or a look you’re after (a sexy, smokey eye, perhaps). On us, she used hoola and watt’s up! to lift and contour our face, rockateur to make us glow and the perfect, subtle they’re real! liner wings to make our eyes pop. She topped it off with a few coats of they’re real! mascara and OMG! The makeup was sooo major—we still looked like us, just like a better, glow-y, super-fine version of us.
If you’re looking to pair your makeup application with other Benefit services—because getting waxed and airbrush tanned are both necessities for a party-ready regimen—try to plan ahead. It’s totally fine to get tanned immediately before a makeup appointment, but we suggest making any wax appointments the day before. Amanda told us that appointments aren’t necessary, but she did warn us that during the busy seasons (like holiday!), it’s best to call ahead or book an online appointment to ensure you’re accommodated.
To be fair, we’re totes obsessed with all things Benefit, but everything about this experience was beyond. Will you be heading to Benefit soon to get a professional makeupper?
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