Hello beauty lovers! Today I thought I'd share something with you that is a bit of an internet mystery. Question: Where in the world do you buy Ben Nye makeup from?!
Well, hopefully I'm not the only one who has experienced this amount of perplexity over this brand. Tracking down where you can purchase Ben Nye products had been something extremely confusing and frustrating for me because the internet offers little to no help in finding out(It feels like you just have to know where to get it and if you don't...tough cookies), and you don't want to end up purchasing fake knock-offs on some illegitimate website. So where can you buy it without being scammed? I'll be explaining fully with links included but, first off I want to explain why it is so hard to buy.
When you go to the Ben Nye website all you see are a few models posing and pictures of catalog covers(which they don't explain how to order). At the top of the page there are tabs that talk about new products and events but....there is no search bar, shopping cart, or checkout. So, you cannot order off of their website online. I saw a phone number but thought it would be ridiculous to have to order over the phone(What is this? The home shopping network?). Then, I thought to myself that maybe their website just has virtual catalogs to show you their products and you buy them elsewhere. So I went off in search of a website licensed to sell Ben Nye cosmetics.
This is when I stumbled upon a trustworthy site called Camera Ready Cosmetics(CRC). They offer pro artist discounts, have reasonable shipping rates(ship internationally), and sell many other professional grade brands(Kryolan, Mehron, Cinema Secrets, and Graftobian{just to name a few}). However they didn't carry the entire Ben Nye line and I found that their online pictures weren't very true to color.
So, finally, at my wits end(and after calling several costume stores to see if they carried it)I decided to call the number from the official Ben Nye website(310-839-1984)to ask someone if there is anywhere close to where I live that sells it. An electronic voice answered and gave me the option of ordering products or ordering a catalog(Why didn't I call to begin with?!). I pressed the number corresponding to the catalog and after a few more name, address, state, and town questions the voice let me know that my catalog would arrive in 5-7 days. I really hope that I'm not the only one out there that was utterly baffled at how to get a hold of this brand. I just thought, "This is the 21st century there's no way I'd have to order over the phone to buy directly from the brand. They must have a website where you can buy from them." Well, unfortunately I was wrong. They take more of an old-fashioned approach. But, you can still order online from CRC.
Maybe there is nothing wrong with their method and I have just been spoiled by easily ordering online from other brands. In any case, it was a nightmare to find out how to purchase anything from them. But, soon I will have a catalog with color accurate pictures and product prices and descriptions. I hope this little post of my ordeal helps some of you guys out if you're confused like I was. Forgive me if I griped a bit. I made sure to link you to all sites mentioned and the phone number is the one from the official Ben Nye website. Have a lovely day and happy shopping!
*This post is not sponsored*
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