Benefit Brow Bar At Bloomingdales

I really love any and all benefit beauty bars! But this one no longer exists! I called to make an appointment and I got the Dior counter. The woman who answered the phone said that they didn’t have Benefit Cosmetics anymore! I haven’t stopped by to verify, but I guess I’ll be hopping over to the O’Farrell location now.

FYI — this brow bar no longer exists? as of 1÷18÷2015…
I called this Bloomingdales location to book a brow appt, but the Bloomingdales rep (after a maze of «press 1 for X, 2 for Y») told me they don’t have a Benefit brow bar anymore. He said the nearest brow bar was the one at Macy’s Union Square. (Note — they might still have a makeup counter.)

After an awful experience with waxing a few years ago I just gave up on having anyone touch my eyebrows at all. Furry caterpillars = not cute.
A year and a half ago I was dragged by a friend kicking and screaming to the Benefit Brow Bar at Bloomingdales. I had a horrible experience at the Brow Bar at Macys a few years ago so I was not enthused about going to a Brow Bar again.
I was helped by Portia. I let her know that I was panicking at the thought of having my brows waxed again. She was super nice, had a friendly and calm demeanor, and let me know what she was doing at every step. 15 min later and I looked like a normal human being with awesome eyebrows!
So far I have been helped by Maria, Portia, and Trevor. All have done a great job of doing my eyebrows as well as being fun people to chat with.
Props to the people here for restoring my faith in waxing and quality service!

This is a 5 star review for Trevor. Had my brows done here before by someone else and they came out way too thin! The right one was waaaay thinner than the left. Went back to Trevor after trying to grow them out and he did a great job, really listened to me and left the few hairs I’m trying to grow back to bring my eyebrows back to life! I’m going back only to see him from now on.

GLAM UP
(5 stars and a meteor shower)
Quality products, excellent service, happy clientele.
Have you smelt their make-​up? You should because it has a very lovely scent. No make up has ever smelt like that. The lightness of their make up gives a person this natural radiant look. It feels like you have nothing on. Something about the elegance of their products really makes a female who barely wears any make-​up want to wear make-​up and «glam up».
I was fortunate to meet, Mo, the Business Manager of Benefit at Bloomingdale — over a pair of eye lashes. He was so generous to help me apply them on (because I suck at it). He heard me out about being a female who wears minimal make up and looking for something very light. He introduced me to amazing products. We applied very little, dabble of make up, it was so natural and clean looking. SOLD! I will no longer be buying anything at Mac and have officially transformed to a Benefit girl. I truly know great customer service and Mo has exceeded the standards. He really taught me about the products I had any question about, gave me great tips, and was a great person to converse with. Give him a raise, it’s much deserved.
Will I be back? You don’t have to ask me twice.
JABA APPROVED. Until the next review…

Just had an impromptu make up lesson from Chelsea at the Benefit counter in Bloomingdales. She certainly knows how to do make up. She was so good at explaining the product and showing me how I can apply when I’m at home. There was no hard sell involved. She did my make up so well that I had a list of the products I wanted to take at the end. Whenever I have a special occasion I’ll be back! 5 stars!
I wrote the above review yesterday and stand by my five stars. For some reason Unilocal won’t let me write 2 separate reviews. The one star is for the brow service another girl did for me. I didn’t notice yesterday because Chelsea did my make up so well that when I got my brows waxed at the brow bar they are now 2 different lengths. The left one is noticeably shorter than the right. Thank god for make up to cover it up but I will definitely not be going back for my brows at this bar. 1 star for brows.

I came here to get my eyebrows done by Trevor and needless to say, he was able to give my eyebrows the arch and shape they needed! Who knew it was possible?
He waxed the little hairs and tweezed to give me a more polished look. He also taught me how to use the Benefit Brow Gel and Powder to fill in my eyebrows to give them a more polished look (my eyebrows are pretty thick but there are places that need ‘filling in’).
I would definitely come here again with full confidence that they can give you a shapely, natural eyebrow look. If you want thinner eyebrows, I’m sure it’s not a problem (in fact, I heard thin eyebrows are easier to shape).

Portia did a great job on my brows and what was sweet was how they thanked me for being very patient.
It started with me arriving at browbar just as Portia was on her break, so I was asked to come back in ten minutes. When I came back someone had beaten me there, but that was okay, I had time. When it was my turn, slightly after 1:30, a woman arrived claiming to be there for her 1:30 appointment. She was told that she would have to wait a few minutes as I had just sat down. I overheard her say that she had walked all the way over from her office during her break and had booked the appointment in advance. The answer the received was something she should have already known: you can only call up to one hour in advance as they accept walk-​ins. I immediately sensed that this woman was about to explode and quite likely very uppity with a stick up her arse, so I quickly offered to let her go first.
At the end of my brow wax I received a few really nice samples as a thank you for my patience. So nice! Especially because I was just doing what any other person with just a few minutes to spare and a healthy dose of understanding would have done.
Now, as for the reason I rate my experience with four stars and not five: the gratuity envelope. I’m not big on the whole tipping mentality in America anyway, but literally handing me an envelope demanding extra money, especially for something that already costs so much and takes so little time, that is just a big fat NO! Being the person I am, I put in a small tip anyway to keep up my good reputation that I had created there about five seconds earlier, but next time maybe thank me with a gratuity waiver and a simple «thank you». Don’t thank me with free stuff, «thank you» and an envelope demanding I give you even more money…

This review is long overdue. I used to go to the Brow Bar at Macy’s but their service started to seem rushed and quality just wasn’t there, so I was glad when Bloomies opened up their Brow Bar. Portia is awesome!
I admit I’ve strayed and tried the newly opened Benefit Boutique just doors from my office, but for some reason I wasn’t too thrilled or inclined to go back.

I got my brows done here by Maria and was BLOWN AWAY. Not only did my brows look AMAZING — but I didn’t break out! I had accepted the fact that a short-​lived break out was the cost of great eyebrows. Not any more. I’ve been back to Maria several times and am so happy that I can have amazing brows without the welts and bumps that used to come along with them.
Yay!

This was my first time getting an eyebrow wax. Portia was my esthetician, and she did a great job! I’m normally not a chatty Cathy, but I was. and when I told Portia it was my first time, she nodded her head, placed the wax, and pulled the strip! And I appreciate that because I wasn’t waiting in anticipation. Plus, they saw me prior to my appointment. And because Portia was quick and efficient, I was out of there in lik 20 minutes.
And I forgot the gentleman who filled in my brows. he was nice and easy to talk to!
My eyebrows look fierce now!

I love Benefit’s Brow Bar, and when I left Pac Heights for SOMA, I was concerned about how I was going to keep my brows in check.
While perusing Bloomingdales, I came across the Benefit counter and found my new mainstay. I come here probably every 2 to 3 weeks and see Portia. We’re on a first name basis, we catch up on how things are going, and I love all the girls there. The Benefit Bar in Pac Heights gets super busy during the weekend, and without an appointment, you could end up waiting. Here, I schedule my appointments with Portia ahead of time, and almost never have to wait.
I love Portia, and I love Benefit. This is definitely a great place that’s tucked away from all the craziness of Union Square and the popularity of Pac Heights.

I am a big fan of Benefit Cosmetics and have been to the Bloomingdale’s Location several times. They actually have two counters here, which means more cosmetic techs and more friendly service.
I usually come through and buy what I need, but they were out of my powder «Hello Flawless» since they are re-​packaging it and pulled it off the shelves. Woah, buddies. I’m surprised there wasn’t mutany. I purchased the other powder finish, I don’t wear much so it was fine for me.
Before I left, I made sure to spray myself with perfume (aromatherapy I say) and make an appointment for two during the cosmetic week coming up in a few weeks. Free makeup tips, tricks, gifts and special discounts. I’m there.

When I’m feeling a little down I just head right on over to Benefit and a little brow tweeze not only uplifts my face, but my mood.
I really love all of the staff that work here. They’re always personable, helpful, and will go out of their way to make your brows look sensational. I’ve also had my makeup touched up a number of times here and have left with some truly great art on my face.
My new obsession here is their eyelashes. Since Shu Uemura is no longer around — I’ve now turned to Benefit for some instant pump me up lashes.
Trust.