Outside a benefit stand alone store a lady gave me their booklet which had a free makeup session in it. So when I next went into the department store makeup level and saw a benefit stand I booked a session. very nice natural look and the lady showed me how to do highlighting and everything properly. very nice brand and store people.

My first high end makeup purchase was Benifit. Their cute packaging is what got my attention. I purchased dr. feelgood and a pineapple scrub(not sure if it's still around). I was disappointed with dr feelgood but I really liked the scrub, Idk why I stopped using it. Now I only use their boxed blushes.

my first benefit product was dr. feelgood and I had really high expectations but wasn't happy with it's performance. I later bought high beam, lipsticks and can't complain. till today I love their bo-ing and erase-paste concealer

The first Benefit product I ever tried was the Bella Bamba boxed blush. I love that blush so much! It's perfectly pigmented and shows up wonderfully on my medium-dark complexion (:

I got the Bella Bamba from Benefit about 1-2 years ago. I haven't found anything I liked after that. I was really excited about Hervana but didn't get the effect I wanted so it was returned. :(

Benefit has been sold in Mexico for a short time, less than two years I think, so their products seemed something I could only dream about...and I really wanted to try the Creaseless Cream Eyeshadows after reading Christine's review! When Benefit was finally here, I was really excited in my first visit to the counter and the lady there was so nice. I finally got one cream eyeshadow in sambady loves me, a powder eyeshadow in buckle bunny and a realness of concealness mini kit. I still wear these products and I have gone back for more, including sugarbomb blush, make nice lipstick and two more cream eyeshadows in birthday suit ad get figgy. I really love my Benefit products and they are not only high quality products, but a lot of fun! I definitely see more Benefit in my future! I liked this post a lot, Christine, great idea!

My very first Benefit product was Highbeam highlighter! I remember the lady at the counter put it on my NW15 cheekbones and later in another part of the department store, a woman in line told me I had the most beautiful skin! I rushed back to Benefit and bought Highbeam lol It's still one of my favorite products even though that lady's comment probably had more to do with the fact that I was 14 years old (with beautiful 14-year-old skin) and less to do with Highbeam haha :)

I've never tried any Benefit products. They just don't seem like they are made for women of color and they are just too pricey for a hit or miss cosmetic company. (I'm as likely to read a bad review as a good review for their products.) I think for the price I'd rather buy other department store brands that have mostly good reviews, like MAC.

My first Benefit product was the $9 mini sized BadGal mascara in Sephora and I love it. I've been tempted to try more from Benefit but swatching everything in the store I just don't like anything else they offer all that much.

I didn't like anything from my first purchase of Benefit products: Gal Pal (does nothing), cream eyeshadow in Skinny jeans(pretty but wore it once, I'm more into powders), Bad Gal eyeliner (the pen is too thick and it smudges...like raccoon eyes), Dr Feel Good (hardly does anything). Thank god I gave it another chance because of its cute packaging and names and blogs... Now I have Coralista and Hervana blushes in my regular makeup bag and never go without their eye shadow in Nice Melons for eyebrow highlighter. Looking forward to get more stuff !

My first experience with Benefit was with two product: Erase Paste and Benetint. My family bought this product in Paris during a trip, 'cause at that tome in Italy it was available only in Milan (I live in Florence, now is available at Sephora here too!) I really loved the concealer, but I didn't like Benetint at all!!! I used it two or three time but I really can't find notinhg special... I was so disappointed! I still have the concealer empty (crazy I know!) but I throw out Benetint nearly full 'cuase I broke the top (don't know how!!) Here in Italy Benefit products are little bit pricy, so I'm not a huge fan of Benefit but I like the packaging, the funny products names and descriptions.

I haven't tried anything from benefit but I'd love to try the watts' up highlighter, it's kind of expensive though....

The first Benefit purchase I made was actually around half a year ago... it was the You Rebel tinted moisturizer. Loved it so much. Nowadays most of my high end purchases (if you count it as high end that is) are from Benefit. I have RSVP, Erase Paste, Porefessional etc. Almost all have become my current HGs, really!

My first Benefit product was Georgia and I hated it! I was new to makeup and had no idea how to use it, so I was super frustrated. I do still have it, and I'm happy I gave Benefit another try when I got more experienced - it's now one of my favorite brands!

I just started getting into makeup 2-3 yrs ago so my first ever product from Benefit was their lip gloss. It was a sheer light pink color. I loved the smell of it! After that I bought their prowl mascara top coat and gloss and the Boi-ing concealer (which I just hit pan on today!) I don't have many benefit items because their prices are more double the US price here! Outrageous! >:( But I do like the brand and their whimsical packaging.

Benetint! and I realized benefit brand is the kind of makeup with a "no makeup look" or "almost natural look" and I really like the brand since then.

The first and only Benefit product I've bought is the Pink to Please a Woman - Gold to Get the Guy Palette. Actually, only a few stores in my area sell Benefit, besides, it's horribly expensive in Germany, where I live. The palette was 50% off and I bought it about two years ago. I really didn't know what colors suited me back then, I bought the product because I wanted to try some stuff by Benefit. The lipglosses turned bad so I removed them from the palette. The eyeshadows are too warm for my complexion, but I cannot throw them away. The packaging's way too cute. Because Benetit's so expensive over here, I rather buy MAC.

Oh I love this post! I absolutely ADORE Benefit products! For the most part (what I've tried anyway) they have great quality, and the packaging is to die for *__* My first Benefit product was a Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in the shade Birthday Suit (shimmery bronze taupe) and I fell in love. I'd only tried drugstore cream shadows before then and they had all creased. I still use it every day because it doesn't crease! The next day I went back and bough a Velvet Eyeshadow in the shade Bikini Line (beautiful true champagne) and I use it on an almost daily basis too. So those were my first Benefit purchases! I completely fell in love with the brand, and always love shopping there. As soon as I turn 16 and am old enough to work in retail, i'll work at a makeup counter and you bet I'll try and work for Benefit! I've asked there before and they said that you had to be 16 to do it, but that they'd love to have me because they thought my makeup looked good (for me to do the free makeovers) and if I had the personality for the job, they'd gladly give me a job opportunity as soon as I was old enough. It was so flattering, and I cannot wait :) So yes, to round up, I LOVE benefit :)

My first ever Benefit product was Erase Paste. Since then I've bought numerous boxed powders and have a slight obsession with their creaseless cream shadows!I think you do have to pick your products though, some are a bit gimmicky.

my first benefit purchase was actually last week :D we dont have many makeup counters in nigeria so had to wait till i was out of the country to make any purchases. i bought cha cha tint and watt's up! i looovvee cha cha tint. esp for it's stayin power. i cant really get watt's up to show up on me but it hasnt put me off the brand yet. doubt i'd be running to their counters anytime soon though

Boi-ing about six months ago! Since then I've bought their skincare mini's, Stay Don't Stray, Benetint Lip Balm, Get Even, Hervana, Georgia, Thrrob, and Refined Finish facial polish. I love benefit!

I think my first benefit product was a Bad gal mascara sample. I hated it but it did'nt turn me off the brand.

I first got into them via their Brow Bar - I absolutely love the job they do and how they go to the extra effort to camouflage the fact that you just got your brows done. They're a little more expensive, but totally worth the cost. As an offshoot of that, the first product of theirs I bought was a Brow Zing in Medium (it's ruined me for eyebrow pencils forever). I'm pretty happy with their BADgal mascara and coralista is a pretty blush when I'm feeling something non-pink (though I'm not a fan of the scent), though admittedly I only have a "sample" size pan of it (which is still rather big!) Outside the zings, I don't know it'll ever be a go-to brand for me (I'm not a fan of their glosses nor how their powders are scented) but I'd definitely miss 'em if they went away!

I've actually never tried Benefit! The products just never stood out to me.

For me, a lot of Benefit's stuff is really cute packaging but mediocre product. Back when I first got into makeup, I used to want the Kitten powders, but could never afford em- too bad they don't make them anymore. About six months ago I tried my first benefit product- Hoola bronzer for contouring. The price made me wince, but it's the onlyy thing that contours my super pale skin without looking dirty or orange. I also love their It's Potent eye cream.

My first Benefit was Just in case mini makeup set which had some kind of gorgeous foundation, and mini sizes of benetint, california kissing blue lipgloss and Eyecon cream. I still have the set which I keep at my work desk. But I have to admit I don't really use it that often. Since this first kit I have bought benetint in pink (didn't really like it), porefessional primer (excellent product) and Watts up highlighter which I really love and use daily. So Benefit is a bit hit or miss for me. And I do think it is overpriced.

Girl's Night In! kit. It came with a bag, two magnets, two cream eyeshadows, and one lipstick. Birthday Suit and Skinny Jeans cream shadows and Lady's Choice lipstick. I still have and use them. Birthday Suit and Lady's Choice are my favorites in the entire kit and I will repurchase them when they run out (which they will).

My first Benefit product was a really pretty pink gloss that came in the cutest seashell shaped compact. There was even a little grey pearl inside! :) I loved it, but I haven't purchased any other Benefit products.

Tried Benetint first. Then my fav Posietint. Highbeam and erase paste and powderflage to round things out

The first time Benefit opened near me, I did a huge haul: You Rebel Lite, Posietint, Benetint, High Beam, Hoola and I love 'em all!

My first Benefit product was Coralista blush. I was not impressed and gave it to someone else. All the other Benefit products are have are samples, and again they do nothing for me.

first time was in a friends washrm.. there was eye bright, dallas, and something else im sure but those are what i can recall.. i bought eye bright right away even though i think its just meh these days =] and i picked up dallas shortly after!

Nice post..I first noticed Benefit when its Sugarbomb blush won a Readers award on Temptalia..that was the first time i ever saw a multi coloured blush..i went to try it out but it was too light for me so i got Coralista which i still love. I tried their cream shadows in skinny jeans and Birthday Suit but it didnt stay at all..i think those shadows are still lying around unused,but their lipsticks are nice..La La land is my favourite everyday nude pink..Im looking forward to trying some of their highlighters like Moon beam and Watts up.

Benetint, for sure-- it's easily my deserted island make up item! After purchasing it, I bought lemon aid which unfortunately didn't suit my skin tone, but I recently bought moon beam and adore it! <3 I kinda wanna buy sunbeam too... must resist!

Benefit was the first non-drugstore makeup brand that I used. I remember making a list for my 13th Birthday and all the products requested were Benefit. The thing that attracted me to the brand was the affordable prices, cute packaging and welcoming sales people. Rosetint was my first product. I wasn't technically allowed to wear makeup but, Rosetint still made me look natural. I loved mixing it with vaseline for diy lipbalm. Hoola is still my go-to bronzer, I've used it for 10 years now. I learned how to contour from the MUA. Their cream eyeshadows are so easy to use and blend for easy to do smokey eyes in so many colors. I LOVED the Showoffs! I've mourned their departure -they're SO versatile. I keep hoping that they'll bring 'em out again for the holidays like how Sephora did a few years ago. I only have Lola left, it's a great iridescent magenta. Looks great on the lid and layered over creamy lipstick. Now, I only buy Benefit for the amazing value of their giftsets at Sephora.

love high beam <3

Hoola! Adore this brand, their packaging is always so pretty and the product inside has never failed to impress me.

I think my first Benefit purchase was Benetint and I loved it! I think I might have purchased a 10 boxed powder at the same time, too. I didn't really know how to use it at that point. I haven't really had a lot of things I've loved from Benefit; maybe I need it pick up a new Benetint.

I think the first benefit product I owned was the "finding mr bright" face kit. It came with posie tint which i love, erase paste which i hate and I think high beam which is ok but I find it really silver for a face highlighter. Posie tint and cha cha tint are awsome! I love them on lips and cheeks n the summer because they dont melt away! I also tried the skincare line but found it too rich and the smell turned me off. I also recently recieved a sample of sunbeam and am loving it! Sometimes the packaging feels really juvenile and tacky (I'm looking at you, Watt's up) but they are like most brands, some great products and some not so great.

I just recently bought my first Benefit product ever! I have always lusted their products at the mall, but never had I bought anything. Finally, I convinced myself to shell out $30,for the Watts Up highlighter (that's a lot for me considering I never have much money in the first place...) And I love it! I especially love how pretty it looks sitting on my bathroom counter. :3

Lancome, MAC, and Benefit were my first higher-end brands. The first products I tried from Benefit were the boxed powders in Dandelion and Georgia along with BADgal Mascara. The powders kind of put me off from the brand because they were packaged cute and smelled good, but I never could get either to show up as really anything. I'm pretty light without sun exposure (NC15-NC20), but those things just didn't work for me at all, so I was kind of thinking it was just a gimmicky brand. BADgal wasn't terrible, but didn't do anything special for me, either. I tried Erase Paste, and it was too thick and cakey for me. I own the new highlighter, and don't really like that much. The only product I do like is the new boxed blush, Hervana. Overall, Benefit's one of those brands I really don't consider. It hasn't really satisfied me much, yet. I think things look cute and nice, but they end up sucking for me.

The first thing I ever bought from Benefit was the 'realness of concealness' set. Although I don't really use it anymore as most of the products in it have dried up, I now have a mini love with their giftsets. I find them a great value way to try loads of different things, and it's not like I use up that many full-sized products anyway.

Benefit is the brand I really want to love but never do. The first product I got from them was The Gloss, but I didn't like the formula, after that it was ooh la lift, which I hated, then I tried Hello, Flawless which is never quite the right shade. Whenever, I go to their brow bar (which I do love), I always get suckered in to buying something I know I'll regret later.

For me it was Benetint. Benefit was one of the first brands that I got into when I first started experimenting with makeup (not really sure what I was doind at that point). I like the brand and I think their packaging is cute for the most part. I find that 4 out of 5 times the products work for me so I'm still a big fan of the brand and always keep an eye out for new products/kits.

I just buy the mascara bad gal a few weeks ago and i in love!!!! She is one of my favorites mascaras..

Benefit was my first high end makeup purchase. The vintage, yet fun vibe of the brand really appealed to me. I think my first purchases were the lipsticks and the cream liner/shadow in No Competition and Stiletto, respectively. As I ventured out to other brands, I almost feel like Benefit went out of favour with me. I think because they maxed out on products I lusted after or wanted to buy more of. That's not to say that I still don't love the brand and the products I have of theirs. But it was like a rediscovery for me of how awesome their stuff is.

My first Benefit purchase was a silky finish lipstick in Good to Go. i fell in love and currently own 7 others. Then, i bought my first boxed powder Dandelion and the followed Coralista,Hoola, Dallas, Thrrrob and Bella Bamba. And, finally creaseless cream shadows-i own 3 and love them. And, one velvet powder eyeshadow that is beautiful. And, i own several of the perfumes; however, i have tried some of their products that i dislike- Erase paste being the worst. Just like any brand they have some winners and some losers.

My first Benefit product was the creaseless cream liner in Towne Car. The creaseless creams and powders are my favorites and I think their lipsticks are underrated. I've always been really irritated by how their S.A.s are forced to act and used to avoid the counter at Macys....until I ended up working there and fell in love with the products. I don't work for Benefit any more but probably half my products are still Benefit.

My first Benefit products were MoonBeam, which is still a favorite highlighter and Oh La Lift. I didn't get anything special out of the Oh La Lift. I moved on to Gilded Pencil and the pinky-white pencil for reducing the appearance of dark circles (the name escapes me now). Then I was introduced to Sugarbomb and Creaseless Cream Shadows by Temptalia, which are two of my holy grail products! I still want to try Posietint and Bella Bamba. Overall, its a good brand with adorable packaging.

My first benefit encounter was in nyc on holiday in macy's :P I bought 'that gal' brightening face primer. The person at the counter really made me get interested in it. It smelt really good and I found how the product came out, really cool and I could see the logic behind the primer being pink. After that I've been really pulled in by their other items, especially blushers and more recently, highlughters. I had received the eye shadow palettes as presents (such as the smokey eye one) but I wasn't keen since I have much more adequate eye shadows already. I don't own that much benefit though but I always get excited when they bring out a new product. However I was really excited for hervana and the woman at the counter tried it on me, I was slightly shocked how pink my cheeks looked..and I found it very awkward complementing it when hervana made me look like I'd ran for miles and what made it worse was that the woman was blabbing on how awesome it was. I had to just make up an excuse and say I'd come back and buy it later, haha. However I do agree it's a great product but just not for my skin! :)