Is Benefit Cosmetics a good company to work for?

Benefit Cosmetics has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,623 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at Benefit Cosmetics to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Benefit Cosmetics have been left by employees working as Retail Account Manager , Benefit Arch Expert and Arch Expert .

Does Benefit Cosmetics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Benefit Cosmetics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Benefit Cosmetics. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Benefit Cosmetics?

50% of Benefit Cosmetics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Benefit Cosmetics 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Benefit Cosmetics?

Beauty Advisor (205) , Account Manager (90) , Aesthetician (47) , Benefit Brow Expert (45) , Esthetician (33) , brow expert (33) , Benefit Arch Expert (30) , Beauty Consultant (25) , Sales Associate (25) , Brow and Beauty Advisor (20) , Licensed Esthetician (20) , Manager (20) , Beauty Artist (19) , Counter Manager (19) , Sales Assistant (14)

What are the pros of working at Benefit Cosmetics according to real employee reviews?

"Great Benefits ;)" ((in 65 reviews)); "Paid training and free products!!" ((in 64 reviews)); "You received okay discount and good training" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great People and an awesome brand!" ((in 52 reviews)); "Good Commission and lots of gratis" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Benefit Cosmetics according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management from boots and benefit but oh well" ((in 118 reviews)); "There wasn't any room for growth and the pay was low for the amount of work you do for the company." ((in 67 reviews)); "constant nagging by managers and other staff that have been their longer to 'GO FIND A CUSTOMER' when there is no one in store and you have tried your very best." ((in 49 reviews)); "There is no “work life balance” even though they constantly tell you that they care." ((in 39 reviews)); "long hours and stressful." ((in 27 reviews))

What are employees saying about Benefit Cosmetics layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Benefit Cosmetics layoffs and their outlook for job security at Benefit Cosmetics in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Benefit Cosmetics locations?

San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Boston , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Diego , Houston , Santa Monica , Charlotte , San Antonio , Sacramento , San Jose , Westport , Las Vegas , Raleigh , Brea , Costa Mesa , Orange , Torrance , Miami , Naperville , Rye , Milwaukee , Livonia , Frisco , Merrillville , Fresno , Anaheim , Huntington Beach

Benefit Cosmetics reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,379 total reviews)

Christie Fleischer

61% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Benefit Cosmetics has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,379 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Benefit Cosmetics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 12, 2016

LSA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Tips, decent rate of pay per hour. I love that the company believes in the empowerment of women and try to accommodate personal life by allowing time off with notice. Immediately you begin accruing sick time and LSA's receive a one week paid vacation each year. On your Birthday you receive a birthday gift from the company in the mail. Twice a year you receive gratis which is a major plus!!! Each time a new product launches you receive gratis as well!! They provide lots of training so you feel confident by the time you are on the floor. Ever changing lots of opportunities for growth.

Cons

If you like fast paced this is great, but if you don't this may be a major con. Retail environment can be a bit stressful. The paperwork is very meticulous. You cant make every client happy no matter how hard you try. Lots of ups and downs from day to day. It can be an emotional roller coaster .

3.0

Mar 7, 2016

Fun at first

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good commission, it's all individual so you don't need to make target to get commission. It's a fun brand and you get lots of free makeup.

Cons

It's quite a pressurised environment which is why I left. The company is often on your case to improve performance but often not in a positive supporting way

1.0

Mar 5, 2016

There's no benefit working for Benefit.

Beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

2% sales commision - which was great on the busy Christmas period. It was a full time job, and also my first job in cosmetics. I made such great friends with a few of the girls on counter - which I continue to speak to today.

Cons

Its a known fact it is the hardest cosmetics company to work for. 'Traffic Stopping' was their rules, break them and you wont last long. You have to go out like them people that work for charity and basically BEG people to buy something. I had a woman say to me 'wow you must hate your job' - and that I did and that I was so greatful for her to sit down and have a chat to me. They're managers have a reputation of not putting your own personal feelings/problems into account. Lies upon LIES were told on a daily basis to customers. 8 step bible, every customer MUST sit down, if they dont your manager will sure as HELL breathe down your neck for that following week, possibly month. If you want to chat and do some tester cleaning, this is not the job for you. On that note, the testers were never clean. Brushes were never cleaned properly, ie with soapy water. They were always cleaned and chucked into the jars with theyre horrible greasy, chemical based brush cleaner - to which I had a customer take a reaction to. Every customer must by 2 products - if they dont thats YOUR fault, thats YOUR problem.

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