Is Benefit Cosmetics a good company to work for?

Benefit Cosmetics has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,622 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 (44) , 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?

"Paid training and free products!!" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great Benefits ;)" ((in 59 reviews)); "You received okay discount and good training" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great People and an awesome brand!" ((in 44 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 113 reviews)); "There wasn't any room for growth and the pay was low for the amount of work you do for the company." ((in 69 reviews)); "Area Managers who are fake and not genuine" ((in 53 reviews)); "There is no “work life balance” even though they constantly tell you that they care." ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and stressful." ((in 30 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

(1,378 total reviews)

Christie Fleischer

61% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,378 reviews)

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Benefit Cosmetics has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Nov 7, 2016

never more

Counter manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good well known company discount on products

Cons

- unprofessional manager. - unpaid a two-hour test sales of their products in their shop (yes, you earn them 200 pounds and go home) - very weird job interview (questions for example: how is it possible that you have not been working last 2 weeks? In London? How can you survive? - I came for the job interview (position Counter Manager), but it was obvious (from the beginning) that they were going to offer me a shop assistant position.

4.0

Nov 6, 2016

Enjoyable Experience.

Beauty advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management, decent salary.

Cons

too much pressure on staff to hit targets.

3.0

Nov 2, 2016