Where can I purchase Ben Nye products?

HOO-to-the-RAY you made it to my blog and for that *hugs*!

After weeks of research and tested patience, I have decided to jump on the Ben Nye train *choo choo*.  While I wanted to do one blog on Ben Nye swatches as well as where to get Ben Nye products, I am realizing that my post would be too long so I'm breaking up my posts. 

My order is expected to arrive Friday August 13,2010 *spooky* so trust that I will be posting a swatch and initial observation review by Sunday.

This blog is going to address the following topics/questions:
Where can I learn more about Ben Nye products?
Where can I purchase Ben Nye products?
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Where can I learn more about Ben Nye products?
I recommend visiting their website Bennye.com.
To obtain a copy of their catalogue I called 310-839-1984 *note: it took me a few tries to get through to order it* You can also view their catalogue here.


If you happen to live in the LA area you are in so much luck! When you order a free copy of their catalogue, you get a list of stores that sell Ben Nye products in the LA Area.


Where can I purchase Ben Nye products?


Bubba Sikes - Seems to be one of the cheaper and more popular Ben Nye online sellers. If you shop here, look at their discount page for their Lumiere palettes ($54.o0). 
Fun Shop   - I ordered my products from here. They are not as cheap as Bubba Sikes, however, they seem to have a larger selection and I wanted to make one purchase.
Philadelphia Theatrical Supply– Out of all the websites I have viewed, this is by far the cheapest, however,  no one has referred to shopping there online except for a blog where Becky talks about ordering from them.  I also couldn't really find reviews on their website so I am still a tad apprehensive in ordering from them. If they had Paypal, I would definitely order as my money would be protected.
Stage and Theater Makeup - Some people referenced this website but for some reason..it doesn't catch my eye
Theatrical Makeup - Some people referenced this website but for some reason..it doesn't catch my eye either.
Amazon - Amazon came up a lot when I was searching for Ben Nye products.

If you are looking for stores in your area that sell Ben Nye start with basic searches on Google.
Google: Theatrical makeup / Stage makeup / Costume Stores



If you live in the Bay Area, here are some locations I who have confirmed they sell Ben Nye products.Please note that of these three websites, Retro Fit and Costumes on Haight do not consistently sell Ben Nye so call to check with them before hand. Encore (located in Pleasanton and Walnut Creek) has a pretty good selection of individual Ben Nye eye shadows (no palettes at this time). All three stores state that their individual eye shadows cost around 9-10 bucks. Side commentary: It drives me bonkers that they didn't seem to have set prices on their eye shadows..so one day $9 and another $10? 

Retro Fit Vintage 
910 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 550-1530
Costumes On Haight
735 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117(415) 621-1356
Encore 
845 Ygnacio Valley Rd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598(925) 932-1001
(They have a lot of the individual eyeshadows) . The shadows on their website costs $8.00 (as opposed to $9-10 in stores)

Also, check out Encore's coupon website. Right now you can get 5 bucks off a purchase of $40 bucks or more until August 31, 2010.


I hope this bit of information helps those of you who are researching where to purchase Ben Nye products!!Please do not hesitate to comment!