The Cosmetics Company StoreOutlet prices, discounts and what to buy

The Cosmetics Company Store is the official outlet of Estée Lauder Companies. It sells the group's brands: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Origins, Smashbox, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, The Ordinary, Darphin, Aveda, and Bumble and bumble hair care, Lab Series men's grooming, and for fragrance, Jo Malone London, Tom Ford, Kilian Paris, Frederic Malle, Aerin and Aramis men's scents. The mix of brands depends on the specific store and shipment. Don't look for Le Labo here. Kiehl's isn't here either - it's an L'Oréal brand, so look for it at the Luxury Beauty Store.

The discounts here are steady - 70-80% off the regular price. But keep in mind that this is cosmetics that are nearing their expiration date. In America it's almost never printed: in rare cases it's stated, but mostly never. So a cheap jar of La Mer here is normal, you just need to check it before buying.

In my opinion, MAC is best bought right here: regular MAC stores and department stores almost never have discounts, while here it's one of the most common brands on the shelves.

Photo: The Cosmetics Company Store at the outlet.

The Cosmetics Company Store is one of the most frequent stores in our shopping trips: more than twenty trips to different outlets. The most common brands on the shelves were Clinique, Estée Lauder, MAC, Bobbi Brown and Tom Ford. Prices range from $2.50 to $315, but most items cost $6-30.

The biggest discounts on a shopping trip were usually 60-75% off the regular price, and sometimes reached 80-84%. The best sellers were Tom Ford Lip Blush, a small-size Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum for $5 instead of $20, Double Wear foundation for $11 instead of $44, and Clinique Lash Power mascara for $6.75 instead of $27.

Photo: Tom Ford Lip Blush lip balm for $14 instead of $35 - from our shopping trips