Cosmetic Company Outlet

Where has this place been my whole life? It’s about a 35 – 45 minute drive from me without traffic but if I lived in the area, my money would be nonexistent. Most of the products in here are discontinued products so you have to be careful. Since it’s a small distribution warehouse type of store, you really don’t know where the products came from. It can be a return from Nordstrom, Macy’s, Sephora, etc. or it could just be really old and sometimes, though rare, some products do go bad. But that’s just a warning and I’m sure most of the products here are in great condition. They have brush sets and palettes for an unbelievable price.
I have been here with my BF and some friends a couple of times, and the employees do not really greet or talk to you. It doesn’t really bother me, but I know to some customers it can be an issue. I took 15 – 20 minutes in here swatching products and purchasing a bunch but not once did they make me feel like a thief. Overall, a pretty cool gem with awesome deals on cosmetics.

I am all for customer service and I understand they have an obligation to make sure people aren’t stealing but I work retail and that was the most uncomfortable situation I’ve ever been apart of. She followed me to every counter and just stood beside me with her hands behind her back staring and what I was looking at. Awful, I’d rather pay full price and have some privacy.

First off… Let me add something that i didn’t see right away in a Unilocal search the LOCATION! It’s next to the Micheal Kors store over by the Polo store. You’re welcome.
Ok now the review. I had been on a search for good brushes but didn’t want to spend a lot. I came here hoping to find just that. I walked away with the MAC Stroke of Midnight brush set (just googled it and it’s about 80) and I paid 37 after tax. Not bad! I browsed the makeup but it was limited to MAC, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox and I believe one other brand. They had a few perfumes and face product but since I sell Motives Cosmetics, I wasn’t too big on buying the make-​up just adding to my brush collection.
This is definitely a place I’ll go back to, small selection but decent prices. If you’re in the area, you should stop by but it may not be worth the trip if you’re not nearby.

No Mac Blot powder, or anything remotely like it. Very limited Mac options, didn’t have a lot of MSF Natural options.
No Clinique moisturizing gel
Huge 4^th of July sales at the outlets in general, but not at this store.
Limited selection /​not available for all things I was looking for.
Two thumbs down, not worth the drive

This is my favorite place ever! I come here every month (sometimes even more) just to see what I can pick up. I love, love the discounted make-​up and know it’s real, and the only reason why I would give the CCO here a four star because of the customer service, and how the girls approach you when you’re here.
I wish they would open a CCO in another area, because I really hate going down there… It’s like almost Mexico and people need to learn how to drive. But whatever, as long as I get good priced quality cosmetics, I guess I’ll do it… for now.
They watch you like a hawk like you’re gonna steal something, like really… chill the hell out and get off my back because I’ve never walked outta this store without purchasing something.
And they need training classes on how to apply their own make up. Lol.

This cosmetic company is great for MAC products. I found a couple colors that have been raved about on beauty blogs and YouTube. What I like to this CCO compared to all the others is that they label makeup on top of lids and on the side of the makeup so you can easily find color names. That definitely helps when you have a list of makeup you want to try out or look at instead of picking them up one by one.
All CCO’s are about 25% off retail price and carry makeup from past seasons. This is great when you are trying to find limited editions and discontinue products. They carry a range of prestige beauty products, from Bobbi Brown, MAC, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Origins, etc. Definitely a must-​go if your a beauty hoarder like myself =O)
The only thing I’m going to say about CCO’s is if your looking for the same type of expertise help your getting at the department stores your not going to get it! The workers here are there to help you ring up and fetch colors. They don’t know anything about the products.

Awful costumer service. Like they don’t want to sell anything. I go to this place often and spend alot of money $ 100+ everytime and they know me there. But still get shitty service all the time. They can’t speak english! I need to talk to the manager!

For the drive and the chaos to get to this place right on the Mexican border it really isn’t worth the effort to get discounted make-​up.
The ladies when I went inside were not very friendly and their make-​up made them look frightening. They didn’t understand english very well which bothers me. Big pet peeve.
I would rather go to a mall near me where it doesn’t take 25 minutes to get there, then another 25 minutes to park and walking through insane crowds. Yeah the make-​up wouldn’t be discounted but not having to deal with all that would be well worth the full priced make-​up.
The Outlet mall didn’t have a directory either. at least I couldn’t find one. So I almost hopped the border looking for this store.
**ON A SIDE NOTE: If you like make-​up and want tips or want to see new ideas you can go to my sisters youtube page. She is pretty good!

I like going here to look for discontinued MAC products or products that I can’t get with my MAC Pro discount with. It’s pretty close to my house and I love how the store is parked where there is rarely any traffic and lots of parking.
Also just to let you know (if you don’t know already), they only sell products that are from Estee Lauder (MAC, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, etc).
Pros: They offer around 25% off from retail price. If you’re looking for that lipstick from last season, CCO may carry it. They also sell brushes, but I don’t buy my brushes here since I’ll save more with my MAC Pro card at the actual MAC store.
Not only do they sell eyeshadows, lipsticks, etc., they also sell some makeup bags, makeup sets, perfume, cologne and other good stuff.
Good return policy. They don’t have a limit of how many days you can return something. But just keep your receipt. The thing is you only receive store credit, not cash back.
Cons: The only thing I really don’t like is how the staff follows you around. At times they greet you and ask if you need help, but most of the time they’re standing near you with their hands behind their back gawking to see if you’re gonna steal something. Granted, it’s understandable since their products are out in the open (unlike MAC, where you have to ask someone to get product for you). But geez louise, I feel so uncomfortable when a sales associate is right near me.
Some of their products are a little older than I would like (please remember that they sell overstocked or discontinued products, so most of the time the products may be up to a year old). Normally before I buy the product, I ask the sales associate if I can take a look at it first.
Other than my thoughts above, CCO is one of my favorite places to go if I want to look for something that is no longer available in MAC stores. A good place to go to save some money on makeup!

Sure you find some good stuff here once in awhile… but every single time I have been in there… the staff always makes you feel like you are stealing… they follow you and there is no music playing… it’s just creepy.

I typically go here for all my discontinued and limited edition MAC items, however the people who work here treat me like I am about to steal there makeup and Ive been going there for years. They also do not follow the CCO policy in quantity purchases. The rule is sopossed to be no more then 3 of the same SKU well this store goes by the type of item. It sucks!

This is the place to buy MAC brushes. I finally bit the bullet and decided that yes, better makeup application was worth the fortune a set of MAC brushes can cost. I noticed that on a makeup review site I use, everyone was raving about Cosmetic Company Outlets. I got my dad to drive me down to Las Americas and I couldn’t be happier. I bought a 180 brush for $ 29. I also got a special edition set with a 187, a 168, a 190, and a 194 for around $ 30. If I bought all those retail (the regular versions, though, not the special editions) it would cost about $ 124. If you go there for MAC brushes, don’t just look at what is in the cases. I walked in there with several pages printed out detailing all the MAC brushes I might want (I recommend you do this. Otherwise, it gets confusing) and I guess I looked serious enough because after about ten minutes looking at the cases and consulting my info, the lady who worked there whipped out a caddy she had hidden behind the counter with the real goods.
The Cosmetic Company also had amazing prices on Estee Lauder Idealist which works small miracles for me.
Their selection is smaller than I expected and like christie c. said, it’s much better if they’ve just received a new shipment.

I am so happy I found out about this place! Its a discount makeup store for every brand that is owned by Estee Lauder. To name a few, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Stila, Prescriptives and last but not least my FAVE … MAC!!! I mainly go in there for Mac. They get shipments once a month and when they do, its normally good stuff at good prices. They normally carry stuff from the regular line, discontinued items, special items from certain collections that are no longer avail at counters and just stuff that simply doesnt sell. Everything is atleast around 30% off and thats including the brushes and everyone that knows should know that MAC can be very pricey. This place is pretty much a HIT or miss depending if they recently had a new shipment! This place is definitely a place to hit up for makeup lovers like me.