I work in Midtown Manhattan, so I was pretty excited the other day to find (whilst surfing the web) a store called Cosmetics Market which is located on 37th Street, between Madison and Fifth, apparently selling great “cut price” cosmetics.

I decided to visit the store at the weekend and see what it was all about. I have to say I was disappointed. Firstly, its not laid out very well – with everything just arranged on bland white shelving. Second, although the different products and brands are clearly identified, a lot of the products themselves look like old, tatty versions of discontinued ranges.

The store has some very good ranges, such as Stila, Estee Launder and Bobbi Brown and these are definitely the highlights, as i had to wade though a bunch of discontinued Cover Girl cosmetics.

In essence I think there are some bargains, as I saw a few Bobbi Brown eyeliners which looked worth buying, but it certaintly is not enough to lure me away from Sephora!