Love At First Sample!!! 🥰

[heartsmyface]

I know you’ve tried a sample (or ten) of something and it was so magical it made you stop everything and buy a product cause it was love at first sample!  What was it and did the full sized version live up to your initial heart-melted impression? Or is it still on your shopping list to pick up at your earliest convenience?  

The first time I can recall this happening to me was when Sephora still carried Dermadoctor.  I had a sample of their KP Duty Body Scrub.  I used it just to push it through my stash and was absolutely blown away by how immediately soft and exfoliated my skin was!  Instant purchase!   It’s been six years and I have yet to find any body scrub that compares -and I’ve tried!

A more recent love-at-first-sample is the Dior Backstage Face and Body Primer!  It’s a slightly peach tinted,creamy gel consistency and is mega hydrating while blurring subtle imperfections on its own but making foundation apply so smoothly!!!  Plus it has a beautiful floral fragrance which may not be everyone’s cup of tea but it’s very pleasing to me. 🙂  

Dior BACKSTAGE Face & Body Primer 1.6 oz/ 50 mL 

 

 

[itsfi]

Yes to both @heartsmyface! SR has a new(ish) moisturizer from that line that feels really nice. I think I need to do a comparison with that and my beloved Laneige Radian-C cream. Okay, 

[ather]

@jessie416  Can’t go wrong with SR CEO!!

[Cissy63]

This wasn’t a true sample, but it was a Reward for 100 points amika Fadeblock Pre-Shampoo Color Seal 5 oz/ 150 mL .  I chose 1 reward each on 2 separate orders before I purchased a FS tube.  I thought it helped hold the color in my hair

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, I just got back into coloring / highlighting my hair and your feedback of this helping to "hold the color" in your hair sounds fabulous! 

P.S. This is absolutely a true sample! Samples come in all shapes and sizes - foils, deluxe, mini. 

[Cissy63]

Hi @itsfi . I found my roots did not show as soon as they did prior to using it 

[itsfi]

That's fantastic @Cissy63!  😍 I'm gonna sort through my hair samples to see if I have this one.

[heartsmyface]

@Cissy63  Do you apply a leave in conditioner first before ‘sealing’ the cuticle? 

[Cissy63]

Hi @heartsmyface !  No I don’t apply a leave in conditioner prior to using the product.   I use it on its own prior to shampoo use.   I saturate my hair with it, in particular the roots, and spread it out to the rest of my hair. I leave it on for 1-3 minutes.  Then jump in the shower and rinse it out.  The shampoo and conditioner as usual.

[ather]

@Cissy63  Ooooo I can remember loving this one from a foil too!!

[Cissy63]

Hi @ather !  I am glad you enjoyed it too.  I’m still using it!!

[CynthieLu]

@Cissy63 it totally counts as a sample. You liked it? Hair color is expensive, it's great if it made your color last longer 🥰💗

[Cissy63]

@CynthieLu  Yes. I believe my color stayed longer before fading.  But I have a lot of hair so I wish the tube was larger.

[heartsmyface]

@Cissy63  I think that counts as a sample!  And ouhhhh nice!!!  It’s such a challenge keeping color fresh so awesome product to know about!  
I rode the sample train with Sunday Riley Good Genes for months before caving and buying it😄.  I still have residual excitement when I see samples of it! 

[Cissy63]

Oh @heartsmyface I too broke down and bought that one.  It’s a great product! 

[heartsmyface]

Well, I used the sample of Gucci L’obscur mascara right up (stalling at the thought of spending $50 on a mascara and finally had to cave and get a full sized tube.  it’s super black and more thickening than lengthening.  Here’s hoping I love the full sized as much as the mini!  Gucci L'Obscur Lengthening Mascara 1 Eve Black 

 

[ather]

@heartsmyface  Ooooooo can’t wait to hear your thoughts!!

[heartsmyface]

@ather   The Gucci is sooo nice!!! It’s super black yet natural looking on and doesn’t harden the lashes.  

[CynthieLu]

@heartsmyface I hope the full version lives up to your expectations 😄

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu   It has been.  I noticed no difference between the sample and the full sized.  -well, except the stress I’m going to run out soon has been alleviated😆

[makeitup305]

I kept thinking about this and I came up with some fragrances that I definitely picked up right away after trying them. My go-to staple CLEAN RESERVE Reserve - Skin , just the perfect everyday scent. Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau de Parfum perfect for a date night and something about it just captivated me the first time I smelled it. Most recently Gentle Fluidity by Maison Francis Kurkdjian. I haven't picked it up in a bigger size because of the price but once the sample runs out, I might pick up a travel size. When I was younger and living in another country, I stalked the Duty Free for Gucci Flora by Gucci Eau de Parfum after smelling it in a magazine. It was my go to scent in high school and college. Probably the only perfume I've ever used up and repurchased.

[heartsmyface]

@makeitup305  Oh gosh I remember when magazines were the only real way I ever tested perfumes out.  Ha, i used to be confused when I’d purchase the perfumes cause I was in love with the perfume/glossy paper mixture and not just the perfume😅