Sephora

heartsmyface · ‎04-13-2022

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 · ‎09-09-2022

@elise222, that TF foundation has been on my list of bases to try. I like the sound of it being a “soft matte” foundation. My skin will be getting drier as the weather cools and a straight matte foundation will probably not work out so well, but soft matte, that could work! 😊

elise222 · ‎09-12-2022

I always worry when I see "matte" in a foundation description since my skin tends to lean toward the drier end of things. But it's truly "soft" - to me, it looks so skin like and natural, not dry at all. It's definitely worth sampling if you can (in my opinion anyway)!

curlychiquita · ‎09-08-2022

@elise222 Westman Atelier Face Trace Cream Contour Stick Biscuit is one of my favorite products. It's the only contour I've ever gotten to work for me.

elise222 · ‎09-09-2022

It's such a beautiful product! I think it's going to be my next purchase.

QueenMarceline · ‎08-26-2022

What a fun thread. Honestly, what instantly comes to mind is mostly perfumes. Whenever I get a sample that I run through and enjoy the product enough to miss it. Over time, many of these love stories fade and then when I re-sample the same product I don't feel the same way but recently there have been a few perfumes that I instantly knew I needed and ended up buying.

Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl Glam Parfum Limited Edition 2.7 oz / 80 mL parfum spray

Maison Margiela 'REPLICA' Beach Walk Eau de Toilette with Coconut Milk & Musk

Ellis Brooklyn MYTH Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Eau de Parfum Spray

Surprisingly, these are all very different scents but somehow they all caught my attention to eventually splurge for a larger size. 🙂

CookieGirl1 · ‎09-14-2022

@QueenMarceline I know what you mean about Beach Walk! It's so pretty and fresh and although it doesn't necessarily sound like a perfume that I would normally choose on my own I also got a sample and it totally surprised me 🙂

pocketvenus · ‎09-13-2022

@QueenMarceline I love this whole sub-thread ❤️ I totally agree, sometimes you find something so amazing but for whatever reason, with time, that fades or you even wonder to yourself, what was I thinking? I've learned to hold off buying full bottles and testing over longer periods for precisely this reason.

heartsmyface · ‎09-07-2022

@QueenMarceline Perfume samples get me all the time as well! Most recently I caved and went for Tom Ford Bitter Peach. Ugh why does it smell sooo good? It was worth it cause it makes my eyes roll back in happiness every time I spray it 🙂 TOM FORD Bitter Peach Eau De Parfum

BluePaisley · ‎09-25-2022

@heartsmyface Bitter peach is so good, I bought the travel size after going through a sample, I love the scent !!

elise222 · ‎09-12-2022

I just smelled this in store! Initially, I was like "ugh, this isn't peach at all!". But then it dried down and it truly is magical.

QueenMarceline · ‎09-08-2022

@heartsmyface I haven't tried that one yet but I need to sample it... like, yesterday. I've been eyeing a couple of Tom Ford perfumes and also want to sample the TOM FORD Rose Prick Eau de Parfum Fragrance

itsfi · ‎08-27-2022

@QueenMarceline, love perfume samples. Myth is one of my faves from the Ellis Brooklyn collection - I first tried a sample of that scent when I was vacation in Maui and went back to the Sephora store to pick up a roller ball before my trip ended and a full size followed at the next Sephora sale. All because of a sample.

QueenMarceline · ‎08-27-2022

@itsfi I've tried a couple perfumes from EB and honestly this is the only one I liked enough to purchase. I've always wanted to go to Maui, you probably definitely associate that smell with your vacation since scent is so powerful to memory--that's so awesome!

ather · ‎08-26-2022

@QueenMarceline Yes I like beach walks too!!!

QueenMarceline · ‎08-27-2022

@ather It's a really good one, I get compliments on it all the time 🙂

ionianblue · ‎08-26-2022

Lovely products .... The glow recipe watermelon dew drops, new to me late last year. I'm so grateful for that one. Then over the summer I found make no mistake concealer, so that became a must have.

most recently the FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie-so fab scented! Coconut!

Guessgal · ‎08-27-2022

@ionianblue Oh, what do you like about the SC make no mistake concealer? I haven’t tried that one yet!

ionianblue · ‎08-27-2022

@Guessgal @I like it's mattifying effect it's longevity; and it's obviously thick, but for a liquid to give the coverage of a cream concealer that made me re-purchase!

CynthieLu · ‎08-27-2022

@ionianblue so much love for GR, thier Dew Drops are amazing. They give you such a glow. I'm happy you found them 🤩 Have you tried the Glow Recipe Plum Plump Refillable Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer ? It gives you quite the glow. I hope you can snag a sample of that one, it's great!