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Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

I know youโ€™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!   Itโ€™s been six years and I have yet to find any body scrub that compares -and Iโ€™ve tried!

 

A more recent love-at-first-sample is the Dior Backstage Face and Body Primer!  Itโ€™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 everyoneโ€™s cup of tea but itโ€™s very pleasing to me. ๐Ÿ™‚  

DIOR BACKSTAGE Face & Body Primer 1.6 oz/ 50 mL 

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@itsfi  Oh gosh this oil is WONDERFUL!!!  I bought a sampler of their oils and itโ€™s what I call the โ€˜adult โ€™version of Body Shop Satsuma oil!  
Turkish Rose is the fragrance that really grabbed me from the sampler set!  

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@heartsmyface, oh that is a great description for it - it does remind me of TBS Satsuma but softer and gentler. I've been layering it with Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine so I can make that latter one last as long as I can. I do want to try the Turkish Rose oil. I think I need to pick up the sampler set at some point - I know, another sampler set! ๐Ÿคฃ Maybe during the holiday sale, if I can get through 2 of the 4, or maybe its 5, fragrance sampler sets I have waiting for me. That'll be my motivation! Ha!

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@itsfi  I know๐Ÿซฃ, perfume oil samplers seem to get my attention more than actual perfumes for some reason.  perhaps theyโ€™re not sampled as often?  
i need to try more perfume layering- especially that combo!  ha, my daytime perfume wearing is about to take a dip cause I started as a chocolatier and chocolate and fragrance donโ€™t mix. What have I done to myself?   

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โ€œโ€ฆyou started as a chocolatierโ€ฆโ€ @heartsmyface? Say more โ€ฆ ๐Ÿซ 

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@itsfi I really like the Nest Oils. I purchased the NEST New York Perfume Oil Discovery Set which led me to buy the NEST New York Indian Jasmine Perfume Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL . I originally received the orange seville like yourself!

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@Mellmars1185, how strong is the Indian Jasmine oil? I have become more of a fan of white florals, including jasmine, over the last couple of years (that took me by surprise) but the scents I tend to go for lean towards the softer side. 

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@itsfi  If you love Jasmine (cough cough) Bitter Peach;);). beautiful jasmine notes followed by a peachy sweetness. 

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Girl, that is on my list!! All thanks to you, @heartsmyface! I saw you mention it a few months back and I hightailed it to a Tom Ford counter to smell that baby! It smells ahhhhmaaaazing!! ๐Ÿฅฐ I will be picking up a scent during the sale โ€ฆ and it will be all your fault! ๐Ÿ˜˜

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@itsfi  Oh you did manage to test it!!!  Itโ€™s so wonderful isnโ€™t it??!!!  I have so much enthusiasm pushing it on people (get me a job spritzing people a beauty counters๐Ÿ˜†)  Haha, I will accept full responsibility for how good youโ€™ll smell.  ๐Ÿ˜Œ

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Great to know, @itsfi !  I love citrus scents.  I might have a sample of this laying around now that I think about it. ๐Ÿ˜„

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@Titian06, I love the freshness and sometimes tartness of citrus scents; very fresh and refreshing! Do you have a favorite (or maybe favorites) citrus scent?

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@itsfi - You want me to pick just one?!? ๐Ÿคฃ

- Atelier Cologne Pomelo Paradise 

- Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine

- The 7 Virtues Orange Blossom Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 

- The 7 Virtues Patchouli Citrus Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Eau de Parfum Spray 

- NEST New York Citrine Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Eau de Parfum Spray 

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Beautiful list @Titian06! Never just one. Favorite or favorite- itโ€™s always the latter for me. ๐Ÿ˜† 

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@itsfi - I meant to mention I did find my sample of NEST New York Seville Orange Perfume Oil Rollerball 0.20 oz / 6 mL . ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ™‚

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Yes!!!! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Interested to get your take on it @Titian06! ๐ŸŠ Totally understand if there are other fragrances ahead in the queue. Totally. Understand. ๐Ÿ˜† 

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I have a new item that really impressed me. I received samples of Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium Coverage Liquid Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid 11 Cool in shade 4 neutral. I used half of a packet and I was shocked how good my skin looked. I plan on trying it again later today before I order it. It did not settle in my lines and best of all it looked like my skin but better.

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@Loretta55  This foundation is on my list.  I have been wearing more sheer makeup lately so the rate Iโ€™m going through what I own has slowed down substantially.  Iโ€™m teetering between this one and the Valentino which likely means my indecisive self will be getting both ๐Ÿซฃ

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@Loretta55 I got this and love it so much! You should go for it if you like dewy skin!

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@Loretta55, this is a beautiful foundation! I remember it selling out like that when it launched. For good reason. 

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I have it sitting in my basket @itsfi @BluePaisley . I am waiting for the F&F sale to pull the trigger.

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I got a sample of Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm 

I loved this stuff after my first use and every use after. I just put it on, let it sit, than massage all the eye make up right off. Than washed it all off with my regular cleanser ๐Ÿ™‚ 

A little bit goes a long way,  as soon as my jar is empty i am going to buy the regular size version. My skin is soft and clean and not stripped at all ๐Ÿคฉ

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