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 

 

 

[makeitup305]

Idk if I've posted this one but Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Gentle Fluidity Gold. I'm not one to splurge on perfumes but this was what I asked for Christmas. It's perfect for everyday but a little more elevated than what I usually wear.

[CynthieLu]

@makeitup305 ooh yes, you have to love a good everyday perfume 😊

[itsfi]

TULA Skincare The Cult Classic Purifying Face Cleanser 6.7 oz/ 200 mL leaves my skin smooth, soft, and cleansed without a hint of tightness or dryness. It’s a good second cleanser or morning cleanser on those mornings when my face feels it needs something more than lukewarm water and a washcloth. I was wowed by the mini TULA Skincare Mini The Cult Classic Purifying Face Cleanser 1.69 oz/ 50 mL last year - it helped to keep my breakouts (hormonal acne and maskne) at bay - and I knew I had to pick up a full size at some point and I have!

[makeitup305]

@itsfi @I can’t remember if I’ve tried this but now it seems I have to!

[itsfi]

It’s definitely BIC approved @makeitup305! 😊 I love that it can work for my skin all year round. My recollection is that the mini or a smaller sample  size is sometimes available as part of a set, gwp promo or in the rewards bazaar. It’s also one of those items that is included in an Ulta bag promo with some frequency. 

[makeitup305]

@itsfi I think I’ve seen it around but have never been tempted. Now I’ve got it on my radar 👀

[lmaster]

@itsfi I love that cleanser!! 🙌

[itsfi]

It’s so good, @lmaster! I was late to the game with this one but it’s going to be a staple in my skincare stash. 

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  I have to agree with you.  It is a terrific face wash.  I am on my 2nd tube.   

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, ahhh, a repurchased item is a tell tale sign of a loved product.😍 This one is indeed a good one. 👍 I first heard of its greatness from @RGbrown on the empties thread and picked up the travel / mini as part of an Ulta gwp promo (before Sephora started carrying the brand). I was a smidge nervous initially because I didn't know if it'd be drying on my skin but it works beautifully. 💙 Very happy to hear it's a go-to of yours as well!

[RGbrown]

@itsfi 

Oh yay, I'm glad you love it! I keep trying others, but this is still my fave cleanser I've come across!

[CynthieLu]

That's a great cleanser for dry/sensitive skin @itsfi  *yeahy!*  Got a sample of a few of thier products and that as well as the 24/7 moisture cream were both so lovely 😍 I like the baby powder scent too, but I can totally get that scent is a big trigger for alot of people's skin concerns.

What exfoliators don't bother your skin if i can ask?

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu  Baby powder?  I may be thinking of a different product but I thought it smelled like blueberries.  Candy blueberries.  

[RGbrown]

@heartsmyface @CynthieLu 

I've seen lots of folks say it has a baby powder scent, but I don't catch that at all. I get some of weird herbal/woody/fruity mix, like not a necessarily pleasant mix of the three, it's a super odd scent that took me a bit to get used to. I love the cleanser so much that I got over it though, but I absolutely cannot stand the matching moisturizer with the same scent, ha!

[CynthieLu]

@RGbrown is like that internet picture,  are the shoes gold or blue?  But with a smell 😆

[RGbrown]

@CynthieLu 

I was wrong on that too, so take all of my guesses with a grain of salt 🤣

[CynthieLu]

@RGbrown lol 😆 

[CynthieLu]

The Tula Cult Classic cleanser reminded so much of old fashioned baby powder smell, but that's just how it hit my nose 😅 (I am into it by the way 😁)

If it really is Blueberry I'm laughing so hard at my misjudged notes of smell @heartsmyface but now I'm curious I need someone who has an open bottle at the moment to let me know what they smell 🤔 😂

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu  I thought I had this but I think I gave it away to my nephew.  My husband me running around the spare bathrooms looking for it and asked what I was looking for.  I explained I needed to know what I smelled like and were now off to Sephora to see if they have it so I can confirm and not be up all night wondering if I misremembered! Hahaha, perfect excuse for an in store trip!  😂🤣

[CynthieLu]

Oh no lol  😆  @heartsmyface you man is a keeper for supporting you in this adventure, my guy would just look at me like I was silly 😜  

[heartsmyface]

@CynthieLu  He is!  I love our impromptu adventures!  

 and the verdict- the cleanser smells powdery. It’s the blackhead scrub that smells like blueberries!   😄