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]

@Sunnysmom, Clarins is having a moment and I am loving it. Their skincare is really impressive.

[Sunnysmom]

Me too @itsfi ! It’s been a tried and true for so many years. So glad to see it! 

[ather]

@itsfi  thanks for the tag!!! This is such a great thread! I know for sure the Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair!™ Deep Conditioning Hair Mask  was one of my first love from a sample! Hmm I’m sure there’s been others! I may need to think about this one! 

[itsfi]

@ather, 💯; this is a fabulous thread - a hidden gem that hopefully will see more activity. I find it so helpful. 

Ooouh, I love that Briogeo hair mask. 😍 It’s TLC for the hair and also a love at first sample for me. Another twinning it moment we share! 🙌🏼 

[ather]

@itsfi  Yay! I love that we can be twinning!!!! Also I’m sure there’s more foils that may have been more loves at first try! 

[itsfi]

Right @ather! Going through some of the samples for the Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge has given me some things to add to the list. Trying to keep shopping my stash more though but a sale or promo might be a good time to pick up another “love at first sample”.  I’ll have to add a notation to my list to come back and post to this thread if (or maybe when?) I pick up a full size of those items.

[ather]

@itsfi  I am running into the same problem!! My list has grown for sure!! 

[CynthieLu]

Thanks for the tag @itsfi 

Ooh that SDJ  pictured in the photo is so good! I loved it so much from a mini, so I bought it in a full size during the during spring sale. 😉 That's a great gift 🎁 

I do have a recent foil love to share, it's the:

Oribe Hair Alchemy Heatless Hair Styling Balm 5 oz / 150 ml 

I have it on my loves list, it's o/s currently but I most likely will buy this full size. It's really impressed me.  I loved my air dryed hair when I use this. 👌

[CynthieLu]

I'm definitely impressed @itsfi @Sunnysmom 

I have had samples of the strengthening treatment and shampoo + conditioner but not the mask. I'm going to look through my stash just in case. 

[itsfi]

That entire line is fantastic @CynthieLu @Sunnysmom I’m particularly fond of the mask from the collection but everything I’ve tried from the Alchemy line has been lovely. Oribe as a whole has been good to my hair. 

[Sunnysmom]

Me too @itsfi . Everything I try is just so good. I love the Brilliance &Shine formula the most I think with Beautiful Color a close second! @CynthieLu 

Oribe Shampoo for Brilliance & Shine 8.5 oz/ 250 mL 

Oribe Conditioner for Beautiful Color 

[Sunnysmom]

Me too @CynthieLu ! This is great stuff!!! 

[faeriegirl]

@itsfi  Beija Flor is one of my favorite scents! My love at first sample is DIOR J'adore Eau de Parfum 

[itsfi]

Beautiful photo @faeriegirl!!! 😍 Your Dior J'adore family pic is giving me happy feels. That fragrance was how I first got into Dior fragrances. Those are J'adore L'Or bottles in the middle, yes? The one from Francis Kurdijian? That one smells lovely, too. 

[faeriegirl]

They are @itsfi ! L’or is good but I love the original and parfum de eau more.

[itsfi]

I picked up a deluxe sample of the Ceremonia Guava Hydrating Leave-In Conditioner 6.7 oz / 200 mL at the brand's booth at Sephoria and loved how it felt, smelled and performed. So much so that I've picked up a few promo gwp when they've become available online. I finally caved and went for a full size last month @heartsmyface - as part to the buy clean at Sephora hair product for the current Beauty Insider Challenge (running through the end of July) - it has a creamy, but lightweight consistency. It smells good; feels hydrating and moisturized without being greasy or heavy; and leaves my hair looking and feelling siky smooth, soft, and shiny. 💗

[itsfi]

My intro to NEST New York Sunlit Yuzu & Neroli Candle wasn't a true sample in the sense it wasn't a foil or gwp promo size of the candle @heartsmyface. It was the mini 2.0 oz version of the scent. The cold throw had me super excited to light it and it did not disappoint when I did. The mix of yuzu, orange and a sweet honeyed floral which I'm assuming is the neroli is lovely - spring sunshine and florals is how I'd describe this one. It's a beauty for spring and summer.

Purchased a full size during the sale. This is part of the Nest Wellness line - I've tried all but the charcoal candle from that collection and really enjoy all of them - if I'm remembering right, you're a fan of the brand's Himalayan Salt & Rosewater scent, yes? I saw they have a candle duo with that one and this Sunlit Yuzu & Neroli - on a low buy, but that duo is on my list. We'll see if it is in stock when I'm ready to pick up more candles. 

[CorgiMommy]

@itsfi sounds like a real winner, I love citrus scents

[itsfi]

@CorgiMommy, there’s a bright burst of citrus but not too sweet or tart; I think the mix of yuzu and mandarins create a nice balance. I don’t know about the larger candle but as I’m nearing the end of the smaller size, the citrus scent burns off more quickly. I like the honeyed floral scent but just know that’s the one that lingers. Still beautiful but less citrusy.

[CynthieLu]

This candle sounds lovely @itsfi 🌸💛 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, it’s a pretty citrus floral for the warmer months.