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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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Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@itsfi I haven't tried any of that yet. 

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Thank you for the tag @itsfi, as I hadn't noticed this thread before. What a cool idea, @heartsmyface 

 

This isn't a super exciting one, but probably the use of mascara primer in general. I hadn't necessarily gone out of my way to purchase it before, but after sampling (I always get so many of the mini Lancome Cils Booster samples), I really think it makes my mascara look so much better. My lashes are fairly wimpy, and it just provides so much more volume. I often don't have to purchase it because I get so many samples, but I sometimes buy the L'Oreal Voluminous version instead because it's more affordable. 

 

Lancรดme Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Primer .18 oz / 5.5 ml 

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Ahhh, yes! I am also a member of the wimpy lashes club @PrettyPaint. Iโ€™m reminded by your post that lash primer is such a great tool. Need to remember to use it more often. Like daily. ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

 

Yes, yes, this is such a great thread! I try to come back to it regularly but that doesnโ€™t always go the way I want. Itโ€™s fun and helpful to hear what samples have hooked them into purchasing a full size. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Thanks for the tag @itsfi ! I definitely have fallen in love with something off a sample. A few notable products come to mind:

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Im glad you found the caliray Freedreaming Blurring Lightweight Skin Tint its a personal favorite for summer @cianniโค๏ธ i find it externally underrated๐Ÿ˜…โค๏ธ

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I ๐Ÿ’ฏ support your having Angels Share in every size @cianni - itโ€™s such a gorgeous scent! โ™ฅ๏ธ Oh, the Touch in Sol is a blast from the last; I really like that primer. Your post is nudging me to pull it out and set it on the counter for use another day.

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Sol de Janeiro has a beautiful range of scents. My gateway to the brand was the original Cheirosa 62 scent of the Brazilian Play Moisturizing Cream-Gel, but as more scents were introduced, it's been the fresh floral scent of the Cheirosa 68, Beija Flor that I keep going back for. I have all the products in this fragrance line and the cream, in particular, is definitely one that fall in the love-at-first-sample camp. I have picked up the Sol de Janeiro Beija Florโ„ข Jet Set as gifts (for others and myself, ha!) and may do so again in the next couple of weeks.

 

Sol de Janeiro Mini Beija Florโ„ข Collagen-Boosting Elasti-Cream with Bio-Retinol and Squalane 2.5 oz/... Sol de Janeiro Beija Florโ„ข Collagen-Boosting Elasti-Cream with Bio-Retinol and Squalane 8.1 oz / 240... Sol de Janeiro Biggie Biggie Beija Florโ„ข Elasti-Cream 16.9 oz / 500 mL  

 

Wondering if there are others for whom a current favorite or well-loved product was the result of it being a love-at-first-sample product? This inquiring mind (and I'm sure others here as well) wants to know. 

 

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Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Thanks for the tag @itsfi ! Love this idea for a thread! There have definitely been quite a few products that I have t

fallen in love with after trying a sample (or the mini size in some cases). One was Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Originalwhich I tried a sample of when I was just starting my makeup journey, which was my first time trying an eyeshadow primer. Here I am a couple of years later, still using it every time I wear eyeshadow! More recently, I tried a deluxe sample of ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Secure the Blur Makeup Magnet Primer 1.18 oz/ 35 mL and really liked it, so much that I ordered a full size as soon as I finished the sample. It's been my go-to primer for humid days all summer! And of course, I am slightly obsessed with hoarding and trying perfume samples, so there have been a number of fragrances I've fallen for after trying a sample vial and subsequently purchased a larger size. Some of my favorite "love at first sniff" perfumes have been NEST New York Wild Poppy Eau de Parfum 1.7oz/50mL , Parfums de Marly Delina, and a recent love, Zoologist Hummingbird. 

I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting! I love samples (and minis too), it is a great way to try new things and potentially discover a new love without committing to a full size.

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@caitbird, wondering about the ONE/Size primer - does it feel drying on the skin? My skin is normal-to-dry and I'm wondering how it would work on my skin year round, particularly with the upcoming cooler weather.

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@itsfi  (so sorry for the late reply!) I haven't noticed it being drying at all - I have combo skin that isn't particularly sensitive, but tends to get dehydrated in the winter. That being said, I haven't yet tried this primer during wintertime, when my skin is at its driest; so far I've only used it this summer. So, I can't say with 100% certainty how it will perform on my skin when it is drier.

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@caitbird, those are some fantastic love-at-first-sample products. Oooh, I just set aside a sample pack of the UD eyeshadow primer to put to use in next week's Capsule Makeup Collection Challenge 

 

I was very happy to see @heartsmyface put this thread up - it says something about a product if someone picks up a full size after trying out a sample. 

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@itsfi  I agree, "love at first sample" is a great endorsement of the product and it is so interesting to see and hear about everyone's loves!

That reminds me, I need to look through my makeup samples to come up with a capsule for next week! I don't have that many makeup samples (I have soooooo many more skincare foils and samples omg), but should have some that I can work in. I think I have a sample of a couple of Gucci lipsticks that I haven't tried yet - that was a substitution for whatever sample I chose, so it was a nice surprise!

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Oh, I love Gucci lipsticks @caitbird. When they first made their way to Sephora, I would make it a tradition to purchase a Gucci lipstick during the sales. How fun to have samples of gucci lipsticks. Can't wait to see the looks you create with it.

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Beautiful photo, @itsfi ! Ohh I had a mini sample of this but gave it away. Now I am regretting that lol. Next time I am in store I will smell it to see what I am missing. 

I have two hair samples that have turned into loves:

 

Oribe Hair Alchemy Heatless Hair Styling Balm 5 oz / 150 ml (inspired by @CynthieLu )

Kรฉrastase Nutritive 8H Magic Night Serum Hydrating Treatment for Dry Hair 3.04 oz / 90 ml 

(Inspired by you)

I recently tried a sample of HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-puffing Concealer with Fermented Arnica 11 ... and I really liked the formula.

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We're twinsies with the Haus Labs concealer @Mellmars1185. Right now, that concealer is one of my favorites. I need to put my Natasha Denona concealer to use but have a few too many open concealers at the moment. I'm wavering over whether to just destash some that are just okay or that I know what compete with the Haus Labs concealer. 

 

Ohhh, both those hair products are fantastic!!! ๐Ÿ˜ I've been enjoying the hair mask and the shampoo and conditioner from that Oribe line as well. I may have picked up *a few* foils of those Oribe items - er, just planning for my next trip?!! ๐Ÿ˜†

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@itsfi Oooh you love the Haus labs? I just recently tried it and it was literally love at first sample! It sounds like you will be ready for your trip with sample! They make for easy packing โ˜บ๏ธ

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@Mellmars1185, the Haus concealer has probably been my most often reached for concealer this year. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Iโ€™ve been trying to rotate through a few but the Haus is the one that gets used most often. Iโ€™ve also been enjoying the Dior backstage concealer recently.

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@itsfi That says a lot! What shade of each concealer do you use? I was thinking of getting 11 light neutral in Haus Labs.

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@Mellmars1185, I have HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-puffing Concealer with Fermented Arnica 11 ... and DIOR Backstage Concealer 2N 

 

Here's a pic of both concealers, in comparison with each other and to show how they look next to Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation 4 which is one of my GOAT ๐Ÿ foundations. In the Haus Labs foundation, I wear shade 110.

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Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@Mellmars1185, hereโ€™s what Armani LSF 3.5 and Haus Labs concealer 10 (and a few other shades within the concealer range).

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