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 

 

 

[heartsmyface]

@makeitup305  Finding a foundation that’s an exact match is sooo rare!   I know what you mean, my exact matches don’t have to perform perfectly cause if they misbehave they don’t tend to be obvious as a shade that’s simply close.  
I wish a brand would come out that custom mixed shades for customers on the spot.  That would be such a game changer.  

[makeitup305]

@heartsmyface exactly. I much prefer it with a glowy base underneath. I think Lancome had a custom foundation builder in some stores but I'm not sure  if they still do. I never heard much about it though,  the formula must not have been great. I wonder if it's hard to do with a standard "base" since I might have heard that darker shades require more tweaking? Idk. I think it would be amazing to be able to go into Sephora and get a custom shade there and then.

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface, what a fab thread. It’s been great reading about the products that left a lasting and loving first impression on everyone! 😍 Many of my tried-and-true products made their way into my collection after I sampled it. Here’s my most recent love at first sample:

Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer 

I typically have a more expansive selection of foundations on hand, even at my most streamlined. When it comes to concealer though, I've kept them to just a small few. I made room for this one. It holds up very well, doesn't feel tight or dry after a long day of wear, and looks nice on the skin. 💖

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  does it dry down like Nars radiant creamy concealer or is it more moist and in need of a separate setting powder? 

[itsfi]

Good question @heartsmyface! It wears better when I use a setting powder. It’s not bad without a setting powder but shows signs of wear and fading sooner than if I used a setting powder. I’ve been using it as both an under eye concealer and over spots.

[blueyonder]

The fresh Black Tea Firming and De-Puffing Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL was the most recent sample that "got me". I couldn't stomach the price at first, but none of the other half dozen eye creams even held a candle! I don't get a lot of sleep these days and it is the only thing that makes any difference in de-puffing and moisturizing, while also not causing any pilling with my make-up. Love at first sight, for sure!

[heartsmyface]

@blueyonder  Ohhh i liked this one!! I had a bunch of samples I used for an entire month of travelling and never remembered to purchase it when I got home even though it was great!!! 

[faeriegirl]

The original Farmacy Honey Potion was a major love from the first sample!

[heartsmyface]

@faeriegirl Okay, tbh, I don’t even need to try samples to buy Farmacy products.  I just assume (usually correctly) I’m going to love them. 😆

[Emy10]

It wont really count but if i could i would buy the Oribe shampoo from the sample i got a while ago.

I maybe wouldnt buy the same version, but still, those shampoos are pricey. 

[heartsmyface]

@Emy10   It still counts if you tried it and you fell in love!  And yes, the Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo won my heart in a big way!  No white cast and it works instantly!  Mine’s nearly empty but the price point makes me cringe.  I have a self inflicted arbitrary price cap on certain items and more than $50 for a dry shampoo is it (unless of course I’m feeling irresponsible which happens 😁) I’ve already replaced it with the Ouai Super Dry Shampoo.  The Melrose Place scent is fresh and Divine.  It does leave a slight white cast that needs to be tousled out but it’s worth it for the fragrance. OUAI Super Dry Shampoo 4.5 oz/ 127 g #

[Emy10]

@heartsmyface  Oooh i love the Ouai leave in, its the best detangler for my hair.

26$ is still way too much for a Dry Shampoo 😮😮😮

[alexasteph]

For me, two stick out -

Sol de Janeiro Bom Dia Bright™ Visibly Brightening and Smoothing Body Cream with Vitamin C 8.1 oz / ...

fresh Kombucha Antioxidant Facial Treatment Essence 

Both have become staples in my skin and body care routine, I’m obsessed with them!  

[SurprisedLemur]

@alexasteph  ditto on the Sol de Janeiro Bom Dia Bright™ Visibly Brightening and Smoothing Body Cream with Vitamin C 8.1 oz / ... ! I like the original but sometimes the smell is too much for me in the summer. Bom Dia is just what I've been looking for! A gentler smell and some extra skin loving benefits. I'm glad I got the sample in time to still order a tub during the sale 😁

[alexasteph]

@SurprisedLemur I am obsessed with the scent for the original Bum Bum, so I’m so glad it’s what they use for their deo. For me, the issue I have with the original is the fact it’s tinted with those little illuminating whatever they call them haha. A few years ago, when I had a small jar of it, it was my first time using it and I didn’t realize exactly how *illuminating* it was and wore it on my legs to a summer wedding… the inside of my dress was stained and I felt like my legs were sparkling orange hahaha. Bom Dia works perfectly though! I have a small jar of Sol de Janeiro Mini Beija Flor™ Collagen-Boosting Elasti-Cream with Bio-Retinol and Squalane 2.5 oz/... coming with my final sale order so I’m quite excited to try that. 

[SurprisedLemur]

@alexasteph Really?! I've never noticed that! Though I've only ever tried it through samples.

I got the Beija promo just before the sale and although I loved the texture of the cream, the smell just wasn't for me. It was very powdery / bordering grandma-y. I think scents smell so different depending on your body chemistry though so maybe it will work for you 🙂

[Skunk12puzzola]

The scent of sol de janeiro's products is to die for, I'm in love with their lip balm! Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Kiss Cupuaçu Lip Butter 0.21 oz/ 6.2g 😍👍 @alexasteph 

[alexasteph]

@Skunk12puzzola I have been interested in trying that… does it have SPF? I need to be better about using lip balms with SPF! 

[Skunk12puzzola]

No, it doesn't. But you can use it at home maybe, so then you don't have to worry about it because you are indoors. I, personally, don't use spf products, I don't like the smell of it and I'm lazy about skincare. I have a lip balm with spf in it, it's from Fresh fresh Sugar Mint Rush Freshening Lip Treatment .15 oz / 4.3 g . It's very nourishing and it's nice under the face mask because you can feel a cooling effect that is really nice when you are outside running errands 🥰 @alexasteph 

[tsavorite]

@Skunk12puzzola , @alexasteph ,

The fresh Sugar Mint Rush Freshening Lip Treatment .15 oz / 4.3 g doesn't have SPF as far as I can see.  I use it and I am sensitive to many chemical SPF's.  So many of the pretty tinted Fresh lip balms have chemical SPF,  but I don't think that this minty one does.

[Skunk12puzzola]

Ooops....my mistake. I know that the tinted ones have spf, so I assumed that mine have it also! sorry ladies 🤣 @tsavorite @alexasteph