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]

@itsfi maybe or they could have improved on the formula…though I did recently revisit the CT Magic cream which I used to find too heavy and have been immensely enjoying it, so aging moisture thirsty skin may be a factor;>

[itsfi]

The combination of this reformulation and my aging skin make a beautiful pairing @heartsmyface. 😆 

[Krismorganj]

Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer  I got it in a mini jar and went ahead and paid the money for the full container. It’s such a good moisturizer I have dry skin and it’s not too heavy and it’s not light where I feel my skin tighten up a few minutes later. It’s a holy grail for me. 

[CookieGirl1]

@Krismorganj that's a nice one!  I know that I've been through at least three of these in the past.

[Cissy63]

@Krismorganj  Glad you found it made your face happy 🎊

[CorgiMommy]

Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Mask Hydrating Gel 

Great product that my husband and I love.  Very moisturizing even in our dry heated winter home.  Plus it feels great going on.

[Cissy63]

@CorgiMommy  I have heard many good things about this product 😀

[CorgiMommy]

Definitely Maison Margiela 'REPLICA' Beach Walk Eau de Toilette .  I adore this fragrance 

[Cissy63]

@CorgiMommy  Isn’t it wonderful when you find a great fragrance 😀

[CorgiMommy]

Yes it is

[Krismorganj]

It’s the Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer  for me!! One sample and a pea sized drop for my face night and day lasted over a month or two. I went and bought the full size and never looked back! 

[Cissy63]

@Krismorganj  Wonderful 😀

[itsfi]

@Krismorganj, this is a fabulous moisturizer! 💛🍯 Especially in the wintertime! Keeps my skin happy and healthy. 😊

[cianni]

I've tried a lot of mascaras (i keep a google tracker of all the makeup/skin/hair/fragrance I try - so i can confidently say that i've tried 18 different ones in the last 2-ish years). I received a sample of the Yves Saint Laurent Lash Clash Extreme Volume Mascara Noir and I am obsessed. If you knew me back in my early BIC days, youll know that i was a ride or die for Too Faced Damn Girl! 24-Hour Mascara 0.43 oz/ 12.7 mL (and i still like to go back to her), but the YSL??? SO happy i was able to try this because it's amazing. 

[Cissy63]

@cianni  Good to know this is a winner 😀

[heartsmyface]

@cianni  Ohhhh!   I haven’t tried that YSL yet!  Is it thick like the damn girl or a more wet formula?  

[cianni]

@heartsmyface i dont find it wet! i have a terrible habit of getting mascara ALLLLL over my lids, and i didnt have too much of issue with this. definitely less than the Too Faced Better Than Sex Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara (which i found worse than the Damn Girl). i usually do 2-3 coats, and no clumping either!

[CookieGirl1]

@cianni I just recently got a sample of that myself but haven't tried it yet!  

[cianni]

@CookieGirl1 i hope you love it when you get a chance to try!!

[makeitup305]

@cianni I’ve tried one or two YSL mascaras and they’ve always worked out well for me. Glad you found one you liked. I’m going to keep an eye out for a sample.

[cianni]

@makeitup305 i think i got this one as a GWP that came with Yves Saint Laurent LIBRE Eau de Parfum Intense ! the perfume did not work out too well, but finding this was a win