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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

Ooh I'm intrigued. That's such an exciting discovery! @peculiarzmakeup  Less product? That just sounds so nice. 

How has the experimenting been going?

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Thank you! Itโ€™s been going good I have extremely thick hair so I tend to put a lot of product so itโ€™s been a little challenging to do half product but it does work! I love it ๐Ÿ™‚ @CynthieLu 

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That's wonderful! ๐Ÿฉท

I knoo I can't picture using less and having it still be effective. I love that idea of this ๐Ÿ˜ƒ @peculiarzmakeup 

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@peculiarzmakeup, that mini starter set looks great. How would you describe the scent on the shampoo and conditioner? 

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Itโ€™s super cute! I would describe the scent as a very deep fruity scent but it is a little strong because itโ€™s concentrated but when washed out it doesnโ€™t smell as strong at all ๐Ÿ˜Šโค๏ธ @itsfi 

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@peculiarzmakeup Ohhhhh I have samples of this laying around and havenโ€™t tried it out cause I wasnโ€™t quite sure what it was and the print on the spray bottle is hard to read.  Iโ€™ll have to give it a try now that itโ€™s made its way to โ€˜must buyโ€™ status! 

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I hope you enjoy ๐Ÿ˜Š @heartsmyface 

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@peculiarzmakeup I may have to try it because I've been curious and that sample set is so cute!

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It is the cutest! The sample set is a good intro I learned a lot more about what the products did for my hair, I love adorable mini sets there like the in between from sample to full size I feel โค๏ธ @CookieGirl1 

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@peculiarzmakeup so cool, I may have to try this brand

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Itโ€™s really amazing Iโ€™m liking it a lot, thank you itโ€™s so cool how a sample leads to so many other experiences ๐Ÿ™‚ @CorgiMommy 

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There's two samples I think about often because they were so good, but then d/c.  One was a Gucci Foundation and the other was Sulwhasoo Gentle Cleansing Foam , which still exists but was reformulated.

 

(ETA, Gucci Foundation was 24 HR luminous matte, aka the one that got away)

 

Trying to think about current items I've sampled, there's #Lancรดme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care & Glow Foundationโ€‹ with Hyaluronic Acid 425C , which is a cool tinted shade that just surprised me on how well it matched. Come to think about it, got it from the Sephora Favorites Foundation Try-On Sample Bag With Redeemable Voucher 

 

I'm also compulsively hoarding Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Face and Under-Eye Concealer 8 , even though 9 is my match.  Come to think of it, their Armani Beauty Power Fabric + Longwear Matte Concealer is also another one I sampled and was like ๐Ÿซข๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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@danielledanielle  I hate when my samples get away!!!! 

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Lovely sample successes Iโ€™m still trying to look back and on what Iโ€™ve used and then later on purchased for a sample. ๐Ÿซถ @danielledanielle 

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That Sephora Favorites Try On Kit is such a good deal @danielledanielle! I really appreciate that the $10 off voucher can be used for foundations that are not part of the samples included in the kit. ๐Ÿ‘ Ahhh, the Armani Power Fabric is bringing back memories. I loved that concealer long ago; come to think of it, I'm not sure why I actually stopped using it. Making a note to check my stash. ๐Ÿ—’ I'm sure I have another tube of it. 

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@danielledanielle that's impressive that so many of your items are complexion products!  I feel like that's my least "sample made me buy it" category.

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Yes, it's wiiiiiillllld given how I feel about shade matching @CookieGirl1 , but there's also something to be said about foundation samples in general.  Like paying $5-10 for options just helps.  Haus Labs does something like that and  Dior is the only other one I can think of that gives that many, plus their primer. 

 

ETA: I have another one (the name of the Gucci one escaped me, so I went looking in an old thread of mine) and was also reminded of Lancรดme SKIN FEELS GOOD Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 23 05N Radiant Tan , which isn't sold here anymore, but that was my tinted moisturizer all of 2022.  Not a perfect match, but workable.  I think this is telling me I should just get foundation packets and leave shade matching tools alone ๐Ÿคฃ

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

I've probably posted this already and forgot if so, here it is again!

 

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm for Hydration & Shine Vanilla - sheer clear I got a sample of this in the birthday gift and instantly fell in love!

 

I also fell in love with Topicals Hydrating Mask which they don't make anymore.

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@Samtian  I love my lip butter balms too! Whatโ€™s your fav flavour? Also the topicals discontinued the face mask? I have a sample on my dresser!! 

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@ather  so far I've only tried two, vanilla and brown sugar. Vanilla wins by far! There are a few more I want to try.  As for the face mask yep, I can't find it on their site or anywhere. 

Re: Love At First Sample!!! ๐Ÿฅฐ

@Samtian, the Summer Fridays lip balms are really good and they have some great flavors/scents, too. Rhode lip treatments are still tops for me, but I am a fan of the Summer Fridays balms as well. 

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