The Gratis Thread 🛍🎉

[cianni]

A place to say thank you, provide reviews and first impressions, or follow up on gratis received after more use!

Many of us have been very lucky to receive gratis (thanks Sephora!), and I’ve been finding that while it’s easy to initially post about receiving it and initial reviews, it’s not as easy to follow up! 

I thought maybe we could have a dedicated thread to follow-ups and reviews with products we’ve received after we’ve been using them for a while, especially because it’s sometimes hard to find the original thank you and first impressions threads.

[curlychiquita]

@WinglessOne, yes, mine is squirrel.  I like squirrel for all over loose powder, but it's not working well for blush.  I think I'll invest in a Sephora brush like the 96, especially to use with my Hourglass Ghost palette blushes.

[missjeanie]

Great review @WinglessOne ! And congrats on the gratis!

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @missjeanie !

[CookieGirl1]

THAT was an absolutely fantastic follow up, @WinglessOne! Thank you for all of the great detail and the thorough explanations - all of those things are very helpful to know.

[WinglessOne]

Thank you @CookieGirl1 ! 🙂 

[ShortErica]

@WinglessOne So much detail! I really appreciate all the thoughts and time you put into it. And especially connecting to the links of what Sephora says about the brushes. Thank you!

[WinglessOne]

Thank you @ShortErica ! 

[Kim888]

@WinglessOne thank you for the thorough reviews! I was particularly interested to hear about the concealer brush and will keep that in mind when I try it out !

[WinglessOne]

@Kim888  Hopefully you’ll have better luck with that brush than I did. My undereyes are particularly sensitive... I mean, most folks’ undereye skin is sensitive, but mine gets irritated by my own tears if it’s not over-moisturized. 😄 So I might be an anomaly when it comes to that brush. 

[idanyd]

@TeamBIC THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I’m so honored to be selected and received this brushes!!! So far I’ve tried all the eye set ones (blue) and the foundation and poder brush (#59) and I’m IN LOVE!!!! Thank you so much 😊

[ather]

@idanyd  Congratulations!! Can’t wait to see all your looks!!!

[fatimamummy]

Congratulations @idanyd Enjoy this amazing gratis!

[lmaster]

Huge congratulations @idanyd 🙌💚

[PrettyPaint]

Yay! Congrats @idanyd. I'm so glad to hear you've been enjoying them so far.

[curlychiquita]

Congratulations, @idanyd!

[missjeanie]

Congratulations @idanyd ! Enjoy your new brushes!

[SportyGirly125]

@idanyd @Congratulations on receiving this gratis 

[Kim888]

congrats @idanyd !!

[Loretta55]

Congratulations @idanyd. 

[SusanM85]

Congratulations @idanyd 

[eshoe]

Thank you very much, @TeamBIC for including me in this gratis of the new PRO brushes!

I have very few vegan brushes, so this will be a pretty new experience for me as I test these out and work on my application (although my 56.5 Rouge mini is my foundation brush, anytime I use a brush). I’m most interested in the Foundation Brush 70, as well as the eyebrow brush-I am hoping the softness of the bristles will lend to a more natural look than my current brush. 

Here are a few comparisons. I expect saturation to be different so will update after I’ve actually used them:) Thanks again, love being a part of this community 🥰

Benefit, Chanel, Surratt and Powder 59

Concealer 57 & Surratt

Blush 96, Surratt, Contour 79 & ABH

Brow 20 & ABH

Shadow 14, Surratt, Chanel, Shadow 15 & Surratt

Chanel, Pro 19 & Surratt

I only included brushes I can compare-I have nothing to compare the 70 to, which might explain why I’m so excited to try it!