You had me at a Sample

I love samples and mini products! 

Most of the time they come with either 'spend over X' offers or try-me gift sets and are such a good way to see if you truly like a product.

So I thought it would be interesting to show which products I've actually bought after trying out the sample of it.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion 

I first got the mini Primer Potion with an old Urban Decay Book of Shadows palette and instantly loved it - just keeps eyeshadow from creasing throughout the day, a real miracle product. So after using it daily for months I decided to buy the full sized version at £12 from Boots and have had it for well over a year. 

I'm sure it will last me for a lot longer, but as I bought the Naked Palette afew months ago I now have a mini back up as well!

On a side note - I know that most people that have tried the Primer Potion have loved it, but I've also read afew bad reviews saying that the primer just didn't work at all for them. I really think this is down to how much you use. You need such a tiny amount and when I say tiny, I mean tiny! If the eyelid feels greasy after you have rubbed it in you have applied way too much. The eyelids should feel like they have nothing on them. 

Yes to Tomatoes Total Treatment 

Facial Mask 

 I first tried the Yes to Tomatoes Face mask in A Mini Serving of Tomatoes set (which you can see here) it contained four different products but this was by far my favourite. The mask is for oily to combination skin and literally works wonders... well it would have to, to re-purchase the £12.25 full size version! I kept the mini pot as it's handy to scoop out abit from the large pot and store the mini pot in my bathroom cabinet. 

I do think anything over £10 is expensive for a face mask, but I recommend this to anyone with an oily T zone or combination skin as it really is the best I've used!
 

No7 Protect & Perfect Hand Cream

 I think I got the sample of this with a No7 Gift set and at first I wasn't overly impressed. Didn't smell that great and didn't really love the texture. But it made such a difference to my nails - no more flaking and my cuticles stopped peeling. So I decided to buy the overly expensive at £10.50 No7 Hand Cream. I use it nightly and I'm still impressed with the results - but be warned overly rub it in and your hands will smell of fish!! 

I've also bought afew No7 Mascaras after trying the mini versions in the free sets they do when you spend over so much in-store. 

Would love to know which samples have led to purchases for you!

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