Review: Various Makeup Samples...

Hello Everyone!

I'm SO sorry I haven't posted in such a long time but I have been on holiday in Wales and I struggled to log onto my blogger account while I was there. Also I've recently been doing a lot of You Tube related stuff so I've seemed to have pushed my blog to one side. But today I thought I would do a review of some of the samples I have been using whilst in Wales. 

When I go on holiday, its always the time for me to use skin care/makeup or hair samples from magazines or just some that Ive collected (as it gives me more space in my luggage!) and I thought I would give my opinion on the ones I liked/disliked. 

Hopefully this will benefit you as you will be given a second opinion on the sample before going ahead and buying the bigger, more expensive version. Enjoy!

 Lancôme Facial Toner: 5/5 - AMAZING!

Leading up to my mum's wedding, I had a lot of non-makeup days and I was making sure my skin kept in good condition in the hope that I wouldn't have any spots or black heads on the big day. I find that using a harsh exfoliant, i.e the ones with sand and gritty bits in, are good at clearing your pores but this ends in me having a huge breakout because everything deep in my skin comes out on the surface which makes me look like I have pizza for skin (gross). So I decided to use this mini sample because its a much more softer toner, it has the same texture as water and does the job an exfoliant would but it doesn't lead to me having a breakout. It is also really good for sensitive skin and eyes, I had no irritation at all which other toners sometimes give me.

Bobbi Brown Clear Lip Gloss: 2/5 - Dewy but Sticky!

For the wedding, I wanted to use something natural over a pale pink lipstick, just something with a little shimmer. So before I went, I rummaged through all my samples and grabbed a handful which I could try out and see if I liked them. I picked out a Bobbi Brown clear lip gloss and tried it on. The things I liked about it was the obvious shimmer and dewy-ness, it looked really pretty. However, it was so sticky and slow to put on that it really put me off. I know some people don't mind sticky lip glosses but there are so many non-sticky lip glosses which I would prefer to use. 

The Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream: 4/5 - Soft and Nice Smelling!

What a suprise, something from The Body Shop in one of my blog posts! Whilst in Wales, I used the Shea Shower Cream which I got in a travel bag with other various small products from The Body Shop. As some of you may know, I have very dry skin and this was just a really nice product to use. It made my skin really soft and smooth and it smells amazing! I liked this because I felt I didn't need to put too much mosturiser on my body afterwards. The only negative (which is why I didn't give it 5/5) is that it doesn't expand into a foamy texture on my sponge, it just stays like how it is in the bottle and doesn't tun into bubbles (am I explaining this right?) so I ended up using quite a lot of it for one wash.

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser: 1/5 - Greasy!

(I don't have a picture for this as I threw the sample away)

I always read Company Magazine and it had an advert for Maybelline with there new primer sample inside. I decided to take it out and use it under my wedding makeup (my mum's wedding was in Wales, that's why we were there)...BIG MISTAKE! There seems to be such a huge hype for this product so I decided to use it, without trying it before hand, because I had herd such good things about it and I trusted it because of this. However, it felt super greasy on my skin, so much so that my foundation seemed to just melt of my face, my eye makeup shifted down my face and printed under my eyes and nothing seemed to stick on my face! Luckily, I had time to do over my makeup so I washed it of and started again, going back to my trusty Rimmel Stay Matte Primer.

Clinique 7 Day Face Scrub: 4/5 - Super Soft!

 

 

 Before using my Lancôme toner, I used the '7 Day Srcub Cream' from Clinique. Again, this was so gentle and made my skin super soft. I wouldn't call the texture a "scrub" as it was more like a solid creamy texture but its really refreshing and clears the skin really nicely without encouraging breakouts. I have been saving this for a special occasion and I wouldn't advise you to use this as a daily facial wash because the bigger version is quite expensive and its just a treat for the skin but I would definitely recommend this to you if you have dry and sensitive skin for a big occasion.

 Estee Lauder Mini Eye Shadow Pallet: 5/5 - Pretty Colours that Stay!

I'm not 100% sure if this is a sample but my Aunite had a spare one and gave this to me while I was in Wales which I ended up using for the wedding because I loved the pinky colours so much! Okay firstly lets just sit back and admire how cute the packaging is and secondly, the eye shadows are so lovely! I haven't used the darker colours but I used the light pink in my inner corners and all over my eye lid and then I went over with the darker pink. I just think it looked so pretty on and I decided to use these colours for the wedding. Also, they stayed on for SUCH a long time so I didn't need to bother with an eye primer.

Mini Clinique Lip Gloss: 3.5/5 - pretty but doesn't smell of anything

Like I said before, I grabbed a few different lip samples to try out before the wedding and I picked up this nude/pinky mini lip gloss from Clinique and it looks so pretty and doesn't stick but I am SO fussy that although it looked nice, I didn't end up wearing it because it simply didn't smell of anything. I think this is a really lovely product for a slightly dewy/nude/natural/pinky shimmer but I won't be purchasing the actual size again because it just smelt of plastic/nothing.

The White Company Hotel Samples: 5/5 - Refreshing and Nice Smelling!

Okay...this is quite a random one to include but me and my family stayed in a really big, posh hotel for the wedding which had these samples in the bathroom. When I ran out of my Shea Shower Cream, I used these cuties. I just wanted to include them because they were just so refreshing to use and smelt soooo nice! I'm really tempted to buy the bigger ones when I run out but I'm still using the same samples now I'm back and the smell is just reminding me of holiday.

The Body Shop Strawberry Body Lotion: 5/5 - Smells AMAZING!!!

Again, The Body Shop, I'm sorry! I just find you can never go wrong with The Body Shop because every thing is natural and smells nice! Anyway, I have been using this strawberry body lotion after I wash and it feels nice, smells amazing and its lightweight on my skin but its still moisturizing. I have used this probably hundreds of times but I wanted to include it because apart from the smell and everything, its a really good thing to buy if your going away because it was about £2 and its so small but lasts for ages.

 Clarins Lip Gloss: 4/5 - Well Pigmented and Non-Sticky

After all that disappointment with those previous lip glosses, in the end I finally found one which was what I was hoping to find. This lip gloss sample is really well pigmented so I didn't need to wear lipstick under it which created more room in my bag, its also very hydrating, smells nice and is non-sticky. I think it was the perfect shimmer. The only downside is that it came out quite thickly from the tube so I just put a dab on my finger and spread it out that way. That might just be the way the sample was made, maybe the actual size has better control over how quickly it comes out.

The Body Shop Coconut Skin Exfoliate: 5/5, gritty but soft!

I thought I would end this blog post on good terms and once more, I would present you with something from The Body Shop. I got this in a travel bag, along with other coconut flavored mini products (which I mentioned before) and I just wanted to include this because I thought it, again, smelt amazing but it exfoliated my skin (on my body, not my face) really well but it was also super soft. The gritty-ness wasn't hard and rough, it was just soft but my skin still felt really clear and soft afterwards. I applied this to my feet which cleared away dead skin (gross) and I found I just didn't need to put moisturiser on my feet after because they were so fresh and soft!

So thats it for my blog post today. I thought I would do a longer one as I haven't posted in such a long time. Now I'm back, I will definitely be more regular again!

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