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If you get two samples in one day yeah it’s definitely easy to have life get in the way and not run home to immediately use them. I have a full time job and a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old so my skin sure as heck isn’t first on the list. But thanks! I am still going to ask for samples though. No way am I paying for what these things cost full price without trying first. And I’m still skeptical that they go bad after a day or two.
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If you get two samples in one day yeah it’s definitely easy to have life get in the way and not run home to immediately use them. I have a full time job and a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old so my skin sure as heck isn’t first on the list. But thanks! I am still going to ask for samples though. No way am I paying for what these things cost full price without trying first. And I’m still skeptical that they go bad after a day or two.
I did. I’ve actually been researching this as well. I’ve read articles that say the product will still be fine if it’s in a jar or the cover is left off for an extended period of time. One article even discusses a woman’s plight with leaving her jar of La Mer cream uncovered accidentally over night and assumed the $300 purchase was ruined. Her chemist friend told her no it wasn’t.
Today I went to Sephora and got another sample of a product. The person said, I’d try to use it tonight or it could go bad. It was a drunk elephant product. Not the vitamin C but interestingly enough there was a sign next to the drunk elephant vitamin c product that said to use it right away and not store it.
There seems to be conflicting opinions on this. I’d certainly not keep an expensive product shelved for months without using it. But yes people can accumulate a lot of products and you can’t use everything right away or all at once. So it does create a bit of a dilemma.
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I did. I’ve actually been researching this as well. I’ve read articles that say the product will still be fine if it’s in a jar or the cover is left off for an extended period of time. One article even discusses a woman’s plight with leaving her jar of La Mer cream uncovered accidentally over night and assumed the $300 purchase was ruined. Her chemist friend told her no it wasn’t.
Today I went to Sephora and got another sample of a product. The person said, I’d try to use it tonight or it could go bad. It was a drunk elephant product. Not the vitamin C but interestingly enough there was a sign next to the drunk elephant vitamin c product that said to use it right away and not store it.
There seems to be conflicting opinions on this. I’d certainly not keep an expensive product shelved for months without using it. But yes people can accumulate a lot of products and you can’t use everything right away or all at once. So it does create a bit of a dilemma.
I liked them. They felt nice, smelled nice but can’t say I saw much of an effect on my skin after using them two or three times. I really wish more brands would do a trial size that would allow you to do 3 weeks. I’m simply not paying $80 to $100 for a smal bottle of something that may or may not give results.
I’ve discovered the ordinary recently which is very affordable. I have no problem paying $7.80 for a serum or oil to give it a full try. Kudos to the ordinary.
When it comes to skincare products, samples are only really good for seeing if you have any sensitivities/reactions to the product. It usually takes more than 2-3 uses to see results.
Some products to have trial sizes (or travel sizes) that make it easier to try out products for a longer period. Drunk Elephant, for example has some of their products in a trial size bundle.
I think I did see the drunk elephant trial bag. $90 for the bag.
It’s just hard because even a very reputable brand might not work for someone but work great for someone else. A brand like Sunday Riley for example - it would be great if they did a trial size of good genes for like $50. But the reason they probably don’t is because most people would do the $50 one and not the $105 one ��*♀️
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