Adrien: ALL THE SAMPLES.

I'm such a beauty sample whore, you guys. I just love being able to try stuff I don't need before wasting my money on it. Luckily, Sephora knows this about me and every now and then they tempt me with a really good sample bag. Right now if you're a VIB customer* you should definitely take advantage of the current glut of sample bag fanciness with code VIBPARTY. Also, Sephora is offering 8.0% back with eBates which is really damn good.

I ran out of my foundation so I reordered so I could get this this sample bag. I mean, check it:

Right? Here's what's in it:

• Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up! (0.08 oz)
• Buxom Lash Mascara in Blackest Black (0.06 oz)
• Algenist Complete Eye Renewal Balm (0.23 oz)
• Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Protect Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen (0.5 oz)
• Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette (0.05 oz), 
• Blinc Mascara Amplified (0.12 oz)
• Dr. Jart+ BB Water Fuse Beauty Balm SPF 25 (0.2 oz)
• Make Up For Ever HD Blush in 410 Coral (0.01 oz)

Here's what I think of all that crap:

Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up! This I actually already have in the same sized sample. It's a good product but I don't know why you'd ever buy the full size because the sample is huge and will last for freaking ever. I'm going to send this to Marianne because that's how I do.

Buxom Lash Mascara in Blackest Black. This stuff is actually fantastic to the point of making me want to spend more than $7 on mascara. It holds a curl, doesn't seem to fade and doesn't flake. I also like the funky brush. 

Algenist Complete Eye Renewal Balm. Who knows. I put this under my eyes and it didn't seem to make things worse? The jury is still out.

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Protect Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen. This is a deluxe sized sample which I appreciate and it's good stuff. Basically the LM primer with sunscreen. I've been using it every day.

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau de Toilette. Perfume ain't my thing so I haven't even bothered to open it yet. I probably won't.

Blinc Mascara Amplified. My last experience with Blinc mascara (which is the "tubing" type) was RULL bad, so I will probably give this to some unwitting victim/friend.

Dr. Jart+ BB Water Fuse Beauty Balm. I have used this a few times and it's fine but the color is a little...grey. It looked fine once I'd blended it in, but there's only the one shade? Grey. Okay.

Make Up For Ever HD Blush in 410 Coral. This was a little bubble card sample and I am going to use up every bit of it. It's lovely stuff - cream blush that kind of dries down to a powder. The color isn't something I would've picked but it's really quite nice in a flushed coral-y way. I might actually buy this. 

There's also a Marc Jacobs Highliner in there in a bronzy brown color that was my 100 Point Perk. It's super nice and a good color for me, just kind of hard to hold because it's teeny.  

And, on top of all this I also got the three normal samples you get to pick with any order, and those are mixed in with that picture too. I haven't tried them yet. 

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