Finding Makeup Samples
Shopping March 23rd, 2009Makeup is a lot of fun to experiment with. But it is not a lot of fun to waste money on makeup products that you use once and never use again. We’ve all done it; we’ve bought that lipstick because the color looked so pretty, but somehow just didn’t look the same when we put it on. To try to save money this year, Ive vowed to only make purchases of makeup Ive tried before. How do I expect to do that? I plan to find makeup samples to try before I invest in the product.
Free makeup samples are often available; you just have to know how to find them. Makeup samples are readily available and most of them are free of charge. The number thing you can do to find yourself samples is to ask. When you are at cosmetic counters and you see something that you think you might like, ask if they have any samples of the product.
Just because you are technically supposed to make a purchase of a product to get the samples, doesn’t mean they might not be willing to give you one for free if you just ask. Whats the worst that can happen? If they know you are truly interested in trying out a color or product, but you aren’t willing to spend the money on a full size one, they might be willing to give you a free sample hoping it will bring them business in the future.
If you don’t have a nearby department store that has makeup counters to go to, you can still get your hands on makeup samples. The World Wide Web is going to be your best source of information. All you have to do is go to a search engine like Google and enter makeup samples. You might be surprised at how many websites pop up that are willing to offer samples of all kinds of makeup and hygiene products.
Since you wont be able to pick up the makeup samples that you get online, the companies will mail them to you. This does require you to enter your name and address on their website which means they might start sending you their advertisements by email. They also might ask you to answer a survey before they’ll send you the sample. This is how a lot of companies are gathering information about the people interested in their products.
Some surveys are longer than others. The best advice is to stick with the questionnaires that are shorter unless it is a free sample you really want. Some surveys might be very well worth your while, whereas others might not be. Depending on the product you are getting, you have to decide if the time it takes is worth it.
So if you’re like me and you’ve been disappointed by makeup purchases in the past, consider a New Years resolution to spend money only after you’ve tried a sample of the product. Then you’ll know you really are getting your money’s worth.
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