I must admit, I was surprised at how successful our trip was. From Benefit and Urban Decay right down to Lush and Origins, we managed to get a hell of a variety of free products. Totalling up at 16 between us, we did pretty well. All the products we collected as free samples were products that we had either read about prior to, or products recommended to us by the makeup artists. 

Tips on getting free samples

1. Don't be shy

When asking for free samples, don't be shy, free samples exist for a reason and makeup artists are willing to give them out to interested customers. 

2. Research before you go

Nothing's more exciting to a makeup artist than when a customer knows what they're talking about. Have some key words to throw at them when asking about a specific product - they'll love that. 

3. Never say "free"

Although above I've called them "free samples", when asking just mention samples. Subconsciously, this implies that, later down the line, you'll be interested in actually purchasing the full sized product - clever eh?

Benefit

The Porefessional Balm

Triple Performing Facial Emulsion

Big Easy Complexion Perfector

Lush

Rehab Shampoo

Retread Shampoo

Origins

Charcoal Mask

Urban Decay

Naked Skin Foundation

Naked Primer

So why not give it a go yourself and see what samples you can get. 

Bethany x