Samples I've Used Up 002

L'Occitane are infamous for their hand creams so I was glad to have acquired a sample of their Shea Butter Hand Cream* in recent months. I quite like the packaging however I feel that that the product itself wasn't that great. It's a very light weight cream which sinks into the skin far too quickly which I'm sure some people like but I personally don't. It doesn't smell like Shea Butter, well the kind that I'm accustomed to, as it smells much more like baby powder. I doubt I would ever buy a full size of this however it was a good size to have in my hand bag.

The Dr. Organic Dead Sea Mineral Bio-Plasma Mud Mask* has been a mask that I've been rather skeptical about especially ever since I received a sample of it in my #NottsBBMeet Goodie Bag. It's a mask that helps to detoxify the skin with anti-aging and rejuvenating properties. Now I'm not sure about you but I definitely think I got a dodgy sample as whilst I was applying this, my skin started to feel like it was burning and it really stung. I don't suffer from sensitive skin and I hadn't applied anything new to my skin pre-application but I really didn't expect it to hurt quite as much as it did, especially when face masks are meant to be relaxing. I didn't notice my skin looking better as in fact it looked worse - I had red patches all over my cheeks which did soon start to settle down.

The Face Shop The Smim Radiating Moisturizing Cream* is a sample that featured in my previous Samples I've Used Up post that I mentioned that I couldn't tell a difference with using it from that one use. Well after using up a second sample, I did notice that my skin looked a lot brighter and more radiant than before so I may consider purchasing this in full size once I've made my way through all my samples of this.

The last sample I've used up is the Ice Crystals Anti-Aging Prep and Polish by Freeze 24.7* which I didn't enjoy using at all. It's a anti-aging prep and polish which apparently contains age-less technology to help resurface the skin. This was a very fine, gritty substance which felt far too harsh even when using gentle, circular motions. This also made my skin sting a little after use despite being very gentle. I doubt I would purchase this in full size.

What samples have you used up recently?