Beauty Bar Sample Society March 2014 Review, Pictures

My Sample Society boxes are rarely exciting, but I always find one or two products that I fall in love with, even if the samples themselves are small and unappealing at first. The same thing happened this time: when I first opened my March box I felt disappointed, because everything seemed so sparse and uninspiring. Read on to find out which product I decided to purchase in full size.

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For $15/month Sample Society will send its members 5 deluxe-sized samples from beauty brands like stila, Murad, Sisley, Alterna, Butter London, and Borghese and a $15 off $50 monthly discount code. As a bonus all new members receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Allure magazine (a $12.00 value).
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Sample Society March 2014 – Box C

Alterna Caviar CC Cream 0.85 fl. oz.

Jane Tran Hair Accessory Assortment

Oscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray 1 oz.

MD SolarSciences SPF 30 Mineral Tinted Creme 0.08 oz.

Tocca Beauty Margaux Eau de Parfum 0.05 fl. oz.

Alterna Caviar CC Cream – A CC cream for hair? Now that’s something new! Alterna is a big name in the world of luxury hair care, and is often featured in beauty magazines. CC in this case stands for “complete correction”, which is what this leave-in treatment promises to do. Did it deliver? Oh yes it did, and then some! It makes my hair look healthy and shiny, and smell like sweet lemons. You only need a small dollop to get the full range of benefits, so this sample will actually last me a long time. It doesn’t seem to tame frizz very well, but it protects my hair from UV rays, and makes it very soft and manageable.

Jane Tran Hair Pin Duo – I couldn’t find this exact duo in Jane Tran website, but their accessories have always been sturdy, high quality, and kept my hair in place well. I lose my hair pins all the time, so this duo is a welcome addition to my stash.

Oscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray – A lot of people love Oscar Blandi products, but my hair didn’t care for this particular hair spray, but it really can’t take any texturizing treatments because it starts looking like hay. I’m sure it will be easy to find a good home for it.

MD SolarSciences SPF 30 Mineral Tinted Creme – I was just reading a blog post about this tinted moisturizer the other day, and the blogger says it’s one of her favorite products. I was looking forward to trying it because I’m a huge fan of anything with SPF in it. Right out of the tube I thought that it would be too dark on me, but once it’s blended out it really didn’t show that much of a tint, so the color difference wasn’t noticeable at all. It made my skin look velvety smooth and matte, which is just what I need. I don’t recommend this product for people with dry or sensitive skin, people looking for more coverage, and anyone whose skin reacts poorly to physical sunscreens.

Tocca Beauty Margaux Eau de Parfum – I like most Tocca fragrances, but not this one. I wouldn’t say it’s unpleasant, but it’s just “not me” if you know what I mean. The fragrance is best described as musky and woodsy, with hints of vanilla, gardenia and blood orange. The description sounded promising, but something about the blend just felt very heavy and headache-inducing. I’m sure there are people who would love this perfume, but it just wasn’t a good fit for me.

THE VERDICT
So what is this mysterious product that I told you I’m probably going to buy? Well, this month I’m seriously considering purchasing more of that Alterna CC Cream, because it worked really well to make my hair smooth and to weightlessly moisturize those split ends. Tocca and Oscar Blandi samples didn’t work out for me, but it was nice to try something new anyway.