Target Summer Sample Bag

I got my Target summer sample bag a week or so ago. I opened it up a couple days ago, and squealed with delight to discover that there was a sample of Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in the exact color Emma Stone is wearing in the ads in my magazines, Peach Parfait! I've been wanting to try it so badly because it looks beautiful on her and being a pale skinned ginger myself (she's a red head in the ad) it seemed to be a fantastic idea. Plus peach parfait is an adorable name for a color. I pulled it out of the bag to use it and left the rest to lay on my coffee table for several days.
The deal is that Target has released these cute little free sample bags for Spring and now Summer, I would venture to guess that they will do the same with Fall and Winter. Like Target Style on facebook to find out when they come out. It's a little free sample treat from them to you.

The summer one is teal with a cute print on it and is fabric, as opposed to the spring bag which was pink and orange striped and made out of a plasticy type material. Inside was a sample of Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock Spf 70 (I believe I mentioned being a pale skinned ginger, so spf 70 rocks my world), Aveeno Living Color color preserving shampoo and conditioner for medium-thick hair, Fructis Color Shield fortifying shampoo and conditioner, Tresemme Split Remedy split end shampoo which came in a lovely little sample bottle instead of the normal foil packet, and a booklet of coupons for all the items I had samples of and then some, of course only to be used at Target. I'm certain I can make my way over there for $3 off the lip butter.

I'm not totally sure why I was clenching my fist so tightly...

The Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter was nice, it had a pleasant smell, not unlike a soft vanilla, and decent color payoff. It was much more shimmery then I expected though. Like a pixie flew by hit my lips with an extra dose of pixie dust the second looked away from my mirror. It also lingers after you attempt to wipe it off. It left my hand and face all sparkly. It literally looks exactly like it does on the card, which gives me hope that the rest of them look the same in life as they do in the picture. I got about an hour of wear out of this one, either it has a little more staying power when you apply it from the tube or it's meant to be more of a gloss then an actual lip color. It disappointed me slightly on that front, but not enough to make me not want it. 


The Neutrogena sunblock is a little on the liquidy side and has a very strong smell that reminds me of a cross between sweet pea bath and body works lotion and my grandmother. It's not unpleasant, but I'm not a fan of super scented sunblocks, smells seem to intensify in the heat. I put this on me and my daughter. The scent seemed to disappear after about 30 minutes although she made the comment that it smelled like grandma. My daughter has really sensitive skin and can't use most sunscreens without irritation, I'm pleased to say this one worked out just fine for her. It felt less greasy then our normal sunblock and "dried" pretty fast, leaving our skin dry to the touch, for the most part. I went out and dug weeds in our garden for about an hour or so, needless to say I was a sweaty mess, normally sweat and our regular sunblock means I feel like an oil slick if I touch my arms or legs but with the Neutrogena sunblock it pretty much felt like nothing more then sweaty skin. No oil slick with this stuff! I will be buying this for our vacation this summer!

I'm not going to do a review on the shampoos or conditioners, I feel like you can't effectively get a feel for it when you have about a palm full of each, which for me and my mess of thick hair is less then I need for a one time use. I generally go off of smell, weather I like it or not, price, and then if both of those work out nicely then I'll buy a bottle and test it out. I also don't have color treated hair or split ends so it's kind of pointless I guess.
I will say that the Tresemme shampoo smells just like Tresemme products, sort of a clean pleasant smell. The Aveeno Living Color smells like shampoo, like the strong shampooy smell of a clarifying shampoo. And the Fructis smells like Fructis normally does, like a fruity creamy smell. Obviously prices depend on where you buy it and how large of a bottle you get. Check out your local grocery store or Target for these.

*These are my honest and true opinions, I received this for free thanks to a free sample promotion from Target, I do not get paid to give good reviews.*