Are you wondering if it’s possible to get free makeup samples in the mail? Do companies still give out free samples these days?! The answer is YES! If you’re a makeup artist, beauty blogger or perhaps just want to score some free makeup, we’ve got you covered!

It’s true that many brands (especially beauty brands) have in recent years stopped using free samples as much to promote their product. There are still many who do – it can just be a task to find them before they are all gone! Below I will list some of my favourite ways to score free makeup samples in the mail.

PinchMe

Starting with PinchMe as it is my personal favourite for receiving free beauty samples, sometimes even full-size products are offered in the sample boxes. PinchMe let’s you sign up for free and every month you can receive a box of samples. These boxes usually get sent out around the same time each month, and if selected you will have to make sure you put in your sample request before they are all gone, these samples usually run out really fast!

When you do receive a box you will often get multiple samples, it’s a great way to discover new beauty brands too. In return for receiving these samples, PinchMe will usually ask you for a short opinion or hashtag with the product.

Test Products For Beauty Brands

Another great way to get free makeup samples is by signing up with beauty brands and testing their products for them. These products are all approved – it’s not that sort of testing! They will simply ask for your opinion on the product and in some cases you may be asked to leave a review somewhere. The good thing with testing products for brands is you will often receive a full-size product! Here are some of the brands and companies that currently allow you to sign up and try their beauty products out:

TryProducts

L’Oreal

The Pink Panel

Influenster

Get Free Samples With Makeup Purchases

I know quite a lot of people who order from Sephora online and have no idea that you can get 2 free samples with your orders! Sephora has consistently offered 2 free samples on every order for quite a while now, and if you’re not getting them when you do your orders you’re missing out! If you check the Sephora samples page here you can see that they offer quite a few different samples too. It does mention they are getting a high volume of sample orders at the moment so some may be substituted with a different sample, I’ve always received the ones I’ve ordered luckily!

Sephora aren’t the only brand which offers these samples with orders either, a few others which do are:

Ulta

Charlotte Tilbury

Clarins

MAC

Follow Beauty Brands On Facebook

It may sound simple, but just by following makeup and beauty brands FB pages, you can sometimes catch them posting limited time free samples. The sign up forms are usually on Facebook and you request your sample from their page. This usually works better for smaller brands as they post free makeup samples more often, and there is also less competition before the samples are all snagged up!

These are some of the best ways you can get free makeup samples in the mail. As well as the options listed above, I’d recommend following freebie and free sample posters on social media. This will keep you up to date with all the latest samples as soon as they go live! You can follow Freebie Hunter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Below I will list some of the best makeup samples I have tried in the past month. Most of these are still available!

CoverGirl & Olay 3-in-1 Liquid Foundation

This is from CoverGirl & Olay’s Simply Ageless product line, I received this as a sample from Lifescript for completing a sponsor survey. I love Olay products, so I was really excited to give this a try. I think it’s now one of my favorite foundations, even including expensive brands! Good, even coverage, no flakiness. It has a very creamy consistency and I do feel like my face is getting moisturized while wearing it. I’ve never been a huge CoverGirl fan but this is now one of my go-to foundations for daily wear. I also like the dispenser — you get every single drop out of the bottle and you don’t have to wrestle the top off to get the last few applications out of the bottle!

You can request a free sample of this foundation by clicking here! 

L’Oreal Hydra Genius Moisturizer

I love L’Oreal samples, they are always giving them out too! They are usually decent sizes as well, this moisturizer sample came in a 5.oz sample bottle which lasted a good few weeks. L’Oreal usually always has free samples on their website, last year they were giving out their Advanced Haircare shampoo & conditioners too. You can still sign up for the Hydra Genius moisturizer sample by clicking here!

Burt’s Bees Radiance Body Lotion

This was another sample I got from Lifescript, I absolutely love Burt’s Bees products as they are cruelty-free and always use organic products. I hadn’t tried this particular body lotion yet so it was really nice to be able to sample it! The sample size was pretty small – I’d say about 1/10th the size of a regular bottle, but there was still enough to get a good amount of uses from it. The lotion is actually really good, it’s super light so you feel like your skin actually absorbs it! I’d definitely recommend trying this one out.

You can still request a free sample of this from here! Note: If they have run out of the body lotion your sample may be substituted for something different.

I will keep this list regularly updated if I find any new great makeup samples, so be sure to check back if you didn’t manage to get these ones! You can also check out the makeup samples category by clicking here. There’s all kinds of samples you can get your hands on, but remember a lot of the time they are only available until supplies last. For this reason I would recommend bookmarking your favorite freebie site so you can check each week or so, new samples comes around quite often!

You can also still use the old-fashioned method of actually contacting a brand and asking for samples, or even popping into the drugstore. Many stores these days will gladly give out free samples of their products if you ask, even Target were giving out a bunch of makeup samples at one point!

I hope you enjoyed this small list! Feel free to check out our beauty samples category here to see a much larger list of free samples you can sign up for 🙂

To request your sample you’ll need to fill out the Google form, you should expect to receive your sample within 6-8 weeks!

A few of the samples I have seen so far are two small Sephora tester palettes (single shades) and an Olay 2-in-1 moisturizer and primer. There is a lot of decent shampoo samples available too, so look out for them!

You can sign up for this sample kit by clicking here or on the button below. ❤

If you’re signing up from the U.K just click here!

Some of the products available to sample include eyeliner, eyeshadow, lipgloss, lipstick and more! In some cases you will be able to choose which products you’d like to sample, however it will depend on the current amount of samples available at the time of your request.

You may also be required to participate in a brief survey from a sponsor brand in order to complete your sample request and/or recieve free shipping. These don’t usually take long and are worth doing so you won’t have to worry about your request being denied!

You can now request a complimentary sample of Maybelline Superstay 24-hr Liquid Lipstick courtesy of O Mag Insider! These are currently only shipping to the U.S and available until supplies last.

Make sure that you select Liquid Lipstick when the form asks you which products you use.

For a limited time, Volition Beauty are giving out multiple free samples to try! These are currently only shipping to the U.S.

You are able to choose 1 product to sample, currently available to try are:

• Mattifying Mist
• Restorative Eye Gel
• Defense Gel
• Brightening Polish
• Gelee Face Mask

To request your sample simply head over to the Volition Beauty page, scroll down and then select which sample you would like to try on the left drop-down list.