Sample Mail! Mary Kay samples & Target Beauty Bag Summer 2012

 I woke up today, checked the mail and did a little dance! Not only did I get a catalog containing Mary Kay samples but I got my Summer Target Beauty Bag! Yippeee!!!

First up, here are the Mary Kay samples: On a card, I received three samples of their New Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color in the colors Lime, Gold Coast and Truffle. I haven't tried them out on my eyes yet, just on my hand, but the shadows each are very pretty and very shimmering. Very pretty! Retail for these is $6.50

I apologize; I couldn't get a very good photo of the colors on my hand but they are very close to how they look on the sample. Gold Coast is a very pretty yellow, lime is a very pretty bright green and truffle is a nice, rich brown. Again, I cannot get over how much these 3 sparkle. If you enlarge the photo, you should be able to see a glimpse of the sparkles in these. I think I would definitely buy a couple of this product line if I had the money. I can't wait to try these out on my eyes!

Here's my beauty bag & goodies!

The bag itself I feel is just OK but what's inside of it is great! I liked the Spring bag much better (I'm talking about the bag here, not the contents!). The summer bag is just a little bit bigger than the spring one, so that's nice! To me, the feel of the summer bag is a bit weird. It's a coarse texture which I'm having issues moving past at the moment.

I know some of the other ladies have only received the Tre Semme Split Remedy shampoo and not the conditioner; same here! After my review of this product, however, that's OK with me. I had hoped to get both so I could do a more extensive review, but that's just how it goes. The sample is 1 fluid ounce; pretty good size for a sample!

I also received a 1.0 fluid ounce sample of Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock with a SPF of 70. I probably won't be using this much since I live at night and rarely see the sun, but I think it was a fantastic idea to include a sunblock in the summer bag. Very thoughtful!

I haven't paid attention to what other bloggers have gotten in their bags, but I got the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter sample in Peach Parfait. I'm not sure if a peach color will be a good color for me, so it will be interesting to try. Just opening the sample and looking at the color it actually looks more like a  very nice mid tone pink so I'm not sure where they got the name from. Although I guess it does look more peach on digital. Here's a picture of my sample. I'm definitely interested to know if we all got the same color samples or not. Sorry the photo is a little blurry, don't seem to be getting good photos tonight :/

I also got samples of Garnier Fructis Color Shield Fortifying shampoo & conditioner (10 mL each) and  Aveeno Living Color color preserving shampoo & conditioner for medium-thick hair (9 mL each). I've never tried Aveeno so I'm looking forward to trying it out. My boyfriend has been wanting to dye my hair again - waste of money in my opinion because it never lasts long - so it will be good to try these out and see if they help keep the color in my hair longer or not.

I also got some Target coupons which I cannot use. I'll be posting on Facebook about them if anyone wants them.

Overall, I'm pretty happy! I was hoping to get a full lipstick and not just a sample, but that's OK :)