New Beauty Spring 2012 Test Tube

I’m new to beauty sample programs and did quite a bit of research prior to subscribing to my first one.  Because I was familiar with their magazine, I went with New Beauty’s Test Tube.  Based on Internet reviews and Youtube videos, they looked like the program that gave you the most bang for your buck.  Most programs are $10 a month.  NB’s Test Tube comes once every three months and will set you back $30—so it’s pretty standard.  Included in my first box which arrived this past week was a copy of their magazine ($10 newstand value), and three different Spa Cards, worth $10, $25, or $50 off purchases from the New Beauty website, where you can buy full-size versions of all their samples.  There's also a very pretty booklet that describes each sample you've received and how to use it:

Here’s a list of samples/deluxe samples/full-size product that I also got:

• Mally Evercolor Shadow Stick
• Neostrata Skin Active Cellular Restoration
• Moroccan Oil Frizz Control
• Olay Regenerist Wrinkle Revolution Complex (and a $3 manufacturer’s coupon)
• YBF Eye Liner
• Memoir Liquide Fragrances
• Memoir Liquide Body Cream
• Skinceuticals CE Ferulic
• Skinceuticals Physical Fusion UV Defence SPF 50
• Perlier & Elariia Body Cream
• Dr. Brandt Signature BB Cream with Flexitone

It’s going to take me a some time to review all of these samples.  I expect to post after the first use, and after the sample is gone (or once I’ve used it a couple of weeks in the case of full-sizes).  Stay tuned!

Postscript:  I've reviewed all but two samples  from my New Beauty TestTube and it's shaping up to be the best of the sample programs I've signed up for (reviews from those coming soon).  At a cost of $30, the value of the items, including the coupon and gift cards, ended up being approximately $295.  That's an incredible buy and it gave me a chance to sample products that I never would have bought otherwise, due to their pricepoint.  I have no problem laying out good money for a product if I KNOW it's going to work but who wants to take a chance on a $146 dollar bottle of skin serum if a $10 drugstore version will work the same, or in some cases better?  There were three full-size products and the samples were truly "deluxe"-sized, as the company propaganda states.  If you only have enough money for one beauty sample program, New Beauty TestTube is it.