How to Get Free Makeup Samples, Beauty Products & Other Freebies

It’s pretty obvious that most of us would love getting our makeup for free. I mean, if we have to, right? I guess I won’t complain. 😉 For those newbies among us, the only question that remains is how to go about getting them.

How to Get Free Samples

First off, you need to know that beauty freebies are much easier to find than you might think. Quite a few of them are available at any time. Most of them will require a simple sign up that will take just a minute or two of your time. Others will be available when you visit a store in person, and are available just for the asking.

Where to Get Free Makeup Samples

Knowing where to get them is your key to freebie heaven. The short answer is right here! But here’s the long answer too in case you want to read it:

If we had a nickle for every time we’ve heard someone out there ask “Where can I get free makeup samples?”, we’d be rich. So many people have no idea where to even start. Here’s a run down of the various places that offer them.

• Department Stores – Getting free beauty samples in person is simple. You just need to know when and where to go. Nordstrom gives out samples every Saturday (we post reminders here on our site each week fyi). Other stores also have special promos and events on designated days where you can simply score on some high end beauty necessities without spending a dime. Each offer will come and go, so you’ll need to be clued into the latest info on when and where to be. Subscribe to get our free updates and we’ll let you know how to be in the right place at the right time.
• Facebook Pages – Nowadays, lots of companies are giving out samples and promoting them via their Facebook page. The only problem here, is the fact that it can be near impossible to keep track of when and where they are available. If you follow us on Facebook, we’ll keep you updated so you don’t have to run around checking pages like a chicken with it’s head cut off.
• Manufacturer/Brand Websites – Most beauty companies run some type of freebie promo at some time or another. You can check your favorite brand’s websites from time to time for the latest samples, but you have a pretty good chance of missing them since they tend to go very quickly once posted. Our site scours the web for you and posts the latest free beauty samples each day, to save you the hassle of doing it yourself.
• Department Store/Drugstore Websites – Like the manufacturer websites, drugstores and department stores also offer free samples. They are more likely to run promos on a regular basis, so checking these sites is more likely to result in the discovery of some type of free makeup sample. However, as we mentioned above, who has time to check each and every drugstore website out there? Not you, that’s for sure. You’ve got better things to do, right? Well, again, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of getting getting alerts via email, Twitter, Google+ or Facebook.
• Free Sample Websites – Unlike our site, the vast majority of “free makeup sample” sites don’t actually post any legit free makeup offers listed on their site. We’ve come across dozens of sites that have a nice long article talking about the benefits of free makeup samples or something equally unhelpful. I mean, we already know about the benefits of free samples (they’re free, duh), or we wouldn’t be looking for them. Most of these other sites don’t actually offer a visitor anything of value. Someone searching for “free makeup samples” obviously wants to find actual free product offers, not junk offers or some redundant article on why samples are so great.

In contrast, a legit site like ours can be your best friend. We do all the research for you and list the best samples in one convenient place.

How to Get Free Beauty Samples Without Getting Scammed

Now, some of you may want to know how you can tell the difference between legit offers and scam offers. If so, you’re one step ahead since getting them the smart way is absolutely essential. If you want to get free samples of makeup without being taken for a ride, here are some guidelines to follow:

1. Never, I repeat, never give out your credit card info. Yes, some sample offers may require you to pay shipping. But that’s why we recommend sticking to signing up only for free makeup samples with free shipping. Paying for shipping for a free sample is pretty pointless anyway, in my opinion. You might as well just go buy the product at that point.

If you make it a rule to never give out your financial info when requesting samples, you won’t have to ever worry about any extra or hidden charges.

2. Check to see if participation is required. Some offers come with no strings attached. Others may require you to participate in a survey, questionnaire, or to review another product or two. Although these offers aren’t terrible, they do take more time than the free samples without surveys, so just keep that in mind. If people don’t know the requirements ahead of time, they can end up feeling frustrated with the amount of time it takes. If any offers on our site require participation, we make that clear so that you can tell them apart, and we’ve listed our “quickest-sign-up” samples here for those of you who only want simple sign ups that don’t require surveys or participation.

How to Get Free Beauty Products on PrettyThrifty.com

We scour the web to find legitimate, 100% free samples for our readers. We post them daily – as separate posts on our freebies page. If you see one you like, click on the title of the freebie (the bolded pink text) to read the full post. Each sample offer is posted with detailed instructions on how to get it and where to go to sign up. We include instructions, links and whatever information you need for that particular beauty freebie in our post. If you have a question on ANY freebie offer, leave a comment on that post and we’ll get your question answered ASAP!

We also have a FREE daily freebie newsletter that you can sign up for too! We’ll send you one email each day containing all the latest freebies, deals and other site updates so that you can keep up-to-date on what freebies are live. You can also get live updates by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Networked Blogs or Bloglovin’. Each freebie will be posted in real time so you won’t miss a step. This is a great idea for those offers that are time sensitive – yes, some offers run out in hours or even minutes!

Well, there you have it! We created this guide because we see SO many people out there asking “Where can i get free samples of makeup?” We’ve tried to cover everything from A to Z in this guide, but if you have any additional questions on how to get free beauty products or how to get makeup samples, leave a comment below and we’ll do our best to get your questions answered. 🙂

xoxo!