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 wouldn’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 getting beauty freebies is much easier than you might think. Hundreds 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 Can I Get Free Makeup Samples?
Knowing where to get them is your key to freebie heaven. Here’s a run down of the various places you can go.
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. 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 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 the freebie offers delivered to you by signing up for our free newsletter, following us on Twitter, or getting updates via Facebook.
Free Sample Websites – The vast majority of “free makeup sample” sites don’t actually have 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 the 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 with no participation.
How to Get Free Beauty Products on FreeMakeupandBeautySamples.com
We hope you like what our site has to offer! If so, here is a run down of how things work around here.
Each sample offer is posted with detailed instructions on how to get it and where to go to sign up. To make it easier for you to spot the links you’ll need to follow, we’ve made them green, like this.
We have a FREE newsletter that you can sign up for as well. We’ll deliver each freebie offer conveniently to your inbox! You can also get live updates by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook. 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!
We created this helpful guide because so many people out there seem to have the same question: “Where can i get free samples of makeup?” We’ve tried to cover everything from A to Z, 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. 
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Am so glad I found your site. I love free goodies!
I have gotten department store samples before, and samples online with Sephora purchases. But there’s so much more out there! Yay! And thank you.
Interesting… I never even thought about checking for free makeup samples! I have really pale skin and it’s hard to find a foundation tone that matches my skin, since I prefer mineral makeup and generally mail-order it. I’ll check into the samples – I have several foundations that I can’t use because they just ended up too dark a color, even when I order the lightest shade available.
Great tips!! My daughters love free make up samples so they can try different colors. I also love that your links are a bold color – good idea!
Have you ever gotten one of those where you supposedly just had to answer a few questions and you would get the sample, and then discover the questionnaire required you to get more offers, and then it never ended, and was pages and pages, and then finally when you were done they said you didn’t fill it out correctly and weren’t going to give you whatever it was. Ugh.
Yes I have Susan, which is exactly why we created this site: So that people could find legit, easy-to-request sample offers from all around the web in one place. All without having to deal with the frustrations you mentioned in your comment.
It is easy to run into negative situations online. Before you know it, you are being asked really personal information in the form of a survey. Ughh! Nice to see you helping people find honest places to try products.
I hadn’t thought of the Facebook pages idea. And the fact that you offer a service to help with this is great. Very helpful guide. I do think you have covered the A to Z…
Nice post. I’m sure ladies would love this.