Almost all of my customers order the 3 Pack Samples (either with or without the brush, depending on whether you have a good flat top foundation brush) for $12, not individual samples as they’re more cost effective and give you the opportunity to sample several shades and products.

All of our samples are packaged in 5 gram jars with a sifter rather than 1/4-1/2 tsp in baggies, which does increase the cost. On the flip side, this allows you to use all of the powder inside, rather than having a good deal stick to the baggie, and prevents you from having to transfer to jars yourself. Each jar is generously filled with a full gram, which is enough for 3-5 weeks worth of application, depending on how heavy you apply it. The only samples that come in the 3 gram jars are the custom blends, as they do not come with a sifter (so that you can mix the colors yourself in the included 10 gram jar), which still allows a full gram to fit inside.

Don’t forget, there is also the $5 discount for Sohpie’s readers on orders of $25 or more (which would be a 3 pack sample with a foundation brush or without the brush and a full size primer/silk powder/Oil Absorb) by using the coupon code themineralmakeup in the “redeem code” box on the checkout form for orders placed through August 31st.

I hope this helps. If anyone else has any questions, please do not hesitate to ask either by posting here (as Sophie said, I do read this blog daily), or emailing me at cs@purelycosmetics.com.