My Sephora haul: House of Lashes clear lash glue, Tweezerman mini tweezers, Kat von D lock it foundation

Recently I got to go to my first ever Sephora VIB Rouge event and I figured I would share my experience. The best part of this whole thing was the fact that I didn't need to spend $1000 in a calendar year to go because I went as a friend's plus 1 (shout out to Sandra for hooking me up). I sincerely hope that I never make VIB Rouge because I already have a problem.

The event was basically a private shopping event. So they closed the store to the public and we got 2 hours to shop. If you spend $50 or more, you get a free makeup pouch with a ton of samples in it. I really wanted this pouch so I convinced myself that I needed $50 worth of makeup. It was very easy to convince myself. I ended up getting the Kat von D Lock it foundation, some mini tweezers, and lash glue. Praying to the good lord that the foundation is a good shade match for me because I somehow ended up with 5 foundations that don't match me.

Goodie bag: Bite mirror and amuse bouche lipstick in fig, Boscia luminizing black mask, NARS audacious mascara, Kat von D tattoo liner in trooper, Smashbox lipstick in legendary, Drunk Elephant virgin marula facial oil, Atelier Cologne citron d'erable cologne, Clean reserve parfum (not pictured)

I'm really glad I bought stuff and got the bag. The bag itself is really cute; it's red fake leather with a black pom pom and it says "Sephora VIB Rouge" on the front. The bag is actually quite big and totally usable. A lot of the times free samples are kinda boring but I think these are pretty good. A lot of these products are ones that I've heard a lot about and have been wanting to try. I cashed out around 1 hour into the event but it looked like they still had a lot of these bags left so I'm not sure if running out would be a problem. Since it's an RSVP event, I'm assuming they would have enough bags for everyone.

They also had these fancy individually boxed cake pops and bottled drinks, which was cute. There was also an Instagram contest you could enter for a chance to win 6 new products from various brands. I never win contests but I entered anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Other samples: Lancome genifique concentrate, Smashbox studio eyes primer and full exposure mascara, Living Proof perfect hair day overnight perfector, Make Up For Ever aqua lip liner in 2C, Glam Glow volcasmic matte glow moisturizer, Burberry black parfum

In addition to the free samples in the goodie bag, they were also giving away a ton of other free samples that you could get without buying anything. Employees walked around with trays full of samples that you could just take. They also put samples in your bag at check out if you buy stuff. There were a ton of different samples and I didn't get all of them but I'm really happy with the ones I did get. I really wanted to try that Glam Glow moisturizer so I'm really glad I got that. 

From left to right: Kat von D tattoo liner in trooper, Make Up For Ever aqua lip liner in 2C, Smashbox be legendary lipstick in legendary, Bite amuse bouche lipstick in fig

Overall, I really enjoyed this event and I would definitely recommend going if you get an invite (or if you can convince your cool friends to waste their plus 1 on you lol). I think the samples are completely worth spending $50 for if you already needed things from Sephora anyway. And let's be real, you always need something from Sephora.