Oh man, this was my first Sample Sale ever. I had never been to one before. I was really happy that some of my New York friends could come with me and that I was able to meet a few other Instagram Ladiez too!
My Day Schedule
5:00 AM – Wake up and wonder what life is about
5:30 AM – Begin to Stress about location of Keys
6:00 AM – Butter some Bread for Breakfast
6:01 AM – Set bread and forget it on the table
6:15AM – Gather things and Travel to Train Station
7:05 AM – Board a Train Outdoors
8:50 AM – Arrive at Penn Station
9:00 Something – Final Party member arrives and we walk over to the Garment District and Get in Line
Then we proceed to wait in line for maybe 30 mins… hard for me to remember exactly since much texting and social mediatizing was occurring
Then after waiting in the sun we finally get in.
The bouncers tell us that we can only spend 20 mins in the product area as we check our bags. Peach&Lily Provides you with totes so that you can fill them up and later use them to carry your loot
Check out this sweet IIICH&LILI Sign
I’m jittering with excitement since the first thing I see are like 3 tables with the $3 sign on them
The Layout is a large horseshoe and These are the price brackets
- Green Dot = 3 Dollars
- Yellow Dot = 6 Dollars
- Orange Dot = 10 Dollars
- Blue Dot = 15 Dollars
- Silver Dot = 22 Dollars
- Gold Dot = 35 Dollars * By the time I got in which was a little after 10AM the Gold items were sold out
As we left around 11/1130 there was no line outside and I’d say things were pretty well stocked still.
If you’d like more information about the Sale in terms of timing and what was there I’d say check out my new friend Practically Haute She did a fabulous write up
As for me after grabbing everything I could I managed to find the Yoonster, owner of Peach & Lily
Yup I got to meet Alicia Yoon also the front camera on my Galaxy S4 is so grainy
The LOOT
So I had three shopping lists. Since I offered to pick up some things for some of my dear friends.
Errything
The build up
3 Dollar make you holla sector
Apparently there were more makeup items and sheetmasks last year.
I grabbed these because I thought they were peeling masks because I don’t like to read labels
All for friends, I actually didn’t know they are usually 20 a piece
Who knew mizon made eye shadow?
We’re going to use these as highlighters
Yolo moment. Could not resist
Tints in the form of an easy to apply marker
These eyeliners do not budge. I wish they had more colors
The 6 Dolla Sector
I love anything around the 5 dollar price point
Online these are sold as a 110$ 4 pack. This was another yolo purchase to test out since I didn’t know you could make essences powder
So cute and such a good size. Will likely use as a travel hydrating toner
Gotta buy mist
These adorable sleeping packs I’ve been searching for and was shocked they showed up.
10 Dollar store
mmmm the powder blue
This I am super intrigued with
Beepgirlunnie was like…. these are amazing, so naturally I grabbed a couple for myself
This was on my wishlist since I can always use more cleanser
I like to use micellar water and this seems quite fancy
I haven’t found an FTE I’m found of yet so I figured why not grab this one
I am somehow drawn to things that are two in one
Grabbed these because LEMON and they’re pretty pricey otherwise
The Premier 15 Dollar Section
This was the first area I ran to
Everyone wanted one of these. Cuz we love lanolin
My friend wanted this…. and while shopping I was feeling FOMO… so I got one too
If I was smart I would have just picked up more mist packs. But I was really tired and the essence lotion I just couldn’t say no to.
Sunscreen testing is my thing now
Even though I hate rose, I love powder cleansing
This is for my friend, I carried it on my back for the whole day to keep it safe
How much did I spend?
| Item | Quantity | Sale Price | Total | Normal Price | Total(non sale) | Discount | |
| Kicho Sheep Oil Cream | 3 | 15 | 45 | 58 | 174 | 0.7413793103 | |
| Be the Skin Toner | 1 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 0.4827586207 | |
| Rose By Dr Dream Powder Cleanser | 1 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0.7115384615 | |
| Lagom Cellus Sun Gel | 1 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0.25 | Retail Guess |
| The Lotus Essence Lotion | 1 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 0.765625 | |
| The Lotus Mist set | 1 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 66 | 0.7727272727 | |
| Cremorlab Mineral Treatment Essence | 2 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 84 | 0.6428571429 | |
| The Lotus Lemon Mist | 2 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 66 | 0.696969697 | |
| Cremorlab Essence Tonic | 1 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0.75 | |
| Mizon First Essence | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 0.4736842105 | |
| May Coop White Water Cleanser | 1 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0.6666666667 | |
| Lagom Cellup Cleanser | 1 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0.4444444444 | |
| Mizon Intensive Skin barrier Set | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0.6 | |
| Cremorlab Mist | 5 | 10 | 50 | 18 | 90 | 0.4444444444 | |
| Pearl Sleeping Pack | 4 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 40 | 0.4 | Retail Guess |
| The Lotus Camellia Mist | 1 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0.8181818182 | |
| May Coop Raw sauce Mini | 4 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 56 | 0.5714285714 | |
| Rose By Dr Dream Powder Essence | 4 | 6 | 24 | 27.5 | 110 | 0.7818181818 | |
| Clio Gelpresso Liner | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 0.85 | |
| PeriPera Tint Marker | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 0.8125 | |
| Mizon eye cream | 2 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 62 | 0.9032258065 | |
| Mizon Jelly Shadow | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 0.8235294118 | |
| Cio Lipnicure | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 78 | 0.8846153846 | |
| Rose by Dr. Dream foot mask | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 0.7 | Retail Guess |
| 52 | 399 | 399 | 1186 | 1335 | 0.6635750422 |
So there were a few items that weren’t listed on Peach&Lily and I couldn’t figure out the price so I guessed
Overall for 399 I’m very very satisfied. Also the tax was included in the price so buying for my friends was very easy.
I loved the setup, you could either walk around the horseshoe and peruse or just bounce around like I did (I am a very effective shopper)
Even though I missed out on the gold items, I felt that there was plenty of stock to last thought the afternoon (but I wasn’t there)
In retrospect I should have brought my hiking pack since until I bought a little suitcase my friends had to help carry the load.
I don’t think I have any recommendations in terms of changes to the event (since this is my first sample sale)
10/10
I hope you enjoyed a peek into my hauling
This is amazing ! The next time you hear of one of these in NYC please give me let me know ! I had seen something on your IG but I wasn’t really sure as to what you meant at the time. After you had posted on insta I was like a kid in a candy store … like wow !!! How did I not see that ?! But this looks so amazing ! The products and the prices are great 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing everything
I’ll definitely give you a ping the next time I head up sample sale or not since I’m usually on a shopping excursion anyway lol
Thank you ! I’m on Long Island so it is just a quick car ride or train ride !
I’m so jealous that NYC doesn’t just get reasonably priced K-Beauty shops but also these sample sales! That’s amazing value, and perfect timing for Christmas as well.
Sophie | MapleTreeBlog
I might take some of those misters off your hands. The Cremorlab you sprayed on Saturday put my Mario Bedescu to shame. I feel like I’m spraying from a Windex bottle with that thing! The Cremorlab mister was like a beautiful mist from a Costa Rican waterfall, glorious!
Wow this is amazing perfect for Christmas! You gals did an amazing haul. I can’t wait to hear and read all your reviews.
Loved this post! Wish England had something like this as it looks so fun, and yay bargains!