Marie Claire has a fantastic list of free beauty samples from some of the best brands out there. Some require a purchase (like the $50 at Nordstrom's beauty department) but most of these samples are there for the taking.

We're talking Molton Brown, Khiel's, Smashbox and Estee Lauder. We learned that you can call La Mer counters this month for a free facial and a sample size Eye Concentrate or pick up a deluxe sample of Fresh Sugar Lip Gloss at all Fresh stores.

Is there anything better than free? We think not!