Review: Boots No7 Instant Radiance Foundation

For quite a while now, this has been my go to foundation. It really is my all time favourite one!! I bought it about a year ago when Boots No7 launched their new range of foundations with colour match technology. Its a weird machine that they put against your face and it tells you the best shade of foundation for you. As someone who struggles to find a good foundation colour, I found this service to be really great. I was matched to Calico (the palest shade) and it really does match perfectly.

This is such a great foundation. I like the instant radiance formula as its nice and light. It blends seemlessly and doesn't leave your skin cakey. It really doesn't look like you're wearing foundation at all!!! The coverage is light to medium and it's easily buildable. It's not greasy at all and I only have to put a little powder on my nose and forehead where I'm prone to get a bit oily. It also isn't drying! It stays on really nicely (not sure how long exactly but it does fade towards the end of the day). It has SPF15 in it which is great and it's certainly effective. I burned my neck and shoulders quite badly this summer after half an hour in the sun but my face was perfectly fine as I was wearing this foundation. It also does brighten up your skin on a dull day but doesn't make you shiny at all! It is slightly waterproof but a little bit of an oil-based makeup remover and it comes right off.

This really is such a great foundation. I rave about it to everyone I know (even the men!!). It's just the best makeup item I've ever bought!!! I also love that the shade you get for one formula of foundation is the same shade for all the other formulas and concealers. Plus there are 17 different shades so they really do cater for every skin colour!! It's also really cheap for a higher end foundation. It's only €16.25 in Boots which is really cheap. The container is really great too. It's in a pump bottle which is really handy and hygeinic. It also dispenses the perfect amount of foundation so its not wasteful like some pump bottles.

I really do love this stuff!!! Just try it!!! You'll never go back to other foundations again!!!

Let me know what your favourite foundations are!!

Talk to you later!!
Nel

Review: Boots No7 Intense Volume Waterproof Mascara

I bought this mascara about a month ago because I was going on holidays and I wanted a mascara with more staying power. I had previously loved a No.7 mascara but they changed all the formulas and I was very disappointed to loose such a great mascara.

I really like this type of brush as it's great at separating the lashes and it coats them really well. This mascara doesn't clump unless you use huge amounts of it (less is more people!!) and it generally looks really natural but volumised.

There is a few downsides to this mascara though. It smells really chemically, like the cheap mascaras you get in kids sets. It's doesn't hurt your eyes or anything and it's hypoallergenic so it should be fine for the most sensitive people. It's also not very waterproof. When it gets wet it kind of sheds little flecks of black under the eyes. It wipes off really easily and then looks perfect again. The majority of the mascara stays on your lashes and still looks perfect so I just find this mascara a little confusing.

It costs €12.25 in Boots which is really good value. Most standard drugstore mascaras cost more than that these days and considering that this is a bit more high end, it's definitely a great price.

As a standard mascara, this stuff works great but as a waterproof mascara I really wouldn't recommend it. This was my first experience with waterproof mascaras so I can't recommend an alternative unfortunately.

If anyone knows of a good waterproof mascara put it in the comments!!

Talk to you soon!!
Nel