Beautifully matte!

Aloha duckies!
   Today was D-day. aka - results day. OH GOODNESS!
I must admit I was shocked and happy and disappointed all at the same time! I got an A (YAY) and a D.. oh.. okay.. haha
Very different marks but what ever, I am pleased. Although repeats will be terribly unpleasant :(

Anyways, after school I popped into town for some foundation as my current Lasting Finish 16 hour is running terribly low! Unfortunately, they've discontinued it too (MAJOR EUGH) and replaced it instead with "25 hour". I didn't purchase though, I was in the mood for change
SOOO.. you've heard me ranting here before about No7's beautifully Matte foundation and, after buying some shampoo and heat protectant in boots and therefore getting a £5 off No7 products, I finally bought it :)

The first thing I'll say is that their colour range is a bit awkward, I had to put a whole bunch of them onto my hand and walk out of the shop to see them in normal lighting.

Some things I'll just point out to start us of:

• It has SPF 15, always a bonus, even if you are living in not-so-sunny Ireland!
• It was around £13 but with the £5 off No7 voucher it was around £8
• It is based on people who want a matte finish, therefore aimed at oily/combo skin types
• It's packaging is gorgeous! I love the way that foggy little section you see in the picture above moves up as you use the product - squirting out every last drop!
• It claims to achieve a "long-lasting shine-free natural look"

So yes, I am wearing it on my face right as we speak! I applied it at around 6.45pm and will be taking it off at 8pm for a shower, so I'll see how it holds up.

Mine is in 10 New Ivory which I won't lie, I am a little weary about. I have never found a more perfect colour than Rimmel's 200 soft beige and this was the closest to it. However, i feel this one is verrry yellow based. I usually go for yellow undertones in foundation rather than pink/peachy but from what I've seen, this is extremely yellow toned!

Its application is quite nice and unexpected shall I say? First dabbing it on the face is nice and creamy but once you start rubbing - that stuff dries fast! It isn't in a horrible painty cracking way - like Revlon colorstay in my opinion - it just dries lovely and matte and creamy.

I think it's finish is very similar to the No7 intelligently balanced mousse - which this product replaced. I liked the mousse's finish but hated how it rubbed off so easily and as liquid doesn't rub off so easily, I am quite pleased! :)

So, so far so good. I guess I better pop in an update at around 8pm.

(Just had a glimpse of my face - looking very natural, I can see some spots though but I think that is because I rushed the application...oops! It is also looking very matte and not as yellow as expected, let's hope this applies in ALL lighting!)

So Thank You all for reading! I hope this helped you somewhat, I will definitely keep you updated on how I feel about this product as my expectations are so high!

Enjoy your evening :)

Adios!

xxx