Yesterday was a massive fail in regards to my Project 20 Pan, I got a No7 £5 voucher when I bought the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua, and I couldn’t just ignore it. The new cream blushes were calling out to me. I blame the pretty packaging.
Blossoming Pink is a warm corally pink in the pan but blends to a gorgeously wearable warm pink. It’s a cream blush but I don’t find it gives a dewy finish, it it a lot like the Topshop cream blushes, in that it dries down to a powder and has a fairly satin finish, not matte bu8t definitely not dewy.
I wore this yesterday as soon as I bought it as my blush had faded, and I needed a bit of colour, it lasted about 4 hours before I wanted to add a bit more, this is without a powder on top.
It applies really well with fingers, you won’t need a brush for these. The formula is just about perfect, they apply gorgeously, and blend with no streaks. The colour is beautiful, it really pops on my skin tone, it has just enough warmth to brighten my complexion but not so much it looks unnatural.
My one gripe with this is the price. I obviously used a £5 voucher so this only cost me £5, there would be no way I would of paid £10 for this. You only get 2g of product which is pretty damn stingy, to compare a MAC Cremeblend blush contains 5.6g, for £17.50, which works out to £31.25/10g, these work out to £50/10g very overpriced for a supposed high street brand. I could understand if the packaging was a bit more expensive, but it’s just plastic. No7 where do you get off charging that much for blush? I don’t see this lasting very long at all, and I’m undecided as to whether I would buy a a back up.
There is one other shade in his formula which is a much brighter cool toned candy pink, which I was tempted by, but I don’t think I would reach for it as much, and couldn’t justify the purchase. The rest of the collection looks gorgeous, but again slightly overpriced. I have no problem dropping a lot of money on make – up, but with No7 it seems unjustified. Why would I spend as much on a high street brand as a high end brand? Never mind the fact that the Limited Collections always seem to have a big price hike.
Have you tried any of No7’s Spring Collection? What do you think about No7’s pricing?
You can find No7 Vital Brights Cream Blush at Boots where it will cost £10 (£5 with a voucher)
I really like No7 but I do think that the price of this product is OTT especially for the amount you get..! I haven't tested any of the new summer collection yet but I will let you know if I do!
ReplyDeleteDo let us know how long it lasts!
I'll definitely let you know, I have a feeling I'll be using this a lot so it's probably not going to last long!
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I agree with everything you wrote on pricing for No7. I think they overprice it so they afford these £5 vouchers. That's how marketing works. We see a voucher and go to the display to pick something up.
ReplyDeleteI find No7 products hit and miss. Sometimes they are lovely and sometimes crap.
I am on a lookout for a cream blusher but I think I will pass on that one and invest in something else.
Thank you for this post!
Sylwia xx
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I've always thought that, if they can afford to sell everything £5 cheaper half the time, they should do it all the time!
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really pretty color, definitely perfect for spring! xx My Blog: Boho Vanity
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When I saw Lisa Elridge's video where she used the one of these to create a simple rosy look and she said she developed it I was like SOLD!!! I didn't realise it was so expensive per gram, but then I suppose they probably assume (and rightly so) that most people will use the £5 off vouchers. When Boots gives them out so often, and they're valid for such long periods of time it's a wonder that anyone buys them on full price!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever paid full price for No7, I just couldn't do it!
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the packaging looks so lovely, i wouldn't have guessed it was No.7! This is such a good review, so detailed! and i would be tempted to buy it after reading this but as you said, it is a little expensive! x
ReplyDeleteI know, I hate their regular packaging, it very dated, this is the complete opposite!
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It's a gorgeous colour, just a shame it's pretty expensive
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