A couple of weeks ago I saw a video online about a new
service which No7 had introduced and apparently had been working on for 3
years! Basically it’s a technique where by the small sensor takes 2 pictures of
your jaw line – one either side – and matches your perfect foundation colour.
Over the last month or so No7 have had an over hall introducing a lot of new
colours into their foundation range and this gadget is designed to help find
the right one for you.
I have used No7 foundations before and have found ones that
I really liked however more recently I got drawn in by the Rimmel wake me up
foundation which I liked the feel and consistency of. I used a whole bottle of the Rimmel but the
second time I purchased it I ended up with a different shade which was too
light so when I saw this No7 gismo I jumped at the chance to get matched
properly.
Now it wasn’t that I was sceptical about the match service,
Ok maybe a little bit. I went to one of my local boots stores a few weeks ago
to see if they did it. Now when I spoke to the lady on the counter, she wasn’t
really sure what she was doing (she was from the perfume counter not the No7
counter) but gave it a go. She put the machine on my face – with the makeup I
already had on (I was wearing No7 BB cream) and told me I was Cool Beige.
Something in the back of my mind told me to take a tester pot of the colour –
regardless of the fact I was desperate for a foundation. I took it home and
tried it and the colour seemed to be ok, not perfect but similar shade.
On Saturday me and mum went into the bigger town where we live which has slightly larger Boots. I went in with the intention of buying the colour that had already been suggested and that I had tested, since it seemed ok. When I was hovering the lady asked me if I was ok and she asked if I was interested in having the foundation testing service done so I thought – why not.
On Saturday me and mum went into the bigger town where we live which has slightly larger Boots. I went in with the intention of buying the colour that had already been suggested and that I had tested, since it seemed ok. When I was hovering the lady asked me if I was ok and she asked if I was interested in having the foundation testing service done so I thought – why not.
This time the lady sat me down onto one the makeup stools
asked me what my skin type was. She then used a toner (for normal/dry skin) to
remove the BB Cream which I was again wearing and then used the machine. This
time it came out as a Cool Ivory. Then she moisturised (again normal/dry) and
primed my face, put the foundation on in the correct colour and then put my
blusher and bronzer back on too! The colour was a perfect match. It had a great
coverage but you could barely tell I was wearing any foundation!
Have you tried the new colour match service from No7???
Impressed or not?
If your following me on Instagram (@unlovedbutton) then you will know that yesterday me and Matt went to the Harry Potter studio tour in Levensden Studios near Watford.
We are both massive Harry Potter fans, we are the generation who started reading the books as children and gradually grew up with them.
The Studio tour opened this year allowing fans to gain access to the real life sets where the film had been shot including the great hall, the dormintories, dumbeldores office as well as being able to knock on the door to number 4 Privett drive, hang off the back of the night bus and sit in the Ford Angelia which Harry and Ron crashed into the Whomping Willow in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The tour itself costs £28 to go into which is more than worth its weight in Gold. We paid an extra £10 to get the souvenir guide and the digital guide which saved us £5.
I would say to you even if a teeny tiny part of you loves Harry Potter then go on this tour. There were people of all ages there and from what I could tell varying levels of Harry Potter love including the hard core fans in the robes and scarves to the family I heard in the shop looking the wands (Kid: Mum whos professor Lupin... Mum: Oh hes that bad guy... Kid: Whos Siruis Black?... Mum: I have no idea) - I mean really!
Walking around the sets was truly amazing.. there is something about knowing you are walking round seeing things that have actually been in the movies! Standing where the actors have stood! Its fab! My favorite part by far was the model of the castle which was used for the exterior shots in the films. You can not truly appreciate how it makes you feel unless you are there... I really could have cried when I saw it. Me and Matt went to Wizarding World of Harry Potter a few years back where they have built the castle as part of the attraction at Universal Islands of Adventure... Its amazing but seeing this model yesterday.. there was just something about it.. something different that took my breath away.
Have you been to the Harry Potter studio tour? What was your favorite part??
We are both massive Harry Potter fans, we are the generation who started reading the books as children and gradually grew up with them.
The Studio tour opened this year allowing fans to gain access to the real life sets where the film had been shot including the great hall, the dormintories, dumbeldores office as well as being able to knock on the door to number 4 Privett drive, hang off the back of the night bus and sit in the Ford Angelia which Harry and Ron crashed into the Whomping Willow in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The tour itself costs £28 to go into which is more than worth its weight in Gold. We paid an extra £10 to get the souvenir guide and the digital guide which saved us £5.
I would say to you even if a teeny tiny part of you loves Harry Potter then go on this tour. There were people of all ages there and from what I could tell varying levels of Harry Potter love including the hard core fans in the robes and scarves to the family I heard in the shop looking the wands (Kid: Mum whos professor Lupin... Mum: Oh hes that bad guy... Kid: Whos Siruis Black?... Mum: I have no idea) - I mean really!
Walking around the sets was truly amazing.. there is something about knowing you are walking round seeing things that have actually been in the movies! Standing where the actors have stood! Its fab! My favorite part by far was the model of the castle which was used for the exterior shots in the films. You can not truly appreciate how it makes you feel unless you are there... I really could have cried when I saw it. Me and Matt went to Wizarding World of Harry Potter a few years back where they have built the castle as part of the attraction at Universal Islands of Adventure... Its amazing but seeing this model yesterday.. there was just something about it.. something different that took my breath away.
Knocking on the great hall door... Not all that convinced by Butterbeer...
The Mirror or Erised... The model of the castle - amazing!
Have you been to the Harry Potter studio tour? What was your favorite part??
Hey Guys.
Sorry that I have been MIB for a while. What with the olympics being on last week and the week before I have been watching that and have been really into it so I havent wanted to sit behind a computer screen. Plus I havent really had that much to blog about since all I have been doing is going to work, coming home and watching the olympics and you all dont want to hear about that I am sure....
I havent really tried much in the way of new beauty products and stuff either so I didnt really know what to blog about.
Hopefully I should be able to pick up blogging a bit more now. I am going to try and at least blog 3 times a week.
If any of you are interested in it me and matt are setting up a lifestyle, travel, randomness blog and youtube channel which we are hoping to launch pretty soon. I will post the link to it once everything is up and running :)
Sorry that I have been MIB for a while. What with the olympics being on last week and the week before I have been watching that and have been really into it so I havent wanted to sit behind a computer screen. Plus I havent really had that much to blog about since all I have been doing is going to work, coming home and watching the olympics and you all dont want to hear about that I am sure....
I havent really tried much in the way of new beauty products and stuff either so I didnt really know what to blog about.
Hopefully I should be able to pick up blogging a bit more now. I am going to try and at least blog 3 times a week.
If any of you are interested in it me and matt are setting up a lifestyle, travel, randomness blog and youtube channel which we are hoping to launch pretty soon. I will post the link to it once everything is up and running :)
Now you now how much of a nail polish addict i am. Im not gonna lie you all, i took my addiction to new levels yesterday!
So i am just randomly sitting there on your average Sunday night chilling before I went back to work today after 2 weeks off (which went way too fast).
Anyway so me and mum were watching Deal or no deal. There was a young girl called Nong on, really nice girl who totally deserves to win the £250,000 (which she did). Anyway her nails were lush! Gorgeous greeny blue colour that stood out. Perusing on twitter a bit later the banker tweeter her twitter id... So i messaged her to ask what it was. I didn't hold high hopes it was either going to be a high end one that cost the earth or i wouldnt get a reply!
Not even half an hour later not only did i get a reply but she told me it was a Rimmel polish!!! :O
Anyway here it is.. Its from the 60 second range and goes on lovely!!! I picked it up for £2.99 at our local chemist when i went in to get a prescription for poorly mummy button!
Painted my nails this morning. I did them yesterday but I had to take them off (I took photos for a tutorial post which will be coming up) because it was a Rimmel scented nail polish which my allergies seem to not like and it made me sneezy and red eyed.
Now this wasn't completely what I was planning on doing. I was going to put a nail foil on my ring finger which had a design pretty much the same as the one above but they would just not go on properly but as I had already co-ordinated my other nails to match I thought I would try to recreate it.
If anyone has any top tips for putting on nail foils I would love to hear them. I have a few different ones from the Myleene Class range which my grandparents got me for christmas but I havent used them yet because I am a little scared to put them on.
Purple - Julie G - Fashion Friday
Blue - Barry M
Flowers done with Fashion Friday and Rimmel Rose Libertine
Green - Barry M
If anyone has any top tips for putting on nail foils I would love to hear them. I have a few different ones from the Myleene Class range which my grandparents got me for christmas but I havent used them yet because I am a little scared to put them on.
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