No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation (New Formula spf 25) - Amber

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The No7 Stay Perfect foundation is highly buildable and works well with a silicone primer. It was easy to work into the skin and it gave a natural finish, which we liked. Our Beautifully Matte Foundation is expertly formulated to mattify skin and conceal imperfections and blemishes, with a natural-looking medium coverage and SPF 25. Powered by a skin-mattifying blend of fine oil-absorbing powders, the lightweight formula glides effortlessly onto the skin, blurring the appearance of pores, with a velvety soft finish and no powdery flatness for a beautifully matte complexion that lasts for up to 16 hours. Vitamin E - helps to improve and strengthen your skin's protective barrier. Perfect for sensitive skin. Always feel as flawless as your complexion with our No7 Stay Perfect Foundation - a life-proof foundation for a natural finish with up to 24-hour super-staying power. Expertly formulated, this comfortable foundation with medium coverage feels lightweight and breathable, giving a beautifully even-toned complexion that lasts all day long. It can be relied upon to stay perfect; weather-proof, transfer-proof and won't slide or shine on oily skin - it won't let you down. We’re very pleasantly surprised by how well this foundation performed. So much so, it surpassed our previous favourite No7 foundation, the No7 Stay Perfect Superlight Foundation. The Restore and Renew Serum foundation gave us light-to-medium coverage and it masked our blemishes with ease.

This Beautifully Matte foundation held nicely throughout the day and we think it’s definitely better suited for oily skin types. We particularly liked that our T-zone wasn’t oily at the end of the day, which takes some doing. As promised, this foundation truly did give a matte look, although if you apply too much we found that this full-coverage foundation left our faces looking a bit cakey. With make-up powered by No7 skin expertise, this mattifying foundation makes the perfect base for any make-up routine. We recommend using in harmony with colour-correcting No7 Airbrush Away Colour Balancing Primer, and a subtle, sun-kissed sweep of No7 Matte Bronzing Powder. Take a look at your bare skin in the mirror in natural light to identify which skin tone you have, ranging from fair, light, medium, medium/rich and rich. You might find that instead of just being one tone, you’re a combination of a few skin tones such as light-medium or medium-rich. If you’re really struggling to work out what type of skin tone you have, ask a friend to help or visit a local beauty counter for assistance. Knowing which skin tone you have will make it a lot easier to determine which foundation colour will suit you most. Features a formula of fine oil-absorbing powders to control shine all day long and SPF 25 to help actively protect skin from damaging effects of the sun. Suitable for sensitive skin.Over the day, this No7 foundation felt breathable and it sat well on our face without ever settling into our fine lines or wrinkles. It was the only No7 foundation that didn’t sit in any flaky patches on the skin, making this the best No7 foundation for dry skin. What’s more, we didn’t even have to touch up our oily T-zone as much as we expected. We found this No7 foundation left our skin looking ashy at first. It did slightly oxidise, but we still had to add a little bronzer to warm our complexion up. This foundation contains SPF15 and the consistency holds the SPF, which is why there was a slight white cast. We suggest going a shade darker.

We were unimpressed with this No7 foundation almost immediately. When applied with a foundation brush we could see streaks on top of the skin that clung to dry patches.However, because the shade choices across these ranges vary so wildly, only a selection of the range features a suitable skin tone match (which for us is Warm Beige, for the record). Plus, the majority of foundation options only have around 15-20 shades, which is a really small selection by comparison to many other brands. Formulated with SkinExpert™ technology analysing 1.9m skin tones for a true-skin match. Available in 36 shades, this product has been specifically formulated with a medium coverage to blend seamlessly into a range of skin tones. No7 has, in many ways, changed the game when it comes to affordable, effective skincare and makeup. I tried No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation when I was in London last year. I was a bit smart and took a few samples home. Let me first tell you a bit about the foundation then I will tell you my thoughts and the experience I went through with the foundation and color choosing in the end. No7 claims that this foundation offers:

Out of all the foundations in this No7 foundation group test, the Essentially Natural foundation gave the lightest coverage

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Expertly formulated to mattify skin and conceal imperfections and blemishes, this foundation is powered by a skin-mattifying blend of fine oil-absorbing powders. The formula glides effortlessly onto the skin, blurring the appearance of pores, with a velvety soft finish and no powdery flatness for a beautifully matte complexion that lasts for up to 16 hours. This foundation contains SPF15 and the consistency holds the SPF, which is why there was a slight white cast. We suggest going a shade darker