No7 is one of my favourite brands and ever since I started working at Boots, it's a brand that I've started appreciating a lot more. A lot of effort goes into the brand and the recent overhaul in packaging means that it's a brand that now looks and feel more expensive than ever. But still with the same price tag.
First up is their Weekend Bag*. This bag retails for £45 which is an absolute bargain for the products that you get inside the bag. First of all, the bag is lovely. I think it's great quality and although it does look a little bit plastic looking, you can fit a lot inside of it and it looks very stylish and classy - which fits in with the brand perfectly. Inside the bag you receive a No7 Cleansing Body Polish, No7 Blissful Body Wash, No7 Sumptuous Bath Soak, a body polisher and my favourite, the No7 Cocooning Body Balm. All of these products are full size and they have the classic No7 scent. If you haven't smelled any No7 products before then I'll let you know that they smell very clean but luxurious. All of the products are great quality and they do a lovely job of pampering your skin. As I said earlier, my favourite is the Cocooning Body Balm as it works like a balm but feels light like a moisturiser. It's literally perfection!
No7 also have a great, new Christmas make up collection out and I managed to get my hands on a few of the pieces.
The Deco Darling Eye Palette* is truly one of the most beautiful palettes I've ever seen. It has completely replaced my Urban Decay Naked palettes these past few days. The shadows themselves are very well pigmented and easy to blend. They also last a long time on the lids but I'd recommend using a primer if you have really oily eyelids. The packaging is without a doubt stunning and the palette comes with a big mirror on the inside so it's perfect for travelling.
L-R Deco Darling Powder Highlight and 4 shadows from the Eye Palette
As you can see, the colours are gorgeous. I find that I can create two looks with this palette. The two brown/gold colours are perfect for the day time and I use the more gold colour all over my lid and the more brown colour in the crease. This creates the most beautiful nude smokey eye that is also lovely and shimmery so it really wakes the eye area up. I can also create a nice, deep grey toned smokey eye for nighttime using the grey and matte black shadows. This palette is so versatile and if you pick one thing up from this collection, I'd recommend this as I can't rave about it enough. It's truly flawless.
The Deco Darling Loose Powder Highlighter* once again has packaging that is very beautiful and also very practical. The loose powder doesn't leak everywhere as it has a safety sheet over the top so the powder stays contained. I usually find loose powders messy but I find this very easy to work with. The highlighter is golden toned which really wakes and brightens the skin during the cold, winter months. Just looking at this highlighter makes me happy and it gives the skin a warm and beautiful glow. The glitter isn't chunky but instead nice and shimmery but it doesn't settle into pores.
The nail polishes are also gems! I love the formula of No7 nail polishes already. I find them very easy to work with and in one stroke, the polish is completely opaque. I don't find that they chip easily either and I can normally get 3 days completely chip free. Daisy Darling* is the pink glitter chunks that is over the nude nail polish and in the bottle, it looks stunning. It converts that way on the nails but as it's glittery, it does take a few coats to build the glitter up. The polish isn't chunky at all and it doesn't feel nasty on the nails. I've had a lot of compliments since I've been wearing this on my nails. Speakeasy* is also very beautiful. I didn't think I'd like it very much as it just seems boring in the bottle but on the nails it converts to a lovely deep grey that has the most beautiful shimmer running through it and when the shimmer hits the lights, my oh my. Gorgeous!
Overall, I really cannot recommend No7 enough for Christmas. Their giftsets are very good and contain amazing products and their Limited Edition Christmas range is absolutely stunning. These products are definitely some of the best I've tried this Christmas! Do you like the look of any of these?
You can view more of No7's giftsets here and more of the Limited Edition Christmas range here.
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