In the past few weeks I've been more and more interested in primers, especially after that heatwave we had a couple of months ago! I came across this one a few weeks ago when I was waiting for my sister in Boots; I was really intrigued because the tube is tiny and I remember thinking that it can't last very long at that size. So I opened it up and put a bit on the back of my hand and was instantly won over! The colour and consistency of this product is quite strange at first, almost like it should be sticky except its not!! All you need is a tiny 1/2 a pea sized amount and it blends out perfectly; leaving a smooth velvety finish, such a perfect base for your foundation.

I can definitely say after using this for 10 days in Greece that it definitely prolongs foundation wear and stopped my foundation sliding off, it would stay put for a good 5 - 6 hours which for my skin in temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius is a miracle!

Honestly just go and test this out in a Boots store and you will see what I mean! Well recommended!

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I've had this primer from No7 for quite a while now but have only recently picked it up again because I started to get more of a red complexion on my nose and chin especially. I think I received this as a birthday present and it was probably the first primer I ever got. To be perfectly honest I wouldn't recommend it in the slightest!

I'm usually a big fan of No7 products and I, like many others, love it when I get the free £5 off No7 vouchers in Boots although actually I don't buy stuff from there very often. However this is one product I am so disappointed with. First of all the consistency of the primer is very thick which wouldn't be a problem if it went onto the skin well but instead as soon as you apply it to your skin it goes cakey, especially on less smooth areas such as your nose (it is less cakey on the cheeks). It is also really hard to blend so I've found that although it reduces redness on the red areas it leaves a green outline around the redness where the skin isn't so red, so it is almost impossible to apply nicely!

Some people have suggested mixing this primer with either your foundation or moisturiser and when you do this it does work a lot better however this is only really good if you have a red complexion everywhere which a lot of people don't! I have also heard some relatively good reviews on its smoothing qualities but I haven't found the smoothing ability to be very good either.

Overall I definitely wouldn't repurchase it. At £11 it just isn't worth it, it's cakey, thick and non-smoothing and the only thing I really like about it is the packaging.

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p.s. we have recently got a new pupppy:D shes a cocker spaniel and shes called Bella. and in the past few days it is safe to say I haven't have very much sleep so I apologise if there are loads of typos in this (I did try and check it aha!)

let me know if you want more pictures, actually I may post more anyway aha:)