Boots No 7 stay perfect liquid foundation Review

I grew up in the UK and Boots was a Saturday morning outing for me as a teenager, I had heaps of their makeup so when I saw that Postie has started to stock it I ran in and gathered up an armful of products to relive my youth.

However I was so disappointed with the No 7 Stay Perfect Liquid Foundation, I purchased the lightest they had which was ivory, normally this is fine for my pale skin but it was really orange in colour and the texture was clumpy, so I shook the bottle to even it out but it never did anything to it. The most awful thing though I found was that it slipped right off my face with or without primer!! Then 2 days after using it I came out in a rash of spots along my chin line which put me right off the foundation.

Packaging is its only saving grace in an opaque glass bottle with a black plastic lid it is still the same classical design that I used to buy, however whatever they have done to the formula is terrible, either that has changed or my skin has.

I bought this foundation from postie plus,it came in a glass pump bottle which was great,i pumped out to pumps and applied with my kabuki f80 brush,it took 2 layers to cover my blemishes etc and I set with powder,I found within a hour or so I had such a shiny face in my t zone,my skin was so oily from this foundation that by 2 hours later the foundation had melted off my face,I tried it the next day with a beauty blender to apply it,but it did the same thing,I would not use again and will not recomend it to friends,

I bought this at a Postie Plus sale at the beginning of the year out of a $2 bin. I should have guessed from the $2 bin that it was going to be nothing but a big disappointment and a waste of my $2 coin that could have gone to the parking meter instead! It comes in a pretty classy glass bottle with a pump to make it easier and mess free to get the product out. Now that I have used it I would never buy it again nor recommend it to any of my friends or family! I love the promise that the name suggests 'stay perfect'. Too bad it is quite the opposite to this.

The colour I got, buff is too dark for me! I am usually a beige or buff but this one is a bit on the orange side. It seems a bit too think for foundation too. I would expect a 'stay perfect' foundation to be a tad thicker if it's going to cover anything. I apply my foundation with a Real Techniques foundation brush to ensure best application result for me. It goes on easily enough but unfortunately it just doesn't want to cover any imperfections. It looks far too orange to start with but I remedy that by using concealer to make it less in your face orange. I had to do what felt like two or three layers before it looked like my canvas was even remotely covered. My red cheeks were still visible which annoys me most of all!

After two hours I check myself in a public toilet mirror and hello, I may well as not worn any foundation at all! It looked like I had nothing on my face but my eyeshadow and mascara. What a waste of time even applying if it's only going to last a couple of hours at best. I couldn't finish this bottle. It was just too thin and not enough coverage for me. It left me with a rash on my cheeks where I layered it on to get coverage. My skin hated me for it and rebelled. It took my skin three weeks to get back to the way it was before. Don't even waste your time girls, it's not worth the energy!

I didn't really like this foundation as I found it didn't provide good coverage (I like to be able to hide my freckles) and it didn't 'stay perfect' as it claimed to - rather it had mostly rubbed off by the end of the day. It most definately didn't have up to 24 hours wear as it claimed to.

The only positive I had was that it did feel light weight and breathable and it went on smooth and silky making my skin feel quite fresh. It was also very affordable.

I tried this product as the packaging was so cute! the glass frosted bottle was so appealing to me.

this comes in a 30ml tube, with a pump to action the foundation, the pump produces a small amount so easy to control. I used this with my beauty blender and it went on great but after about 5 minutes it started to oxidase on my face and went TOTALLY ORANGE. I have oily skin and it just melted into my pores, actually melted... the excess from wiping off my face was horrible.

I decided to try again and wear for a whole day with powder, but I was still oily and orange.

I got this on sale at postie plus for $1!! BUT it was not for me, I found it to just slide off straight away around my nose and then wear off in places threw out the day. The colour was a bit off as im usually an ivory- natural and both of these didnt suit my skin, the were almost brassy toned. The bottle is very sturdy, and expensive looking, but sadly the product wasnt right for me.