Boots natural collection natural moisture tint > Reviews (14)

For me the thought of having a daytime lunch date this coming Wednesday is a bit of a nightmare! I'm ok getting ready to go out of an evening, out comes a little black dress, 5 inch heels (I kid you not lol) and heavy but sultry make up. Yep I'm well practised in the art of making an evening impact. However I have a picnic date which means a more casual, 'natural' look and like my Mum pointed out I don't do! For me day-times are for slumming at the gym and most days I don't even wear any cosmetics!

So off I went to the shops thinking more about transforming myself into Audrey Hepburn than into Marilyn Manson lol.

I browsed in Boots and came across this range of products. Usually items cost £1.99 each but they are on offer with any 3 items at the moment costing £5.00 in total. All I wanted really was a light lipstick, some bronzing pearls, pressed powder (cos I lost mine drunk on a date last week lol) and a light blusher. However I ended up buying 5 items that I felt I needed and as the last item to make my lot up (totalling 6) I decided to opt for a tinted moisturiser.

Of late I have been finding that my usual foundation is a little heavy for daytime use and I have been experiencing spots and that's why I decided to go for a lighter option.

The Packaging:

40ml clear plastic tube with flip top lid to the bottom of it situated at the bottom concealing a small hole. On the front of it I'm told it is Natural collection Tinted Moisturiser and there is a white small flower pattern on it. On the back of the tube I'm told a bit about the product, ingredients are listed, size and the recycle symbol is displayed, contact details for Boots are given and finally there is a bar-code on there. Simple packaging this is and I like the size of the product and the fact I can see the tinted moisturiser through it.

A Bit About The Product According To The Back Of The Tube:

Light, sheer cover for a natural-looking finish. Contains moisturisers to leave your skin feeling supple and soft. Suitable for all skin types. Fragrance-Free. Dermatologically tested.

Me Using It:

Well I couldn't wait to this because I hadn't tried out a tinted moisturiser before! I applied it as I would a foundation and to clean skin (this can be used over your normal moisturiser if you feel the need but I didn't) and away I went. I opted for the fair colour (it's also available in natural and beige colours) and I was a little concerned at first about the consistency. It is thinner than many foundations I have ever used though it isn't drippy or anything but I went easy with it and simply dotted a little around my face and then blended it gently with my fingers. It had no smell to it at all and I found this to blend really quickly and easily! No tide marks and it wasn't greasy or dry and cos the consistency isn't all that thick it simply made it really easy to be absorbed.

It dried into my skin easily but for some reason I could feel a slight clamminess to my skin and thus my face felt a wee bit grimy. As well as that where were the results?

Sure my skin felt soft enough and I'd found it easy to apply and had no real complaints up to now but really this didn't do anything at all for me!

If I wanted a moisturiser I'd buy one. What I wanted was something that acted as a make up base (this does) softens the skin (yep again) but I wanted something that like a foundation would slightly cover up skin imperfections.This didn't. It's so natural it didn't do much at all! Spots were not concealed but hey I can live with that but I would like something that concealed their colour slightly. It didn't correct uneven skin tone or anything either and in fact think somehow it highlighted my open pores on my cheeks.

Verdict:

Easy to use, blend and wear but as for being tinted well in my view it isn't when applied. It's so natural it was too much so in my view. I didn't like the clammy feeling, didn't like the way it went no where towards perfecting skin but did appreciate the way make up sat on it and stayed put and that my skin felt soft though didn't particularly look it and at least it was easy to remove (just your usual make up routine will do!)

A nice enough product if your not looking for coverage such as a foundation gives and it's probably a nice product for a young teen starting out with make up to play with but for us errrr more mature wearers (ahem lol) this just isn't a great or worthy addition to our make up cases sadly!

Only available in Boots stores.

This review is also posted on Dooyoo under this same username.