If you own a television, you’ve probably seen the advert for No 7’s new Match Made Lipstick Service, and consequently got Jessie J’s ‘Sexy Lady’ stuck in your head. I was recently invited to Boots in Manchester to try out the service for myself and chat to some customers – keep reading to see what I thought!
The Match Made Service comprises of 43 different lipstick shades which have been specifically formulated to compliment one or more of No 7’s foundation shades and give a lift to your complexion. I started my visit by getting matched by No 7’s fascinating little machine, which obviously identified me as the palest shade, Calico. In the interest of full disclosure, Calico is sadly still a little bit too dark for me. I have, however, really liked using my sample of their ‘Beautifully Matte’ foundation mixed with a little of my Illamasqua Skin Base in Shade 2 to achieve the correct colour.
I am generally quite brave with lipstick, so I would probably wear most of the 43 shades available. However, I still think that Match Made is a brilliant idea! I know that so many people aren’t as brave as I am with their colour choices, and am often baffled to find out that people don’t think they can pull off red (you can!), so this is really the perfect way to ease yourself into wearing bolder colours. Some of my favourites that were a match for my Calico skin were Raspberry Blush (a bold pink, which I’m wearing in the photo at the top of this post), Brick Red, and Hot Copper, all of which are colours in the more opaque Stay Perfect lipstick. I also liked the more neutral shades like Soft Tulip in the Moisture Drench range.
All in all I’m really pleased with the shades I ended up with after I was matched, and would definitely recommend popping in and getting it done – it is free after all! In the future I would definitely like to see more nude shades available, as I personally struggle more with finding the right nude shades for my skin tone than I do with choosing pretty bright colours.
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That colour suits you so much! I'm down as calico as well when I did my foundation one, really excited to get my match for lipstick. Really informative post as always 🙂 http://cottonandcandie.blogspot.co.uk
That is such a beautiful colour on you! I definitely need to pop into Boots and try out this service for myself.
Catherine, xo || Lady Liquor
I really want to try this out! I love wearing all shades of lipsticks but I'm intrigued to see what shade they pick for my skin tone. Raspberry blush looks beautiful on you!
Alice xo
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I've not seen the advert but I wear beautifully matte calico every day as my foundation so I'm definitely gonna go get lipstick matched! 🙂
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Love it!
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Ooo I didn't know they were doing this. Definitely something I want to try out. I would love to actually see what colours are good for my skin tone.
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These shades are so gorgeous !
Sara,
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such a beautiful colour:)
Eilidh from Velvet-Winter
I really want to try this but I fear I'm also too pale for their lightest shade!
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Love the colour! x
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I love the idea of this service. I will have to give it a try.
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I'm so baffled at how clever these little machines are! I'm Calico too and use Soft Tulip lipstick as my daily colour!x
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