Boots Number 7 Limited Edition Spring Collection.

This is a mineral based collection, available now at Number 7 counters Nationwide...
I must admit, I don't often take much interest in the Number 7 range, but something about this collection caught my eye - it just looks very fresh and pretty. I was also interested in the illuminator powder... I love illuminators, and I am always interested in trying more... 

And I am so glad I stopped to swatch - for me, this is the definite stand out product in this collection. I also picked up one of the two lipsticks in the collection;

The illuminating powder comes in a plastic compact with a marble effect lid, and is a baked, mineral powder;

The powder is a beige based golden shade - not too brash, but still casts a nice glimmer on the skin. Close up, the powder looks like this;

The powder has a nice level of pigmentation - this was just one swipe across the surface...

It gives a subtle glow when applied to the skin and buffed out...

This hand-swatch shows the effect of the illuminator more clearly. Its so pretty - Illuminating without any horrible glittery bits...

I also picked up one of the mineral lipsticks from the collection - there are two available, carnelian, a peachy nude, and the shade I chose Rubellite. Both are very glossy, and slightly sheer - so although the colours look a little "pow" on the tube, they are a lot more wearable than they appear..

Rubellite is a sheer hot pink with shimmer, rather than frost...

For some reason, every time I tried to photograph this, it looked more peachy than pink, but I can assure you, this is a hot hot pink shade - might not be right for now, but I can definitely see this being one of my fave's in the summer, in combination with dewy skin, and minimal eye makeup...

The illuminating powder cost £13, the lipstick £9.50. The collection also contains a palette of four mineral eyeshadows, which is also £13.  

As a side note, Number 7's LE collections are all designed by the rather fab and lovely Lisa Eldridge - She first came to my attention on Ten Years Younger, as well as various other shows, and has also worked with Shisheido, many Celebs and also recently, on a fab shoot for Vogue...

She has a great YouTube channel as well, with loads of great tips and tricks - check it out HERE. I love her "Morning After" makeup look tutorial...