Let me introduce you to a range of beauty products that has been hyped, coveted, covered, reviewed and raved about more than any other launch I can think of - the Boots No7 Future Renew Skincare collection.
The No7 Future Renew Skincare was released back in April and I was kindly gifted all four of the products which I wanted to put to the test and really try them out. If you want to give them a try for yourself, rumour has it they will be making an appearance in the No7 Advent Calendar or if you are too impatient, there is a cute gift set featuring all four products here.
Background
Impressively, 15 years of research at the University of Manchester has gone into this range, tested by over 4000 women tested with 79% of those women reporting improvements in firmness, texture, tone and hydration. The range contains a super peptide blend which is described as being the biggest cosmetic scientific innovation in the history of No7 that is designed to ‘bio-hack’ the skin’s own regenerative processes, or simply put, it is designed to take what the skin does already and give it a turbo-charge by renewing more than 50 key proteins found within skin. Unless you’ve been living in a shell, Peptides are a very popular ingredient right now and everyone is raving about it. The patented Peptcology™ used in this range contains a blend of peptides, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and niacinamide, together they target hydration, tone, texture, elasticity and the production of collagen with the main aim being to reverse the visible signs of skin damage. Quite the ask!
The four products within this range can be used as part of your existing skincare routine or you can use them to create a routine.
Starting with the Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum (£38.65): For me, a serum has to be just that. This serum has a really lightweight texture that absorbs incredible quick and easily without being sticky or tacky but anyone who has used the Benefit POREfessional primer will be familiar with how that feels on the skin, this is similar. It uses niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, mulberry and hydrolysed rice proteins which claims to work to reverse the visible signs of skin damage, including appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, uneven tone and texture, dry skin, and less elastic and firm feeling skin in just four weeks.
I’m at the age where those fine lines are attempting to make their appearance and of course I’ve mentioned the dry skin patches that I have - the joys of combination skin. So this serum does work its magic to turn that uneven, dryness to a smoother base. I really liked using this serum, not my favourite of the four products, but one I wouldn’t hesitate to pick up again.
Keeping with serums, the next produce is the Future Renew Eye Serum (£22.45): For any product that is designed to be used near my eyes, I’m not wanting something akin to Vaseline or anything that is too thick. Delightfully, this serum is incredibly lightweight that it absorbs immediately upon application and again using a blend of the super peptide blend, this eye serum contains hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, vitamin C and rice proteins.
As someone who doesn’t sleep well, dark circles are a concern along with puffiness and what this serum absolutely does is make the eye area brighter and more wide awake. It doesn’t irritate or sting when applied and it is a great base for applying concealer.
The final two products in this range are creams - one for the day time and one for the evening.
The first cream is the Future Renew Day Cream SPF40 (£31.45): As with the other products within this range, along with that main peptide blend is an antioxidant blend of niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and rice proteins, not forgetting the SPF40, which I think is quite impressive.
On the skin, this is quite a thick textured cream which takes a bit of massaging for it to be absorbed fully, but with the addition of an SPF, I’m happy with that, it does leave a slight sheen afterwards, but I’ve enjoyed using it and my skin feels soft and smooth to the touch.
The final product is the Future Renew Night Cream (£31.45)and I just love it. As it is a night cream, there is no SPF or Vitamin C as neither are needed as you sleep, but it is luxuriously rich and nourishing thanks to the inclusion of Shea Butter. You will also find the inclusion of isoparaffin, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and of course the super peptide blend.
After double cleansing and then applying this cream to the skin, the following morning im left with skin that feels bouncy, nourished and soothed.
It’s fair to say this range of products have exceeded my expectations, though I feel a lot of products from the No7 range are not given the love they deserve.
If you have skin that is dull, dry, tired-looking as well the loss of elasticity, an uneven texture and tone, then this is the range you should absolutely try, especially when the products are more often than not on an offer at Boots.
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