Sponsored By Boots
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to try out the Boots: Beautiful You service. I have stuck to the same old skincare routine for years, and I had noticed that my skin was looking a little dull of late so I was really excited to find out what I could be doing differently.
The Beautiful You service is a free, impartial service run in-store that analyses your skin and then matches you up with a personalised beauty cabinet full of 'perfect matches' for you. If you don't have time to pop into one of the selected Boots stores, you can even do the self-diagnosis questionnaire online here. Pretty nifty, huh?
How does it work? First, you have to fill out a little questionaire about your skin and lifestyle habits. Once this is done, the consultant uses a skin analysis device to read your skin's oiliness, and measure its pigmentation and wrinkles. Your readings will then be compared to those of hundreds of women in the same age group to determine your results against the average (all done very quickly by the device!)
It's all over (painlessly, I might add, the machine just touches your face for a few seconds) in about 2 minutes, and you're given your skin type. Then, all you have to do is answer a couple more questions to make sure it's correct, and hey presto, the perfect matches specifically for your skin's needs!
You're given access to a virtual beauty cabinet, that you can visit time and time again, which gives you a list of all of the products (from various brands) you can use that match your skin type. Depending on your results you'll be given a 3 or 4 step routine to use day and night, plus options for serums and balms etc.
I would really recommend going along and giving it a go! It's totally free, and I felt under no pressure to buy anything there and then. When I got home, I spent a little longer browsing through my virtual cupboard and picked out the products I most wanted to try. I'm using my new routine now, and my skin feels great and is looking a lot brighter. Plus, I can rest assured that I am doing the best I can to achieve naturally glowing skin!
To find out more about Beautiful You and to book your free appointment, head here.