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I found the perfect makeup for holiday that saves baggage space and lasts all day

Boots' No7 Pro Artist makeup range features a selection of high-end, affordable makeup options, and we've discovered two products that are ideal for holiday packing

[Before and after results using the Colour and Glow No7 Multistick]

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Before and after results using the Colour and Glow No7 Multistick(Image: Boots)

Packing for a holiday shouldn't be a stressful thing, what with the knowledge you'll be heading OOO for a week, resting up and indulging in some TLC. But let's face it, trying to fit all of the 'essential' items into a set baggage limit is not for the faint-hearted. Especially for those of us who love a bit of fashion and beauty, and want to take all our best makeup products.

More often than not, our full-size items take up valuable space in our suitcases or carry-ons. But Boots' own makeup brand, No7, has come up with a solution that is 'space saving' and doesn't forgo our bronzer, eyeshadow, highlighter, blush, and lipstick. And when buying two, shoppers can get a third No7 item for completely free.

Costing 14.95 each, the No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Face & Eye Multi-Stick and the No7 Pro Artist Colour & Glow Lip & Cheek Multi-Stick are two-in-one products ideal for on-the-go touch-ups, as they're compact and easy to store. While one is a buildable blush-and-highlighter duo, the other is a face-and-eye multistick with bronzer and highlighter on either end (which can be used as eyeshadow, too). So you're essentially getting four products in one.

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Hailed for being 'buttery soft and blendable for a sunkissed glow on-the-go', the creamy, buildable face and eye multistick comes in two colourways, a deep bronze/golden glow, ideal for darker skin types, and a light bronze/champagne glow for lighter.

Easy to pop in a handbag, skincare bag or just throw in the suitcase, the sticks are relatively small, double-ended applicators that can be applied directly to the face, making them a breeze for on-the-go or when a mirror isn't accessible. Just pop the product on the high points of the face - ie, where the sun would hit and naturally give a sun-kissed glow.

The No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Face & Eye Multi-Stick

[No7's Pro Artist Multisticks come in a blush option and a bronze option]

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Product Description

The No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Face & Eye Multi-Stick comes in two shades and is an all-in-one for the face, eyes and cheeks.

What's more, the No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Multistick is enriched with vitamin E and Argan Oil, which help hydrate the skin to soften, smooth, and reduce dryness, adding to a more radiant finish.

Similarly, the buildable lip and cheek multistick helps create a fresh, soft-focus flush of colour and comes in three shades: Rose Pink/Pearl Glow, Peachy Coral/Rose Glow and Soft Berry/Warm Glow. The product is recommended to be dabbed onto the apples of the cheeks or swiped directly on and blended with your fingertips, or using a brush or sponge, before directly applying to the lips for a pop of colour.

This cheek and lip stick is also infused with skincare ingredients for a healthy-looking finish that enhances skin rather than clogging it up. It's packed with Shea Butter and a blend of Jojoba and Apricot Oils, which work to smooth and hydrate skin and lips whilst leaving them with a fresh, natural radiance.

[The No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Face & Eye Multi-Stick (left) and Colour & Glow Lip & Cheek Multi-Stick (right)]

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The No7 Pro Artist Bronze & Glow Face & Eye Multi-Stick (left) and Colour & Glow Lip & Cheek Multi-Stick (right)(Image: Boots)

It's buildable too, so it can help achieve either a sheer finish or a more striking look, depending on how much is applied.

For those who aren't really fussed on a highlighter, the Stila Blush & Bronze Hydro-Blur Cheek Duo is a perfect alternative that offers, as the name suggests, a blusher and bronzer in one fell swoop. It's now on sale at Lookfantastic in its dragon fruit and cocoa shades, dropping from 27 to 16.20. It also has a creamy gel formula that reportedly 'blends and builds seamlessly on the skin, with no signs of streaking or patchiness in sight'.

Elsewhere, Trinny London's LIP + CHEEK + EYE Trinity stick, 36, is a bit more expensive but with a double ended design that offers one glowy end and one matte, it's praised as being the 'ultimate multitasker for lips, cheeks and eyes', with many people hailing it for being 'so useful and versatile for a quick makeup when you have no time! You can look good in a minute'.

Although Boots shoppers have bee praising both the affordability and the quality of the No7 multisticks, with one user leaving a five star review of the Bronze & Glow Multistick, which read: "The light bronzer is the perfect colour, not shiny and blends well. Its so convenient having the two products in one applicator, particularly for holidays and its a double bonus. They can be used on my eyes too!! Excellent."

[There are a range of shades to choose from]

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There are a range of shades to choose from(Image: Boots)

Someone else added: "I absolutely love this product! I was cautious as I was new to cream blush / bronzers. I bought both this and the coral blush stick. I prep my skin with my skincare routine and then apply this straight to my skin. It glides onto my skin so easily with no drag, and is so easy to blend.

"It gives a no-makeup look whilst giving me a great natural glow. I run the light side of the bronzer all along my cheekbones, and then dab the darker bronzer on where my blusher dabs finish, and dab/blend with my fingers. I absolutely love it, and Im even using it on my usually non-makeup days now as its so quick to use but makes such a difference. So glad I tried it. Please never discontinue."

"Perfect to take away on holiday," someone else noted, and continued: "Ive had a go with it as I couldnt resist, and its buildable, which is great as I often find bronzers too dark on the first application attempt. This is perfect."

While most people were pleased with the product, some people felt the shades weren't quite right, with one user leaving a three-star review that read: "Smooth application, glides nicely directly onto skin or when applied with a brush. The darker side does blend nicely, but I don't think the colour is quite right on my skin. The highlight is a lovely colour. Would be great for taking on holiday and just throwing in your bag."

Although for many, these duo multisticks have become 'holy grail' items, with one five-star shopper sharing their glowing thoughts: "So pleased I ordered this blush & glow, it has become my holy grail. It has a beautiful pigmentation that blends perfectly and lasts all day long. The texture is silky and gives me a kiss of colour, which is what I was looking for. Please do not discontinue this Boots."

Another simply said: "Perfect for holiday. Looks lovely on lips and cheeks will be buying another."

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