Monday, March 23, 2009

12:23 AM

Avon Haul 2 - Retinol and Glazewear Lipsticks

My Avon Haul came! . It's considerably a small haul. I got it from the friendly spree organiser who always packs items in PostPacs again!. I wanted to get some More lipsticks because Avon's everlasting lipsticks are on sale. However I was too late for the spree! It was closed by the time i checked. :( Now i just hope she (the spree organiser) will open another spree soon.

I got 6 Lipsticks in total. 3 Glazewear and 3 retinol pumping Lipsticks. Most of the colors i Chose are either nudes or peaches.

Sorry No swatches yet!

Glazewear Lipsticks

(Champagne Glow, Coral Gables and Brown suger (i think).)

I got them at a sales price of USDaround USD3.99 Each

These are so GOOD they are so GREAT. Previously when i got AVOn stuffs these weren't available on the website. It's weird because some times the website doesn't display some items. I assume its because they are OOS or something. I got lucky this time and were able to get a few. Now i am totally regretting not getting a few more colors because the texture and finish of these are just wonderful. I like these better than the Maybelline collagen Lipsticks.

These go on VERY creamy. Feels great on the lips. They smell similar to the Pro-To-Go lipsticks. I really love these. They have a shimmery finish but looks very natural and doesn't make me look like i just dip my mouth into glitter.

Champagne Glow is a Perfect MLBB colour for me. It's a shade lighter than my lips. I guess u can say its nude to a certain extent.

Coral Gables is a Pink coral. I don't see any orange/peach in it at all. Thus i was a bit disappointed because i was expecting a nice peach colour with the name . Nonetheless, it will go great with purple and pink eye looks.

Brown Sugar- I have to apologise because i cant remember if the name was brown sugar. It was too dark for me the moment I opened it. So i gave it to my bestie, Vicky. (u can find the link to her blog at the side bar) . I think it'll work as a good MLBB / nude brown lipstick for her.

Beyond Color Retinol Lip Pimpign LipStick

(Peach Daiquiri, Beige Shimmer and Sugar Creme.)

These often go on sale, I think i go them as USD2.99 each

Peach Daiquiri came broke. It's not ONLY broke. It got stuck on the cover and i had trouble getting it out without squashing the product. When i saw the lipstick after opening the cap, (see picture) I was seriously shocked. I've never seen lipstick in this view before. LoL

Sugar Cane turned our , like a shimmery metallic. On my lips it looks like a metallic/robotic look gone wrong. It would have been a great real nude lipstick if it wasn't so metallic. It looks like metal on my lips!

Beige Shimmer turns out to be a good nude color for me. It's really creamy and feels good on the lips. I didn't feel any pumping action with any of the three i got. beige shimmer is a brown nude color with a shimmery satin kind of finish. Not pure satin, but not as shimmery as most shimmery L/S

Peach Daiquiri reminds me of NYX's Diamond Sparkle Lipstick in Apricot. However this looks much better and the shimmers are not over the top like with nyx. This one is quite sheer. It is a light peachy apricot color. This is my favourite natural "peachy apricot" lipstick so far.

Labels: avon, haul, Lip Products, review

Monday, February 23, 2009

11:10 PM

Avon Pro-To-Go Lipstick Review

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Product: AVOn Pro-To-Go Lipstick

Price: USD8 ( usually on sale ~ USD5.99)

Packaging: 4.5/5

Quality: 3.5/ 5

Color Selection: 2/5

Repurchase: Yes

Texture: Smooth and Thin

Finish: Satin Sheen ( for the ones I got)

Comment:

Again, please pardon the low quality pictures until i get hold of a good camera that actually focuses and zooms in.

First of all, Lets start with the Good stuff. The packaging is SO GOOD! It's different, real funky and just really nice. Just push the small nob at the side and the L/S will go up; Push it down and it goes back in. I dont find the traditional L/S packaging with a separate cover troublesome, but this is just really fun. Just for this fact, I'll repurchase considering its so cheap as well.

The texture is really good, goes on smoothly ( but not the smoothest of all L/s). It feels really thin on the lips, so u dont feel like u got a whole lot of product on. I wunt talk about lasting power on my lips. Because i always eat off watever i have on anyway. So usually after some snacks, my lips will be like, bare.

I dont think I can find a perfect nude color among the selection. That's not because i am picky or anything. Comparing to other drug store brand L/S color selection, this is really little. I got these in Intimate nude and Natural Beauty. These are, reviewed as 2 of the Best MLBB color ( my lips but Better) . True enough , Natural Beauty was the MLBB color for me. It made my lips look a bit more natural pink than they really are. I have horrible lips, their color is just like dead people's lips with uneven coloring , and its a plumish color instead of being a nice pink. I'll definitely be using The Natural Beauty a Lot. It can go with probably any look, and is great when i am in a hurry.

However the Intimate Nude, is NOWHERE near nude for me. It looks more brown and dull in real life as compared to the picture. I am not terribly thin among the people here. I consider my complexion to be light, or a light medium. But Intimate nude just look like a medium brownish pink. Not flattering for me at all. It looks like some of my mom's old lipstick color on me.

Usually I prefer Matte lipsticks. I usually hate metallic sheen or overly shimmery lipsticks. But these have a, sort of, acceptable satin sheen. Nothing over the top. just a bit of sheen. really quite nice. I wunt be trying out darker / red shades because I cant really carry of those looks. But i know i will be looking at the other lighter colors available.

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Labels: avon, Lip Products, Pro-to-Go, review

10:26 PM

Mini Avon Haul 1

WOOO! it came in a PostPac. This is the first time a spree organiser actually sent my items in a postPac without me requesting for it. I', thinking of doing the same for my own sprees next time because it saves a lot of time wrapping and all.

I got a Soap ( Peach Soap) , 2x Waterproof Glimmerstick eyeliner (these were buy 3 for USD7 with the soap) , 2x Glazewear Lipglosses , 2x Pro-to-Go Lipstick,

I got the water proof glimmersticks in brown and black, Glazewear lipgloss in Mirage and Chocolatefling, and pro-to-go lipsticks in intimate nude and natural beauty.
I'll do a Short Review of the Glazewear Lipgloss here. I'll do a separate review for the Pro-to-Go Lipsticks.

Product: AVON Glazewear Lipgloss
Price : USD6.00 ( usually on sale at around USD2.99).
Packaging: 3 /5
Quality: 3/ 5
Colour Selection: 2 / 5
Repurchase: No ( unless they come up with more colors on the website)
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Comment:
The Colors i got were Mirage and Chocolate Fling.

First of all, I am NOT into pinks/mauves/ Dark colors/ ultra shimmery lip products. That's because they just dont usually look good on me. I cant carry off the whole bold lipcolor look. I also usually prefer browns/corals/nudes / nude pink .
So the Color selection available on the avon website was really bad for me.
Chocolate Fling made me look like i am attempting a Twilight Vampire look nut Mirage was really nice.

These are a Bit sheer. However the color of the gloss on the lips is still quite true to the color in the tube. Comes with a doe-foot applicator. Now some people reviewed that the stopper of the tube cuts out TOO much product. Which means u have to dip the applicator a few times to get enough product for the whole mouth.
I actually dont have a problem with this. I dont like to apply lipglose thickly. Most lipgloss applicators pick up too much product for my preference. For this i can control how much product I want. I'm not saying its great. Just that it doesn bother me.

Overall, The biggest WOW about this product have got to be the Price. It's like one of the cheapest Lipgloss. HOWEVER , it is about USD$3 . Compared to NYX's lipgloss. I'll choose the latter anytime. NYX Megashine (goddess of the night) lipgloss cost from USD3.75-USD5. While the round lipgloss cost around USD2. So i'll say those are better.
I dont regret trying these, but wont be repurchasing unless they come up with shades that suit me better, just for collection.

Now this is the AVON Scented moisturizing(facial?) Soap. I'm not doing a proper review of this. Because i HATE IT as a product. The only thing good about this is the Scent. I actually like the Peachy scent. Avon's Pro-To-Go lipsticks smells sort-of like this soap.

This soap doesn really clean, it made my hands greasy. It's TOO moisturising in that way. I wont be using this on my face. Now it is just sitting on my makeup storage as an air freshener.
Yuk. :S i should have gotten another glimmerstick instead of this.

Labels: avon, haul