AVON REDISCOVERED
Growing up, I knew Avon as that kind of strange beauty brand that you can only buy if you go to some random lady’s house or they come to yours. To be honest I just wrote it off as it was too complicated to understand and I prefer to just go into a shop or buy products online.
I didn’t really think about Avon again until recently when I discovered that you don’t have to buy their products through consultants, they also have an online shop! Now I know how much easier it is to buy their products I’ve wanted to try out some bits to see if I like them.
I started with the True Colour eyeshadow quad in ‘Mocha Latte’ and their true colour range does exactly what it says on the tin. Avon found their customers were constantly disappointed in products that didn’t swatch the same colour as they looked in the pan, so they created this line for that very reason. The eyeshadow quad has four shades, numbered in order of application. There’s a light shimmery highlight, a matte cork, a bronze shimmer and a dark matte brown. It’s the easiest palette to use, it’s fool proof and the quality of the shadows are really great and remind me of MAC.
I also gave their Mega Effects Mascara a go, which is probably the strangest makeup contraption I’ve ever come across. It’s a reinvention of the mascara wand and replicates something similar to a paint brush roller. You take off the lid, pull out the brush and it moves bath and forth to adjust to your liking. I found it a bit funny to use at first, but can understand the idea behind it and it’s probably great for applying mascara onto other people.
The lipsticks didn’t wow me, so I wouldn’t recommend the ones I tried but I can’t get enough of the eyeshadow quad and can see it becoming a favourite of mine. Have you tried anything from Avon or visited their online shop?
