Hey Everyone!
Hope you all are well :)
My mam used to keep her makeup in the upstairs bathroom beside her bedroom. One day I noticed a relatively pale Avon foundation sitting on the bathroom window, I was curious so I had a sneaky little test for myself. I loved it! I asked my mam about the foundation and she told me we have an Avon representative who calls to the house now and thats where she bought it. I wonder did she not tell me about this Avon lady because she knew right well I'd be giving the lady a list the length of her arm every time she called?.....well if that was the case, she was right! haha.
I had heard so much about Avon but never had a representative in my area, until March.
Every time my Avon representative called I would order a few products, there were always offers on in the catalogue. I was so pleasantly surprised with the products, so affordable and quite high quality.
Recently, I started a 'Beauty on a Budget' series on my channel. I have one with Avon Cosmetics where I got my entire face of makeup for just €20.50c, if you would like to see how I achieved it click the link below :)
Now, a few weeks ago I ordered some more products from Avon out of the sale catalogue. I spotted this gorgeous deep red lipstick which I thought would be absolutely perfect for the Autumn and Winter months. It only set me back €1.99 so I'd have been mad not to pick it up...or so I thought.
I really like the packaging its very sleek and classy, I love the fact its red opposed to the traditional black packaging. Another nice touch to the lipstick is the imprint of 'Avon' on the actual lipstick itself.
I own four other lipsticks from Avon but this is the only one out of the four that has an imprint which I think is really nice.
This lipstick is extremely creamy and doesn't last very long on the lips, a lip liner is a must have!
Due to the fact that it is so creamy I found it quite hard to work with, I felt I ended up just moving the lipstick from one place to another on my lips. Almost as if when I was blending it across my lips I was blending the lipstick away. I had to really layer the lipstick to get a good even colour pay off.
This lipstick passes the teeth test though, no lipstick transferred onto my teeth throughout the day even after reapplying.
Although generally I do prefer a matte finish, I do really like the glossy sheen this lipstick leaves on the lips. Coming into the winter months my lips tend to be very dry and a matte lipstick is a big no no when they are in that condition, the lipstick would just seep into the crevices of my chapped lips....not a good look! So a glossy finish gets a thumbs up from me!
It really is a pity that this lipstick is very creamy, I absolutely love the colour. I want a lipstick that I can apply and quickly top up if I need to, I just find this one very hard to work with. Unfortunately it wont be something I will be repurchasing.
Pro's
- Affordable
- Sleek Packaging
- Doesn't transfer onto the teeth
Con's
- Too Creamy
- Poor Lasting Power
- Difficult to Apply
Have you tried any products from Avon, if so let me know your favourites! :)
Eimear x
