Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaigns 13 & 14 2014

Well, it's not so easy to take photos and blog about my Avon with both a toddler and a newborn around!  There's always somebody begging to be in my arms!  Let's just say that it is an accomplishment right now for me to even get some mascara on sometimes... So let's seize this rare moment that I have to myself and get into what I ordered recently!

Makeup Maven Prize Bundle #4!

Note: I received the items mentioned in this post as part of a prize package for my placement in Avon's Makeup Maven contest in 2012.  All thoughts and opinions stated are my own!

I got an exciting package in the mail today!!  This is the fourth Makeup Maven bundle (only one left after this, so sad!) and it is a good one!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 20

Note: I submit my Avon order every other campaign.  This means that I receive products from two campaigns at once, but half as often as the regular timetable.

Here it is, finally!

Special Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 19

This post was originally much more descriptive -- however, my Blogger app deleted all my hard work!  I didn't feel like writing all that again. :(

Although I normally order only every other campaign, this one was special because this is the one in which we can order items from Avon's new True Color line!  It took a lot of restraint (lol!), but I managed to not go crazy with my order and only pick up a few things that I knew I could use (*cough* wanted really badly).  Check it out!

Purple Pop Eye Shadow

If you follow me on Twitter, then you may have already seen this pic; I thought I'd post it here too so I can list the products used.

(All products are Avon or Mark.)
Brow: Ultra Luxury Brow Liner in Dark Brown and Mark Wet/Dry Shadow in Tabac
Shadow base: Big Color Eye Pencil in Lavender
Shadow: True Color Eye Shadow Quad in Purple Pop
Liner: Always On Point Eye Liner in Black
Mascara: Mega Effects Mascara in Black

That's all for now!

Product Sneak Peek! C19 2013

Campaign 19 introduces Avon's new True Color Technology and sharp packaging which I previewed in my post Makeup Maven Bundle.  There are new eyeshadow quads, duos, and singles; lipstick and gloss; and new and reintroduced eyeliners.  Let's check out what's coming!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 13 & 14 2013

Note: I submit my Avon order every other campaign.  This means that I receive products from two campaigns at once, but half as often as the regular timetable.

Here's what showed up on my doorstep last night!

Makeup Maven Top Secret Color Box!

A super cool box arrived today, containing Avon's new color line preview!

Makeup Maven Prize Bundle #2!!

So my second box from the Makeup Maven contest arrived yesterday and I thought I'd show you what products came in it!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 9 & 10

Note: I submit my Avon order every other campaign.  This means that I receive products from two campaigns at once, but half as often as the regular timetable.

The Take:

Tips for Tricky Products: Always On Point Eyeliner, Retractable Lip Brush, & 3-in-1 Sharpener

Have you ever purchased a product or gadget only to get home and realize that you weren't quite sure how to make it work?  I'll admit that I've found myself in that situation more than once!  Which brings me to...

SOME [POTENTIALLY] CONFUSING AVON PRODUCTS:

I'm Back with an Avon Haul & First Impression!

Sorry I've been gone so long... but that is life.  I blog for fun, not for money, so when things get rough (our family gets sick, work gets hectic, etc) then the fun gets pushed aside for a while.  But now I'm back and I have a new camera!

On to the products:

Show & Tell: Mega Impact Eye Liners

'Show & Tell' is a weekly segment spotlighting one or more Avon products of my choice.

In my opinion, these eye liner pencils have THE BEST formula of all Avon's liners.  The color applies smooth and richly; a little goes a long way; it is blendable, and it dries to a smudge-resistant finish.  The only drawback to these babies is that they are in the traditional pencil form, which means sharpening a very soft product -- no easy task.

I have three of the currently available four shades, swatched here for your viewing pleasure.  The little "stick" poking up from each swatch is a single stroke of the pencil to show how creamy the color applies.  At the bottom I've smudged them out.

Black Flash has a small amount of multicolored shimmer which doesn't really translate to the eye. Extreme Cobalt is a beautiful true blue with teal green shimmer.  Golden Fawn is almost a taupey nude metallic shade with silver shimmer.  The only one I don't have is the chocolate shade, Brown Shimmer...which I am so tempted to pick up before Avon decides to randomly discontinue this line, as they sometimes tend to do.  Be on the lookout in February for four new shades of these!

All products mentioned, photos, and opinions described herein are my own.  I have not been paid or otherwise compensated for this post, and the products were purchased by me with my own money.