Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaigns 21 & 22 2014

Hi there and thanks for tuning in once again!  I'm recapping my skipped purchases over the holidays... keep reading for more (including a big one not pictured)!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaigns 19 & 20 2014

Nothing new or earthshaking this time, but a few things on sale...

Product Spotlight: Big Color Eye Pencils

Avon Big Color Eye Pencils.  Long before I had ever heard of eye shadow primer, these pencils were a key part of my eye makeup. They neutralized the darkness of my lids, amped up bright colors, and helped powder shadows to stick around longer and crease less.  I still use them almost every time I apply a regular dry shadow.  New collections have occasionally been added to the line, and old shades retired.  Well, now I understand that all of them are being discontinued, so before they're completely gone, I just want to share with you my assortment!

Catch-Up Post on Products from Campaigns 23-26 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.

What did I pick up from Avon in my blogger absence last year?   A bundle of sticks, apparently.

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!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 17 & 18

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.

In this order I received a few of the new products I talked about in my Sneak Peek posts for Campaigns 17 and 18, as well as a few established items.

Product Sneak Peek! C21 2013

Campaign 21 has a slew of new beauty products - some of which, in my opinion, look great!  Others, not so much.  Hang on for the rollercoaster ahead....

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!

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 15 & 16 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.

Not a huge haul this time around and a little late (sorry!) but here's what showed up on my doorstep last night:

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!

Makeup Maven Top Secret Color Box!

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

Avon Haul and First Impressions: Campaign 11 & 12 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.

The Take:
These are all items I mentioned in my Sneak Peek post for Campaign 12.

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!

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:

Product Sneak Peek! C12 2013

Here are a few things that Avon is coming out with in the next couple of months that I'm really excited about:

Baked Eyeshadow Singles!

Now, I realize that baked eyeshadows can be quite hit-or-miss.  But I will definitely be giving one of these a shot... because baked eyeshadows are just so darn pretty!

New Shimmery Glimmersticks!

These look like they might have holographic shimmer.  How cool is that?  And speaking of holographic...

New Nail Polish Shades!

Pardon the mirror-image bottles in the image, I think that sometimes the graphics people at Avon are either in too much of a hurry to notice these small details, or they are doing drugs.  In any case, these polishes appear to definitely have holographic shimmer, which makes the inner girl in me jump up and down.  Isn't Radiant just gorgeous?

A BB Creme?

Yep, it looks like Avon is just now jumping on the BB Creme bandwagon:

...a little late, some would argue.  But better late than never, and also better late and right than early and wrong, so wrong (thinking of some of the tinted moisturizers out there claiming to be BB cremes).

Altogether, pretty neat!  I'll be looking forward to these products, out in May!

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.

Show & Tell: Desert Gold vs. Golden Diamond

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

This week I will be comparing Avon's limited-edition GLOW eyeliner in Desert Gold and their Glimmersticks Diamonds eyeliner in Golden Diamond.  Both liners come functionally packaged in the same retractable, self-sharpening style as you can see in the pic below:

The color of the plastic packaging and the label/lettering are the only differences.  The actual product is even more similar:

Both liners are a pale yellow/golden base with gold microshimmer, which makes the liner pretty reflective although not totally metallic.  The Desert Gold (top) has a slightly creamier texture and is much easier to move (for blending, smudging, etc.) as you can see by the left sides of the swatches.

In my opinion, these liners are more suited for use as eyeshadow bases or highlighting the brow bone or tear duct than actually lining the eye.

I apologize for the 'blueness' of these pictures -- it's a cloudy day today. :)

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.