U by Ungaro lipstick EQUALS nude lippie love

Avon is coming out with a U by Ungaro makeup collection staring Campaign 26 to go with their U by Ungaro women's fragrance. The collection includes 3 eyeshadows, 2 face powders, and 3 lipsticks.

I bought the lipstick in Champagne to try out and let me just say it's FANTASTIC.



Thankfully these babies have no association with the mess that is the House of Ungaro post Lilo.

The lipstick is evenly pigmented, creamy, and moisturizing (!) The quality honestly surpasses even my MAC cremesheens.

The shade Champagne is a creamy nude with a slight sheen and pink undertones.



It comes in two other shades, Ungaro Pink which looks like bright cool fuschia pink and Glam which looks like a lovely berry.

They retail for $10 and can be found on Avon.com or any Avon representative [like myself]

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*BONUS: A small GWP
a pink metallic and silver key fob !!

Avon True Color Quads

L-R: Textured Teals, Sandy Corals, Island Breeze, Earth Tones

Avon True Color Eyeshadow Quads


Island Breeze Quad

Pros:

Comes in a great combination of shades
Good pigmentation [for the most part]
$8 each but go on sale frequently
Quads combine shimmer, matte and metallic type eyeshadows


Sandy Corals Quad

Cons:

Powdery formula
Average wear time
Some colors in the quad perform better than others

Earth Tones Quad

Grade: :/


Textured Teals Quad

I prefer creamier type consistencies when it comes to eyeshadows but the quads offer a real nice variation of color and effect which is nice for travel or just to simply build a look from one convenient quad.

The Avon Lipstick Army

L-R: Poppy Love, Red 2000, Sheer Peach, Sheer Naturale

Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipsticks are quite good. They come in a range of satins, metallics, shimmers, and sheers. In my collection I have 2 satins and 2 sheers.

L-R: Sheer Naturale, Sheer Peach, Red 2000, Poppy Love

They all have a creamy consistency and mild scent. My sheers smell like slightly like vanilla while my satins smell slightly fruity. Best of all, they apply smoothly and evenly. So essentially they are solid legit lipsticks. Woot!

In the swatches above the sheers were swiped 2-3 times while the satins swiped once.

At full price they are 6.50 a pop but you can normally find them on sales BOGO 50% or something like that.

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Anew Clinical

These a couple items from their "Clinical line." Essentially all the items are supposed to mimic the effect of actual cosmetic procedures without of course getting cut up and poked with needles [violent imagery intended].

Here we have Thermafirm. This replaced my Clinique Zero Gravity Repair wear Lift only because... I ran out. I use this as a neck cream. Again, prevention, prevention prevention.

Double/triple chin? No thanks!

Claims:
To support damaged tissue with new collagen
Uses triple sonic technology [combination of ultrasonic stressed yeast, natural extracts and hydrolyzed plant protiens] to tighten the connection between skin's layers

For me, I have found this a VERY moisturizing neck cream. I exfoliate reguarly especially on my neck and chest. One day I went a little overboard and damaged the skin on my neck. It became super dry and scaley *yikes.* Not even my Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion worked, which is the most moisturizing face lotion I've used so far. But after using this cream for a couple nights all the dryness went away, leaving my skin supple and moist like before.

Also, it has a very nice subtle perfume scent unlike my Clinique lotions/creams. Although fragrance free is better for senstive skin and noses, sometimes I think they just stink. Chemical, plastic-y bleh scents aren't too friendly to the nose either!

Anew Thermafirm Face Lifting Cream $32

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And this here is the Anew Clinical Eye Lift which was brough to my attention because it is an Allure Best of Beauty Award Winner and CEW Insider's Choice Beauty Winner.

Claims:
Lifts Brown Bone, Upper and Lower eye area
Uses Dimensional Lift Technology to tighten and lift upper eye and brow area
Uses Derma Refine Technology to lift under eye sagging
Reduces dark circles and creepiness X] (which means small lines on the under eye area)





Unfortunately, this product worked too well. I didn't notice any tightening with the upper eye gel. It just felt soothing and watery [in a good way]. After using the under eye cream my under eyes felt TIGHT!! I remember sitting on my bed going on the laptop thinking 'wow I can actually feel this stuff working'

Then when I proceeded to do my eye make up I noticed these brown dried patches on skin where I had previously applied the eye cream. To this day I have no clue what exactly happened but I am now very wary of tightening eye creams.

Grade- :[

Anew Rejuvenate

As an Avon rep, I've made it a point to try things out so when people come to me for recommendations I can made honest suggestions and offer better insight on the usage and benefits of certain items.

So far, I've been trying a lot of their skin care. Although this line is aimed for 30 somethings, I decided to give it try. The products from this line basically claim to refine pores, reduce fine lines, and smooth skin. None of which I particularly have a problem w/ but prevention is KEY :] right?


I've added the Night cream and Day serum to my routine. They both have a thick creamy consistency but a gel emoliency after you blend it into your skin. A little bit goes a long way. After using them for maybe a month now, I've noticed my skin definitely looks a lot brighter.

Because of my acne prone skin, I have a lot of scarring and redness. This has helped bring that glowy-ness back into my skin. They are both very hydrating and absorb quickly into the skin.

They go on sale pretty often. I got both of these for $38 but separately

Night Revitalizing Cream 1.7 fl oz $32
Flash Facial Revitalizing Concentrate 1 fl oz $48

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