Shakeup Your Makeup

 

I honestly don't know if this Avon Satin Satisfaction lip color is even still available, but I saw it sitting, unopened, in my drawer and thought I'd take it out and try it.  Honestly, I don't even remember getting this, so it's definitely been a while. 

 

Satin Satisfaction lip colors are medium to full coverage lip colors in a tube, which use a very flexible flat tip (kind of like a doe-foot) applicator to apply.  These have SPF15 and do not have a glossy finish, hence the name "satin".  There were several colors to choose from, and I clearly went out on a limb to pick out red...not a typical color for me.

 

 

The swatch below is two swipes on the lip.  If you zoom in, my natural lip shows through, so this is a buildable coverage.  The texture is velvety.  It doesn't dry completely, but it also isn't sticky or glossy like a typical lip gloss.  Instead, it stays put while being flexible, and doesn't feather off the lips.  I'm actually wishing I had purchased more of these when I picked up the red.

 

 

And, just because I liked my makeup the other day when I wore this Red Temptation, here is a full face. 

 

Have you tried these Satin Satisfactions by Avon?  What did you think of them?

 

After several days over overcoming the stomach flu I am finally back.  I decided to go bright and colorful this morning, in hopes of giving my mood a boost.  Besides the stomach bug, the weather has been gloomy too, so I'm in need of some color to brighten the day!

 

My outfit had lots of coral, purple and pink, so I thought I'd tie in my eyeshadow with it.  Today is a mix of Fyrinnae and Aromaleigh - four colors that worked extremely well together.  Aromaleigh Zinnia (the inner corner shade) actually doesn't look like much when applied, but is a gorgeous pink in the pictures.  Maybe it was the lighting in my bathroom that washed it out, but I love the pop or color below.  Here is what I used:

 

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid

Aromaleigh Zinnia - inner corner

Fyrinnae Electro Koi - next in towards outer corner from Zinnia

Fyrinnae Velvet Vampire - next in from Electro Koi / blended along lower lashline ontop of liner

Aromaleigh Solange - outer corner, crease

Avon Glow Eyeliner in Ultra Voilet - lower lashline

Physicians Formula Gel Eyeliner Trio (green eyes) - the brown shade

Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara

 

I used to be timid about bright colors, but have managed to mix them into my looks.  For instance, Electro Koi is an extremely bright orange, and although gorgeous in the pot, one might think - what do I do with this?  But, just a subtle application with some more neutral colors can really make a look stand out, without being over the top. 

 

One more thing, I just received the Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara in the mail as a freebie I signed up for on Facebook - it's a pretty good mascara giving some nice definition and length.  I will do a full review after a few more days of trial. 

I have been swamped the past week, so I apologize for the lack of posts.  I did play around with some bright turquoise earlier this week, so I wanted to post a quick look with them - I really liked the color combination on this one.

Here it is:

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Fyrinnae Polar Bear - inner corner

Fyrinnae Otherwordly - middle of lid

Fyrinnae Archmage - outer corner/lower lashline

MAC Sugar Shot - highlight

Avon Precision Glimmer Eyeliner - Amber

Loreal Voluminous Power Volume 24Hr

It's been a long time since I've posted a look I've really enjoyed creating and wearing.  Not only have I just not had the time over the past several months to really spend playing around with my makeup, but I just haven't really been motivated to.  Well, thanks to my son, I am.  He had his toy dump truck full of my Fyrinnae eyeshadows, which he had decided to "excavate" from my makeup drawers, so I took a look and grabbed these three to play with this morning: STFU, Red Panda and Arcane Magic Pyromontic Erotica. 

The first picture is probably the best of the entire look.  It's take in natural light, no flash, and you really see the transitions in colors.  The purple eyeliner also really stands out in the picture above, where it's difficult to differentiate in the pictures below.  Regardless, this look reminds me of a beautiful summer sunset, and I'm glad I finally got back to being inspired with my makeup!  I almost forgot how much I enjoy creating these looks.

For the FOTD, here is what I did/used:

Face:

Laura Geller Champagne Spackle - primer

Laura Geller "Real Deal" Concealer - Light

Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten Foundation

Mally Bronzer - light - to contour

Mally Poreless Airbrush Blush - Afterglow and Purelight

Eyes:

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - all over lid

Fyrinnae Arcane Magic Pyromontic Erotica - inner corner, and blended ontop of crease

Fyrinnae Red Panda - middle of lid

Fyrinnae STFU - outer crease, blended into the Arcane magic in the middle of crease

Essence Gel Eyeliner "Berlin Rocks"

Jordana Retractable Glitters Eyeliner "Punk Rock Purple" - lower lashline

NYX candy Glitter Eyeliner - Lavender - ontop of Essence Berlin Rocks

Lips:

Revlon Lip Butter - Candy Apple

Last but not least, Avon's Glow eyeliner in Tropical Teal.  This is the third installlment in the EOTD's using the new eyeliners I swatched last week. 

Tropical Teal is a warm, almost grey/teal with minimal shimmer.  Again, this is creamy, smooth, and very easy to work with.  I like how fine tipped it is, just as the other two are.  This allows you to be very precise in application.

For my look above/below, I used the following:

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Wet 'n Wild Dancing in the Clouds pallet - gold/taupe shade - inner corner

Wet 'n Wild Vanite Pallet in I'm Baroque - turquoise shade - outer corner/crease

Smashbox Picture Perfect Eyeshadow Quad - ivory shade - highlight

Physician's Formula Gel Eyeliner Trio for Hazel Eyes - black - upper lashline

Avon's Glow eyeliner in Tropical Turquoise - lower lashline

Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara

Avon's Glow in Ultra Violet is a bright "blurple" eyeliner with a hint of a satin finish.  Not nearly as shimmery as Desert Gold from yesterday, this color definitely adds a bright pop of color to any look.  I decided to put together an entirely purple look, using Laura Geller's Amethyst Skies pallet for the eyeshadows and then the Ultra Violet on my lower lashline. 

For the look, here is what I used:

Face

Laura Geller Champagne Spackle

Laura Geller's Balance 'n Brighten in Fair

Mally Effortless Airbrush blush in Afterglow

Mally Effortless Airbrush highlighter in Purelight

Eyes

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Laura Geller's Amethyst Skies pallet - light shade inner corner, dark shade crease and outer corner

Laura Geller's Amethyst Skies Pallet - highlighter shade - highlight

Physician's Formula Gel Eyeliner Trio for Hazel Eyes - black - upper lashline

Avon Glow Eyeliner in Ultra Violet - lower lashline

Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara - black

Lips

e.l.f. Lipstain in Fashionista

This pencil is a retractable pencil, extremely fine tipped and very smooth and creamy. I didn't experience any dragging, and was able to smooth and blend out towards the outside of my lashline before it set.   A really pretty, bright and summery color, I'd definitely recommend if you are looking to add something to your collection beyond your basic blacks and browns.

A few days ago when I posted the swatches of the Avon Glow eyeliners for this summer, one of my readers (Fleurs-de-Lisa) requested an EOTD using the Desert Gold, so here you go!

Like I mentioned in the original post, these liners are surprisingly smooth and easy to use, which is a nice adjustment from some of my other Avon eyeliners I've purchased in the past.  I hope this is a new formulation that will be used moving forward, as I am really pleased with the three I picked up from the Summer Glow collection. 

For the look I used the following:

Face

Laura Geller Champagne Spackle

Laura Geller Real Deal Concealer in Light

Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten - Fair

Avon Satin Deluxe Blush in Pink

Eyes

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Bare Escentuals White Gold Glimmer - inner corner/highlight

Estee Lauder Pure Color Gelee Powder Eyeshadow in Cyber Lilac - outer corner/crease and wet as eyeliner

Avon Summer Glow Eyeliner in Desert Gold - lower lashline

Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara - black

Lips

Aromaleigh Color Infusion Botanical Lipstick in Sassy

I love the color combination, but I was in such a hurry the morning I did this look that my blending is terrible!  At least the bottom shot gives you a good look at the Desert Gold eyeliner on.  It is such a beautiful, frosty, white-gold.  It almost has a hint of mint-green in the color as well, just as you move in the light.  If you are looking for a non-brassy gold eyeliner, this would definitely be a nice one to try out! 

This summer, Avon has a new collection called Glow.  This is a set of nail polishes, lip glosses, and eyeliners.  I picked up three of the eyeliners, all of which are long lasting, self sharpening, and very pigmented.  The three colors I got were Desert Gold, Tropic Teal and Ultra Violet.

These are beautiful shades.  Desert Gold is an almost white gold with lots of iridescent shimmer.  Of the three, this was the least long lasting, but certainly a different color for me.  I don't have any golds in this family.  All of the gold eyeliners I have fall a lot more golden-copper, almost coppery.  As opposed to a white or off white eyeliner, this would be a very nice alternative for the summer.

Tropical Teal and Ultra Violet were certainly the most pigmented of the three.  Even after several washings, the eyeliners didn't come off of my hand.  Tropic Teal is a nice, deep almost evergreen-teal.  There is a slight iridescent shimmer to the teal.  Ultra Violet is a warm purple base with an almost iridescent teal shimmer to it. 

Of the three, Desert Gold is the only one with actual glitter in it.  Tropic Teal and Ultra Violet do not. 

All three are beautiful and definitely remind me of summer.  I love the color of the Desert Gold.  It's different enough to be warranted in my arsenal.  All three are smooth, creamy and easy to apply.  The wear, so far in my testing, has been extremely long lasting.  Retail will be $7 each from www.avon.com.

Have you seen or tried these yet?  What have you thought?

A few days ago I posted some swatches of the Avon Draw the Line set of mini eyeliner pencils and I wanted to do an EOTD with the Sapphire Blue.  Like I mentioned in the original post, this is a matte liner, so I was intrigued with how it would look on. 

The pencil applied nicely - very smooth and creamy.  Like I said in the earlier post on it, this is a bit of a sheer shade, so I had to apply it a couple of times to get the intensity seen in the pictures above.  The wear was well - I didn't experience any smudging or color loss over the day. 

To get the look:

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Revlon Edgy Elegance Eyeshadow in Girly - inner corner

Revlon Edgy Elegance Eyeshadow in Fierce - middle of lid into outer corner

Revlon Edgy Elegance Eyeshadow in Downtown - outer corner/crease

MAC Eyeshadow Phloof - highlight

Avon Draw the Line Mini Eyeliner Sapphire Blue - lower lashline

Tarte emphasEYES Clay Eyeliner in Black

L'oreal Voluminous False Fiber Mascara - Black

Every year Avon comes out with mini-sets of some of their best selling products: nail polishes, eyeliners, lip gloss, etc.  Of all the products I've tried from Avon over the years, one thing I haven't purchased are the Glimmersticks, and I've read some pretty nice things about them.  I figured the holiday mini set of these would be a good way to test them out.  The collection is called Draw the Line, and it is a set of four of the retractable, 12 hour wear, self sharpening eyeliners. 

The four colors in the set are Sapphire Blue, Purple, Bronze and Smoky Grey.  Only the Bronze has any shimmer.  The other three shades are what I would consider a matte pencil.  Swatches of the four pencils are below.

This collection is called a mini-set, and it truly is.  The pencils are very small, and actually are a nice way to try out the Glimmersticks for the first time.  The set of four costs $7.99 regularly, but I'm sure it will pop up on sale at some point, especially as we get closer to the holidays (or after).  Because of the size, I find they would be good to keep in my purse, especially the Bronze or Smokey Grey, simply because they don't take up a lot of room and those two colors are shades I wear a lot and could touch up my makeup easily if needed. 

Onto the product itself.  The pencils have a nice, fine point, which is good for precision application.  Overall, the consistency of the pencils were smooth.  I found that Bronze and Smokey Grey were the creamiest and easiest to apply out of the four (Bronze being the best followed by Smokey Grey).  Purple and Sapphire Blue were a little drier and a bit more difficult to use on the eye - there was some tugging, but overall the application was fine.  I found it easier to apply on the lower lashline because of the size (or lack there of) of the pencils.  Overall pigmentation was OK.  These certainly don't have the pigmentation or ease of application like the superSHOCK Gel Pencils did (for the record, I still absolutely love these!), but they aren't terrible either.  Again, the Bronze and Smokey Grey had the most pigmentation, where Purple had the least.  I think you can see that by my swatches above. 

So, bottom line, would I buy these again?  Honestly, probably not, simply because for the price and quality, I have better products in the same colors or shades.  Now, if you are looking to explore and enter the world of colored eyeliners, this might not be a bad idea for you - for $7.99 you get four colors that are a bit outside the box to play with.  On the other hand, for those of your seasoned veterans of the eyeliner world, this is not a "must buy" by any means. 

For those of you who have this, or any of the other Glimmersticks, what do you think?  What is your favorite color?

Avon Nailwear Pro in Vintage Boutique.  This is a deep khaki/gray creme, leaning more on the warmer side.  Depending on the light, it can look brown to an almost pale brownish lavender.  In my opinion, it's more of a brown with grey undertones, kind of like the color of melted milk chocolate.  Although it may look a little dull in the bottle, when applied this is a gorgeous color, especially for fall. 

I don't know if Avon has updated the formula or not, but this applied extremely well.  This is three coats, although I probably could have only used two.  The nail polish dries so shiny too, which is different than some of the older shades I've used in the Avon line. 

Side note, sorry for the blurry picture.  I used my camera phone instead of my actual camera since the battery has died on it and needs to be charged. 

New this summer to the Avon Glazewear line were the Duo Reflect lip glosses.  There are four shades to choose from, which you can see here on their website.  I picked the lightest - Pink Flip.  This is a clear base with a shimmer that goes from pearl to pink based on the angle/lighting. 

Applicator is a doe-foot, just like the rest of the Glazewear line.

Below are swatches on bare skin.  You can see how it goes from sheer to pink in based on the lighting.  I had to do this without the flash, because the flash actually washed out the coloring. 

On the lips, it adds just the slightest pink hue.  This would actually be gorgeous on top of lipstick as well.  It also is a nice alternative to just a plain clear gloss. 

Formula is the same as normal Glazewears - smooth, fairly long lasting without being sticky, and shiny. 

Have you tried these out yet?  What is your favorite Glazewear shade?