• best pressed powder
    Beauty,  Make Up

    best pressed powder

    I’m always on the look out for the “best” of every kind of product.  Sometimes I find the best are the most expensive brands, other times it’s a pleasant surprise to find that the “best” is a more affordable product.  This is where the Avon Ideal Flawless pressed powder comes in!   I’ve  worked my way through more brands than I care to remember over the years looking for the best pressed powder.  I have typical combination skin with an oily t-zone and dry cheeks and  I also suffer from skin breakouts which can make finding the perfect pressed powder challenging.  Until I tried the Avon Ideal Flawless pressed powder,…

  • Avon Ultra Colour Lipstick Review
    Make Up

    Avon Ultra Colour Lipstick Review & Swatches

    Considering for years that I didn’t even own a lipstick as I only wore lip gloss, the tables have firmly turned and these days I’m rarely seen without a slick of lippy on!  I still love lipgloss, but I love the lasting power of a decent lipstick and I recently got my hands on some Avon Ultra Colour Lipsticks, but in honesty, I wasn’t getting too excited.  According to Forbes, Avon are No2 in the top 10 global beauty brands, but for me, I still had images of my mum as an Avon lady in the 80s, with tiny lipstick samples that smelt funny and blue eyeshadows!  I still saw…