Avon Haul

My sister's friend recently became an Avon Representative so we have been going OTT on Avon products. Last month, we ordered £60's worth. Anyway, I thought I'd show you some products that I ordered and also some Color Trend products that my mum ordered. Obviously, there was more, but there was so much I couldn't show them all or this post would've been 2 years long!

I brought the Foot Works Cherry Ice Exfoliating Scrub and Moisturising lotion. This is because my feet are pretty dry and horrible and I want them to be nice. I also brought some manicure items because I want my nails to be in good condition.

Nail Experts Cuticle Balm

Nail Experts Lemon Fortifier

Nail Experts Exfoliating Manicure

And then my mum brought some Color Trend products. And she ended up giving me the eyeliner because she doesn't like it - bonus haha!

Color Trend Gemstones Metallic Eyeliner and Color Trend Shimmering Lip and Cheek Balm

The eyeliner is in diamond which is a lovely grey/silver colour

And the lip and cheek balm is in Icy Petal

This is without flash. On the left is the eyeliner, and the right is the blush.

And with flash :)

Do you buy things from Avon?

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MAC Venomous Villain Collection

Recently, Temptalia did a post showing swatches and previews of the new MAC Venomous Villain collection and I thought I would show you some of the things I'm lusting after from it.

Bad Fairy Nail Lacquer

French Quarter Greasepaint Stick (<<< that side)

Revenge is Sweet Lipglass

Have you seen this collection? What are your favourites?

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ELF Hypershine Lipgloss Review

I got sent this by Beauty Judge in the colour Mauve. 

Mauve is a beautiful nude colour that adds a hint of colour and a lot of shine. I would say that this is the perfect 'my lips but better' shade of lipgloss. The formula of this lipgloss is really nice. It's not sticky and it does last quite a while for a lipgloss. It's incredibly shiny and looks gorgeous on the lips; I'm unsure if that's just because of how much I love the colour haha. 

This comes with a twist up design that you brush the lipgloss on with a brush. At first, I didn't like this design much but now I've grown to love it. There will be no left over product with this lip gloss because when you twist it, it pushes up the lipgloss. So it's good value for money. This product is just £1.50 and I will definitely be repurchasing this when it runs out. I adore the colour, it's great for everyday wear and really enhancing any lipstick.

Swatched without flash

Swatched with flash

Top lip bare, bottom lip with lipgloss

The lipgloss


Have you tried anything from ELF?
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ELF Studio Minty Lip Gloss Review

I received this lipgloss from Beauty Judge in the colour Houston.

Houston is a beautiful purple colour with some glitter inside of it. The glitter isn't so intense that it looks tacky, it's just the right amount. The lipgloss is incredibly pigmented and looks great worn alone or over lipstick. The problems that I have with this lipgloss is that it doesn't last a long time at all; probably under an hour. Sometimes I do agree that this is my fault because I end up licking the mint off, but when i don't do this, it still doesn't last long.

As for the mint, it's okay. It is strong and it does taste nice but I don't believe it really does anything for the lipgloss except makes it tasty. I don't believe that it freshens your breath as when I breathed on my sister (weird I know haha), she said it didn't smell any different. The packaging of this is nice, strong and looks professional; however you don't get a lot of product. But for £3.50, you can't really complain can you?

Overall, this product is average. I wouldn't buy this again because I don't believe it's something that I need and I'm not really fan of the other colours.

Swatched without flash

Swatched with flash

Top lip is bare, bottom lip has the lipgloss on

Houston Lipgloss


Have you tried any of these lipglosses from ELF?
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Help: Clear Skin!

Recently, I was sent out Works With Water's Help:Clear Skin treatment to try out and of course, I was incredibly excited. I have tried every lotion and potion possible on my skin however, I've never tried anything that treats my skin from the inside. 

I was sent 4 boxes of these little wonders and each of them contains 14 sachets (a weeks worth) as you  use two daily. This was perfect for when I was going on holiday as I just threw a box in.. Well, it was perfect for me anyway lol. Here is the box:

As you can see it's really cute looking and I love the simplicity of it and also that it is pink; I'd have no problem carting this around with me (although I wouldn't, I'd take out the sachets lol).

Here is the back of the box. It tells you all the nutritional information but personally, it just went over my head as I don't understand all of this. However, it's good that they have put it on for people with allergies or for people who just want to know. It also gives you instructions on the box as well as the sachets which is great in case you forget what to do when you go out.

This is one of the sachets. Small, portable and very attractive. Whilst on holiday, I used to pop two of these into my purse and when I'd have a cup of tea out somewhere, I'd just add it in with my sugar.

Like I said, it also has the information on the back as well, just in case you forget :)

This is what is inside the little sachet. The powder is finely milled and easy to dissolve. Also, if you was thinking 'oh my god, the sachet is huge and will never dissolve in my drink,' don't worry. Because it will. But more on that later.

This is some of the powder on my hand. Yet again I repeat that is is finely milled.

You can use these in hot or cold food or drink. I decided to use it in tea as I found that it dissolved incredibly well and I had no trouble with it. This product claims to not alter the taste of your food or drink. So I put it to the ultimate test. I was going to use it in tea but the photos didn't work out right, So I decided to show you it in water. For this, I am using a wine glass, no I'm not some kind of alcoholic who drinks wine 24/7 it was just the easiest to see out of .. Promise haha!

This is when I first emptied this into the water, as you can see, it sinks straight to the bottom of the glass and instantly begins dissolving.

You do need to stir it to help it a long a little bit. But you don't need to be stirring for hours on end. Also, can you see my Toy Story Kitchen Towel in the background? Beautiful ey?

And finally, there you have it! All of the product has been dissolved. Yes, it has changed the colour of the water and made it more cloudy but I didn't find this in tea, so it must just be because water is clear. Also I must add that you can not taste that there is something inside your drink. I was worried about this when I first tried this product, but it really is tasteless.

Here is the big question; does it work?

Why yes it does! Since using this, I have found that my skin looks much clearer, brighter and more healthier and my spot size was reduced within just 2 days! With this at first, I was using my Clinique kit whilst on holiday which isn't meant for spot prone skin as it is for oily skin. I also stopped using my pan oxyl on my spots to give this a fair test and this shows that it was actually these babies that cleared my skin up!

The thing that I love the most about this product is that you're not putting more and more junk on your skin as it's working from the inside. I'm undecided whether or not to repurchase these again; this is because I don't know if another months worth will help me keep my skin clear. So I'm going to leave it for a month and if my skin becomes worse, I will buy another months worse.

This is really a quick fix for skin problems. I had a lot of spots and after using this, I know have none. By the way, when I got back off of holiday I started using the Dermalogica's Clean Start kit that I'm reviewing for Lipglossiping, so this may or not have something to do with it. But like I said, it cleared it up on holiday when I was just using Clinique.

For more information click here and to buy click here.

For reference, I was sent these products free of charge for reviewing purposes, but of course; this doesn't change my view on this product at all :)

If there's any more questions you require, please feel free to ask me!

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