Keuses

Ek het dit eers vir ‘n ruk oorweeg om my blog se naam te verander, indien dit moontlik was om dit te doen, ek het dit nog nooit voorheen probeer doen nie, so dit sou ‘n eerste vir my wees Ek het eventueel besluit om dit nie te doen nie, maar in die vervolg meer Afrikaans as Engels te skryf.
Alhoewel ek amper net Engels lees, is dit steeds moeilik om myself uit te druk in die rooi taal, so van nou af, sal dit in Afrikaans gedoen word.
Ek gaan steeds dan en wan skryf as ek ‘n juweel vind wat ek beskou as ‘n winskoop, maar aangesien ek self nou Avon verkoop en ook ‘n span onder my het, gaan ek meer daaroor skryf. Die rede daarvoor is heel eenvoudig, ek kan nie iets verkoop wat ek nie self gebruik nie, met die gevolg toets ek meeste Avon produkte soos wat dit op die mark kom.
Ja, ek bevoordeel die produk en ek weet dit, maar dis omdat dit regtig ‘n fantastiese produk is. Ek kan nie dink aan iets waarmee ek so ontevrede was dat ek my geld wou terughê nie (terloops Avon het ‘n geld-terug waarborg op al hulle produkte).
Laaste, maar nie in die minste nie, indien jy tot dusver nog nie ‘n Avon konsultant het wat jou gereeld diens nie, kry vir jou een. Februarie se brosjure is die moeite werd.

Far Away Exotic by Avon

This month Avon is launching a new variety of the very popular Far Away in South Africa. The newest member of this family is Far Away Exotic.

‘The scent is a mixture of chai spice and lavish saffron rose entwined with the exotic richness of ambered musk.’

Launch price of R169.00. Contact your Avon representative today for a sample of this stunning fragrance. It is definitely worth a try.

WOW Nail Polish

In December I bought myself a nail polish manufactured by this company and what a pleasant surprise. I tried WOW because the prices of nail enamels shot through the roof. Even Charlie nail enamels now cost R54.95! Being one of those people who changes nail enamel every second day (I can’t stand chipped nail polish) I am NOT going to fork out that much money for it.
WOW cost R22.00 rand a bottle. Although you have to apply almost three coats of polish to get a decent, solid look, it is still worth it. It dries quickly and despite it’s price, it doesn’t chip off the very next day. I was able to wear it a second day without touching up or having to remove it.
WOW is not tested on animals. It is available from The Perfume Gallery. Worth a try.

Avon Night Gold Emulsion

In a previous post I quickly mentioned this particular product but after having used it for a while, I feel it needed a post of it’s own. So, here goes.
Night Gold Emulsion is a product in the Anew 45+. Due to having adored the sun when I was younger, I have to admit that sun damage is a thing that I consider when buying a product. I also consider whether or not the product may be able to halt the effects of sun damage. Therefore I decided to give this product a chance. My mother, who can never really find a product which gives her enough moisture, was highly impressed with it as well.
So, let’s start. I have a skin which scars easily. Unfortunately, I am one of those people dermatologists hate because I can not keep my fingers out of my pimples. The effects are normally disastrous since I end up with purple marks on my face.
A few months ago, I had the worst problems with my skin you can imagine. I got really ugly zits behind my ears and all around my jaw line. I was frantically searching the internet, which in the end only confirmed what I already knew, stress.
While having this problem, I was using the Gold Emulsion, and the zits cleared up so much faster than it normally would have, it also heals the wounds faster than if it was just left to heal by itself. I was left with no scars once the problem cleared up.
So, Gold Emulsion is something I will never be without again. It is a little pricy when not on special, but wait until it is, and buy yourself a pot of this cream/gel. It lasts for approximately three months, so you won’t run out before it goes on special again.
A word of advice though: I normally slather a lot of cream on my face, I know, it won’t make a difference;) But with Gold Emulsion you can only use a tiny amount, because it easily burns your skin if you use too much. With this product I can really say: Less is more!

Normal Price: R360.00

Beauty without Cruelty

So you are allowed to call me ignorant, but I have never really given this one much thought…ever. It is the year 2011, so it is easy to assume that beauty products are not tested on animals anymore. I believed that beauty companies should know by now which ingredients would be bad for human skin, and which of them would do no harm. I also believed that even if they wanted to test new beauty products with different combinations of products, there would be woman who would be willing to test the products for them. But I have to say, I was very very wrong.
It saddens me to say that there are still various companies testing their products on animals. Most shocking is the fact that some large companies are still guilty of doing so.
I believe this is something that every woman should give some thought before buying a beauty product. If all of us start boycotting these companies, and they start feeling it in their revenue, then maybe we will achieve the desired effect.
In the meantime, I will not be doing any reviews on companies which test their products on animals. Whether it be the product itself, or the ingredients used in creating the product.
For more info on companies STILL testing on animals, visit the PeTA website.
http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx

Aspire by Avon

This new fragrance by Avon is launching in South Africa in October.

Nathalie Feisthauer creator of the perfume says: “Aspire takes inspiration from the warmth, passion and strong determination of the South African woman to follow her own path. Bold and beautiful orange flower and jasmine surface through a warm base of woods and musk, reflecting her innate beauty throughout life’s journey.”

Aspire reminds me a lot of Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door when first applied, but where Red Door remains a very strong scent throughout the day, Aspire softens the longer you are wearing it, which makes it an ideal perfume for daytime.

AVON skincare specials for July 2011

SOLUTIONS

This month, Avon re-launched their Solutions skincare range in stunning new packaging. To go with the launch, they have all of the products in the Solutions range on special.
Solution Total Radiance and Solutions Maximum Moisture is now one product namely: Solutions Hydra Radiance.
Solutions Complete Balance is still called the same.
Solutions Ageless Results is now Youth Minerals.
They have also introduced a new product in the range for sensitive skins, Solutions Sensitive Botanicals.
Solutions Hydra Radiance, Sensitive Botanicals and Complete Balance Day and Night creams are on special for R99.00 each. Normal retail price R125.00 each.
Solutions Youth Minerals is R105.00 for Day or Night cream, they normally retails at R155.00 each.
Their eye creams, cleansers and toners are all marked down.

ANEW products

There’s also great special in the Anew range this month. If these products always seemed a bit expensive, or unaffordable, now is the time to buy. I can promise you, you will not regret using this product. My mother is using the Anew Ultimate range. After having trouble with dry skin on her cheeks for years, she decided to try this, and she’s tried almost everything. She told me that her skin feels great, she wakes up without the normal red, burning cheeks she got so used to. So, if possible, make an investment for your skin and buy some of these.

Anew Ultimate for age 45+, buy Anew Ultimate Age Repair Cleanser with Anew Age Repair Elixir for R450.00 and get the Anew Night Age Repair Cream FREE.
Normal Retail prices are as follows: Age Repair Cleanser R155.00
Age Repair Elixir R399.00
Night Age Repair Cream R360.00

Anew Reversalist for age 35+, buy Anew Renewal Foaming Cleanser with Anew Day Renewal Cream SPF25 for R390.00 and get the Anew Night Renewal Cream FREE.
Normal Retail prices are as follows: Renewal Foaming Cleanser R150.00
Day Renewal Cream SPF25 R330.00
Night Renewal Cream R330.00

Anew Rejuvenate for age 25+, buy Anew Revitalising 2-in-1 Gel Cleanser with Anew Rejuvenate Night Sapphire Emulsion for R330.00 and get the Anew Day Revitalising Cream SPF25 FREE.
Normal Retail prices are as follows: Revitalising 2-in-1 Gel Cleanser R129.00
Rejuvenate Night Sapphire Emulsion R300.00
Day Revitalising Cream SPF25 R300.00

Anew Lift and Firm Pro is also on special this month at R240.00 where it normally retails at R380.00

Anew Luminosity Pro Brightening Serum is available at R280.00 and then you receive Anew Luminosity Ultra Advanced Skin Brightener SPF15 FREE.
These two products normally retails at R380.00 for the Serum and R190.00 for the Skin Brightener.

Some of the Clearskin products are also available at R40.00 each where they normally retails at R60.00 each.

Find that Avon representative now if you haven’t done so yet.