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Avon Perfectwear Extralasting Lip Colour |
| Date: |
14/07/08 (73 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: The Colour Range Is Ok, The Scent Is OK.
Disadvantages: Poor Coverage, Strange Colours, Doesn't Last
I feel like I write a lot about Avon and make up on DooYoo & Ciao. I do wonder why then I remember it is because Avon is my brand of choice because it means I don't have to face Cardiff on a Saturday afternoon trying to find make up and getting truly frustrated by the crowds. I'm also safe in the knowledge I can return an Avon product for a refund if it isn't suitable.
A few months ago I bought Avon's Perfectwear Extralasting Lip Colour from the catalogue. I think it was about £5, although I can't remember exactly, I don't normally pay over £5 for a lip colour!
Within the Avon catalogue, the blurb promised the following:
Lasts for up to 8 hours. The lip colour end gives kiss-proof, even colour... the gloss end coats colour with a super shiny formula. It won't fade, transfer or wear off for 8 hours.
I thought this might have been a bit of an exaggeration but I liked the look of the picture and ordered myself one in the colour shade 'Stay Pink'.
After waiting for the item to arrive, I was again met with the lip colour in a cardboard box and then the tube within. The product itself comes in two separate sectional tubes, joined by a barrel with Avon printed on it.
The colour of the pink initially shocked me, It was a kind of 1980's shock pink and I really thought it was nothing like the shade in the catalogue. However, I needn't have worried unduly.
At the other end of the barrel there was a clear gloss with a brush applicator.
I came to test the colour on the back on my hand. Unscrewing the colour end, I was hit by a pleasant vanilla scent from the barrel. Attached to the centre barrel is a sponge colour applicator. The sponge applicator head was very soft and only a small amount of colour was on the applicator, which is enough to cover one lip at a time. I also noticed that there wasn't a huge amount of residue on the top of the colour tube either. The colour was a lot my subtle on the back of my hand that it was in the tube, a much more shimmery pink.
Opening the other end, the gloss end, there was a slightly more chemically smell, but not unpleasant. The brush was very soft and the gloss was quite thick, although I had thought it might have been thinner to act as a glaze and not be a separate gloss.
After confirming I had no adverse reaction to the lip colour, I went ahead and applied this before a busy day at work.
The colour end went on and I have to admit to being disappointed as the colour going on to my lips was nowhere near as even as it had been when I applied it to the back of my hand. The colour streaked on both my upper and lower lip and needed a good 4 or 5 coats to achieve even coverage without looking to garish. I felt, in actual fact, I needed more coverage but this would mean the colour would have ended up garish and far too bright. I was, it is fair to say, extremely disappointed in the colour and coverage.
Now for the gloss. I commented earlier on the gloss feeling thick, applying this to much lips was not the most pleasant of experiences, the gloss was still thick and although easy to apply, it felt far too thick and I felt my lips were completely stifled under the sheer weight of the gloss and colour but in the interests of giving things a fair try, I decided not to wipe it all off as I would normally with this kind of feeling!
Off I went to work for 8am and after the 30 minute journey, the colour was still in place and the feeling was still heavy. The feeling had become tacky and sticky by this point!
I decided to give the colour a coffee test and sure enough, there was very little transfer. Water was the same, not too much transfer on the glass.
Off I went to do my days work, a job which means I am usually out and about from 9am until 1pm, outside and inside doing property surveys, I rarely get a chance to check my make up during the day.
However, by 11am, there was little point in checking any further, the colour had all evaporated, leaving my lips feeling horrible, sticky and dry at the corners.
I was seriously unimpressed; however, I reapplied the colour about 11:15am. After having a sandwich for lunch at 1pm, there was no colour left whatsoever, it had all bled off or transferred to my sandwich!
Given that it gave my lips the same feeling again, I decided against reapplying and haven't used the lip colour since.
Seeing as how I always generally get on with Avon products, I was seriously disappointed that this could not last 4 hours, let alone live up to the 8 hours continuous wear claim.
I, personally, will stick to my normal Bourjois lipstick, which does give great coverage.
If, however, you want to give this a whirl, it comes in the following colours:
Always Mocha
Berry Enduring
Enduring Terracotta
Forever My Honey
Forever Wine
Pink For Life
Rosy Resistance
Stay Pink
Current catalogue price is £8.50 but the current offer is 2 for £8 across selected products.
I wouldn't recommend this lip colour at all, the feeling is horrible, the colour doesn't last and the colour is uneven or garish, there is no in-between! It's now sitting in my make up bag and I will eventually throw it away as I can't see myself attempting to wear it again, maybe only if I had absolutely no other lipstick or lip gloss to wear.
Thanks for reading.
Summary: Expensive, poor quality lip gloss.
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