In my review for the Avon Ideal Luminous blushes (click link
to see post), I already complained about how hard it was to pick specific
colors based on their catalogues. I was looking for a good dupe for MAC Girl
about Town, which was a bright fuchsia pink color, because that particular
shade was only available in North America. As a MAC makeup artist had recently
texted me that this shade will never be available in their local stores, I bought Avon
Fuchsia Fun. On Anne Curtis’ catalogue images, it looked very opaque, and
very pigmented.
As for the color, it was really not what I was looking for. On
the other hand, it was pretty but it swatches a bit sheer and was not that
pigmented as a result. It was not that drying but it was not moisturizing
either. As for texture, it was similar to MAC lustres, and I suppose the added
slip made it less lasting.
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| Avon Ultra Rich Mega Impact lipstick in Fuchsia Fun |
The color lasted about two hours on my lips, with
some fading, as compared to the average Mac lipstick lasting a bit more than
three hours. On my pigmented lips, it turned out to me somewhat reminiscent of
berries, so I did not really like it. Others who are not really looking for a
specific look may find it ok though, as it was indeed pretty. I imagine that
the color would be more true to tube on someone with paler lips than mine.
I would not repurchase but then again, I don’t exactly hate
it. It just happens to be not my color preference. Still, priced at around P260
and with Avon’s frequent discounts, it can be a good buy.
I did find a good use for this lipstick-- one rainy day, I had an empty concealer pan so I though I would try making a custom bisque concealer shade just for kicks, like what guru Wayne Goss says. I used it to warm up a Maybelline concealer stick that was too pale for me to use even underneath my eyes. One of these days, I will post about it.
That was a great idea: mixing the lipstick with the concealer. Thanks, maybe I'll try it to finally use up my concealer. I watch GossMakeupArtist too! I like looks he comes up with and the direct, to-the-point videos although I do feel that he uses too many products. Did you finally post an article on the lipstick plus concealer idea?
ReplyDeleteI had been meaning too-- the pictures have been hibernating in my camera for months now! I will get to it soon-- but let me tell you that Wayne was right: I ended up with a salmon-colored concealer that works wonders on my undereyes :)
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