Hopelessly Heather

The ramblings and obsessions of a longtime Avon lady

One of the things I’ve done for several years is post selfies of me wearing Avon products – many of them feature Avon jewelry as I have a bit of a jewelry habit (“problem” sounds a bit harsh, doesn’t it?) and will also supplement my wardrobe with Avon fashion pieces as well as occasionally test out other makeup shades – usually on my lips.

I jingled and jangled through Monday in Avon’s Modern Reds Pendant Necklace and Metallic Goldtone Pretty Petals Earrings.  The necklace is a great long piece with stones in various shades of red. I picked up the earrings on clearance and found them to be a bit on the heavy side and incredibly noisy to wear, but they sure are gorgeous!

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14141707_10154465338713550_8776473541580707417_nIn my local Avon district’s Facebook group, one of the ladies used to do a daily call to action. Fridays were “Favorites Friday” where we each talk about one of our favorite Avon products, explain how it works and say why it’s a fave.

One of my most favorite products is the Anew Clinical Line Eraser with Retinol Targeted Treatment because it plumps up deeper lines and wrinkles BEFORE YOUR EYES! I like to zap the harsh 11 between my eyebrows with a small dab of this every day in the AM making them virtually invisible. This tiny tube will usually last me about 6 months!

laptop-3187095_1920In mid-1996 I started my journey as an Avon lady.  I joined because I’d moved from California to Oregon and I was faced with the decision of finding a new (unknown to me) Avon lady or becoming one myself to get the discount on my own purchases.  If you know me, you know I’m all about deals, so I opted to become what we in the biz call a “personal shopper”, e.g., someone who becomes a rep to utilize the discount for their own purchases. Continue reading