This week I featured daily sale highlights from Avon’s campaign 20 as follows:
Sunday’s Highlight:
I know, I know—there are SO MANY toothpaste options! And you get another one, but this one is truly unique while also ::ho, hum:: fighting plaque and removing stains! Avon’s Perioe Royal Black Bee Honey Mint Toothpaste is fluoride-free, and formulated with royal jelly and propolis extract to nourish and soothe. Flavored with a hint of honey and fresh mint, your breath is sure to be fresh and clean too. Test a tube yourself for only $5 each (regularly $6)!
This set features very pretty (and super dainty) smoky grey (which is way too fitting for how this week has gone with all the wildfires around us, by the way…) teardrop-shaped CZ stones. They are a medium grey, so it’s obvious what color they are, but they still retain much of their transparency. The necklace also features a tiny clear round-shaped CZ stone at the top tip of the upturned teardrop. While the stones in the set ended up being much smaller than I’d thought they’d be, their design is a timeless classic that never goes out of style–they will never be showstoppers, but they weren’t meant to be. One gripe (and I’m getting pretty irritated that this seems to be becoming more and more prevalent): the back of the necklaces pendant is rounded. And not even a little. It’s almost like they build the back the shape they did so it would assist the facets of the CZ to sparkle more. Well, okay, but if it doesn’t ever lay facing the front, it doesn’t really matter how much it sparkles, because nobody will notice it laying on its side, unless they are pointing out that it’s not laying properly. I really hope this isn’t becoming a new normal. 2020 has already been crappy enough without all the new jewelry pieces coming out with rounded backs too. Just make it stop already!
This week I featured daily sale highlights from Avon’s campaigns 19 and 20 as follows:
Sunday’s Highlight:
Looking for a passionate new scent for the special man in your life? Avon’s Mesmerize Black Eau de Toilette is definitely the ticket! The fruity/sweet fragrance features notes of peppercorn, nutmeg and cedarwood – positively delicious! Pick up a bottle for $15.99 (regularly $25)!
I got through all of last Monday’s challenges in the studs from Avon’s Western Wing Earring Duo!
I previously reviewed the other pair of earrings in this duo and loved how they looked, but found them a little on the heavy side; however, these not only weren’t heavy, but they were a surprise winner–and this is exactly why I post selfies of me wearing the pieces (and follow up with my written review, so you don’t just base your opinion on a single photo).
Let me walk you through a little story about this collection (that has another surprise piece I went gaga over). I have a strong aversion to western styled items. Occasionally, I’ll try to incorporate a bit of western flair into my look, and I just can’t pull it off. When I saw this collection in the demo book, I audibly groaned, while sneering and rolling my eyes–could 2020 get any worse than for fashion to trend towards western wear?! I mean, come on.
Resigned, I figured I’d pick up the earrings and see how it went. I did not have high expectations. Hell, I fully expected to detest them. So, they finally arrived, and I couldn’t bring myself to crack open the boxes–every time I saw the word “western” on the boxes, I just pushed them aside and chose, well, anything else.
Finally, I had to overcome my aversion and at least crack open the boxes–even if it meant adding shoulder slumps to the likely groans, sneers, and eye rolls. I figured I’d open the less offensive duo first, so I was beyond surprised when my gag reflex didn’t immediately kick in at first sight. As a matter of fact, I was…dare I say it–intrigued. I thought I might be able to work with these. They definitely had a western flavor, but they also incorporated other elements that I really liked.
I wear a lot of studs, but few of them are visually “special.” In the box, these studs weren’t offensive, but they also didn’t look like anything special. So, I demoed the hoops first, and figured I’d only demo the studs if I was running out of pieces. After finding the hoops heavy, I was a little bummed, but then the statement earrings rocked my socks off and lit me on fire!
And, so I broke these babies out of their box and, once they were firmly in my lobes, ended up positively falling in love with them! The white milky stones are really interesting and the metal patterns around it look more vintage than western. The only “western” touch is the burnished metal, but even that feels somewhat modern since stainless steel is such a popular finish now.
I never would have guessed that I would be giving such a positive review for these pieces, but they are well deserved–if you are on the fence about getting them, hopefully my review will sway you towards the “must have” category.
Hopelessly Heather 