Avon's Upcoming New Hypoallergenic Skin Care Line

Avon will be introducing a new hypoallergenic line of skin care!  Yay! Since my skin easily breaks out when it doesn't like something, this is welcome news. I must say, though, the Anew line hasn't affected my skin in any way but positive. I wear both the 15 spf day cream and the night cream and honestly, my skin hasn't looked this good in a long while.

Recently when we went to the lake cottage, I decided to use up cream I had down there already from Trader Joes.  It was all organic and after applying it to my face, I broke out in a full-face rash!  Yikes!  So this says something for Avon products to start with.

The new line will be out in the next campaign in 2 weeks, but I received 3 of the products beforehand:

I'm going to start this line on Monday, so I'll let you know how it works out. For my fellow systemic mastocytosis peeps, perhaps this can be used for those who have uncontrolled mast cells!  We all need to feel and look beautiful, and I hope this line delivers!

If you haven't stopped by my Avon shop, please do:

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Since next weekend is the unofficial start of summer, check out the lovely summer fashions from Avon including this dress:

Remember, you may order online and have the order shipped directly to you! Free shipping with a $30 order!

Let's Dish Avon: Foundation

I took a few pictures yesterday to highlight my new Avon foundation and to give praise of my new necklace from mark. When I uploaded the pictures, holy double hockey sticks am I growing hairy sideburns and no one told me?

Quite a few years ago when taking selfies for MySpace was the thing, I remember taking a picture of myself and a lone chin whisker showed up front and center.  How did THAT graduate into full-on peach-fuzz sideburns?

I'm guessing it's the testosterone. Since I've had the "surgery", I'm on bio-identical hormones with the kitchen sink included. Though I've tapered off to a dose once a week, this is my only explanation. I shouldn't complain, really. I saw a lady on the news last night with a 5 o'clock shadow, so I guess things could be worse.

Let's get to the makeup and jewelry, shall we?

I didn't put eye makeup on yesterday because I wanted to focus on Avon's Ideal Flawless Invisible Coverage Liquid Foundation in Light Ivory 410-770.  Self Magazine featured this foundation as a winner in the Healthy Beauty Awards in 2012. What I love best is the SPF 15 and it's a fraction of the cost I was paying for Clinique foundation.

Here's the link:  Ideal Flawless Invisible Coverage Liquid Foundation

And a closeup:

Have you checked out the trendy products in Avon's line called mark. ?

The necklace I'm wearing is by mark. and will be available soon.

Want to see more?

mark. by Avon

Now that Mother's Day is coming up, Father's Day isn't far behind. Avon has a full range of products for men.  My husband wears their cologne and gets lots of compliments at work. Besides cologne and face products, you'll have to stay tuned for all the goodies that your dad or husband can use in in every day life. I'm buying my husband a circular container to hold all of our nails and screws at the cottage. Shhh, don't tell! Avon will have everything up for sale soon to take care of that special man in your life.

If you'd like a browse a small preview:  Father's Day Preview

My direct link to my Avon shop is:  jjacky.avonrepresentative.com

Pop on often because Avon runs free shipping sales all of the time! I imagine they'll run a special this weekend for Mother's Day. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Avon's Far Away Bella Perfect For Mother's Day

Are you stumped on what to give Mom for Mother's Day?  Avon to the rescue!  I just received the new Avon fragrance called, Far Away Bella. It was just as lovely as a scent that you'd find at any high-end department store. I am incredibly impressed!

The bottle is pretty, too:

It's on sale for $19.99 right now and what's even better, you'll receive a free rollette, which is a $12 value. (You can keep that one all for yourself!)

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The Shoes Arrived!

The shoes arrived!  The shoes arrived!

I may just become Imelda Marcos after seeing all the adorable shoes Avon offers.  I'm the sort of gal that buys one or two new pairs of shoes each season and I wear the death out of them and then throw them away.  I'm not the type of gal to buy lots of shoes, but after seeing the great prices and styles in the Avon catalog, I think I may be hooked.  Only first I needed to jump in the pool and order a pair.

Today these shoes arrived:

They are on sale right now for $14.99.  You can find them here:  Cutest Shoes Ever!

I immediately tried them on:

You can't really tell in the photos, but the silver lace is metallic and shines in the light!  And on this cloudy, icky day, shine was a welcome sight!  :)  I think they'll be super perfect for my jean crop pants this summer.  Let me tell you, they feel like I'm wearing slippers!  Now if the warm weather would move in, I'll be set.

Want to know where I bought my crop pants this year?  QVC.  Honestly.  My favorite store, Fashion Bug, went out of business.  Can you imagine? Honestly, I thought I was one of the people who helped keep them in business!  I was stumped as to where I was going to find great crop pants that are comfortable and wear well. I dislike shopping for clothes greatly.  The idea of hitting up the mall and trying on clothes makes me nauseous.

I've always like the Quacker Factory line and I've seen the Dream Jeannes advertised on QVC, but never tried them out.  I decided to order a pair of crop Dream Jeannes in Indigo because for one, it's nice to be able to try clothes on at home and secondly, who doesn't love clothes landing on the doorstep?  Mail order rocks.  :)

See how great the pants and shoes match?  I loved the first pair of crops so much I went back for the dark indigo.  Here's the link to the pants:  QVC Crop Dream Jeannes  

In my last Avon blog, I mentioned face cream.  I also mentioned I have systemic mastocytosis and take a plethora of medication including a chemo drug called Gleevec.  One of the side effects is water retention and for me, the water just puts huge bags under my eyes.  I've bought other creams at the drug store and most of them made my eyes water and did nothing for the bags.

I have a new face cream regime that is working for me and has reduced the bags under the eyes.

Here's a picture I took today sans makeup and after my morning face cream application:

I did not touch up this photo at all and you can barely tell I have water retention under the eyes.  I mean you can sort of tell they are there, but this is a vast improvement from before.  Here's a closeup:

I'm so impressed with the results!  Because I'm on Gleevec, I must be careful of sun exposure so I use Anew Ultimate 7S Day Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 25.

Here's the link:  Day Cream

You'll remember I went to an auction last weekend.  I didn't wear a hat; just this cream and my Clinique foundation and my face did not get burned!  It's better than using just regular sunblock on my face.  I get the same amount of coverage using Anew Ultimate.

For nighttime, I use Anew Platinum Night Cream.  I love how soft my skin is when I wake up in the morning.

Here's the link:  Night Cream

Stop by my Avon shop to see more:  jjacky.avonrepresentative.com

Let's Dish Avon

Let's dish Avon.  Since becoming an Independent Avon Representative (jjacky.avonrepresentative.com), I've been stockpiling product to test and wear.  So far, I've loved everything I have ordered!  I'm starting to wear full-on makeup once again. For many, many years I've given up wearing makeup because it would make my skin break out. Then came this little disease called systemic mastocytosis and I began reacting to just about anything I put on my face. Thankfully medication is keeping most of it at bay, so this was the perfect time to try out different products.

It was a jump of faith placing Avon products on my face, but I couldn't be more pleased.  I took a picture of myself a few days ago and wanted to show you a few products that I have had great success with.

First, here's an overall shot.  You'll notice the pretty necklace.  It has matching earrings and you can purchase the bracelet separately.  I've worn them a few times and have been so pleased!

Here's the NECKLACE SET (Click the link and it will take you to the product)

So back to the makeup. Here's a closeup picture:

To be honest, I haven't tried Avon's liquid foundation. Since my skin tends to be a bit sensitive, I have used Clinique's Moisture Surge Tinted Foundation with great success.  The particular shade I use is 02.

For this face, I used AVON's IDEAL LUMINOUS HIGHLIGHTER REVITALIZED blush.

And can I say I LOVE anything that mark. makes.  If you are on my Avon page, you'll notice near the top bar mark. products. I'm currently using a mark. Cheekblossom Color Tint that I don't believe is offered at this time, but something similar is this mark. product:

The JUST PINCHED blush can be found by clicking the capitalized link.

For eye color, which you can't see too well with my glasses on, is also by mark.

I especially love the white sparkly shade in the upper left hand corner of the compact.  Here's the link: ON THE DOT COLOR COMPACT

I'll bet the last mascara I purchased was around 3 years ago.  I simply couldn't wear mascara without it clumping or making my eyes tear.  I decided to try this mascara from Avon and have had nothing but good luck with it.  Minimal flaking and it stays on all day without rubbing off.

I haven't yet tried any of their other mascara, but I do love this one.  You can find it here:  SUPEREXTEND INFINITIZE MASCARA

For the lips, I use Avon's TOTALLY KISSABLE LIPSTICK.  It's soft and stays on for quite a long time.

Next Dish installment will feature face cream and oh do I have happy things to say about that!  :)

Please stop by my Avon page at jjacky.avonrepresentative.com

Etsy Discounts When You Shop With Me At Avon

If you are an Etsy customer and become a customer with me at Avon, I'll give you an introductory 40% coupon on anything in my Etsy shop.  This code will be e-mailed after your first Avon order, so please send me a note after you order so you can immediately receive the coupon code.

Remember, if you are an Avon customer, I will send Etsy coupon codes out periodically that far exceed my sale discounts, so jump on the bandwagon!

Check out Avon if you haven't lately, especially their mark. line where you can find this dress:

Pair it with these bangles:

On the Avon side, I absolutely love this handbag! It's also perfect for Mother's Day;

Speaking of Mother's Day, how about pampering her with these slippers and a gift certificate for a pedicure:

My site address is:    jjacky.avonrepresentative.com

Remember, if you purchase from me at Etsy and then become an Avon customer, I'll send out an immediate 40% discount on any item in my Etsy store and then subsequent coupons every time you order from Avon!  :)

It's a win-win!

Happy shopping!