Not just makeup

When you think Avon , you probably think makeup, right?  Most people do.  Avon is so much more than just make up.  We have stuff for everyone....  skin care products, jewelry and watches (even some sterling silver ), clothes,shoes, colon and perfume, shampoos and conditioners, kitchen stuff, toys and stuff for kids...and yes makeup... We even have a line of makeup and clothing geared to the younger set (teens and 20's... older people can wear it too though :)) called Mark.  

You may even think... wait a minuet my mom/ grandmother use to/ still  uses Avon... isn't that for old ladies?  Avon had been around for 129 years....So yes past generations have used and loved the products.  But the fact that we are still around should tell you that there has to be something about our products.  Check something out... try a product... or just go browse...Mother's day is coming up... if nothing else get something for her... :)   

If you haven't seen Avon lately stop by and have a look...youravon.com/astansbury

BIG BIG sale

Do you love lipstick????  I know I do :).  Right now Avon is having a BIG sale on lipstick...  5 lipsticks (over 130 different shades total) for $20.  So now is the time to buy those lipsticks you've been wanting to try...  or just buy a few that you think might make you feel pretty :)  I need to go through and look and see the ones I want to get :).

What kind of lipsticks do you like...   Me I like lipsticks with Rose or Wine in the name :)  silly I know, and I don't like all of them that have that in the name, and not all of the lipsticks that I have have those in the name.

Do you always wear the same color?  Or does it depend on time of day, where you are going, and who you will be with?  Most women have several different shades.  Some are for day time, some going out, some for attracting the attention of that special someone,.  Darker vibrant colors for night, lighter neutral colors for day to day,  and that occasional pop of color that just lightens your mood when you put it on.  Do you have colors that go with certain outfits?  How about mixing colors to get just the right shade?  (Heck, I have even gone so far as to melt down my favorites when the tubes were almost empty and mix them together to have a color that was my favorites mixed, but be careful if you try this... melted lipstick is very hot....)

I like the dark bold shades, my loving husband how ever prefers me in more lighter natural colors :).  but either way I love lipstick... :)

Makeup day

Yes today I am going to share one of my makeup routines... what I use and when I use it :)  but first a picture of some of my Avon stash :)

not everything is Avon... well not yet :)  but that is most of my stash :)  I really need to clean out and refinish my dressing table to use it for it's intended purpose... but that is a couple months off.

Ok after I finish the skin care routine it is time for makeup.

First I put about two squirts of foundation on a foundation brush (or my finger...you can also use a makeup sponge.  I am currently using Ideal Flawless in light ivory .

 With the makeup brush I dot the foundation on my face and then brush it even... Taking care of course to make sure that there aren't any lines or obvious makeup marks :) It feels nice on my skin, and doesn't cake up.

 Now for the concealer... I am currently using Ideal Flawless Concealer  in fair.  Ideally you want a concealer a shade or two lighter than your foundation to better conceal.

 I put this on those darn dark circles I am trying to get rid of :)  also sides of nose, down the center of my nose, and the corners of my mouth ...

 Then I take either my finger or the foundation brush and rub this in lightly (so there isn't any harsh lines)

 Next mascara... what is that you ask... that is the strangest looking mascara you've ever seen?  Yup it is definitely different.

 Here is what the brush looks like :)

 This is called Mega Effects Mascara.  It gives pretty good length and coverage...

 Here comes the eye liner... purples really make my green eyes pop :)  so I chose Glimmersticks Diamonds eyeliner in Sugar Plum  .  I love these eyeliners because they are self sharpening... just turn the bottom and get a little more to use :)

 Under the eye, and at the base of the top lashes... I like to give myself a little cat eye look by going out on the corners just a little :)

 Eye Shadow is Eye Dimensions Eyeshadow in sweetheart plum... yes more purple :)  

 I start by sweeping the lightest color over my entire lid.

 Next the middle color goes on the crease .

 Finally the darkest color in the outside corners.

 I always have to blend ... just my preference, but I like smooth lines vs. harsh lines.

 Another coat of mascara...  I think that the powder from the shadow may help add length and thickness to the lashes... not sure if it really does or not... but that's how I do  it :)

 Blush... I love this blush (also love most colors with Rose in the name... that was my Mammaw's first name... so seeing Rose makes me smile)  This is the Avon Smooth Minerals rose radiance

 I like to put a little in the lid to use.

 I'm an apple girl... I put the blush on the round part of my cheeks and sweep upwards.

 and now for the lipstick Ultra Color Indulgence Lipstick in Rose Bouquet (yeah another rose :)  )

 And here is the final product :)  circles are A LOT less noticeable... so if you had to guess (no fair if you know me)  how old would you say that I am?

Best laid plans

Well I had planned to do the night skin care today (taking the pictures last night), but our dogs followed me to the corner store and one of them didn't come back (right away) and we couldn't find her...  I was feeling very down on myself and not only did I not do the pictures, I didn't do my nightly skin care... :/  on the bright side.... I went outside this morning and the dog was sitting on the porch looking at me like, "Are you going to let me in?"

So instead I will kind of review my thoughts on the morning skin care, and in a little bit show may makeup stash :).

I don't know if there is a difference, so I will let you decide.... the first picture is from January (when I first started using Avon products, and the second one is from yesterday...  I know I take goofy selfies...  I haven't been using the skin care daily like I should, but I know my skin feel softer, and to me at least is a lot less red than it use to be...

on with my reviews....

  The cleanser gets all the dirt and oils off my face. It foams nicely, and is very creamy feeling before it gets wet.  It has a very clean smell to it (I know that isn't too descriptive, but that is the only way I can think of to describe it.)I splash my face with warm /hot water to open the pores, use about a pea sized amount (been using more just realized I still had about half of it on my hands after washing my face).... I just use my hands to wash my face... though I may start using a wash rag and see how that does) put it on my face, rinse again with warm to hot water, then a couple of splashes with cold water to close the pores back up.

 Not sure if I really need the lift treatment just yet so I don't know if it is doing anything.It has this really cool roller feature to target the areas you want targeted, also has an on and off so you don't have any coming out that will not be used and wasted when you have it sitting on your counter.  I open it, turn it on squeeze just a little out (so I see the gel on the bottom of the roller) turn it to off, then roll it in the areas I feel need the lift (jaw line, jowls, around nose and mouth areas...put a little on my forehead this morning after looking at those pictures above :)  )  I had been rubbing it in after rolling it on, but today I chose not to... and I do feel a little tightening going on.  It too has a pleasantly clean smell to it.

 The first time I used the day cream it felt really heavy to me...  but then again the only time I really put anything on my face other than an occasional moisturizer (what ever lotion we happened to have laying around) was when we were going to Splashtown...  and that was sunblock.  So I decided to push through and keep using it and see....  so now when ever I wear make up (which is becoming almost everyday now (got to be a billboard ya know :)  ) I do the morning routine skin care...  and I wouldn't do without it. The day lotion has a built in sunscreen of 25 spf, and is a great base for my make up. It has a light scent (possibly floral) to it, clean but with a bit of another scent to it.

 The eye treatment is another one that I am not sure if it is doing anything yet, but I have only been using the lift and eye treatments for a week or so now so it may just be too early to really tell :)I put a little on (either on my finger, or directly on the areas) eye lid, under eye, and outer corners (concentrating on saggy lids, dark circles and crows feet (really wish those crows would stop walking on my face :)  ) It too just has a clean smell to it.  I rub it in to the targeted areas...

And now I have my canvas prepared it is time to paint...  but that is for another post :)

I'll be posting my make up routine later today...if nothing prevents me from doing so... It is Spring Break right now, and all three boys are here.

Skin Care (face AM routine no make up)

Please Excuse my dirty wall... Ok in the past I haven't really taken as good of care of my face as I should have.  Now that I am selling Avon products I decided that it was time for me to start using some products.  These are the face products I am currently using... honestly most of them I either got free (for meeting sales goals (the Anew Vital eye cream, the ANEW clinical eye treatment, and firming treatments (just got these last week)) or came with the extra bundle I bought in my 3rd campaign (the cleanser and day creams (both Reversalist) (the bundle was a $35 booster kit that I could purchase to better help my business...  there was also a $100 kit that I did not get (it only started being offered at the end of my 3rd campaign and that was the only chance I would have had to get it...))  anyway the little jar is a trial size of the night cream(I bought two trial sizes of the day and night creams my 1st campaign).

and the jar next to that is the hydration mask (which is a new product that just came out) that I just got last week)

So here is what I try to do... and the correct order to use skin care products :) 

This is the AM routine

1. I wash my face with the cleanser.

2. comes the treatment... not really sure I need it but I am using it anyway :)  being pro active here.

along the jawline, jowls, and nose

3. is the lotion.  I get a finger tip full and dot it on my face, then rub it in.( this lotion also has sunblock in it for an added bonus)

4. is eye treatment... decided to go with the Vital as it is suppose to help with the dark circles and help make you look well rested.

after that you put your make up on as usual, or if you're not wearing make up... go about your normal day :)

Here are links to the products I used today. So you can read up a little more on them :) 

1. Cleanser

2.treatment

3Lotion

4.Eyes

There are several products to choose from, and Avon is now doing an Auto Replenish for the ANEW brand.  You get the day and night lotions plus an eye treatment for one price (A LOT less than you would pay normally) shipped directly to you every 4,6,8 or 12 weeks (your choice).

Hope you enjoyed my silly pictures.  Feel free to ask me any questions you may have, or just shop around My Avon store online.

How I started

In December I saw a Facebook add for Avon... it said get started for $15.  I thought that was a really good deal... My mom used Avon when I was little, and I even stuffed envelopes for the Avon lady .  Kenn had been paying me to help him with his business, and since I rarely spend money on myself, coming up with $15 was not hard to do at all.

I started with just one customer, and myself.  I picked up a few others at my sons' schools. I am still fairly new at selling, and honestly I have spent more on myself than I have made... but it will come I know :)

Avon is a great company, the products are quality products for great prices.  Prices that even a tightwad like me feels ok spending the money on.  I don't spend money lightly, and especially don't spend money on myself...  plus if I don't believe in a product I can't sell it.

I will share a list in the next couple of days of the products I have and am using.  I will also be posting pictures of my self (some wearing the make up I am using, some pictures before Avon products (without make up), and maybe a few without make up so you can see the difference between the before and after (if there is any difference to see) :)  close up eye pictures using the three different mascaras I have...and one without any mascara.... so you can see what these look like on a "regular/real" person...

But I want to challenge everyone reading this that if you haven't tried any Avon products (or haven't tried any recently), go to Avon and look around...I'll be posting specials as I find them.  Purchase over $35 always have free shipping.  Save 20% for purchases over $50 with code AVONFB20.  10% off  $40 or more with code Q1WEL15 (good through 4/5/15).

Stay tuned for reviews, pictures, great deals, and my journey with Avon :).

If you'd like to try to sell Avon yourself go to www.startavon.com and enter reference code ASTANSBURY... start up as low as $15