Drive-By Avon Reviews

I've been slamming Avon the past seven days, hauling a heavy backpack of brochures down the windy alleys of my small New Mexican town, trying to make enough bucks to allow a little vacation. I used all my good brochure tricks - all the ones I mentioned over the past couple of weeks, all those old and true ones I mentioned over the past two years, plus one new heavy duty idea I hatched in the wee hours this morning. I'll blog about that sometime soon, after I see what kind of result it brings.

A few of my customers asked me about several specific products today, and I realized I never posted my two cents here. I also met a Mexican woman who practices some kind of voodoo religion, but more on that later...

So, without further ado, two (but really five) short 'n sweet reviews:

Review of Avon Ageless Results Overnight Renewing Cream

Hot damn! I love, love, love times a million this product! This is my new catch-all night cream. I use it every night since it hit the Avon scene, and it leaves my skin looking better, firmer, softer, clearer, than it does with ANY of the other Avon night creams and specialty creams. It smells nice, it smooths gently into my skin and doesn't leave a tight or greasy feel. It's only $14.50, too, much less than half the price of the Anew Clinial creams. The best part? It doesn't give me whopper zits!

The advertising for this product sits next to three smiling sexy dermatologists in the Avon brochure, and proudly proclaims that "100% of women showed improvements in signs of aging... shouldn't you?" Add me to the proud 100%. All of my customers love this line of products, too.

I also love the Avon Ageless Results Renewing Day Cream, which is the companion product and contains 15 SPF. The Avon Ageless Renewing Eye Cream is also lovely, and leaves my eyes feeling pampered and young.

Review of the new Bohista Fragrance and Bohista Body Lotion

The Avon Mark line is marketed toward fashion forward teens and young adults, but many old (uh, like me) Avon Ladies purchase these items, too. The colors and scents are slightly more young, more hip than the standard Avon line. The clothes run a bit small, be forewarned...

Mark just came out with it's fall fragrance - Bohista. The fragrance itself comes in a small plastic bottle the size and shape of a kiwi fruit with a jaunty orange cap. Under the cap is a sleek, sculpted brown plastic ring you can wear. The scent is a mixture of ginger lily, orchid, musk and chocolate. Youth loves sweet, loves to smell like baked goods, likes to be lickable, tasty. I dare say we 40-somethings like to be lickable too.

The "free" ring is cute, but a bit thick. It leaves the neighboring fingers sore and grouchy at the end of the day. I gave it to my son, 9, to use as a crown for one of his Star Trek action figures.

I like this scent, although like all other chemical-based perfumes it gives me a wee bit of a headache after a few hours. The lotion glides on with a lighter version of the odor, leaves my skin soft and supple. But again, a few hours later I want to hop in the shower with a gritty loofah and some peppermint soap. Ugh. I hope Avon comes out with a natural fragrance some day.

Please, Avon, please.

Comments

[Lainey]

I LOVE the Bohista. Not a scent for everyday but definately great for going out at night.
I also love the skin so soft pink and yellow bubble baths.....

[Rogerio]

Hi!
I'm from Brazil! I sell Avon over here too! I can't undestand so good the text right here up. I found that text in the google when I write "Avon U.S.A.". The Avon Group, is in the every world, and I'm happy to know that! United we do Avon.
In Brazil the man's thik who that thing called Avon it's just for womens! They're wrong! Someone yet Say that! Believe-me! It's ridiculuos, but real. Like the Mettalica music: "Sad but True".
Past that fact, the male shop from Avon it's going up! It's unbelieveble. The nowadays man's are all find the perfect beauty, and they found in Avon. Perfumes, Creams, and much more.

I'm so happy!

Sorry, 'cause my English isn't perfect!
(I just know to talk Greek!)

Bye!