Avon decided to rename a few of their old and new products and join them under a brand called Mark. I got a few of the products to try out myself and here are my thoughts.
Avon Mark Magix Face Primer
It comes in a plastic tube packaging. It's practical to use and great to travel with. In it is 30 ml of product and the regular price is 7.90€.
The hole is very small, so you can really control the amount of product that you want to come out.
It's like a light white cream that has very smooth texture once you blend it into the skin. One of those typical silicon primers, but I don't find it as drying as some others. It has velvet finish, because it's not completely matte. I use it on my T zone where my makeup tends to break down first, because I'm the oiliest there. It makes my skin more matte and smooth. This also looks great over huge pores, because it almost fills them in and smooths out. It doesn't prolong the wear of foundation, it just prevents my oiliness to come through sooner. It has artificial scent that is not too invasive.
It's a product that I'll definitely use a lot in the summer and it's perfect to pair with your silicon based foundations and oilier parts of the face.
I hope you can see how the skin looks smoother on the right side and it also looks a bit blurred.
Avon Mark Mineral Powder Foundation - Ivory
I've had one mineral foundation and I mostly just used it as a finishing powder and another layer of coverage, so I may not be the best to judge this product. It comes in a plastic pot with that dot dispenser. In it is 6 grams of product and the regular price is 11€.
I have no idea how Avon decided to call this shade Ivory. Far from it. I actually use it as a bronzer since it's way too dark for me. It's the lightest shade in the range, so fair skin tones don't have a chance. It's a very fine powder. To the touch a bit wet and once you start to blend it into the skin it almost becomes a bit creamier, like a matte foundation. It has a bit of sheen to it, which actually shows up as small shimmer particles on the sun. In the shade it just looks like it gives a natural sheen to the skin.
Ivory looks like a mix of orange and pink undertones in one. Sometimes it looks more orange on my skin, but once you apply it heavily, you can see that it also has pink tone in it.
On the bottom photo you can see small shimmer particles that are visible in the sun. I prefer my powders to be matte, so the shimmer in it, I don't like.
As I said before, it's way too dark for me, so I use it as a bronzer, which works fine. On the bottom photos you can see my skin with just foundation and then I used this mineral powder on places where I would put bronzer.
The shade warms up my skin tone and actually looks fine as a bronzer. It has a light coverage. You can build it up, but it won't cover any redness or imperfections. It's also not very long lasting. I find that it fades quite a lot through the day and at the evening it's barely there.
Avon Mark Glossy Tube Lip Gloss - Sugar Shine
It's a typical old school lip gloss tube packaging. In it is 15 ml of product and the regular price is 5.90€.
It also has that basic
plastic applicator with a small hole.
Shade Sugar Shine is a milky pink with silver shimmer. It has thicker consistency and it's quite sticky. On the lips it feels very nourishing, but also a bit heavy. I like heavier lip glosses, but I don't like it to be sticky, because it's a mess to wear with long hair. It also starts to build up on the inner corners, if you apply heavier coat.
It has the most yummy sweet vanilla scent and it even tastes good.
On the lips it looks very pale, almost a bit too pale for my liking. It sort of gives you a white cast over the lips. Because it's sticky, it does wear a good amount of time for a lip gloss.
I already reviewed all shades of these
here, so I won't talk much about it. These are
my favorite Avon lipstick formula.
Creamy, pigmented and comfortable to wear. Very basic, but good formula. Shade range is also lovely.
These are one of those products that Avon already had and just decided to put them under Mark brand. Previously they were known as
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamels and I have a review of all the shades
here. They
apply nicely, have good pigmentation and are
long lasting.
As far as Mark products goes. at least the ones that I've tried so far, I would definitely recommend primer, lipsticks and nail polishes. Mineral powder and lip gloss didn't impress me enough. Lip gloss is just so old school and too sticky. It seems more childish. Mineral powder is good, if you like light coverage and would dare to go on the sun with something that has shimmer in it. It actually looks nice on the skin indoors.
Primer is a great basic silicon primer. It keeps the skin less oilier and it makes the skin really smooth. Lipsticks are the best creamy lipstick formula that I've tried and highly recommend you to get some, if you find the right shade. Nail polishes are also amazing. I find them one of the most long lasting Avon formula and the shade selection is huge, so I'm sure you'll find a shade for you.
*Products were sent to me.
Avon je nekaj svojih novih in starih izdelkov dodal pod novo znamko imenovano Mark. Sama sem dobila nekaj izdelkov teste in danes vam poročam kako so se obnesli.
Avon Mark Magix Face Primer
Primer se nahaja v plastični tubi, ki je praktična za uporabo in potovanja. V njej je 30 ml izdelka in redna cena je 7.90€.
Ima majhno luknjico skozi katero pride izdelke, zato lahko kontrolirate količino, ki jo potrebujete.
Je kot lahka bela krema z zelo gladko teksturo. Sploh, ko primer zmasirate v kožo. Je tipičen silikonski primer, ampak se mi ne zdi, da ni tako mat kot večina. Finiš je bolj žameten, ne popolnoma mat. Jaz ga uporabljam na moji T coni, kjer podlaga najprej izgine iz kože, ker sem tam najbolj mastna. Mojo kožo naredi malo bolj mat in gladko. Zaradi njega podlaga ni bolj obstojna, mi pa prepreči dodatno mastenje kože. Ima umeten vonj, ki pa ni premočan.
To je izdelek, ki ga bom poleti zagotovo veliko uporabljala. Odlično se kombinira s podlagami z obraz, ki vsebujejo silikon in z deli obraza, ki so bolj mastni.
Avon Mark Mineral Powder Foundation - Ivory
Do zdaj sem imela samo en mineralen puder in še tega sem uporabljala kot zaključni puder in za dodatno prekrivnost. Mogoče zato nisem najboljša za ocenjevanje tega izdelka. Nahaja se v plastični okrogli posodici, ki ima majhne luknjice skozi katere pride puder. V embalaži je 6 gramov izdelka in redna cena je 11€.
Nimam pojma kako se je Avon odločil ta odtenek poimenovati Ivory. Daleč od svetlega. Jaz ga uporabljam kot bronzer, ker je odtenek pretemen za mojo polt. Je pa to najsvetlejši odtenek v liniji, tako da svetlopolte, kar odpademo. Je fino mlet. Na dotik rahlo moker in ko ga zabrišem v kožo postane skoraj malo kremni, kot kakšna mat podlaga. Ima rahel sijaj, ki se pokaže kot majhne bleščice, če stopim na sonce. V senci bleščice niso viden in izgleda kot zelo naraven sijaj.
Odtenek Ivory izgleda kot mešanica roza in oranžne podlage. Večinoma izgleda oranžkasto, ko pa ga nanesem več pa se opazi roza podton.
Zame je pretemen zato ga uporabljam kot bronzer. Z njim koža dobi malo več tople barve. Ima malo prekrivnost. Lahko ga nadgradite, ampak še vedno ne boste mogli zakriti rdečice in drugih nepravilnosti. Tudi ni najbolj obstojen. Opazim da čez dan precej zbledi in zvečer je še komaj opazen.
Avon Mark Glossy Tube Lip Gloss - Sugar Shine
Tipična plastična tubica za lip gloss. V njej je 15 ml izdelka in redna cena je 5.90€.
Ima plastičen aplikator z majhno luknjico.
Odtenek Sugar Shine je mlečno roza odtenek s srebrnimi bleščicami. Ima gostejšo teksturo in je precej lepljiv. Na ustnicah ima zelo negovalen občutek, ampak je tudi bolj težak. Mene sicer to ne moti, me pa moti, da je lepljiv. Še posebej nepriročno, če imate dolge lase. Če ga nanesete preveč se začne nabirati v notranjih kotičkih ustnicah.
Ima odličen sladkasto vanilijast vonj in celo dober okus.
Na ustnicah izgleda precej bledo, skoraj preveč za moj okus. Ustnicam da tak bel sloj. Ker je lepljiv, je dobro obstojen.
Avon Mark Plump It šminke
Oceno vseh odtenkov šmink imam tukaj, zato ne bom dolgovezila. To je moja najljubša formula šmink od Avona. So kremne, pigmentirane in zelo udobne za nošenje. Zelo osnovna formula, ampak dobra. Nabor odtenkov je prav tako čudovit.
Avon Mark Gel Shine Nail Enamel
To so eni izmed izdelkov za katere se je Avon odločil, da jih zdaj prestavi pod Mark znamko. Prej so bili znani pod imenom Avon Gel Shine laki za nohte in oceno vseh odtenkov si lahko pogledate tukaj. So lepo mazljivi, dobro pigmentirani in dobro obstojni.
Glede Avon Mark izdelkov, ki sem jih preizkusila, zagotovo priporočam primer, šminke in lake. Mineralen puder in lip gloss me nista navdušila. Lip gloss je preveč zastarel glede embalaže in same formule. Deluje precej otroško. Mineralen puder je dober, če imate radi lahko prekrivnost in si upate na sonce, kljub dejstvu, da vsebuje majhne bleščice. Izven direktnega sonca izgleda precej dobro.
Primer je dober osnoven silikonski primer. Mojo kožo naredi malo manj mastno in zelo gladko. Šminke so ena izmed najboljših kremnih formul kar sem jih preizkusila in jih zagotovo priporočam. Tudi nabor odtenkov je dovolj velik, da najdete nekaj zase. Laki so prav tako čudoviti in ena izmed najbolj obstojnih formula izmed Avonovih lakov. Nabor odtenkov je ogromen in zagotovo najdete kakšen odtenek tudi zase.
*Izdelki so mi bili poslani.
