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Review: Avon True Color Eyeshadow Quad palettes (Day Dream, Gilded Metallics, Smoky Plums)

Hey Beauties!

I am further expending my Avon True Color Quads collection, because Avon was so nice to send me three of their new shades to try. I've said it before how much I like their palettes and I found another two of my favorites, among these three.


The palettes comes in a plastic shiny black packaging, which is small, compact and perfect to travel with. It closes securely and has a push system button, if you want to open it. 


You get 5 grams of product. The regular price is 10.60€, but they're often on sale. Right now you can get them for 6.50€ (Slovenia). 

I've mentioned frequently why I like Avon True Color Quads. I think each palette has the shade range that works and it's a no brainer to use for someone, who's not on the best terms with makeup and application. You really can't go wrong. The shades have different pigmentation. Matte shades are usually extremely pigmented, while shimmer shades can have either good pigmentation or poor, depending from shade to shade. Eyeshadow stays on well and can survive a whole day (exception being if you have very oily lids or hot weather). 

So Avon decided to expend their range and they've now added three new shades. They're called Day Dream, Gilded Metallics and Smoky Plums. 


I applied all the shades from the palettes as it says on the back of the box that it comes in. I applied shade one all over above the crease. Then I used shade 2 in the inner third of the eye. I used shade 2 in the outer part of the lid. I added shade 4 in the outer V of the eye.

Day Dream

All the shades in this palette are cool toned and will suit does with fair complexion. I see this as a perfect palette for someone with blond hair, blue eyes and very fair skin. The shades seem to be really light and soft. Not my shade range, because they seem too cool toned for me.




Shade 1: Matte light grey. It's a really light grey almost grey based white. It's very pigmented.
Shade 2: Cool (blue) toned light pink. One of those classic baby pink shades with cool undertone. It's shimmery and a bit less pigmented.
Shade 3: Silver based blue. It's also cool toned.  Again another classic blue with shimmer. This one is also a bit less pigmented.
Shade 4: Chocolate brown. This one is also cool toned, almost has a bit of silver sheen to it. It's shimmery and very pigmented.






Gilded Metallics

This is a warm gold based brown palette. It's for those with light skin tones, because the shades are pretty light. It's definitely my kind of shade range.




Shade 1: Light yellow toned gold. It's very sheer, but has chunks of gold glitter in it. The base is very light yellow and shimmery. The bigger shimmer or glitter in it, is gold. It's less pigmented, because it's a lot sheerer than other shades.
Shade 2: Copper light brown. This is a very unique warm brown shade. It's shimmery and it almost looks a bit coppery or peach. It's very pigmented.
Shade 3: Gold based light caramel brown. Again a really unique shade. It has warm light caramel brown base and on top of it is a very obvious gold sheen. It's also very pigmented. It actually looks green in the palette, but goes on brown. 
Shade 4: Dark brown with gold glitter. The base is shimmery dark brown. It does actually look more cool toned, but on top of it is gold bigger shimmer or glitter, which makes it warmer. The glitter is the same size as in shade 1. It's as well, very pigmented.





Smoky Plums

This is for anyone that loves matte shades. It has three matte shades and one shimmery. It contains plum cool toned shades, perfect for fall. This would look amazing on brown and green eyes. It should suit most skin tones. Matte shades have a lot of fallout, so tap some of the eyeshadow off, before you apply it. Or you'll need to clean up under your eyes.




Shade 1: Very light lavender shade with pink sheen. The base is almost white with a hint of lavender. Over it is a very obvious cool toned pink sheen. It's shimmery. It's also a bit less pigmented.
Shade 2: Cool light grey. It actually has a tiny bit of purple to it, barely noticeable. It's not an average grey. It's also completely matte and very pigmented.
Shade 3: Cool toned dirty mauve. Very pretty unique shade. It's matte and very pigmented.
Shade 4: Very dark cool plum. It almost looks black. It's also matte and very pigmented.





I am in love with Smoky Plums. This is absolutely perfect fall shade and for some reason the cool undertone doesn't even bother me. I especially like shade 3. Gilded Metallics is right up my alley as far as the shades goes. It's another neutral take on browns and perfect everyday palette. My favorite shades are 2 and 3. Day Dream is unfortunately not flattering for my skin tone. It actually feels like it's too light and definitely too cool toned for me to make it work. But it would be amazing on cool fair skin tones. What are your favorite shades?

I also have some other shades of Avon True Color Quads. You can read my thought on it here:
Underwater Paradise and Precious Shells
Purple Haze
Mocha Latte




Spet razširjam svojo kolekcijo Avonovih True Color Quad palet, ker me je Avon pred kratkim presenetil z tremi novimi odtenki. Že večkrat sem omenila kako zelo so mi všeč te njihove palete in zdaj sem našla še dva odtenka, ki sta mi zelo všeč.

Palete imajo sijočo črno embalažo. Je majhna, kompaktna in odlična za potovanja. Zapira se varno in odpre se s sistemom na pritisk na gumb.

V vsaki paleti je 5 gramov izdelka. Redna cena je 10.60€, ampak so pogosto znižane. Trenutno jih lahko dobite za 6.50€. Poiščite lokalnega Avon prodajalca ali pišite na Avon Slovenija. 

Pogosto sem omenila, zakaj so mi všeč Avon True Color Quad palete. Zdi se mi, da ima vsaka paleta nabor odtenkov, ki pašejo skupaj in so res lahka za uporabo, sploh za nekoga, ki ni vešč ličenja. Ni možnosti za napačno kombiniranje. Odtenki so različno pigmentirani. To je popoldnoma odvisno od določenega odtenka. Na sploh so mat odtenki ekstremno pigmentirani, med tem ko so svetleči odtenki malo manj pigmentirani oziroma odvisno od odtenka. Senčila se dobro obdržijo na očesu in preživijo cel dan (razen na tistih z zelo mastnimi vekami ali v zelo vročem podnebju).

Avon se je torej odločil razširiti svoj nabor odtenkov. Dodal je tri nove odtenke in sicer Day Dream, Gilded Metallics in Smoky Plums.

Vse odtenke iz palet sem nanesla tako kot je prikazano na škatlici, ki pride skupaj s paletami. Odtenek ena sem nanesla po celotni veki nad gubo veke. Potem sem nanesla odtenek 2 v notranji tretjini očesa. Odtenek 3 sem nanesla na zunanjo polovico veke. Nato sem odtenek 4 dodala samo v zunanji V kotiček očesa. 

Day Dream

Vsi odtenki imajo hladen podton in bodo pristajali vsem s svetlo poltjo. Paleta se mi zdi perfektna izbira za nekoga, ki ima blond lase, modro barvo ok in zelo svetel ten kože. Odtenki so zelo svetli in subtilni. Ni moj nabor odtenkov, ker so vsi preveč hladni za moj ten kože.

Odtenek 1: mat svetlo siva. Je zelo svetlo siva, deluje skoraj kot bela s sivim podtonom. Je zelo pigmentirana.
Odtenek 2: svetlo roza s hladnim (modrim) podtonom. Ena izmed klasičnih otroško roza barv s hladnim podtonom. Je šimrasta in malo slabše pigmentirana.
Odtenek 3: modra s srebrnim podtonom. Tudi hladna. Spet en klasičen moder šimrast odtenek. Tudi ta je rahlo slabše pigmentiran. V paleti izgleda zelena, ampak na koži je rjava.
Odtenek 4: čokoladno rjava. Tudi ta ima hladen podton in skoraj rahlo sivkast sijaj. Je šimrast in zelo pigmentiran odtenek.

Gilded Metallics

To je topla paleta rjavih odtenkov z zlatim podtonom. Je za vsakogar s svetlo poltjo, ker se mi zdijo odtenki precej svetli. Vsekakor popolnoma moj nabor odtenkov. 

Odtenek 1: svetlo rumeno zlata. Je zelo prosojna, ampak ima velike delčke bleščic. Podlaga je zelo svetlo rumena in šimrasta. Velik šimer ali bleščice v odtenku, so zlate. Je rahlo slabše pigmentiran odtenek, ker je precej prosojen napram ostalim odtenkom.
Odtenek 2: bakreno svetlo rjava. Zelo unikaten topel rjav odtenek. Je šimrast in skoraj spominja na baker. Je zelo pigmentiran.
Odtenek 3: svetlo karamelno rjava z zlatim podtonom. Spet zelo unikaten odtenek. Ima toplo svetlo karamelno rjavo podlago in na tej podlagi je očitno viden zlat sijaj. Tudi ta odtenek je zelo dobro pigmentiran.
Odtenek 4: temno rjav odtenek z zlatimi bleščicami. Podlaga je šimrasto temno rjava. Izgleda bolj hladen odtenek, ampak na vrhu je velik šimer oziroma bleščice v zlati barvi, kar naredi celoten odtenek bolj topel. Bleščice so enakih velikosti kot v odtenku 1. Tudi ta je zelo dobro pigmentiran.

Smoky Plums

Ta paleta je za vse ljubitelje mat odtenkov. Vsebuje namreč kar tri mat odtenke in enega šimrastega. Je nabor hladnih vijoličnih odtenkov, kar so perfektni odtenki za sezono, ki prihaja - jesen. Ti odtenki bodo izgledali čudovito na rjavih in zelenih očeh. V osnovi bi morali pristajati vsem različnim poltem. Mat odtenki se lahko drobijo in padajo pod oči, zato je dobro če čopič prej otresete, da vam kasneje ne bo treba čistiti predela pod očmi.

Odtenek 1: zelo svetlo sivkast odtenek z roza sijajem. Podlaga je skoraj bela z kančkom sivke. Preko podlage je očitno viden hladen roza sijaj. Odtenek je šimrast in malo slabše pigmentiran. 
Odtenek 2: hladno siva. V bistvu ima rahel vijoličen podton, ki pa je komaj opazen. Ne gre za povprečno sivo. Je popolnoma mat in zelo dobro pigmentiran.
Odtenek 3: umazano roza vijolična s hladnim podtonom. Zelo unikaten odtenek. Je mat in zelo dobro pigmentiran.
Odtenek 4: zelo temno hladen vijoličen odtenek. Izgleda skoraj črn. Je prav tako mat in zelo pigmentiran. 

Zaljubila sem se v paleto Smoky Plums. Je absolutno perfektna paleta za jesen in hladen podton me sploh ne moti. Še posebej všeč mi je odtenek 3. Gilded Metallics je nabor odtenkov čisto po mojem okusu. Je drugačen pristop do nevtralno rjavih odtenkov in odlična paleta za vsakodnevni makeup. Moja najljubša odtenka sta 2 in 3. Day Dream žal ne odgovarja mojemuu tenu kože. Odtenki imajo preveč hladen podton in so presvetli, da bi mi lahko pristajali. Bi pa izgledali čudovito na nekom z zelo svetlo hladno poltjo. Kateri pa so vaši najljubši odtenki?

Ocenila sem še nekaj drugih odtenkov Avon True Color Quad palet, ki si jih lahko ogledate tukaj:

Review: Avon Magic Effects Fringe nail polishes (Frayed Edges, Jacquered Metal, Tassled Trim, Fringe Effect)

Hey Beauties!

Here is the new Avon nail polish range called Magic Effects Fringe. It's one of those fun top coats that you can put over any regular nail polish to make it a bit more interesting.


Fringe range includes four shades, which Avon sent me. It has two neutral white and black based and two colorful violet and blue based.

The regular price of these is 5.90€, but now you can get them 1 for 4.90€ and 2 for 6.90€ here. You get 10 ml of product in each nail polish.

Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Frayed Edges

Nail polish with white and silver fringe.





Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Jacquered Metal

Nail polish with blue and gold fringe.





Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Tassled Trim

Nail polish with violet based blue and silver fringe. On the photo it looks like it's blue, but it actually has that cool violet sheen to it.





Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Fringe Effect

Nail polish with black and gold fringe.





These nail polishes have fringe or rather small lines with two colors to use as a top coat over other colorful nail polishes. I remember long time ago I had one nail polish that had exactly the same lines in it. They were silver with multi chrome effect and I hated when it dried up and I had to throw it away. These are very fun top coats that you can mix and match with different bases. You don't even need to put it all over, maybe just use it as an enhancement in one corner of the nail. 

With one swipe you get a good amount of fringe, but I always put more coats on, so that I can get more of those interesting particles on the nail. You can build it up or make it as sheer as you like. The transparent base of those nail polishes dries to a pretty standard not really shiny finish. It gives off a bit of 3D effect with fringe popping out.



I decided to try Fringe Effect over red colored nail polish and later I also added Jacquered Metal over it. It actually looks really shiny in person. The golden fringe reflects light so it almost looks like you have glitter on your nails.







I already have a giveaway for two of these nail polishes here and here. Giveaways are Slovenian only.





Tukaj je nova Avonova kolekcija lakov, ki se imenuje Magic Effects Fringe. Gre za zanimive nadlake, ki jih lahko nanesete nad navaden barven lak in manikura bo takoj izgledala zanimivejša.

Fringe linija vključuje štiri odtenke, ki mi jih je Avon tudi poslal. Vsebuje dva nevtralna odtenka, bel in črn in dva barvna, vijoličen in moder.

Redna cena je 5.90€, ampak zdaj jih lahko dobite 1 za 4.90€ in 2 za 6.90€. V vsakem laku je 10 ml izdelka.

Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Frayed Edges

Lak z belimi in srebrnimi črticami.

Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Jacquered Metal

Lak z modrimi in zlatimi črticami.

Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Tassled Trim

Lak z vijoličnimi na bazi modre in srebrnimi črticami. Na fotografiji izgleda bolj moder, vendar je neka mešanica med hladnim vijoličnim odtenkom in hladnim modrim.

Avon Magic Effects Fringe - Fringe Effect

Lak z črnimi in zlatimi črticami.

Ti laki imajo fringe oziroma kratke tanke črtice v dveh barvnih variantah. Je nadlak, ki se lahko uporablja preko drugih barvnih lakov. Spomnim se, da sem že dolgo let nazaj imela nek tak lak s srerbnimi črticami in multi kovinskim leskom in mi je bilo zelo žal ko se je strdil, da sem ga morala vreči stran. Torej so zabavni nadlaki, ki jih lahko med sabo mešate ali jih dodajata različne podalge. Niti ni potrebe, da ga nanesete preko celega nohta, lahko je samo kot dekoracija na določen delu nohta.

Z enim nanosom dobite ven kar veliko črtic, ampak jaz vedno nanesem več slojev, ker želim več teh zanimivih delčkov. Lahko je zelo prozorno, ali zelo gosto. Prozorna podlaga laka se posuši v standarden finip, ki ni niti preveč sijoč, niti mat. Delčki v laku dajejo nohtom 3D izgled.

Za dva od teh lakov že poteka nagradna igra tukaj in tukaj. 

Review: Avon Magic Effects Matte nail polishes (White, Black, Violetta, Inky Blue) + giveaway

Hey Beauties!

Continuing with the Avon nail polish reviews, today we're going to be talking about my favorite finish - matte.


Avon sent me all four shades of their Avon Magic Effects Matte range. This range includes nails with matte finish in blue, violet, white and black. Two basic colors with two dark colorful colors. 

The regular price of these nail polishes is 5.90€, but they are now on offer 1 for 4.90€ and 2 for 6.90€ here. You get 10 ml of product in each nail polish.

Avon Magic Effects Matte - White

This is a true white shade. It looks that chalkboard white. I find it the hardest to work with. It's very thick in consistency and very pigmented. Because matte finish nail polishes dry really quickly, you have to paint your nails extremely quickly. You don't really get enough play time and because it's white, every mistake will be seen. The thick formula doesn't really help. It also really emphasizes all the mistakes, like uneven layers. One coat is not enough, because you can't cover the entire nail.




Left - one coat, Right - two coats

Avon Magic Effects Matte - Black

It's a true black shade. I will say it's not dark like night, but it is black. It's also a lot thinner in consistency, actually the thinnest of these and very pigmented. One coat is enough, if you can get it even, but I always put on two coats.




Left - one coat, Right - two coats

Avon Magic Effects Matte - Violetta

This is an electric violet shade. It's also pretty thick, but not as the white one and well pigmented. One coat will not be enough, you'll probably need two to get it even and opaque. When you apply thin coat it looks like violet with red undertone. But when you put over a second coat it becomes dark violet. I'm sorry, the photos don't show the true shade. It looks way too blue on the photo.




Left - one coat, Right - two coats

Avon Magic Effects Matte - Inky Blue

In the bottle it looks like a mix of dark blue and eggplant purple, but it dries to a  very dark navy blue with red sheen. It's also pretty thick, but not as thick as the white one and well pigmented. One coat might be enough, if you apply it heavily and as even as possible.




Left - one coat, Right - two coats
All of the Matte nail polishes are pretty thick (except Black) in consistency and dry really fast. You don't get time to play with it. One, two, three strokes and it's already dry, so you may mess it up by going over too many times. White is the thickest and the most hard to work with. Next are Violetta and Inky Blue, which are thinner and easier to work with. I find the thinnest to be Black and also the one that I can get most even application. All are well pigmented and one thick even coat could be enough, but I prefer to get it even with two coats. They also give true matte finish, which I absolutely adore.



The brush is also standard, straight cut.

Unfortunately this finish is not long lasting on me. They start to chip at the ends of my nails very fast and it makes the manicure not perfect. They chip on me the first day, if I really use my hands. Maybe that's again due to my weak nails.

I have to say I love the finish, but was a bit disappointed with the hard to work with formula. I guess I sort of expected it, because it is a result of a very fast drying effect. I will say Black is the best to work with and Violetta and Inky Blue are also good once you get the hang of it. I would personally stay away from White, or I would just use it for nail art, like stamping and such. This would work great with all these polishes.

Today I'm giving away Avon Magic Effects Matte nail polish in Inky Blue and Avon Magic Effects Fringe in Tassled Trim. All you need to do is fill in Rafflecopter. I'm sorry, this giveaway is Slovenian only.


a Rafflecopter giveaway




Danes bom predstavila Avon Magic Effects Matte linijo. V tej liniji so štirje laki Black, White, Violetta in Inky Blue.

Redna cena laka je 5.90€, ampak trenutno jih lahko dobite enega za 4.90€ ali dva za 6.90€. Vsak lak vsebuje 10 ml izdelka.

Avon Magic Effects Matte – White

To je pravi bel odtenek, ki me spominja na Edigs. Je najbolj težavna formula, saj je precej gost in dobro pigmentiran. Ker se vsi mat efekt laki ekstremno hitro sušijo, imam zelo malo časa za enakomeren nanos, ki po navadi ravno ne uspe. En sloj ne bo dovolj za popolno prekritje, saj sta potrebna vsaj dva.

Avon Magic Effects Matte – Black

Pravi črn odtenek, čeprav ni črn kot noč. Je formula s katero je najlepše delati, ker je rahlo tanjša formula. Je zelo dobro pigmentiran. En sloj bo dovolj, če bo dovolj debel in enakomeren, ampak jaz vedno nanesem dva.

Avon Magic Effects Matte – Violetta

To je električno vijoličen odtenek. Je tudi precej gost, ampak ne kot bel. Je dobro pigmentiran in en sloj bo zadostoval. Prvi sloj izgleda kot vijoličen odtenek z rdečim podtonom, če pa nansem še drugi sloj izgleda temno vijoličen.

Avon Magic Effects Matte – Inky Blue

V steklenički izgleda kot mešanica temno modre in vijolične jajčevca, ampak posuši se v temno rdečo z rdečim sijajem. Je prav tako gost, vendar ne tako kot bel in dobro pigmentiran. En sloj bo dovolj, če je dovolj debel.

Vsi mat laki so precej gosti (razen črnega) in se posušijo zelo hitro, tako da ni mogoče veliko popravkov med samim nanosom. Bel je najgostejši in najtežji za namazati. Moder in vijoličen sta manj gosta in dobra za nanašanje. Črn je najtanjši glede formule in najlepši za nanos. Vsi so zelo pigmentirani in en nanos bi bil dovolj za prekritje celotnega nohta, če bo dovolj debel in enakomeren. Ustvarijo res pravi mat finiš, ki ga jaz osebno obožujem.

Čopič je standarden, ravno odrezan.

Žal ta finiš ni preveč obstojen na mojih nohtih. Problem je, ker se zelo hitro začne krušiti na koncu nohta in potem več ne izgleda popolno. Meni se začne krušiti še isti dan, če res delam kaj z rokami. Mogoče so za to spet krivi moji šibki nohti. 

Obožujem finiš, vendar sem bila razočarana nad formulo s katero je težko delati. V bistvu sem to rahlo pričakovala, saj se mat laki na sploh zelo hitro sušijo in mora biti nanašanje res hitro. Črn je najlažji za nanos, nato sledita moder in vijoličen in bel je najtežji za nanos in ga ne bi priporočala, mogoče samo za kakšen nail art ali stamping. Za to bi bili vsi laki odlični.


Danes podarjam dva laka in sicer Avon Magic Effects Matte lak v odtenku Inky Blue in Avon mAgic Effects Fringe v odtenku Tassled Trim. Vse kar morate storiti je izpolniti polja v Rafflecopterju.