I'm going to start by saying a BIG thank you to the lovely ladies at Beauty Bulletin and Avon for giving me a chance to review three amazing products! As everyone knows Avon is quite a well known and popular brand, which has good quality products for a fraction of the price. I felt pure bliss when I received two of the new and improved Ultra Colour Rich Lipsticks in the shades Chic and Sangria, plus I received a Glimmerstick Lip liner in the shade Deep Plum. I'm a lipstick and lip liner kind of girl, so I really couldn't wait to experiment with these lip products and create some cute new looks for Spring.

My first review : Avon Ultra Glimmerstick Lip Liner - Deep Plum
This Ultra Glimmerstick is part of the new and improved Glimmerstick range because the previous Glimmerstick lipliner range has been discontinued in Brochure 10. The lipliner comes in a sleek, strong black casing (resembles a pencil) with shimmering silver writing and a wrap-around colour code around the end of the casing. Inside the casing is a retractable lipliner. As you all know I'm crazy about the colour purple, so I was really excited when I got this lipliner. The shade is exactly the same shade as the colour code. When applying the lipliner, the texture is soft, smooth and softens against lips giving you a perfect application with no streaks or smudges. I was quite impressed with the rich colour pay off. The lipliner lasted around four to five hours and stuck around through lunch and frequent drinks of water. I was quite impressed, I also like the fact that this lipliner doesn't bleed into lip lines. Plus you can use your lipliner as a lipstick, simply apply it to lips and add lip balm or lipgloss over!

PRO's and CON's

PRO's
Easy to use
Has a strong casing which protects the lipliner
Beautiful colour pay off
Rich colours
Soft and smooth texture
Doesn't dry out lips
Long lasting on lips
Travel friendly
Doesn't bleed into lip lines
Doesn't need sharpening
Simply twist and use

CON's
The price, the Glimmerstick lipliners retail at around R90 per Glimmerstick unless they on offer, so it's quite expensive unless its on offer.

I would recommend you give the Avon Ultra Glimmerstick a try, mainly because it gives an absolutely rich colour pay off, I would wait for it to be on offer though, but if rich, creamy colour is what you're looking for, then this lipliner is definitely for you.

My Second Review: Avon Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick- Chic and Sangria
Did someone say bold, rich and creamy lipstick? YES you're right, it's the new and improved Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick from Avon! This amazing lipstick which is known to be Avon's Number One lipstick just got even better. This lipstick has True Colour Technology which means the rich colour that you see on the lipstick is the same colour that you see on your lips. The lipstick brings bold, mesmerizing, moisturising and a luscious look to lips. The lipstick is extra long lasting. The lipstick is also very moisturising and conditions lips, with its new lip nourishing formula which contains omega-3 oil and Vitamin E, plus it has an innovative self renewing pigment, so the colour stays true for hours and every time you look in the mirror, you'll feel as if you just applied your lipstick.

The texture of the lipstick is smooth and creamy, the lipstick blends into lips effortlessly and feels like the lipstick is melting into your lips, because the lipstick is so nourishing, lips never look or feel dry, plus the lipstick works as a moisturiser which makes lips softer and gives lips a supple feel. The lipstick also gives lips a lovely light shine, and doesn't bleed into lip lines, and an added bonus for all the lovely ladies who love to protect their lips, the Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick is SPF 15 so lips are protected as well! The part I love about the lipstick, is that when you twist out the lipstick, the front of the actual lipstick has the word "AVON" printed on the lipstick.

The lipstick comes in a gorgeous packaging which is sleek and perfect to take when you're going out at night. The lipstick outer casing is glossy black, with a smooth feel and silky touch. The bottom of the barrel has a shimmering and eye catching silver embellishment which wraps around the casing and has the word "AVON" engraved on it. The rest of the barrel is also shimmering silver, which I thought was impressive because it gives the lipstick an extra expensive and luxurious look to it. The casing is square and the lid has a clear top so you can see the lipstick inside. The barrel also has small "click" lock, so once you hear the cap click down and you hear a "clicking" sound, you know the lid is secure and there will be no open lipstick, messing your make up bag. The bottom of the barrel has a small sticker which is colour coded according to the shade of the lipstick and states the colour of the lipstick. The lipstick is a twist barrel.

Now about my two amazing Ultra Colour Rich Lipsticks, first up is Sangria, this shade is new to the Ultra Colour Rich Lipsticks and is my favourite shade, it is more of an intense shade, which is vibrant, sensational, vivid and luminous. The shade is a deep fuchsia colour, which is a dark but vibrant pink/plum tone. This is quite a dark shade of lipstick, but it suits fair to medium skin tones brilliantly. The shade is more of an Autumn shade, but can be worn anytime. The shade is perfect to be worn as a day time or night time lipstick. While on the other hand my second Ultra Colour Rich Lipstick Chic is a much lighter shade, Chic is more of a peach bronze colour, which I like because it suits my skin tone perfectly. I find Chic to be more of a Spring colour because the tone is more pastel like, with a slight deep bronze in it. Both lipsticks have a shimmer look to them, which I absolutely adore, because I don't like plain lipstick, it must have a sparkle to it! The lipsticks deliver smooth and moisturising colour with a rich and luxurious feel. The lipstick can be used by itself or can be used over a lipliner similar to the shade of the lipstick and the lipstick can be used under a lipgloss for a sleek, glossy look. The lipsticks are very long lasting, and last on lips for about four or five hours, however if you use the lipstick under gloss, the lipstick will fade much more easily. Once the lipstick is applied on lips, it gives lips a "just applied" look everytime, even after eating or drinking, plus once the lipstick has started to fade, no one will ever know before you touch up because the lipstick has a slight lip stain on lips.

The Avon Ultra Rich Lipsticks come in shades which are perfect for you to use as a day time lipstick or a night time lipstick. The lipstick comes in ten irresistible shades which have the cutest names, I couldn't get over it.
The shades are:
Beyond Pink
Buttered Rum
Chic
Country Rose
Oxford Wine
Red 2000
Sangria
Blush Nude
Silky Peach
Scarlet Siren

PRO's and CON's

PRO's
Lipstick has a rich, vivid, luminous colour pay off
Lipstick has True Colour Technology
Lipstick conditions and moisturises lips
Lipstick contains Vitamin E
Lipstick contains Omega -3 Oil
Lipstick is SPF 15
Lipstick has self renewing pigments
Lipstick comes in a small casing, perfect to fit in clutch bags
Lipstick doesn't bleed out of lip lines
Lipstick has colour that looks freshly applied all the time
Lipstick has a smooth and creamy texture
Lipstick casing is strong and classy
Lipstick casing has "click" lock to keep the lid secure
The lipstick doesn't dry out lips
Can be used to create different looks
Lipstick comes in 10 amazing shades
Lipsticks can be used to create a daytime or nighttime look
Lipstick is easy to remove, wipe off using make up remover

CON's
Most of the shades have a soft shimmer, which some people don't really like.
I also have a feeling that there isn't enough lipstick in the barrel and like I will finish it in a month.

I would recommend you give this lipstick a try, it's new and improved, and it's here to help you steal hearts away! It provides sensational colour for long hours and will become your best friend! Plus there are 10 vivid shades, it's hard to try and resist because there's a shade perfect for every skin tone. The Ultra Rich Lipstick will launch in Brochure 10, where it will retail for a special price of R64,95 which I find is a bargain and an amazing save for the benefits it provides to lips and the colour pay off you're getting, after the special, the lipstick will retail for R129.95

Again I would love to thank the beautiful ladies at Beauty Bulletin and Avon for allowing me to be one of the first few people to try out the new Avon Range.