You all know how much I love most Avon products. It should be no surprise that I tried this one. Avon is quite innovative in its skin care products. They are the first in many skin technologies and have a state of the art facility.

Pluses
The packaging is gorgeous.
The pump works great.

Complaints about the product
Like most people, I find the smell off-putting.

And others complain about how you don’t know it’s empty until it’s empty. They wish it were see through. I agree with that, but the packaging is quite beautiful.

It would be nice to put less money into the packaging and add a bit more product. OTOH, this is an expensive product for Avon at $54. It is rarely on sale, and when it is, it is in combo with other products that you likely have not used up yet. And would people be willing to spend that money if the packaging were cheaper? It’s the total aura that makes us even believe something is worth trying, let alone that it might work.

What did I think?
This is a product I decided to finish off in my quest to use up product. About the same time I read something that mentioned how it changed the look of your neck, so I decided to concentrate using it on the lower half of my face and upper part of my neck.

And I got about 2 days warning that the container was almost empty. For a couple of days, the product came out sporadically. I wondered if it were empty. It seemed fairly quick, but OTOH, I had used it for about a year 1-2 times a week, maybe, so it was about due.

But was it empty?
I’m one of those people who cut open containers to use it to the last drop. I wondered if this container would come apart and what I would find.

A la the Urban Decay eye shadow base which folks cut open and find more product left than they had likely used:

I popped off the plunger with a nail file. I pulled out the container with pliers. I wondered if the container would be like some others I had that were under pressure.

No, this was simple plastic. There was very little left in the container. That impressed me and was a good sign. The design of this container offers full usage with very little waste. Isn’t that nice to know! If that container had been opaque with a sealed top, you would have no idea how well it emptied.

The top came off easily. I cut it open and used it all up this morning. I could have taken it apart tomorrow and had a fresh days supply. It probably would have been about two days worth because I only use one pump.

Does it work?
That’s a hard thing to say. If you use good products already, like I do, there aren’t dramatic results. I liked the feel every time I used it. I do think my neck looks better in the last couple of weeks. (I had never put it on my neck before; I only put it on my face.)

The smell leaves shortly, but it is off-putting. I think it smells a bit like fish.

This past weekend, I was going to buy the next generation Elixir Premium ($68) which was on sale by my Avon rep. I liked the look of it better on my hand. It looks as though it has some shimmer to it. But after hitting the air for a second, it smelled stronger and worse than the original. I decided to pass on it.

If you want a great Avon product that smells as good as it supposedly works: buy Anew Intensive Age Treatment. I’ll possible review that later. Let me know if you need a rep, and I’ll give you a link to my rep.

How do I rate it?
I’ll give it a 3. It is expensive by Avon standards. They need to work on the smell. I’m sure I would have used it more, if it had smelled better.

But I used the empty container to hold a few lip pencils. It’s really quite pretty.

How about you?
Have you ever used this? What do you think? Did you see a difference? Did you buy it more than once?

Karin

Originally posted 2009-04-24 23:22:59.

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