Guest Review time!
One of my favorite bloggers and blog buddies, Patia, has been a great friend and a loyal customer. She sent in - unsolicited! - this great review for Avon Nailwear. Please drop by her site and say Hi! She's an incredible photographer and a thoughtful and insightful person. I love her!
Avon Nailwear nail enamel review
By Patia Stephens of A Drivel Runs Through It
So, I have a little bit of a foot fetish.
But only for my own feet.
I think I have lovely feet. They have a shapely high arch, elegant toes and good toenails. Also, my second toe is longer than my big toe, which means I'm going to be rich when I grow up.
I was shocked recently to read that something like 70 percent of women don't like their feet. (Of course, I can't find that article now, so don't quote me.) But then, I have long thought that one reason I like my feet so much is that they're one of the few parts of my body I don't have issues with.
To assist the 70 percent of women who don't like their feet - seeing as summer sandal season is upon us - I offer the following advice:
- Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate. I like to squirt a bit of gritty scrub onto a pumice stone and have at it. Do this a couple times a week and your feet will be smooth as the proverbial baby's bottom.
- Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. This is especially important during the summer, when our feet are exposed to the elements. I don't like having slimy feet in the daytime, so I slather on some foot cream - Avon's Planet Spa makes a good one - and wear socks to bed once or twice a week.
- If you have never treated yourself to a salon pedicure, do so immediately. There are few better ways to pamper yourself on earth. But don't get so blissed out that you fail to take notes on the techniques and implements the nail tech uses.
- Organize all your nail tools and polishes in one convenient carry-all, such as a cute basket or bucket. Having all your pedicure supplies in one place makes caring for your tootsies ever so much easier.
- Buy Avon Nailwear nail enamel!
Which brings me to the real point of this review.
Today I received an Avon order I recently placed for four new shades of nail color: Rhinestone Rose, Garnet Jewel, Fusion and Flutterby. (Who comes up with these names? I want that job.) These four are in addition to the twelve shades of Avon nail color I already own. Yes, I'm a fan.
Avon Nailwear nail enamel lasts like crazy. Since I discovered it, I have renounced all other brands of nail polish. With base and top coat (Avon, of course), my pedicure goes a month, easy, without chipping or peeling.
In fact, I've decided to stop using base and top coat during the summer, because I want to change my polish color more frequently. The Avon Nailwear I just removed - one coat, that's all - still looked great after three weeks. Now I've got a fresh coat of Avon Speed-Dry nail enamel in Flutterby on my toes. (I can't vouch for the Speed-Dry yet, as this is my first time trying it. Perhaps I'll follow up with a mini-review in a few weeks.)
Avon Nailwear goes on smoothly and dries in a reasonable amount of time. Be sure to use toe separators to prevent smudges during drying. (These and other handy pedi tools, like cuticle pushers and buffing blocks, can be found at your local beauty supply store.) Use an Avon Neat Nails corrector pen, or just a Q-tip dipped in remover, to tidy up outside the lines.
Another tip: Decorate your beautiful feet with jewelry and great shoes. There are few things sexier than toe rings and anklets. I catch people checking out my feet all the time. Once, on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a handsome blond man knelt and ran his hand over my toe-ring-embellished and leather-slide-encased foot, repeating "Beautiful feet" three times before disappearing into the crowd.
Foot worship? Fine with me. I have even posted a few pictures of my feet on Flickr - here, here, and here - to show off my pretty pedis. If I think I have beautiful feet, why shouldn't others get to enjoy them, too?
A final tip: My favorite shades of Avon Nailwear are Lagoon - a brilliant blue - and Rave - a metallic pink that looks a little strange in the bottle but becomes positively addictive on. (The shimmers and dazzles are definitely the way to go.) However, be warned that the colors on the Avon website don't always match the actual color; better to order from a catalog, if you can.
Avon Nailwear: Tops for toes.
Oh, and you can paint fingernails with the stuff, too.
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