Even if something is not 'professional', it doesn't make it bad product.
I love their Skin So Soft line. Makes everything all nice and soft and smells lovely AND the oil keeps the nasty mosquitoes away better than a nasty stinking toxic can of OFF does. And we have skeeters near as big as bats out here
They have a corn/callus remover that is to die for. So easy. No daily fussing, everything gone within 14days, with minimal effort.
I could list numerous items that are just perfectly lovely AND cost reasonable prices.
Their hair conditioner, when on sale is 2.95$ You've all seen the mega thick and long quantity of hair that I have. What you haven't seen is it in it's natural tangled curly and fuzzy mess. Well, I've paid high end prices for high end names and professional products to detangle it. Guess what. They didn't work. BUT Advance Techniques Avon conditioner DID AND DOES.
I have Rosacea which is dry red irritated itchy skin that is prone to break-outs. I've tried the pricey pro products. They don't help and either irritate it or cause more acne flare-ups. Avon has a gentle and affordable face cleanser etc that doesn't irritate it and doesn't cause acne flareups.
I just spent 40$ on a cream intended for Rosacea 2mths ago, from a high end and 'professional' line. Called Rosacure. Guess what it did? Caused acne in huge doses and did nothing of what it claimed.
I could go on, the list is endless. And there's stuff I haven't tried that others have.
Avon is NOT what it was 20yrs ago. It's better. It's bigger.
YES they have some products that are well... in my opinion, lacking. (like the silly cellulite cream)
BUT so do many other companies, including the ones that are 'professional' (like silly cellulite cream, again).
What myself and a few others took exception to was our integrity being questioned.
Definition of integrity - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry:
in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tE
Function:
noun
Etymology: Middle English
integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French
integrité, from Latin
integritat-, integritas, from
integr-, integer entire
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values
: [SIZE=-1]INCORRUPTIBILITY[/SIZE]
2 : an unimpaired condition
: [SIZE=-1]SOUNDNESS[/SIZE]
3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided
: [SIZE=-1]COMPLETENESS[/SIZE]
synonym see
[SIZE=-1]HONESTY[/SIZE]
There is nothing dishonest or immoral about selling perfume, children's toys, shoes with matching purses or lipstick with matching nail polish.