Dupe Alert - Origins VitaZing Dupe!

Well I know that got some of you to snap to attention.  I reviewed Origins VitaZing a few months ago, you can read that original review here.   In that review I mentioned that I this product reminded me of something I had used from AVON a few years ago, that had since been discontinued.  Well after writing that review I thought I'd do a little research to see if perhaps AVON had re-launched that product under a different name.  As MANY companies are known to do. 


Side rant here.  Why do companies do this?  It is beyond annoying.  I really love my Clinique Almost Make-up but apparently that was discontinued and they've launched a Moisture Sheer or Moisture Surge tint, that is basically the same thing.  Um, what?  How is this a good business strategy?  I just don't get it.  Dear Cosmetics Companies, Knock it off...no one finds this endearing.  Thank you.  


Okay so anyway, I went through the AVON catalogue and found a product that, from it's description, sounded much like Origins VitaZing aka the AVON product I loved years ago.  So I ordered it....   And it came......    And I've been testing it.....   And, well let me compare it side by side to VitaZing and you tell me which is which.  

Hmmm, both lotion like texture with small tinted beads

Beginning to blend each out

Both now blended out

So now you tell me, which is VitaZing and which is AVON?  Can't tell can you?  That's because these are pretty much the EXACT SAME PRODUCT!  Sorry for yelling but I mean come on, these are so similar. So what is this product?


Introducing my new favourite AVON product; 

AVON Ideal Shade-Custom Shade Foundation

How do they compare?

AVON                                                                          

$9.99CDN for 30ml                                                 

SPF 15                                                                           

Available in light, medium, medium-deep             

Sheer coverage                                                              

Blends to match your skintone                                  

ORIGINS
$44CDN for 50ml
SPF 15
One shade only
Sheer coverage
Blends to match your skintone

Now I will say that it takes a bit more of the Ideal Shade to get the same coverage as VitaZing, so the Origins will last you longer.  But if you do the math, you can buy two of the AVON foundations, for a total of 60ml of product, and still pay less than 50% of what you'd pay for the VitaZing. 

Overall I actually like AVON's product better.  I found VitaZing often left me a little greasy by the end of the day, but I don't find the same thing with the Ideal Shade.  So if you were one of the ones that wanted to try VitaZing but didn't want to spend the money, I'd say you have to try the AVON Ideal Shade.  At $10 it's not a huge investment to make, even if it turns out that it's not for you.  As for me, I'm stocking up because Lord knows this will disappear eventually.  

Oh, and which is which?  AVON is the one on the right.  How many of you guessed that?