Avon

Doorbell beauty brand

Avon is a name for several rivers in England, from a Celtic word meaning simply "river." The word appears in place names throughout Britain: Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace), the county of Avon.

In American usage, Avon is primarily known as a cosmetics company whose salespeople traditionally went door-to-door: The Avon lady is here.

cosmetics

foundation

Underlying support structure

lipstickCosmetic for coloring lips
mascaraLash-darkening cosmetic
eyelinerCosmetic for lid rims

blush · concealer · skincare · moisturizer · perfume · catalogue · direct sales · representative · doorbell · samples

river

Stratford

English market town, Warwickshire

WarwickshireEnglish Midlands county
EnglandLargest British country
tributaryStream entering larger river

meandering · waterway · riverbank · Bristol · Bath · Severn · freshwater · riparian · boating · swans

Shakespeare

bard

Poet of epics

playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
GlobeFamous Elizabethan theatre
theatreArt of staged performance

Elizabethan · sonnet · iambic · pentameter · tragedy · comedy · Hamlet · Macbeth · Othello · Romeo

Categories

Western New YorkBuffalo, Lake Erie, Hamburg, Amherst, Lancaster
door-to-door salescanvassing, soliciting, solicitation, door knocking, direct sales
EnglandLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
PublishersSimon & Schuster, book publisher, Penguin Books, Penguin, Random House
UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath

Opposites

BRITISH RIVERS (prominence/cultural significance)

London's river

Severn · Mersey · Trent

cosmetics business model

Global beauty products retailer

direct sales cosmetics business model

French haute couture house

Sephora · Clinique

Phrases

Avon ladyDoor-to-door beauty representative
Bard of AvonEpithet for famous playwright

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G