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This is HUGE!!!

In addition to being recommended for all skin types, including very sensitive skin and even for those who are challenged with rosacea, it is so exciting to pass on to you more outstanding information shared with us at Seminar!  Our Mary Kay Miracle Set has been awarded the Good Housekeeping's Seal of Approval!  This is a fantastic compliment to our already 100% Satisfaction Gaurantee that we offer our Customers...the recognition and promotion of our product by Good Housekeeping!
Good Housekeeping Promise: This is Good Housekeeping's LIMITED WARRANTY:
        If any product that bears our Seal or is advertised in this issue* (with certain exceptions described below) proves to be defective within two years from the date it was first sold to a consumer by an authorized retailer, we, Good Housekeeping, will replace the product or refund the purchase price.
This policy covers you, the consumer, whether you bought the product or it was given to you (
by the buyer). Products that bear the Green Good Housekeeping Seal have been assessed by Good Housekeeping in accordance with Good Housekeeping's environmental criteria and are also subject to the limited warranty if proven to be defective
 



 



TimeWise Replenishing + C



Print the facts

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Customer Flyer with Opinion Sheet

Serum + C Survey

Serum + C Price Comparison

Serum + C results of Lesa's use

Order of Application

Face Lift Kit







Order of Application UPDATED

Order of Application  -  Classic

MK Order Application Extreme Dry Skin Chart


Flawless Finish Conversion Chart by Rita Knox
updated 12/14/08

Ultimate Brand Comparison

Product Knowledge Chart- NEW!!

*Product Basics 1 Workshop*
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Supplements*
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Skin Care Part 1*





Brush Set Price Comparison

Acne - Oily Client


Starter Cheek Color Chart 1
Starter Eye Color Chart 2

Lip Chart


Peptides

The Look You Want

MK Signature Ultimate Mascara

Facial Highlighter Pen

TimeWise Firming Eye Cream


Eye Revitalizer Product Information Sheet

Microderm Abrasion Comparision


Mary Kay Velocity Try Before and After

Product Knowledge Worksheet



Fragrance descriptions

2006 Product Knowledge labels

Cellulite Comparison

CelluShape Information

Seeing is Believing Product Results 07

Understanding Customer Needs and Special Skin Conditions NEW

Product Presentation NEW

Product Promise NEW


Product Coding System

 

Did you know that every Mary Kay product is labeled with an easy-to-read code right on the packaging? That makes it easy to keep your inventory fresh and ensure that your customers always get the very best. The code consists of a shade name (if applicable), part number and day code located on the bottom of a container, the barrel of a pencil or the crimp of a tube of each Mary Kay product.

For example, an eye color refill tray might be marked "Crystalline #013044 RF01."

 

"Crystalline" is the product shade name.

 

 

The six numbers (013044) indicate the part number.

 

 

 

The second four characters (RF01) indicate the date of manufacture, which in this example would be May 1, 2008. This day code is useful in maintaining the high-quality standards of Mary Kay, as it is used to trace products returned for any reason. In addition, you can refer to this date to assure that you deliver the freshest possible product (particularly any product with a limited shelf life) to your customers. Remember to rotate your inventory with the first-in, first-out system.


The following products have a two-year shelf life: Acne Treatment Gel, TimeWise Day Solution Sunscreen SPF 25 and Subtle Tanning Lotion.

You can interpret the day code using the following legend:

Character 1: Letter representing the year in the decade in which the product was produced.



Character 2: Letter representing the month of year in alpha order, as follows (please note that the code skips some letters to avoid confusion and mistaken identification):





Products indicated with a single dagger identify over-the-counter drug products (OTC).   Customers should carefully read and observe all warnings, indications and directions for use on the labels of these products.




During the warmer months my skin gets so oily!     How can I control the shine without wearing a pound of makeup?
-- Anonymous

Nobody wants to wear a heavy foundation during the summer, especially if you have oily or combination skin. Your best bet is to keep the oilies at bay with a good oil-control lotion, like Mary Kay's Oil Mattifier or the classic Oil-Control Lotion which is also a light moisturizer.     You may think the last thing your skin needs is more moisture, but all skin types need some type of balancing treatment.    If you skip the moisturizer, youll end up with very oily sections and dry patches in other areas.   

Of course, your skin cleansing routine is more important during the summer months.     The heat and oil are breeding ground for bacteria.    It's importnat to use a clean washcloth each time so as not to redeposit bacteria on the face.    Because oil flow increases during heat or physical activity, you may feel you break out more frequently.    Masking  twice a week will help keep skin clear; or if you're short on time, use  Mary Kay's new Microdermabrasion system  as part of your shower routine.    Remember that all exfoliants are also stimulants and will temporarily produce more oil flow  - so you might want to shower/mask/micro  at night during the summer months so you skin is calm in the morning.    This excess oil flow in the morning will also "melt" your makeup sooner during the day when you need to look fresh.

If your skin needs some kind of coverage, think about using concealer only on the areas that you need it.     A lightweight cover-up under the eye area and on spot blemishes will help to conceal your trouble areas, but your face will still be able to breathe.

 

 For all-over coverage, switch to a mineral powder foundation,  which is a powder and foundation in one.     The texture is light enough so you wont feel like youre wearing anything, and the powder consistency will help to mattify the skin.    Apply this type of foundation with a large powder brush for even but natural-looking skin.     Another trick is to use a bronzing powder instead of foundation, which also helps to even out the skin while adding some color and protection at the same time.

Throughout the day, youll probably still need something to reduce shine from oil and perspiration.    Try Mary Kay's Beauty Blotters and Mineral Pressed Powder, which you can use to freshen up your makeup without looking too made-up.     Blotting papers are small,  thin strips of paper-like material that are pressed onto the face and discarded after one use.      Blotting papers literally soak up the excess oil on the skin but keep makeup in tact.

For best results, get together with  your Mary Kay consultant for outlining a specific and personalized skin care routine just for you.   



Consultants, Directors and Preferred Customers,
 
 NSD Bett Vernon  & her Area Directors attended Area day with NSD Cindy Williams @ Houston Leadership Conference.    Cindy invited a doctor from the Houston area to speak about our products.   He is a Harvard graduate, former scientist with NASA and has artificially reproduced the dermis (layer of skin).    He is now a world renown plastic surgeon and his wife is a Mary Kay Sales Director.   When he first discovered Mary Kay, he told his wife "she had better join or find someone as wonderful as she so he could refer his patients to her".
 
His findings were:  Mary Kay is the BEST skincare bar none!!!
 
1. Only comprehensive antiaging skin care regimen program on the market for men
2. Only comprehensive antiaging skin care program on the market for women
3. Only evidence based medical research on skin care using random people vs.science & using test panels
4. TW Moisturizer is the only moisturizer with 8 different moisturizers and 8  different amino acids (Vit E antioxidents, etc)
 
 
Daily skin care regimen he recommends
 
TW 3-n-1 Cleanser
MDA (use at least 1x per week and can be used daily if oily)
Day Solution
Even Complexion Essence - also use on throat, chest and hands
Eye Revitalizer (optional)
Eye Firming Cream - also use on throat and hands
TW Moisturizer
 
Night time -  Night solution in place of Day Solution
and use either Intense Moisturizer or Oil Free Hydrating Gel after TW Moistuizer
 
 
"The only real security is working for yourself."  NSD Jan Thetford    
"Your Future is in GREAT hands -- YOUR hands."   NSD Barbara Sunden
 




Hey Ladies, this is wonderful info.  Read every word and incorporate some of the facts into your facial presentations.  You should also be even more confident and proud of your products!

 

thanks to Julie Potts!

I am so thrilled.  I just got back from giving a makeover consultation to a Makeup Artist/Aesthetician who trains for  a cosmeceutical skincare company.  Yes, I was very intimidated going in but I knew if nothing else...she would train me more. 

 

Well... as it turned out.  We went on line to look up ingredients of a variety of our skin care products and SHE WAS MOST IMPRESSED!!!  Truly shocked her with how high the quality of our products are.  For example, she notices that we don't use 'SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE" which is a foaming agent but can be very harsh on the skin and her company added it back.  She said she was calling her corporate to say if Mary Kay could find an alternative then so can they.  She was extremely impressed with the amount of anti-oxidants, Vit A and E were in our skin care line... namely Time Wise.  Here are a few points she made that are backed by numerous tests:

 

1- Botanicals- that our products are full of! - work gently on the skin while they will give you desired results but over a longer period.  She said it was a good thing with so many new, untrained consultants because misusing pharmaceutical grade skin care can be very damaging and irreversible!

 

2- About 10 years ago...note that MK came out with TW about that time...it was realized that only 1% of oral antioxidants got to the skin!!!!!!!  The largest organ!!  She noticed that most of our skin care was full of anti-oxidants.  And topical antioxidants are vital for

    -protection and repair of the skin

    -Enhancing the immune functions

    -Accelerating wound healing

    -anti-inflammatory

    -reverse photo damage

    -stimulate collagen production

 

3. In order for the antioxidants to reach the dermis layer of living skin for optimum benefits, it is important to use AHA or Peptides....and we do with our Miracle Set!!!  Love it!!!

 

4. She liked the ingredients in our Even Complexion Essence but warned us to be sure that clients are using sunscreen--she loved our Day Solution and bought one for herself!!!.... because once the Essence has stopped the pigmentation then if you don't sunscreen it could come back darker!!

 

5. Some skin facts she shared with me.... Cell turnover rate from 30-40 is about 28-45 days.  Age 50-60 is 60-90 days and 70 plus is 90-120 days!!

 

And she loved our cosmetics.  She had the perception that MK is heavy and more like stage makeup.  I shared that it was about 30 years ago.  :)  She used the Cream to Powder.  Tip: To keep it blending until smooth she added a little moisturizer to her sponge after apply the cream to powder to her face to give it a final smoothing.  She used Sunny Spice on her cheek bones.  And for her eyes we did Moonstone, Whipped Cocoa and Vintage Gold with Sage liner and Ultimate Mascara.  Then for her lips she used the new crayon in Tawny with Berry Sparkly gloss over.  Wow!  I wish I had a camera!  She really liked it!  Oh and as a Makeup Artist she believes that the Eye Primer and Lip Primers were great.

 

She bought the Day Solution and Firming Eye Cream today...I gave her recruiting information and after I showed her the Applause and a few of the monthly paychecks.....she wants to meet this week to talk more about joining.  So excited and had to share with you! And that was going over just a few of our products.

 

Mary Kay rocks!!!!

 

Julie Potts
Sr Cadillac Director
Agent 007 on a Mission
for my Outrageous Jewels!

 

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