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PARTY CHOICES

Enriching womens lives & making every booking a party

Small party is 2-3 guests & larger party is 4-5 guests plus hostess.

 

Cynthea Herreid, Mary Kay Star Consultant

1Glen Road, Keene, NH  03431

(603)357-4341

Website: marykay.com/cherreid or email address: rspikenichols@aol.com

FAITH 1ST, FAMILY 2ND, CAREER 3RD

 

EXPERIENCE A MIRACLE

Individual customized skin care tips trying the #1 Skin Care TimeWise Anti-Aging products (Miracle Set which has been awarded the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval) or Botanical product line or Velocity products.  Experience the benefits of a sound skin care program where products are formulated to enhance each other to benefit your skin health.  A touch of color completes a radiant look.

 

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

For all those using the Miracle Set let them experience the Microdermabration Set plus either of the other new masks: TimeWise Even Complexion Mask or TW Moisture Renewing Gel Mask & the Soothing Eye Gel, TW Age-Fighting Eye Cream & TW Firming Eye Cream.  A touch of color completes a radiant look.

 

COMPLEXION PERFECTION

Restore that smooth even healthy glow!  This party builds on the Fountain of Youth & focuses on specialized skin care/facial treatments beyond basic skin care.  Each guest will receive a customized skin care analysis & indulge in a cleansing/moisturizing regimen.  We work in anti-aging skin care supplements as well as including all of the 4 Primers (Foundation Primer, Eye Primer, Age-Fighting Lip Primer & Lash Primer), TimeWise Targeted-Action Line Reducer.  Acne treatment is available as well.

 

LIFT AWAY THE YEARS - AGELESS PERFECTION

A must have experience for those fifty & beyondgo back in time by reducing the look of deep lines & wrinkles, restore lifted contours & recapture youthful volume with our TimeWise Repair!  Featuring Volu-Firm Complex a perfect union of 3 ingredients so vital to skin recovery that it is in every product formula.  1. A boimimetic peptide that helps support processing critical for skin repair.  2. A hyaluronic acid booster that helps provide youthful skin volume & lift.  3. Plant stem cells that help protect the integrity of the skin matrix, the source of skin firmness!  TimeWise Repair has received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.   

 

TUCK ME INTO BED

Simple steps to prep before you say goodnight!  Its similar to Complexion Perfection, but it focuses mainly on a before bedtime skin care regimen & everyone comes dressed in their PJs.  Theres a prize for the cutest pajamas & cutest slippers.

 

DASH-OUT-THE-DOOR

Basic beauty when youre tight on time!!  This party is a perfect mix of a basic skin care routine & a quick 5 minute look of tinted moisturizer, eye color, bronzer, cheek & lip gloss or lipstick or liquid lip color.  Share with a couple of girlfriends on your lunch hour break. 

 

 

LIPSTICK WARDROBE PARTY

Everyone comes with their foundation, blush & eye colors on.  Includes 3 lip looks: Everyday Look (sheer), Office/Professional Look & Out-On-the-Town Look.  Keep those lips kissable, gorgeous & youll experience the luxury of lipstick!

 

LIPS & TIPS

Experience Satin Hands.  Everyone comes with their foundation, blush & eye colors on.  Basic dash-out-the-door & a professional look are sampled.  Apply base coat, colored nail color & top coat for a polished nail look.

 

TREND SETTERS PARTY

Each quarter customers see the cutting-edge trends for the new season & try our new Limited Edition products that are highlighted in the new Look Book.

 

EYES CREAM SOCIAL

Eye creams & ice cream.  This party focus is all about your eyes pampering eye treatments & secrets to bold, beautiful eyes!  The fun doesnt stop there create a make-your-own sundae bar to complete the theme.  Have each guest bring a topping.  Everyone comes with their foundation, lip & cheek colors on.

 

THE EYES HAVE IT  (party without the ice cream)

This party also focuses on the eyes pampering eye treatments & secrets to bold, beautiful eyes!!  This is using the mineral powder eye colors.  Everyone comes with their foundation, lip & cheek colors on.  Its a layering process.

 

LASH BASH

Everyone comes with foundation, cheek & lip colors on.  Preferably all attending are skin care customers.  Emphasis is on eye & lash care plus trying a variety of specialized eye products.  Includes 3 eye looks: dash-out-the-door, office/professional look & smoky eye look.  Each guest can do all three if they choose its a layering process, not taking off & reapplying.

 

BUILD-A-BABE WORKSHOP OR HOT MAMAS

Unleash your inner BABE or HOT MAMA!!!!  In-depth makeover tips based on eye & hair color, face & eye shape & spacing.  Everyone receives an individual customized color consultation including matching of foundation formula & shade, eye colors, eye liner, cheek & lip shades.  We start with a dash-out-the-door look, build to a daytime office look & then to a more dramatic evening look without taking anything off.  Experience using our Professional Brush Set.

 

DENIM & DIVAS

Dig out your fanciest jeans & glitziest jewelry!!!  Theres a prize for the best dressed & glitziest jewelry.  Each guest received a customized glamour look & instruction on how to do a flattering smoky eye based on their eye color, shape & spacing.  Everyone comes with foundation on.  Experience using our Professional Brush Set.

 

HOLLYWOOD HIGHLIGHTING

Be RED-CARPET READY!!!!  Treat yourself to a makeover fit for the Stars.  Work with cream & vibrant mineral eye colors to enhance your features and learn tips for highlighting & contouring your face.  Choices are Angela Bassett, Penelope Cruz, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez/J-Lo Glow (bronzed & sun-kissed look) or Kate Winslet.

 

MOTHER/DAUGHTER PARTY

The young gals are introduced to the Velocity Skin Care Program plus Dos & Donts for safe & healthy skin & their moms experience the customized TimeWise Miracle Skin Care program.  The gals choose a dash-out-the-door glamour look for their moms.  The daughters experiment with lip gloss, an eye cream & if appropriate mascara.

 

GUYS & GALS

Share your facial with your favorite guy.  You can do both at the same time or the guys can go first then they can watch the children while the gals have their facials.  The gals experience the Miracle Set with a dash-out-the-door look & the guys enjoy their facial by using the Mens Skin Care products plus the shaving cream (I supply a basic disposable razor) with a touch of one of the mens fragrances (if he so chooses).  The guys also select a fragrance sample for their gals to try.  This party is fun shared with another couple or two.

 

LAS VEGAS LEGS

The secrets to show-stopping legs!!  Exfoliate with your choice of a fragrance sugar scrub, cleanse with a 2-1 body wash & shave gel, hydrate with your choice of moisturizer & leave with a glow from our subtle tanning lotion.   Participants can paint their toe nails with our variety of nail colors during the individual consultation time.

 

YOUR FEET ARE GOING PUBLIC!!

Its a coming out party for your feet.Feet fit for sandals.  Bring the pampering of a luxurious foot spa experience to the comfort of your own home.  Keeping your feet in viewing shape is not just a summer thing anymore.  I provide the individual tubs, towel, & supplies for a do-it-yourself pedicure party.  Samples of a variety of scrubs, lotions, hand/feet treatments & fragrances are available.  The hostess is pampered with a warming neck wrap.  A massage therapist can be brought in for an additional charge to the hostess & guests.

 

KNOCK-OUT NAILS

Pamper your hands & nails!  Bring nail polish remover so they can begin fresh.  Begin with Satin Hands & then a base coat followed by 2 coats of your favorite color & adding a protective top coat for fabulous nails.  While nails are drying share fashion updates, glamour tips, new product preview, etc. whatever you & your hostess would like to highlight.  You could also show a video of Mary Kay or any of our company videos.followed with question & answer time about the career.

 

TRAVELING TRUNK BOUTIQUE

Shop from your seat & not on your feet.  Let me bring the store to you and your friends.  Youll see the Mary Kay products lines.  An opportunity to showcase our products, offer drawings for complimentary skin care appointments, have some sample give-aways, get people excited about being pampered & booking parties.  Always have a framed invite for gals to sign up for a fabulous personalized skin care appointment.

 

FRAGRANCE BAR

Experience all the fragrance options for women & men.  Demo all the various ways the fragrances can be layered: shower gels, sugar scrubs, body lotions, powders, sachets, rollets, & sprays.  Always have a framed invite for gals to sign up for a fabulous personalized skin care appointment.

 

ON-LINE PARTY OR OUTSIDE ORDERS PARTY

For the busy customers who have friends that are needing or wanting to order, but they dont have the time to get-together or for those who like to shop on line.  Shop from their seat not on their feet.

SNEAK PEEK PARTIES

Sneak peek party or new product launch party to demo new items with your Test Panel participants or Preferred Hostesses.  Great for your favorite customers that always want to be the first to know about cutting edge products, etc.  Hold get-together at your home & then book parties from that appointment.  Always have a framed invite for gals to sign up for a fabulous personalized skin care appointment.

 

WOMEN OF OPINION PARTIES

Women who love to be the first to try new state of art cutting-edge products, especially products that have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval & they share their opinions.  Whether its a party to launch new products or to have a skin care party women love to share their opinions!!!!

 

APPRECIATION EVENTS

Satin Hands works so well for this type of event to pamper women &/or men at businesses, hospitals, childcare centers or schools during their lunch break.  Also great to share with group before card games begin at a bridge club.  Its a great way to highlight employees for Teachers or Nurses Week or if a business is celebrating something special or they like to pamper their employees with treats plus its a nice way to discover new leads.  Always have a framed invite to sign up for a fabulous skin care appointment.  Make sure that you are close to water, preferably a bathroom or at least a sink.

 

STOP-N-SHOP PARTIES

Great way to introduce new items &/or Limited Edition items to new or existing customers. Hostess books a time for party, example: 1:00-2:30 & guests cam stop over during that time frame to check our new items, place orders, etc.  Products displayed plus Beauty &/or Look Books are available.  Always have a framed invite to sign up for a fabulous skin care appointment.  Great to do on a lunch hour with a small group of gals.

 

PORTFOLIO PARTIES

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING PORTFOLIO

Develop a professional look & take before & after photo shots to place in your portfolio.

 

PARTIES BASED ON ONE SPECIFIC HAIR COLOR

(all redheads, blondes, brunettes, silver foxes, or black hair)

Develop a professional look & take before & after photo shots to place in your portfolio.

 

MODEL MAKE-OVER PARTY

Incorporate a special look from the four recommended in our Look Book & take before & after photo shots to place in your portfolio & also submit for Mary Kay Model Make-Over Contest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN HOUSE or SHOPPING SPREE

Usually set up in consultants home where all of our products are showcased, especially geared to gift buying ideas for Holiday sales (Christmas, Hanukkah, and Mothers Day, graduations, birthdays, bridal showers or wedding gifts).  Offer gift wrapping, have examples of gift sets: Satin Hands Sets or Satin Hands hand cream with gas or garden gloves, Limited Edition sets, glamour set ideas, or other products combined & beautifully displayed.  Offer a wide selection of price points for stocking stuffers for teens, teachers, hostesses, or great gift for an unexpected situation, co-workers, daughters, moms, grandmothers &/or other friends & family members.  Encourage customers to bring a new guest with them have special gifts for each person or give an added discount to the customer & their guest.

 

Provide punch, mulled cider plus bite-size treats.  Have the room you are set up in decorated for the Holidays or whatever season you are focusing on.  If its for brides or graduates, etc. decorate accordingly.

 

OPEN HOUSE FOR MEN BE HER HERO!!

Have a separate time for Mens Night or Afternoon.  Highlight that you gift wrap.  Showcase the 12 Days of Christmas or a Pillow Gifts for the Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, Mothers Day, etc.  Having your customers fill out their own personal wish list prior to this event helps you give spouses or significant others just the right gifts or offer gift certificates along with a FREE makeover in the gift package.

 

Great time to have Open Houses for men are prior to Valentines Day &/or Christmas/Hanukkah.

 

BOOTH EVENT

An opportunity to showcase our products, offer drawings for FREE skin care appointments, have sample give-aways to get people excited about being pampered & booking parties.  Always have a framed invite to sign up for a fabulous skin care appointment.  Review with MK Legal Dept. as to how you can display products & what you can demo or not.

 

                                                                             9/18/12  --  Cynthea Herreid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTY THEMES

Other twists to fabulous party themes to peak interest & show that being pampered is all about having FUN!!!!  Sometimes just having a catchy name gets gals on board & keeps me fired up.

 

NEW YEARNEW YOU!!! (January event)

Great way to begin the New Year a catching way to offer our services.  Its also a great way to pamper your customers after the hectic Holiday season. 

 

SENSATIONAL SUPER BOWL SALE or PARTY

Great for call-ins or an Open House.  Everyone ordering between 8:00 -9:00 receive a 30% discount, 9:00 10:00 a 25% discount, 10:00 11:00 a 20% discount & 11:00 noon a 15% discount.    Use whatever time frames work best for you & whatever discounts you want to offer.  You may want to start it later in the morning & run it until game time or even through half-time.

 

DIVAS & CHOCOLATES (late January to February 14th)

Highlight Valentines Day with a new luscious looks, examples from the Look Book.  Have the hostess provide chocolates or chocolate items bite size treats!  This theme is great for anytime of the year as gals love their chocolates.

 

CABIN FEVER FRENZY!! (March)

Getting a little stir crazythe snow & ice getting you down.  A great reason to get out with friends & family & play with make-up & be pampered.

 

SHOP-A-THON or SNOW-A-THON or RETAIL THERAPY

For those days or evenings when everyone is snowed in -- run a special sale.  Send out emails & follow-up with a phone call.

 

SPRING INTO A NEW LOOK!!! (April & May)

Offer new looks as shown in the Spring Look Book.

 

COOL LOOKS FOR THE SUMMER SIZZLE (June mid-August)

Emphasize summer skin care protection with sunscreen plus a special summer look or to highlight the foot spa sets.

 

FALL UPDATES (September mid-October)

Getting back into a good routine, emphasize skin care basics & updated look for the fall.

 

PRETTY IN PINK (month of October)

During the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness encourage people to wear pink to a MK party or as guest to MK event & they can receive 1 MK item at a 30% discount or instead you donate the discounted amount to the Mary Kay Foundation for Cancer Research.

 

PINK-A-LICIOUS PARTY (month of October or anytime)

Everyone wears as much pink as possible (clothing, hair clips, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses, nails or toenails, etc.  Give prizes for the most pink (thank you gift w/ purchase or other product samples).  Give the hostess pink lemonade to serve her guests. 

 

PINK FRIDAY SALE

Instead of having a Black Friday sale or event (Friday after Thanksgiving) have a Pink Friday Sale.  Great for call-ins or an Open House.  Everyone ordering between 8:00 -9:00 receive a 30% discount, 9:00 10:00 a 25% discount, 10:00 11:00 a 20% discount & 11:00 noon a 15% discount or offer anything you like. 

 

GLITZ & GLAM (December/parties & May/proms)

Develop glam looks for the Holiday parties or Prom/formal wear using ideas from the current Look Book.

 

GIRLS NIGHT OUT or OVER WORKED & UNDER PAMPERED PARTY!!

Great anytime of the year!  Make it a fun event taking ideas from some of the other party ideas.

 

QUEEN FOR THE DAY or NIGHT!!!

Go OVER-THE-TOP making your hostess feel like royalty!!  Bring a tiara & a pink boa that she can wear, have a special pillow she can sit on.  

 

MUFFINS & MAKEOVERS

Great early or mid-morning Saturday event to provide healthy snack option plus start their day out looking their best.  Provide muffins & coffee &/or tea at your home.

 

PARTY WITH A PURPOSE

Incorporate any of the above mentioned parties, but a portion of the sales you donate to a special charity, school, Mary Kay Foundation, etc.  Its a fun fund raiser for whatever special organization or cause youd like to support.

 

AUTHENTIC BEAUTY PRESENTATION

(Monadnock Bible Conference/teens)

Basic Velocity Skin Care plus a touch of color: 1 eye cream, mascara & lip gloss.  Emphasize the Dos & Donts for healthy skin care.  NO sales public service.  This is usually a larger group than at a skin care party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER WAYS TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION

 

THANK YOU NOTES TO CUSTOMERS

 Send thank you notes or postcards to your customers to tell them you appreciate their business.  Just a quick short note saying something like: Thank you so much for your business you wear your Mary Kay so well or thank you for your loyaity wish I could clone you or thank you so much for the referral your confidence means the world to me or thank you for letting me serve you you are a treat to care for, etc.

 

REORDERS

When you put together a reorder, wrap it in colorful tissue paper with a fun seal (both can be purchased at the Dollar Store), include an edible treat: a chocolate or a twizzler or a snack box of raisins, along with a sample or two, etc.  Tie bag with tulle & if someone really needs a lift, include a balloon (from the Dollar Store) when you deliver to her place of business.

 

BIRTHDAYS

Send birthday cards with a discount of 10% or 20% for any purchases during their birthday month or offer a Mary Kay fragrance of her choice or a foot spa set at half price.  Call & sing her Happy Birthday if she doesnt answer the phone I will leave the song on her answering machine.

 

ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO BROADEN THEIR PRODUCT SELECTION

For customers who consistently purchase the same products time after time.  Offer a one-time 40% discount when they purchase a New product to them.  I will recommend certain products that I feel they would benefit from & of course, I encourage them to go for a high priced item. 

 

NEW CUSTOMERS

A few days to a week after meeting a new customer I send them my services sheet.  Thanking them for their business & telling them I look forward to providing them with a lifetime of Mary Kay Golden Rule Customer Service.                                                                                    

 

OTHER MONTHLY THEMES

JAZZY JANUARY New Year New YOU!!  Gals are looking for a new look to go with their New Years resolutions.  Sensational Super Bowl Sunday Sale or Open House or Party.

FABULOUS FEBRUARY Glitz & Glam, Valentines gifts for someone special (wives, husbands, girlfriends, boyfriends, daughters, moms, grandparents or grandchildren)

MARCH MADNESS Cabin Fever, Hydrating & Caring for our skin (emphasizing skin care supplements, hydrating creams, & sun protection).

AUDACIOUS APRIL Spring into a New Look.

MARVELOUS MIGHTY MAY Mothers Day & Graduation gifts.  Mother/Daughter parties, Spa parties.

JUBILANT JUNE Fathers Day gifts & Teacher gift ideas, Spa & Pampering Parties

JOYOUS JULY Summer Sizzling Spa Parties/staying cool plus summertime sun protection.

AUGUST Summer Sizzling Spa Parties, sun protection & previewing new products

SENSATIONAL SEPTEMBER Back to school sales, getting gals back into their skincare rountine, Fabulous Fall Looks.

OCTOBER Holiday Sneak-Peek/Open House plus Fall Looks or Pink Events in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (combine them).  Give out your business card with a sample attached with your treat for your Trick or Treaters.  Get into the mood or costume by making your face white with lots of mask kids love it & so does your face.  For the month offer masks at a reduced rate or give as gift to great customers or someone that placed a $75.00 or higher reorder.

NOVEMBER GRATITUDE Month:I am THANKFUL for my customers!  20% discount on all reorders for the month.  

DECEMBER Christmas & Hanukkah Gifts/Open House/Stop-n-Shop Appts., Holiday Party Looks, Mens Nite/pillow gifts & 12 Days of Christmas/Be your wifes or girlfriends HERO!

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