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Check out this beautiful beauty set:

World Domination Tour All Access Backstage Beauty Collection

It’s housed in a musical jewelry adorned with a sleek blond doll and plays “La Vie en Rose.”

Limited Edition — $42.00

Another great alternative to MK. I think any teen on your list would rather have this than a lame Velocity set or an $18 double-ended lip gloss!

I always laughed at the holiday gift suggestions put out every year by Mary Kay.

They really tried, but let’s face it…all they did was pair some of their regular products together and call it a gift set. Sure, there were limited-edition products, but they just never seemed like that much fun. And innovative? Please!

So this year, I thought I’d throw out some suggestions for some really fun beauty gifts that I think any gal would be happy to receive.

Sephora The Ultimate Blockbuster Palette

When I was in Mary Kay, I often heard directors state the fact that the average woman spends $500 a year on cosmetics.

Notice they didn’t say that the average woman was buying MK products exclusively, but those that wanted to hear that heard it, and directors didn’t try to discourage consultants from planting that $500 figure in their head as what their average customer would spend in a year.

I received this message from Wayne, an obviously caring father:

I’ve always been told MK products are the best. I’d like someone to answer if I should be paying$300 to give my teen girls ‘the best’?

So help the man out.

What do you think:  Are Mary Kay products the best? Why or why not?

Your Name: Thomas

Date Joined MK : June 1995

When Left MK or Still Active?: June 1998

Initial Inventory Purchased: 1200.00

How were you recruited?:
I met an MK consultant at a municipal fair who had a booth there with another consultant. At the time, I was selling Avon products. I expressed interest in MK products and their business plan. About two months later I signed up with MK.

Memorable experience you had in MK:
The great weekly sales unit meetings. I loved them! Very useful information on sales, marketing, and presenting information on the products.

Your Name: SassyLady83

Date Joined MK : 11/01/2007

When Left MK or Still Active?: Still Active

Initial Inventory Purchased: 600

How were you recruited?:
I was in Wal-Mart shopping.

Memorable experience you had in MK:
When I realized it was a scam.

What did you learn from MK?:
To research any business before signing up. Also that purchasing inventory isn’t mandatory. Not to trust anyone that doesn’t let you know up front about the total costs of anything.

What are you doing now? :
A Consultant for JP Morgan Chase. A Healthcare Consulting Business Owner. In Graduate School.

Here’s some typical motivational hyperbole from Mary Kay directors.

Below is an email that one of our members received from her MK director:

This morning on our Director’s Conf Call our National, Cheryl Warfield said something profound.

She was talking about the news and how it is all about banks failing, billions of dollars lost, recession….you know what I’m talking about….all of that scary, financial stuff.