The Mary Kay Way

The Look

kmcafee — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:27:00 GMT

Today’s blog post is a letter written by Jessica Cook, a model and actress who was featured on the cover for the Dec. 2011 The Look. Jessica shares with us what Mary Kay has meant for her personally and professionally.

I just wanted to say thank you for choosing me to be the cover model and commercial model for Mary Kay this year. I would have never thought in a MILLION years that I’d be the beauty model for Mary Kay and it’s such a privilege and honor to be a face of a brand that has such a good reputation where there are incredible and hardworking teams of Independent Beauty Consultants behind their products.

A few years ago, I was balancing the books for my sister-in-law’s mother, Annette Buchholz, who was and is currently a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant in Redding, CA. She told me that I should get started as a consultant and I could learn the in’s-and-out’s from her. I started selling Mary Kay and loved it. I loved the parties, the meetings and how incredibly driven the women were in making their businesses prosper. The fact that the women in the Mary Kay world actually enjoyed making women feel beautiful by enhancing their natural beauty was so refreshing and unreal. I mean, I was taught to actually take care of my customer, by teaching him/her how to use the products, follow up with him/her, and make sure s/he was happy with the product.

Furthermore, I moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue my dream of modeling and acting and was soon scouted by Monica Boselli, the founder of No Ties Management in San Diego, California. When I decided to start acting a few months ago, the first commercial I booked was the Mary Kay Compact commercial. That was the very FIRST commercial I booked. After I had booked the commercial, I told the clients that I had sold Mary Kay for a couple years and a family member was a consultant as well. They laughed. A few months later, in July, I flew to New York to shoot the new Mary Kay Nourishine Plus Lip Gloss and am now the cover girl for this month’s cover look of The Look.

I can’t even explain to you how big of an influence Mary Kay has been to me in my life. It taught me hard work, never to give up no matter how challenging life can be (in and outside your business), and to respect not only yourself, but also the others around you. Mary Kay is a team. We are all a team and we all are so fortunate to work for such a reputable brand that has been around for so many years.

I can’t tell you how happy I am to be able to be the face of such an amazing line of products. Thank you so much for everything.

Sincerely,
Jessica Cook

You are simply beautiful

kmcafee — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:09:00 GMT

Starting today, you can enter our “Simply Beautiful Sweepstakes.” 25 lucky winners will receive a full-size set of our new Botanical Effects™ skin care line based on their specific skin care needs AND their choice of one of the beautiful looks featured in the three videos below:

1) http://youtu.be/uTBOsRixFl0
2) http://youtu.be/zWiblpyhIPg
3) http://youtu.be/5G8f2ClFX_U

Go to our Facebook page for complete rules on the contest and more details on our new Botanical Effects™ skin care line. Hurry and enter. The sweepstakes ends Feb. 29!

I love my Mary Kay

kmcafee — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

2011 was a great year at Mary Kay Inc. We saw a 15 percent increase in consolidated net sales. The number of women deciding to become Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants increased. We launched an exciting new option in our career car program by offering a sleek, black Ford Mustang for the first time in company history. And, of course, we introduced great products! Click on video to see why more and more women fell in love with Mary Kay in 2011.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter

kmcafee — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Today’s guest blogger is Jill Wedding. Jill has worked for Mary Kay Inc. for more than 20 years. She works closely with the top leaders within the Mary Kay independent sales force and shares her thoughts on the influence that the Mary Kay opportunity has on the children of Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants.

We often hear from past and present Independent Beauty Consultants about the benefits of selling Mary Kay products. Yes, the pink Cadillac is a swanky little incentive but we are talking beyond the prizes, beyond the financial benefits and beyond the recognition. We are talking about the benefit to an Independent Beauty Consultant’s child.

So many children learn valuable skills from watching their mothers run their Mary Kay businesses. Goal setting, leadership development, team work and entrepreneurial skills are just a few of these life skills. Take a look at this video to hear a few Mary Kay “Kids” discussing what they learned about life from their mother’s Mary Kay business. If you are a Mary Kay Kid, share your memories with us.

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You Are Beautiful

kmcafee — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:01:00 GMT

As the busy holiday shopping season ends and food and toy drives bring in their last donations, many survivors of domestic violence devoted their full, but limited, resources to making their children’s holiday memorable, living constantly selfless lives. The Mary Kay “You Are Beautiful” holiday celebrations put these women at the center of attention for a day and focuses solely on their wants and needs to be beautiful inside and out. In Los Angeles, Dec. 8, women of Rainbow Services were surprised with a visit by Hollywood celebrity, Alexa Vega (Spy Kids franchise and From Prada to Nada), who shared personal stories of the six strong women in her family. The events were hosted by Mary Kay Independent National Sales Directors, Lupita Ceballos in Los Angeles and Ada García-Herrera in Washington. The parties provide survivors with building blocks of self-confidence to help them emerge from their trying journey stronger and more beautiful than ever.
Check the press release and the pictures here: http://bit.ly/tn9SsF