Nancy Reagan's Blog

Want to go on a Diet in Delray Beach?

2012-01-04T15:00:00.000-05:00

Are you ready to diet in Delray Beach? Look no further than your neighborhood spa, Bella Reina Spa. Bella Reina Spa is proud to introduce to Delray and surrounding areas, the TLS Weight Loss Solution. This 12 week program is steeped in education, body modification, and behavior changes - it is essentially a gentle ease into major changes that can not only help you lose weight, but it provides you with lower body fat, more energy....you look better and you feel better. With tremendous weight loss success over the last year, Bella Reina has several weight loss testimonials as shown below.

How do I find out more about this diet? Call the spa at 561-404-7670 or click here.

Santa Needs TLS Weight Loss Solution

2011-12-23T07:21:00.000-05:00

A doctor friend of mine sent me this cartoon, which I immediately thought was hilarious. Think Santa needs TLS Weight Loss Solution? TLS Weight Loss Solution

A Spa Gift Card Can Be the Perfect Last Minute Gift from Bella Reina Spa in Delray Beach, FL

2011-12-16T10:52:00.000-05:00

Having trouble deciding what to get your wife, mother, sister, brother, father, friend, grandmother or grandfather for the holidays? Look no further than Bella Reina Spa, the boutique spa in Delray Beach, FL.

Located close to the Intracoastal waterway in Delray Beach, Bella Reina makes gift giving easy. Gift Cards can be designated for a specific service or a Bella Reina Spa Package (like the Essential Reina- a facial, massage, and pedicure) or even a dollar amount $50, $100 or $250.

All of the gift cards are wrapped in a pink bowed box, and come with beautiful black and pink tissues, and since Bella Reina Spa is a Beauty Partner with New Beauty Magazine--- each gift card comes with a magazine too.

You can purchase gift cards directly from this fabulous Delray Beach spa or you can go online and purchase online at Bella-Reina.com. Easy gift-giving and the perfect last minute gift!

Holiday Shopping & Getting Cash Back for Shopping at Shop.com

2011-12-11T16:15:00.001-05:00

When you buy your Christmas presents at the mall is there someone greeting you when you leave the store giving you cash back for purchasing their product??

When you buy your Christmas presents online, do you get an email from that store telling you that they are going to send you a check just for using their website and purchasing product??

NO, you won't.

BUT...You WILL get CASHBACK from shopping through my web portal. Anywhere from 2%-50%, for doing nothing different than what you would have normally done anyway!

WHY??!! Because my company has a special agreement with the stores you are shopping at (Macy's, Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, Target, Dell, Victoria's Secret...2500 more.) and because of that, we are able to offer YOU, the customer, CASHBACK on ALL of your purchases. Can you imagine? Getting a check for simply Christmas shopping??

Well, I have been getting paid to Christmas shop every year, and it has been a sweet surprise how much my CASHBACK is after I am done.

Not to mention, because of our special agreement with all of these stores, you get better deals, automatically populated COUPON CODES, and possible FREE SHIPPING!!

Did I mention that you will get an additional 1/2% CASHBACK for all of your friends purchases that you refer to my web portal, FOR LIFE?

It's time to shop: SHOP.com

I hope you all take advantage of this opportunity. Next time you walk out of the store after you made a purchase, and there isn't someone waiting for you at the door, with cash to offer you, remember this email, and then kick yourself in the fanny!!

Happy Shopping, and Merry Christmas!!

Shopping or Weight Loss - Getting Ready for Your New Year's Resolutions?

2011-12-09T13:50:00.000-05:00

Are you shopping online right this second? Looking for the latest holiday deals on electronics or toys? Do you have something for everyone on your list this year?? While you are shopping (don't miss the best at Shop.com), are you thinking about your resolutions for the New Year? Is losing weight and weight loss on the top of your list for 2012 New Years Resolutions? If so, listen to the video below and keep reading. Permanent weight loss is about fat loss, increasing muscle, not just losing pounds.

The reason that TLS Weight Loss Solution is so successful is the science behind TLS and the education. Over the years, there are many programs that I could have offered to clients, but TLS far outweighs the competition both in the online website, but also for the supplements, support (coaching), and the resources (food, exercise, & online community.) Combine this all together for a low $9.95 per month price and you have clients that are successful both physically and financially. What does TLS Weight Loss Solution discuss and focus on to have so many successful clients?

Why we struggle with weight
Why the TLS® Weight Loss Solution is better
Getting Started with YOUR Weight Loss Profile
Menu options
Choosing the right TLS® Supplements for you.
Setting health goals and starting Detox
Alerts, mobile apps and more resources
12 weeks of lifestyle tips

Pop over to the TLS Weight Loss Solutions website...and tell them I referred you (nancy@topspabee.com). It will be your best New Year's resolution yet ...100% Guaranteed.

The Convenience of Holiday Shopping at SHOP.com

2011-12-01T10:23:00.000-05:00

SHOP.com is such an easy place to shop for all of your holiday shopping. For starters, you can control your shopping experience from beginning to end.

WHY??? Shop.com has revolutionized the way people shop for products and services online.

HOW??? Cash Back Shopping, Price alerts, Buying Guides, Hot Deals, Trend Shops, Home Shopping List, One Cart Shopping , 2000+ Stores, Shop Consultants, and you can Invite your Friends to Shop

CONVENIENCE – Time management. You can create lists and a Santa registry. Plus if you like something you can place it on.autoship…

COMMUNITY – Invite your friends to shop and 1/2 % cash back. Share your shopping finds with your friends and family through the trend shop.

COMPARISON – Find the best price. Where else can you comparison shop at over 2000+ stores.Where else can you get over 12,000 Hot Deals?

CASH BACK – Tops it all. You can go directly to some of the stores--but you will not get cash back. Just like Walmart. You can go to Walmart directly-but you will not get 2% cash back.

Check out this video on you tube that explains more about Shop.com

You don't ever have to stand in line again for the lowest prices ever. If you would like your own pre-loaded web portal, please e-mail me for more information.

Cyber Monday Holiday Shopping with Cashback Savings & Screaming HOT Deals

2011-11-21T07:32:00.000-05:00

Do you really need Black Friday when you have Cyber Monday? And do you really need to get in the car for Black Friday, when you can get on the computer at all the same stores and start your Black Friday shopping online? Yes, most of the retailers will have their Black Friday deals online before the stores open.

Now for some of the favorite online stores this Cyber Monday, aka Black Friday shopping.

First to get Cashback. You must go to 2Shop4Cash.com
Sign in & make sure you have an account before you go shopping so that you can get the Cash Back.
Cashback accumulates and you can receive a check when it reaches $10.
Click on the tab for STORES--there are over 3,000 stores where you can get cash back, but these are some of my favs

TigerDirect - 4% Cashback
Gainsaver - 2% Cashback
BeyondtheRack - 3% Cashback
6PM - 2% Cashback
OrientalTrading - 2% Cashback
CellPhoneShop - 2% Cashback
Eyebuydirect - 2% Cashback

Yes...and Walmart offers 2% Cashback too!

Have fun Black Friday Shopping aka Cyber Monday Shopping with all of the Hot Deals, coupons, savings and CASHBACK.

TLS Weight Loss Challenge Contest

2011-11-21T07:16:00.001-05:00

This is a FREE challenge and this is EASY!

The first 10 people top take the TLS Diet Profile on www.TLSSlim.com before Thanksgiving will win a $10 Gift Card good towards any purchase on TLSslim.com. If you decide to sign in, use nancy@topspabee.com as the referring email address.

Why TLSSlim.com? Let's see...for starters it works. And it works. And it works.

CORE by TLS Weight Loss Helps You Lose FAT & Control Carbs

2011-11-13T11:09:00.001-05:00

I'm just back from a 5 day Product Symposium in Greensboro, NC & I would like to share one product with you--It can really help you control your weight and you can even lose weight. Check out the studies below!

The product is CORE and it is mult-purpose when helping to control weight and here is the reasons why.

} Leptin (Greek leptos meaning thin) is a hormone secreted primarily by white adipose tissue that regulates energy consumption and expenditure

◦ May help manage appetite

◦ May increase fat burning

} Leptin resistance (The hypothalamic leptin receptors stop responding) due to:

◦ Over-consumption of sugar (fructose)

◦ Over-consumption of calorie dense foods

◦ Increased levels of CRP block leptin at blood brain barrier

When there is Leptin resistance in our bodies…there is more fat storage, you don't feel as full, and it takes more food to fill full.

CORE does the following:

- Supports leptin & insulin sensitivity to help manage hunger and activate fat burning

- May help promote appetite suppression

- May promote a feeling of fullness

- Promotes reduction in body mass index (BMI)

- Helps promote weight loss

- Helps maintain normal blood sugar levels

- Promotes normal insulin activity

- Reduces the absorption of carbohydrates

LEPTICORE STUDY of 92 (8 week study)

◦ 7 kg (14.4 lb) loss of body weight

◦ 4% loss in body fat!

– That is what you want to lose, not muscle

◦ 2 inch loss in both waist size and hip size!

Here is another source for more information on the kidney bean extract.

Want to find out more about CORE? CLICK HERE!

Tell them nancy@topspabee.com referred you.

Take your FREE Diet Profile.

Market America - Shop.com Powerline Magazine for October, 2011

2011-10-26T09:30:00.000-04:00

Market America -SHOP.com
Powerline Magazine for October, 2011 has Elizabeth Weber's quote....
"It's all about helping other people make it".

Click Here to Read More of the Powerline Magazine

SHOP.com has taken Internet Shopping to an Art Form and Market America will become a household name

2011-10-12T12:23:00.000-04:00

Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping was a book written by Paco Underhill about how people shop in brick and mortar stores.....right to left...middle shelves and with shelf talkers. The Art of Internet Shopping is a whole new universe with Trend Shops, Keywords, Key Brands, and Cashback Shopping. Shopping online has been elevated to a whole new level with Market America's conversion to Shop.com. They have combined the best of the best ---Market America's Cash Back Shopping program with over 4,000 partner stores merged with the Shop.com's technology of shopping. Together the combined shopping experience simply is not comparable anywhere online.

Only 2 years ago, Market America introduced cashback shopping to over 3 million customers. With technology you have to move fast, and Market America's corporate visionaries saw the "big" picture. Shop.com was a perfect fit for Market America and Market America was a perfect fit for Shop.com.

Some of the new features on Shop.com that I absolutely love are:

The "my lists". I can make a list for anything and everything. Right now, I have my Grocery Shopping List, My Keep Healthy List and My Keep Young List.
The Remind me of Birthdays, Anniversaries, & other events. Shop.com has date reminders for all of the holidays, but I can put in all of my families, nephews, nieces, step-children, etc. birthdays. It reminds you 2 times ...if you miss that, then you can send an e-gift!
The Price Comparison Shopping. If it is on the Internet, Shop.com will compare the prices.
The Shopping One-Cart ...You mean I can shop at 5 different stores and check out once!! YES!.
The Price Alerts are automatic and send you an alert the minute a price gets to level that you want.
Like something or if you don't like something, you can review it and comment on it.
Then the most wonderful part about shopping on SHOP.com...is that you get CASHBACK from all of your favorite stores....and if you are organized, you will note which stores are your favorites in your account list.

Try it out...it costs nothing to sign up, (of course, unless you buy something). Did I forget to tell you that if you refer friends and family, that you will receive 1/2% cashback too.

One day Market America will become a household name.

Fall Makeup Trends 2011- Check Out the Gorgeous Colors

2011-10-04T09:55:00.000-04:00

Makeup Trends for Fall

The standout themes of the Fall/Winter 2011/2012 season include a nude palette of makeup for the entire face, combined with thick full brows, lips in bright colors, and purples. The hues of the season match our politics with contradictions the primary source of inspiration.

FACE

The designers, although contradictory on colors and hues, agree on one thing - the facial palette is nude, nude, and nude. No more sun-kissed or tanned look. This palette shows off beautiful skin. The foundation is either a flawless perfect match with plenty of coverage or a mineral based powder foundation.

EYES

While the face is pale, with very soft blush, the eyes are framed by very full, thick brows. Gone are the pencil-thin brows. The brows of the season are thick, and dark. Use a pencil, powder or my favorite brow mousse to darken the brows. Blondes should go to brown, brunettes to brown-black.

When the lips are bright, the eyes should go soft and the opposite applies. The bright eyes of the season include the berry colors, with purple hues making a statement. Eye liners are back from thin to winged and in every color. Lined eyes are added to the smoked eye in every shade. Smoked eyes plus a winged liner and you will be a fashion trend for Fall 2011.

LIPS

Lips are lined in the same color as the lipstick or not at all. Lip colors for fall are bright red, bright berry, and bright orange. There is nothing muted about lips this season as the lips are meant to be seen. Be sure to add lip plumper for the extra pout of the season.

NAILS

Nails are following the same palette as the face with nude, soft muted colors. From nudes to creams to grays to blues, the colors are matted and muted. One of the favorites of the fall has been a light gray that looks purple then it might look brown.

CUSTOM BLEND FOUNDATION

To make that fall perfect match foundation, all you need is makeup foundation tone that perfectly suits your complexion. Bella Reina has added custom blend foundation to our cosmetics department. Custom blend foundation has 11% pigment while store bought foundations only have 4-5%. Other features include adding sunscreen, adding botanicals and vitamins, line erasers, and truly customizing the color for your skin tone and texture. Normally $65, custom blend foundations are by appointment and $45 when you mention this article.

Shop.com Features Such As Price Comparison Shopping and Cash Back Shopping

2011-10-03T07:59:00.001-04:00

This is an excellent video that explains price comparison shopping on SHOP.com. Marc Ashley really explains price comparison shopping utilizing Shop.com's technology plus Cash Back Shopping.

He also shows the Hot Deals page that includes discounts, coupons, Price Alerts, the EGift Registry, and the Trend Shop. Have fun shopping online as you have everything at your fingertips.

SHOP.com Fabulous Features

Intuitive Search with High Tech, Fast Search
Ease of Navigation
500 Merchants in One Cart
Product Reviews & Product Benefits
Over 2000 Partner Stores
Hot Deals & Coupons on One Page
Over 30 Million Products
Cash Back on Every Purchase
Invite Others & Earn .5% Cash Back on Their Purchases
Shop Consultant to Guide You Through Your Purchases

Market America Introduces Shop.com....Shoppers Mecca of Online Shopping

2011-09-26T22:53:00.000-04:00

Market America introduces Shop.com --the online shopping Mecca of shopping on the Internet

Market America rolled out an integrated e-commerce system Sept. 26.

Six months after completing its acquisition of Shop.com for an undisclosed sum, Market America is now wrapping up phase one of a two-part technology integration project.

On Sept. 26, Market America, No. 61 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, will unveil an integrated e-commerce system that gives its 3.6 million customers faster and easier ways to shop on Shop.com, a shopping comparison site. “When the platform goes live, all of our Market America shoppers will be able to shop both MarketAmerica.com and Shop.com with better navigation, an enhanced shopping cart and other features,” says chief operating officer Marc Ashley.

When the system launches, MarketAmerica.com and Shop.com customers will have access to more than 30 million products, faster product searches, an enhanced shopping cart that lets them purchase merchandise from participating retailers directly on the Shop.com marketplace and more content such as buyer guides and other tools. Market America shoppers also will be able to use their customer loyalty perks to make purchases on Shop.com, including the “Paid to Shop” program that awards customers 2% to 50% back on all purchases made on MarketAmerica.com and its sister sites, the company says.

Ready to Shop at Shop.com...click Here!

Ready to Explore becoming a Market America Distributor & Unfranchise Owner, click here

New Beauty Magazine Features Courteney Cox- Bella Reina Spa is a Beauty Partner

2011-09-25T10:11:00.000-04:00

Bella Reina Spa is a New Beauty Magazine Beauty Partner. This edition features Courteney Cox on the cover. Recently E! caught up with Courtney to ask about her beauty routines which includes frequent facials, weekly massages and workouts 4 times a week.

Listen to E! for more New Beauty!

Be a SMART Shopper Online- Save Money, & Get Cash Back

2011-09-20T22:26:00.000-04:00

On Monday, September 26th, our Market America web portal will become www.SHOP.com. If you are a SMART shopper, you will pay attention to this shopping web portal.

What does it give the Internet Shopper?

Cash Back Shopping at over 4,000 stores
30 million products
Over 12,000 Hot Deals Daily
Trend Shops
Clothes, Home & Garden, Shoes, Baby, Beauty, & Health & Nutrition
Personal Shop Consultant
A New Way to Shop Online
Price Comparison Shopping

Plus here are some of the items you can shop for at Shop.com

Alfred Dunner Plus Size
Hula Honey Bathing Suits
Couture Baby Bags
Joey Disco
UV Swim Suits.

Check it out & let me know what you think about our new shopping portal.

Powerful Facts About Market America

2011-09-16T15:07:00.000-04:00

As of July 31, 2011, Distributors and UnFranchise owners have earned the following since the companies inception:

Total estimated retail profits earned: $1,180,241,383

Total commissions earned: $1,180,367,285

Grand Total Distributor earnings: $2,360,608,668

Estimated Accumulated Retail Sales: $4,131,285,497.

That's a whole lot of $$$...and if my calculations are correct ....57% of Total Retail Sales are being paid to the distributor through commissions and retail profits. That is really impressive...what do you think?

Market America and SHOP.com Integration Takes Online Shopping to a New Level

2011-09-15T09:40:00.001-04:00

If you are not a Market America Distributor...you might think about becoming a distributor. If you have no interest in becoming a distributor...at least become a SMART SHOPPER at Shop.com.

This is the moment everyone has been waiting for. In less than two weeks, Market America Shop Consultants and UnFranchise^® Owners will experience the biggest upgrade to our businesses since the company was founded some 20 years ago. Phase I of the new SHOP.COM sites will go live Monday, September 26!

And if you are interested in seeing what it would be like from a distributor's viewpoint, this is a little longer video, but it is worth watching if you are interested in becoming a Market America distributor. This video gives you the inside look at what is going to happen and how the new SHOP.com web portal will help you grow your online shopping business.

Our New SHOP.COM Site Will Feature:

· 40 million products including Market America brands and EZ Cart Partner products

· Cashback, Hot Deals, Coupon Codes and other great components from marketamerica.com

· Easier site navigation

· Cutting edge comparison shopping engine to make it easier for your customers to find product

· Top search results

· Buying guides and Trend Shops to help you and your customers make the most informed purchase

· eGifts and Gift Registry options for any occasion

If you are interested in becoming a Market America distributor or if you would like to research the business, please email or call me to discuss.

Weight Loss Business Opportunity- Will TLS Weight Loss Work for Me?

2011-09-11T15:39:00.000-04:00

Are you looking for a Weight Loss Business Opportunity that is either a standalone business or a business that you can add to your existing business? Let's review TLS Weight Loss as a weight loss business. TLS Weight Loss is a division of Market America, a multi-million dollar company that owns Shop.com and numerous other divisions.

The weight loss business is a multi-billion dollar business in the United States. The CDC continues to increase the obesity percentages of Americans in the last 20 years. It is epidemic in proportion as our children will not outlive us, due to the food supply, the poor nutrients, and the "super-sizing" of portions.

If you are in an industry that is in need of the absolute best weight loss system such as personal trainers, bariatric doctors, yoga instructors, pilates studios, o-band centers, fitness studios, family physicians, bridal consultants--any industry that works with clients to produce great weight loss results--TLS Weight Loss is by far the best choice. Why?

Why send your clients to another business like Weight Watcher's or Jenny Craig's when you could be coaching your client and insuring their success?
Do I need to add that you are generating another source of revenue?
Why set your clients up for failure when they opt for fad diets with points or shakes that never work?
You are placing them in the TLS Weight Loss program that focuses on Low Glycemic Eating, Behavior Modification, and Body Composition. The emphasis is on lowering body fat, keeping the insulin level all day, and increasing muscle.
You can guarantee results 100%.
It can be customized for your client....from the fat shredder program, to having meals delivered to your client's home...you are designing and customizing a program for the individual client.
The supplements are scientifically balanced, and designed for optimum weight loss.
You are certified as a coach where you are trained in the science of the TLS Weight Loss System, how to coach, and what to expect of your clients. You can coach your clients online with your coaching dashboard and from a mobile phone.
If your client has additional problems other than just losing weight with TLS Weight Loss, you will discover those issues including things like gluten intolerance, food allergies or sensitivities, and digestive issues.
You will be working with your client from the inside to the outside. If you are a personal trainer or fitness instructor, you will be increasing your chances of success with your clients, thus insuring your success.

Everyone loses weight differently, but this system is a program I can stand behind 150% from the supplements, to the journal, to the programs and the online coaching dashboard. Every point of the program screams success for your clients, which goes hand-in-hand with healthy weight loss.

Click here to learn more about the TLS Weight Loss System

Motives Cosmetics Business and Start Up Costs

2011-09-08T12:47:00.000-04:00

Starting a business can be a very scary thing, especially when you don't know who to trust. People can sell snake oil and I used to be lined up to buy it. 15 years ago, I was a distributor for another makeup line and they convinced me that to have a successful business, I needed to order at least 2-3 of everything to have inventory. Well that was great, I had $5,000 worth of makeup in my garage, and six months later, the company changed the packaging and formulas. I was so very shocked that the manager knew that they were changing the packaging and she still insisted that I make the big order.

Roll forward 5 years later, I started a spa, and a skin care representative did it to me again. She insisted that I needed all of this inventory to start my spa. $10,000 tied up in inventory is not smart...but when you are depending on people that you train with to give you the best advice, you follow the experts. Do you know how long it takes to get rid of $10,000 in skin care?

Fast forward to NOW. Finally, I found a company, Market America, where you don't have to spend your life's savings to start a legitimate business and you don't have to go into debt. Motives Cosmetics has created a couple of starter kits that get you going at the minimum investment. Now, you can always choose to add the custom-blend foundation or something else later, but this gets you going in business and headed towards that six figure income.

Option # 1 for Motives Cosmetics Startup Kit

What Makes Motives® Starter Kit 300 Business Volume Unique?
The Motives Starter Kit 300BV provides you with top-selling Motives essentials that will ensure that your business is off to a strong start. With the Motives ProKit, the 7 Piece Brush Set, Lustrafy Mascara, Lip Plumper in Diamond, four shades of Rich Formula Lipstick, two shades of Khol Eyeliner, two shades of Lip Crayon and a pack of 10 Motives catalogs, you will have everything you need to start creating looks and promote your new business.

Option #2 (Combine the $99 Best Sellers Starter Kit with the Motives Mineral Makeup Kit and fill in with products that you love, like the Precision Luxe Liner, the lip plumpers and the Face Primer)

What Makes Motives® $99 Best Sellers Starter Kit Unique?The Motives $99 Best Sellers Starter Kit contains everything you need to start creating looks your new clients will love. The Kit includes the Motives 7 Piece Brush Set, 10 Motives catalogs, and 16 of our top-selling products in universally flattering shades. With three lipsticks, two eyeliners, four eye shadows, blush, bronzer, lip plumper and mascara, you will have all the basics you need to start your business off strong.
What Makes Motives® Ambition Mineral Kit Unique?
The Motives® Mineral Kit includes all products from the new cosmetics line Ambition, The Mineral Collection from Motives® by Loren Ridinger®. With five different Mineral Baked Eye Shadow Trios, eight shades of Mineral Lipstick, four shades of Mineral Pressed Powder and four shades of Mineral Pressed Blush, you will have everything you need to create endless mineral looks to complement any skin tone.

Click here to learn more about being a Motives Cosmetics Consultant or e-mail me questions on getting your business started on the right track.

Heart Health and Fish Oil with Omega 3

2011-09-05T15:19:00.000-04:00

Fish oil is key for a healthy heart, because it helps clean out all of the plaque build up. Finding a good fish oil is another story. Most fish oils do not contain enough EPA and DHA to effectively clean out the arteries. But the Heart Health Omega-3 does and it has not only Omega-3 Fatty Acids (DHA and EHA) from fish oils but also Vitamin E.

Each daily serving provides 6000 mg of fish oil to supply 1800 mg of EPA and 1200 mg DHA
It Promotes overall cardiovascular health and helps maintain healthy levels of C-reactive protein.

Google's New E-Book ZMOT Drives Home This Legitimate Home Based Business

2011-09-05T09:54:00.000-04:00

I just finished reading Google's new E-Book about ZMOT or the Zero Moment of Truth. Now more than ever did it drive home the wisdom of the Market America acquisition of SHOP.com. ZMOT is all about you, the reader, the consumer, the buyer, the investigator. ZMOT is all about providing value in a one-to-one marketing model, which is the Market America model--in fact, ZMOT is more one to a million as the e-book says.

Can you believe that 54% comparison-shopped for products online?? So isn't it really cool that our web portals comparison shop over 40 million products in a flash?

Can you believe that mobile phone shopping is here now? Can you believe that you can barcode scan an item and find the least expensive source to purchase? Market America has a mobile app that does just that.

Why is SHOP.com & Market America such a legitimate home based business? You are getting a very powerful web portal that gives the online consumer exactly what they want. They want exactly what Google ZMOT says below.

"1. More information about the product, and 2. Experiences that others have had with the product, and 3. Offers, discounts and coupons"

This is exactly what your web portal gives a shopper. Are you going to be there at a shopper's moment of truth? Become a Market America distributor...and if you do not want too...at least shop like one. You'd be crazy not to save money! 2shop4cash.com

Fabulous Cash Back Shopping Testimonial

2011-09-04T17:14:00.000-04:00

A new unfranchise business owner shared this story about saving money while shopping on 2shop4cash.com

It is one thing to tell you how great it is to get cash back shopping and all of the money you will save, but it is entirely another to have it so validated by another distributor. I've been writing about cash back shopping for months. This Market America "thing" is the real deal readers. They have Facebook Shopping with Shopbox, Shop.com, hot deals, and partner stores where you can get not only cash back for shopping, you can earn commission checks too!!!

This story wraps up what kind of impact shopping with Market America makes on saving money, and saving time. Our distributor works as an office manager in an Engineering Office. The office needed 4 new computer monitors and one of the owners was headed to Costco to purchase them, when the distributor asked him to give her 1 hour to research the monitors online.

She researched and found a better monitor at Staples. It gets better. She saved over $350 on the 4 monitors, plus they will be delivered for FREE on Tuesday, and she received 4% Cash Back as a customer and 4% IBV as a distributor. All together, she saved $400 for the company.

Is that Cash Back Shopping with Hot Deals, Comparison Shopping starting to make sense? Listen to Kim Kardashian talk about Cash Back Shopping or Start Shopping now at 2Shop4Cash.com

Market America UnFranchise Business Part 1

2011-09-03T08:21:00.000-04:00

This is my absolute favorite video because it says it all---
#1. either you want to work for someone else for the rest of your life or you want to work for yourself
#2. either you believe in residual income or you like working for 45 years
#3. either you take a chance with a proven 2-3 year system or you keep working for 45 years.

Is there a choice? Email me to get started with your Market America business today!

ShopBox & Facebook--the Social Shopping Revolution

2011-08-29T07:47:00.000-04:00

Motives Cosmetics and a Makeup Business Opportunity

2011-08-28T09:39:00.001-04:00

Makeup and starting your own business has been a source of income for thousands of women and men since the 1960's. In fact, yesterday, when I was showing the business opportunity to 3 women, one of the ladies had been a Vivienne Woodard distributor back in the day. She had 150 distributors, but had trouble making money, because all of her money was tied up in inventory.

As she started to look at Motives Cosmetics, some of her questions which I will share with you and then answer.

Is this one of those pyramid things?
How much inventory do I have to carry?
How do the prices compare?
What is the quality?
Do you make money signing up distributors?

Q. 1. Is this one of those pyramid things?
A. Everything is a pyramid. Large corporations are pyramids, the government is a very large pyramid. Market America and Motives Cosmetics is business franchise that you build with distribution. You build vertical lines of distribution with each team building as one unit, so all sales, yes every sale benefits the entire team 100%. There are no levels like a pyramid.

Q. 2. How much inventory do I have to carry?
A. I recommend that you have Motives Cosmetics testers for the products that you love. If you love the new mineral makeup line or if you love the Luxe Precision Liner, you will need product testers for those products. Other than that, all orders are processed and sent directly to your preferred customers. Yes, FREE SHIPPING is available.

Q. 3. How do the prices compare?
A. I've been in the spa and cosmetic industry for over 22 years. I never like to talk bad about the competition...I like to compare on facts. The facts are that Motives Cosmetics Mineral Pressed Powder is priced at $24.50, whereas the comparable brand's pressed powder is $47.50.

Q. 4. What is the quality?
A. The key to a Market America business opportunity franchise is that you are getting incredibly low prices and unbelievable quality which creates loyal clients and customers. There is not one product produced by Market America that I as a distributor will not stand behind 150%. From the Isotonix vitamins to the Motives Cosmetics, every product is produced with quality as the first ingredient.

Q. 5. Do you make money signing up distributors?
A. No, you do not make money signing up distributors. Again, this is not a pyramid, this is a business opportunity. You create business volume for the new distributor and you set up their initial business development center.

And if you are reading this far and wondering how much it costs...it ranges from $550 - $1,000 depending on your business interests. Some Motives consultants will purchase the Motives 300 BV kit which contains 13 products to keep you looking flawless. This kit includes Motives Pro Kit, 7 Piece Brush Set, Lustrafy Mascara, Diamond Lip Plumper, Rich Formula Lipstick in Naked, Venetian, Raspberry Burst and Pink Pearls, Khol Eyeliner in Coffee and Onyx, and Lip Crayon in Neutral, Cinnabar, and Passion.

Others are more interested in the Custom Blend Foundation and Mineral Powders while others want to start with the Mineral Makeup kit.

If you want to make $300 or $2,100 per week with Motives Cosmetics....this is a business opportunity that if you love makeup and you love people (yes, you have to like people), you are going to love the money you are going to make.

Listen to Loren Ridinger discuss Motives and new products.

Online Shopping Contest WINNER with www.2Shop4Cash.com

2011-08-23T09:23:00.000-04:00

The winner of the online Shopping Contest for Countdown Week 6 is TONNIA from Birmingham, Alabama. Congratulations Tonnia...let us know how much cash back you get!

Enter for COUNTDOWN WEEK 5!
Online shopping has never been so popular as now and with that I am started a contest in honor of our upcoming transition to SHOP.com. Not that shopping at Market America is not just so much fun with the HOT Deals, Comparison Shopping and Free Shipping...but it is going to be even better at SHOP.com with the trend shops & more!!!

Cash Back Shopping

Every week for the next 5 weeks, you can win ONE $10 MA Gift Card to be used at www.2Shop4Cash.com. You can use the gift card towards Motives Cosmetics, Isotonix Vitamins, TLS Weight Loss Systems, or any other products in our One-Cart Shopping Site.

WIN A $10 MA GIFT CARD! Weekly Drawings!

RULES FOR THE 2SHOP4CASH SHOPPING CONTEST

Register for free as a Preferred Customer at 2Shop4Cash.com, MakeupProArtist.com, or LiquidVitaminExpert.com
Tweet or Change your Facebook Status to "I Love Cash Back Shopping at 2Shop4Cash.com!" Tweet @LiquidVitamin1 or Facebook Me
Leave a comment on the blog what you would like to purchase if you win the weekly contest.
Drawings will take place every Monday evening at 7:00 PM EST.
Have Fun Shopping!

Becoming a Market America Distributor with SHOP.com & FREE Cash Back Shopping

2011-08-23T08:37:00.000-04:00

As the days grow closer to the launch of SHOP.com, there are more and more people interested in becoming a Market America distributor. Wonder why that is? The excitement? The sheer numbers of people shopping on SHOP.com.

The fact that you can become a Shop Consultant?
Having your own web portal with over 40 million products?
Cash Back Shopping?
Understanding the profit that transfers from the Manufacturer to the Consumer?
Being a part of the ever-changing face of technology?
Being able to shop from your mobile phone?
Being able to bar-scan items and comparison shop across the Internet in seconds.
1,100 stores offering more than 2% Cash Back
Over 12,000 Hot Daily Deals
SHOPBOX - Shopping right in Facebook without ever leaving Facebook
FREE SHIPPING

Get Cash Back for Shopping at www.2Shop4Cash.com

Even if you are not into creating your own business and residual income, you are really missing the boat when you don't get cash back for shopping. Really it is FREE and you are shopping anyway! I like to say THE PRICE IS RIGHT. IT is FREE. Hello...the manufacturer's are giving you CASH BACK to shop at their stores through our web portal.

Click HERE to SHOP 4 FREE & Get CASH BACK 4 SHOPPING.

Click HERE to RECEIVE More Information about Becoming a Market America Distributor, leverage your time for residual income, and being on the cutting edge of Internet technology.

Great Excerpts from JR Ridinger's International Conventional Letter

2011-08-18T09:10:00.001-04:00

Below are key excerpts from JR Ridinger's letter to the Market America Distributors. I think it demonstrates the opportunity available for a distributor to build a business with Market America. Additionally, if you cannot build a business with Market America....well, I'm going to say it....you might want to keep your 45 year JOB plan. This is so much fun...just read below. Makes you excited....and then click through and listen to some of the videos. Pretty amazing. I invite you to really take a look at this business opportunity. Call me or e-mail me to just talk about it.

Dear Market America team and family:

Let me first thank everyone who helped make the convention the best in the company’s history. It was the best ever I many ways. It takes so much to put an event of the magnified of the Market America Convention. It really is the culmination of 6 months of work and planning. In fact we are already planning and working toward World conference in Miami for February. A convention is much more than the presentations you see on stage.

But it is not just the presentations -- it is about all the new releases that the Market America teams worked on tirelessly for 6 months such as new products, technology platforms, Portal/internet improvements, programs, tools, University Major upgrades and updates and techniques that need to be completed, delivered and presented at convention. More was delivered at this convention than ever before and we were talking about what is reality now--not what will be coming in the future. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes. To get a better appreciation of the enormity of the event and want it takes to put on an event like this look at this short 3 minute time lapsed video. It's hard to comprehend what goes on behind the scenes. Have some fun and a laugh by opening this link to look if you haven't already done so. It is mind boggling: http://bit.ly/nen7fM

AT this convention we were not talking in terms of the future about what was going to happen. We were talking here and now. More was unveiled or delivered than ever before at an event. Things like; The Shop.com powered by Market America integration, the SHOPBOX, Social media tool kit, Mobile applications like the bar code scanner, new Nutrimetrix web site and program, New exciting product in almost every University major, the Distributor Retailing site, the 8 IBV pimps Marc Ashley went over that are all primed the Advertising IBV incentive pool, Widgets, the online shopping list with transfer buying and auto-ship (game changer!), real time IBV, etc. etc. I could go on and fill a page. the point is that we are no longer catching up. We are ahead of curve now and leading the parade in Social Shopping king and we can and will change the way people shop. When you combine all the tools, programs, technology platforms we are providing with what the Wall street journal just said you should understand why we are going to be the Social Shopping leader

“Direct Selling is the original social networking business. Long before we even knew what a computer was, people were getting together for fun, socializing and shopping. Add in technological power and globalization and you have a winning formula.”

I hope that you take this new found belief and empowerment and make it happen. It is my hope that the Company business and project owners continue with renewed passion and dedication to take their projects to the next level having seen the response of the UFO’s and Shop consultants. Let’s make it happen: BIGGER , BETTER FASTER, EASIER. Let’s put the pedal to the metal—turn on the gas and pull away from the pack!

You see with YOU and all that we have working in our favor it will e a reality: Shopbox, Ma network, Associate widgets, Shopping list, Hot deals pushed, Paid to shop, Higher cash back, Mobilization, Bar code comparison shop Shop.com integration = Shop.com powered by MA, The Mall without wall, University majors with the best products, Web sites, Promos and techniques. How can they stop us? Only you can stop yourself by not doing it!

You cannot stop an idea whose time is come. It will work because we will make it Work. The time has come! Let’s make it happen! Declare it with me this time around!

Pretty amazing right?

Online Shopping Contest with 2Shop4Cash.com

2011-08-15T09:26:00.000-04:00

Online shopping has never been so popular as now and with that I am started a contest in honor of our upcoming transition to SHOP.com. Not that shopping at Market America is not just so much fun with the HOT Deals, Comparison Shopping and Free Shipping...but it is going to be even better at SHOP.com with the trend shops & more!!!

Cash Back Shopping

Every week for the next 6 weeks, you can win ONE $10 MA Gift Card to be used at www.2Shop4Cash.com. You can use the gift card towards Motives Cosmetics, Isotonix Vitamins, TLS Weight Loss Systems, or any other products in our One-Cart Shopping Site.

WIN A $10 MA GIFT CARD! Weekly Drawings!

RULES FOR THE 2SHOP4CASH SHOPPING CONTEST

Register for free as a Preferred Customer at 2Shop4Cash.com, MakeupProArtist.com, or LiquidVitaminExpert.com
Tweet or Change your Facebook Status to "I Love Cash Back Shopping at 2Shop4Cash.com!" Tweet @LiquidVitamin1 or Facebook Me
Leave a comment on the blog what you would like to purchase if you win the weekly contest.
Drawings will take place every Monday evening at 7:00 PM EST.
Have Fun Shopping!

Open a Storefront in Facebook with Market America's ShopBox

2011-08-14T10:38:00.000-04:00

Below is borrowed from Andrew Weissman, VP of Field Development for Market America.

Online sales are growing by more than 19% a year globally and will be at $1.4 trillion by the year 2015. Market America enables you to always be on the forefront of the latest technology and capitalize on the growing social and economic impact of the Internet, social networking and online shopping. At the International we all learned about new tools, technologies and systems making us a social shopping leader and to make it easier to attract new prospects and customers to our UnFranchise businesses.

What if you could open a “storefront” within minutes, at no cost, and potentially expose your business to hundreds of millions of people? YOU CAN, with the new ShopBox Facebook application. With ShopBox you can post a virtual storefront directly on your own Facebook wall that allows all of your friends to scroll up to 10 featured products selected by you (ma brands or EZ Cart Partners).

Friends and potential customers can also learn more about the product benefits, view nutritional labels, see the cash back they will earn and even checkout – all without ever leaving your profile page on Facebook! Just follow the simple steps as the ShopBox wizard walks you through posting it on Facebook.

Learn more about Market America's one of a kind social shopping tool for Facebook by click the following link:

Bella Reina Spa Living Social Customer Feedback

2011-08-10T17:05:00.000-04:00

In June, Bella Reina Spa had a Living Social Offer of a 30 minute facial and a 30 minute massage. We sold 379 vouchers. As of today over 140 vouchers have been used and 85% of the customers said that they would return to Bella Reina Spa in Delray Beach.

Here are some of the unedited comments.

I had a wonderful experience and I will return again. I am also recommending it to my friends and family. I believe my messeuse's name was Julie and she did a wonderful job!

The massage was wonderful - with added touches like hot wraps and stones. Massage therapist was very professional and nice.

the massage was terrific

What a deal I bought on massage for me and the other for my boyfriend. What a lovely way to finish vacation, the staff there were very nice.

They were just wonderful and gave me a great spa experience. They accomodated me and made me feel totally relaxed and invigorated.

This spa is fabulous!!! Jennifer, our massage Therapist was unbelievable! You can not go wrong at this wonderful place. Thank You Bella Reina! Can't wait to returnThank you Living Social!

Very Professional MT, Excellent atmosphere.

"Bella Reina is upscale and friendly. I opted for a massage. Very relaxing aromatherapy.

The facilities for manicures and pedicures are just beautiful and look as though they are much more sanitary than you see in most places."

"It was absolutely awesome! You must run this deal again!

I loved every minute of it!"

great environment and massage. I've already scheduled another massage and will try a facial as well!

Very surprised with services as well as neatness of spa! Staff were friendly as well as knowledgeable on product lines as well as suggestions for future services, in fact I booked a return service, and will frequent this spa in the future! Thanks livingsocial.com for offering this deal, because I had no idea abou Bella Reina, and they are 10 minutes away from my home!

Amazing Spa treatments

they were terrific and i made an appointment for another massage next week. no hard sell and so friendly and very nice, small quaint spa

Warm and welcoming staff. Great service. I had a wonderful experience.

IT WAS FANTASTIC!

It has been a pleasant experience.

Very professional. Definitely a place I would recommend.

GREAT SERVICE!!! WILL COME BACK

Great place. Nice staff and very professional.

I had an absolutely wonderful experience! My massage therapist Jennifer was very sweet and made my experience feel special.

Excellent massage!!

1st coupon I have used. The people were very nice and the experience was great

The comments and customer reviews were so overwhelmingly positive, even we were overwhelmed at the spa. Thank you Living Social!

Market America is in the News with the Latest Media Coverage

2011-08-10T15:13:00.001-04:00

Market America is in the News!

2011 International Convention Media Coverage

Fox 8 WGHP Marc Ashley-5 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0KIo20v1rE
Vince Papale & Dennis Franks- 5pm & 10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMB0tGTF3_8
WXII News 12- 6 pm/Dennis Franks & General Convention Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329IDDh2VsQ
News 14 Carolina-6pm Loren Ridinger & Mindy Grossman on ‘Yours by Loren’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqgK4bgM7aM
Business Journal (General Convention Story)
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2011/08/market-america-strong-strong.html
WKZL 107.5 Interview (Dennis Franks and Vince Papale)
http://kiwi6.com/file/o0m6sc907s

Vince Papale, NFL Star, Former Philadelphia Eagle & Inspiration Behind Walt Disney® Movie, "Invincible" Partners with Market America to Unveil New Isotonix® Prime™ Invincible Health & Wellness Formula at Market America's 2011 International Convention

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/07/p1811671/vince-papale-nfl-star-former-philadelphia-eagle-inspiration-behind-walt

http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/07/28/vince-papale-nfl-star-former-philadelphia-eagle-inspiration-behind-walt-disneyr-movie-invincible-partners-with-market-america-to-unveil-new-isotonixr-primetm-invincible-health/

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/378847

Trendsetter & Entrepreneur,Loren Ridinger to Announce Exclusive New Jewelry Collection With HSN at Market America's International Convention in Greensboro, NC August 6th

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/08/p1822344/trendsetter-entrepreneur-loren-ridinger-to-announce-exclusive-new-jewel#ixzz1URg5yLLT

http://thetrendywomenclothing.com/trendsetter-entrepreneurloren-ridinger-to-announce-exclusive-new-jewelry.html
myposhjeans.com/.../loren-ridinger-brings-her-new-collection-...
www.topix.net/.../trendsetter-entrepreneur-loren-ridinger-to-an...
proudsjewellersinfo.com/proudsjewellers-trendsetter-entrepren...
www.zimbio.com/.../Trendsetter+Entrepreneur+Loren+Riding...

Social Media Shopping and Online Shopping in Facebook

2011-08-05T07:42:00.000-04:00

We are at the Market America 2011 International Conference and shopping online will never be the same. Why you may ask?

Market America is going to change the way that you shop online. How might you ask can they do that? It is very simple. Ma® Shop Box™

What Market America figured out years ago is that people like to buy, but they hate to be sold. That belief goes through to every distributor as we can customize supplements, makeup, and numerous other products. Providing the products that people want versus "chasing" your customer to have them purchase is one of the foundations of a solid business.

Shopping Online in Facebook

So what is Ma® Shop Box™? Well if you are a Market America distributor, you just received a gift of gigantic proportions. Ma® Shop Box™ is an interactive Facebook application that allows you to post a virtual storefront directly on your own Facebook. Yes, you can SHOP in Facebook. With up to 10 featured products, friends and customers can learn about products, view labels, see the cashback and check out without ever leaving your profile page in Facebook.

We encourage you to be creative with your Ma® Shop Box™ creating ideas for special occasions, birthdays, and holidays. The cutting-edge technology combined with the power of people will allow Market America distributors to continue creating their own economy.

Let's go Social Media Shopping! Come join the Social Shopping Revolution.

Afraid to Start an Online Business Opportunity?

2011-07-31T09:41:00.000-04:00

Are you afraid to start an Online Business? or are you just afraid? Do you wonder how you are going to retire? Do you have a nest egg? Do you have financial freedom or even a Plan B?

I see younger and younger people evaluating the Market America business and seeing what is going on in this world; they are taking their financial future into their own hands. They are not going to depend on social security and they are not going to depend on their 401K's. If you are dependent on either for your retirement, you may want to take a look at Market America. Take a look at this video and if you are under 40, now is the time to plan for your future. Are you going to be a statistic?

August 3-5, Market America will have their International Conference in Greensboro, NC. This conference is non-stop training from morning to night with breakout groups, one-on-ones and specialized business training in your major (Motives, Transitions, Nutrametrix, or more) Come join me in Greensboro, NC to look at the business. You might see if Market America is right for you? I might see if you are right for Market America. Give me call or e-mail for tickets.

5 Keys to an Online Business Opportunity with Shopping

2011-07-26T19:11:00.000-04:00

Let's say you are just looking for a business that is online and shopping is key factor...that you do not have to have a brick and mortar store. What would you look for?

Online Business Opportunity with Shopping

Would you look for a Professional E-Commerce Website?
Would your web portal offer millions of products and services?
Would you have comparison shopping?
How about Hot Deals?
Drum roll please....how about Cash Back Shopping? If you could buy what you already buy and get from 2% to 35% back...doesn't that sound great? And what if you could refer others and get .5% cash back from all of those friends and family?

As online business opportunities go, you must admit that one that combines shopping with making money and bonuses sounds like a winner. With the UnfranchiseBusinessOpportunity.com and Market America, you receive your own professional e-commerce pre-loaded web portal with over 35 million products and over 3,500 partner stores...all with Comparison Shopping, Hot Deals and Cash Back. Wow...that's impressive. What's even more impressive is that shopping online is on the rise...in fact, mobile shopping online is also on the rise.

What if the company you were going to partner with was moving their shopping platform to a platform that offers so much shopping....they call it Shop.com. What if you were in the right place at the right time?

So start your own Online Business Opportunity today. What have you got to lose, you're going to spend the money shopping anyway! For more information on becoming a business partner or to sign up as a preferred shopper, please feel free to email me at nancy@unfranchisebusinessopportunity.com

Success is Created By Helping Others Become Rock Stars

2011-07-24T11:30:00.001-04:00

Unless you are just lucky and create a product that has value (or fad appeal), you will need people to be successful. Yes, you cannot be successful without people unless you are a pet rock. It does not matter what business you are in, Cosmetics, Health and Wellness, Anti Aging, Weight Management, or an Internet Product Brokerage business....YOU need people. How do you build a successful business? You build with making others successful. From the spa business at Bella Reina Spa to Market America, and becoming a Market America distributor... my business is making others successful.

How do I do it? I teach, train, mentor and believe. Why do I believe? Because I know that I can teach anyone to be successful if they are coach-able, they listen, they learn, and they become mentors. This week was so successful in so many ways. One of my employees took over the "training for non-surgical facelifts" and spent almost 3 days training a new employee. I was grinning from ear to ear, as she pushed me out of the treatment room and told me she could finish training. At first, I listened to make sure it was going well, and as I listened, I was impressed that she was a better teacher than me. It was one of those "ah-ha" moments. With that training, the employee, can increase her income by 50%. Nice.

The second grin moment this week came when a Market America Business Partner planned a Motives Cosmetics party for her 2 new distributors and informed me that she was going to follow up with each of them and make sure they had enough people invited to the party. She also told me that she would call their people to make sure we have a great party. She learned it!! She got it!! She's teaching it!! It will make the 2 new distributors start earning money fast and that is key to starting a new unfranchise business.

How do you make others successful? For starters, you cannot do it for them. You have to teach them. You have to learn your business from the inside to the outside, you have to live it, eat it, learn it and love it, before it completely becomes part of your belief system. Only then can you take just ordinary people and make them rock stars.

Okay....let's go create some more rock stars! Where are you? When one person succeeds, everyone succeeds. Now, that is leverage...and that is success.

July 2011 Powerline Magazine for Market America

2011-07-18T08:58:00.000-04:00

The July issue of Powerline Magazine is now out with all of the information about the upcoming International Conference in Greensboro, NC. Some of the highlights include how young entrepreneurs are getting started in the Market America business. These young college students see the opportunity and the future that building a business early can provide residual income for the rest of your life. Click here to read more online. Go ahead and explore more about Market America.


Powerline Magazine, Market America July 2011

Market America and Shop.com Business Opportunity

2011-07-16T09:09:00.000-04:00

If there was ever a time to start on online Internet business, now is it. Let's see...you don't have the money, you don't have the time and you don't have the expertise. And that is where Market America comes in. You can become an Unfranchise Business Owner with Market America and you will get your own web portal plus have the systems in place to build distribution. Because of the Market America business model, being an online Internet entrepreneur and product broker is within your grasp, because all you need is minimal start-up plus an entrepreneurial spirit to succeed.

Last night, I sat in a presentation about Market America and Shop.com and the merger. The whole idea of the merger is brilliant both from a strategic alliance viewpoint and from business growth model.

Where Market America needed strengths (better search engine, higher key word rankings, one step shopping cart, social shopping trends & more shoppers), Shop.com is a perfect fit.

Where Shop.com needed strengths (cash back shopping, shop consultants, one-to-one marketing, & market-driven products), Market America is the perfect fit.

Together the strength of the two business models combined is like clasping two hands together that match like twins. Just recently Market America and Shop.com attended the 2011 Internet Retailer Conference. (okay, are you getting a little interested now in becoming a business partner?). How many online businesses attend an Internet Retailer Conference and also let you become a shop consultant and business partner???

At the conference, Market America and Shop.com laid out some of the plans for the upcoming year which includes integrating the Market America concepts into the Shop.com powerful website. The future of social shopping online is getting ready to explode. I don't know about you...but I want to be there ....want to join me?

To read more about Market America and Shop.com at the 2011 Internet Retailer Conference

Liquid Botox & Great Coverage Make Motives Custom Blend a Makeup Pro Artist's Dream

2011-07-12T08:00:00.001-04:00

As a makeup artist and esthetician, the better your client looks, the more times your client will come back to you and that is where Motives Cosmetics hits the mark.

Motives® also offers it's exclusive Custom Blend Foundations (with 11% pigment), a lightweight foundation that is colormatched to your skintone with added moisturizer, color correctors, oil control, liquid botox or sunscreen if you desire. So how great is it that you can ask your client if they want sunscreen in their makeup? Or how about some Liquid Botox? But more importantly, how about that perfectly matched foundation?

Motives® products are hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and paraben free. All of the powders and shadows are micro pulverized for a soft, rich texture, yet highly pigmented for photo shoots, wedding photos or the runway.

The difference is in the application and if you are a makeup artist, you can see, smell, and feel the difference.

Six Ways To Clear Up Acne and Get Healthy Skin

2011-07-10T18:29:00.003-04:00

Take your hand and feel your face? Do you feel little bumps? Or do you have visible blackheads? Are the bumps enormous and cystic?

These are all signs of acne. Acne is a disease for which there is not a cure, but with the right analysis and determination of the source; acne can be controlled. It comes in the form of pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, clogged pores and is an inflammatory skin disease which affects the pores of the face, chest, back, arms and legs and the oil glands attached to them.

Most often acne starts in puberty, but there are many cases of acne starting in the twenties as well as 30's & 40's. Acne can be internal acne or external acne. Determining the cause of acne is the most important factor in controlling the breakouts.
Constant cleansing of the skin with alkaline bars of soap or a drug store cleanser will only harden the oils in the skin actually creating more acne. Alcohol based products tend to dry out the skin too much causing the oil glands to produce more oil. These so called remedies combined with poor nutrition actually cause acne to get worse instead of better.
How does acne even get started??
Some people think it is dirt, others think it is oil. It actually starts with one of following: 1. Hormones, 2. Allergies, or 3. External Environment or Products, or a combination of the 3 factors above.
The acne bacteria that comes with acne is actually a secondary player in the acne puzzle. We often hear about hormonal acne, when in actuality it is the over-secretion of oil caused by the hormones that actually starts the acne in the first place. In acne prone people, the oil gets trapped on the skin surface by excess dead skin. It then congests the skin and the hair follicle creating oil plugs that are considered “foreign” to the body. The more oil, bacteria and dead skin, the larger the breakout.

To treat acne properly, there must be a plan to lift and exfoliate the dead skin, to kill the bacteria and minimize the oil produced. Acne does not just disappear with the right cleanser and a medicated lotion nor does acne disappear with a prescription. The source and cause of the acne must be discovered before the symptoms can be lessened.
This is done externally with eliminating environmental factors and internally by balancing the body, ridding it of toxins and purifying the kidneys, liver and colon through great nutrition.
#1 Drink Water
Drinking 8 glasses of clean, clear water each day is EXTREMELY important. Your liver, kidneys and skin are major cleansing organs. All of them require water each day to function properly.
Your face, back and chest contain the largest pores on the body, and so therefore impurities and toxins in the body are easily excreted through them. Toxins being released from the body are the cause of breakouts and clogged pores. If your liver cannot cleanse itself into the kidneys, (due to lack of water) where are the impurities and toxins going to go if not through the urinary system?
Yes, the toxins from internal acne are released through the pores of the skin. The body HAS to get rid of impurities, and has several methods of how to do it.
#2 Review Your Diet
Many times a client will argue that diet does not cause acne. Diet and water are probably the number 1 factor of controlling acne. A clean diet that is free of excess salts, fats, dairy, chemicals, steroids and sugars will improve the health of the skin. Many ignore nutrition, but now the fats and sugars in foods have been linked to the hormonal cascades and the cortical levels in the body. The fats and sugars excite the levels causing the body to secrete more oil. Avoid too much iodine in foods including the nori wrapper in sushi, shrimp, and lobster.

#3. Skin Cleansing Routine
Follow a simple cleansing routine by washing your skin twice daily with an anti-bacterial or salicylic acid cleanser. RINSE repeatedly up to ten times with water. Use a scrub exfoliant at least 3-4 times a week, making sure that the beads are not too rough. A combination scrub/mask is an excellent addition. A medicated lotion that is not overly drying is needed to spot treat followed by a oil-free sunscreen moisturizer.
#4. Take Supplements Daily
Take a multi-vitamin daily. We recommend the Isotonix^Ò brand because it is easy to take and it is 95% absorbable, because it is a liquid. More importantly, it delivers high doses of Vitamin A, Vitamin B5, Vitamin C, Zinc, and Vitamin D. Two other vitamins that also are helpful for acne clients are B-Complex which helps with healthy cellular reproduction and OPC-3 which is an amazing anti-inflammatory supplement. Keeping the inflammation down contributes to good collagen fibers in the skin and minimizes the scarring.
#5. Environmental Causes
Keep your environment clean and follow some of these key steps as prevention.

· Avoid products with mineral oil, petroleum, waxes, hair pomades, or fragrances.

· Use a new wash cloth daily.

· Change your pillow case every 2 days.

· Wash your cell phone with alcohol or anti-bacterial soap

· Wash your make-up brushes and sponges every 2 days.

· Avoid bar soaps, creamy cleansers, and fragranced products.

#6. Professional Treatments
Get a facial peel from someone who understands acne or use a peel at home at least every two weeks until the acne can be managed. The oil and the bacteria must be controlled to minimize the breakouts and the oil plugs. Professional treatments range in price from $45 and up.
Acne Skin consultations are free and available by appointment at Bella Reina Spa. Mention this article when booking your skin consultation for a Free Acne Trial Kit.

No Need For Facial Surgery With These Results

2011-06-29T09:55:00.002-04:00

In Sunny South Florida, the surgery is more prevalent than almost anywhere this side of California. So at Bella Reina Spa, we specialize in what is called the Non Surgical Facelift. It utilizes microcurrent (at the correct levels), ultrasonic microdermabrasion, LED light therapy and ultrasound penetration of collagen, vitamins and stem cells.

The results on a recent client just have to be shared. Diane's treatment plan included 10 sessions, 2 times per week for 5 weeks. The treatment utilized the standard Non Surgical Facelift protocol, with 5 different additions. Diane's skin showed extreme signs of sun damage, so her collagen and elastin would have to be jump started with the muscles. We utilized 5 secret weapons to change the skin structure and strengthen the underlying muscles.

The Matriskin Collagen Serum which was used at home and in the treatments and penetrated into the skin with ultrasound on the face and the neck.
Special Professional Collagen Masks for the neck and the face using ultrasound for penetration.
Stem Cells from the Image Max Creme ultrasound penetrated into the skin and also used for home care.
Environ High Dose C-Quence Series 3 (with high dose Vitamin A) and Intense Retinol Therapy.
2 Peels during the series, one which was a prep peel with High Dose Vitamin C and the second which combined Salicylic, Lactic and Retinol for a medium peel.

Diane will continue with home care that includes the Matriskin, the Environ C-Quence, the Image Max Creme and internally a Skin Beauty Blend. What do you think? Pretty fabulous!! Click on pictures to enlarge for an up-close view.

Diane (Right Side Before & After) Notice neck, cheeks and chin)

Diane (Before & Afer) Notice neck area and lines around the mouth)

Diane (Before & After) Notice Neck Area and Skin on Face. See the Eye Lift

Makeup Product Picker Chooses FAVS from Motives Cosmetics

2011-06-20T10:45:00.000-04:00

You probably don't know me, but I am a product picker. I pick the best products from all of the skin care and cosmetics lines and those are the ones that I can recommend. Some people always recommend everything in a line, but just like anything, everything cannot be 150% the best So when it comes to Motives Cosmetics, I have some really fabulous Product Picks... and here they are presented in no particular order.

Collagen MP Serum I use this morning and night...because it works. The peptides and the patented technology allows the collagen to be absorbed into the skin. One bottle lasts about 3 months. Hands down...don't believe it works...take a before and after picture of yourself. Take a before and after picture.
Motives Perfecting Face Primer This product is a must for anyone...but if you are in a humid climate, this product is sent from heaven, because it smooths out the skin and absorbs oil. The salicylic acid absorbs the oil and allows your makeup to stay on all day.
Miami Glow Bronzer Okay...Miami, South Florida, of course, we would love a bronzer with a name like Miami Glow, but this bronzer is subtle...not too shimmery...not overly bronzed...it's just right.
Motives Precision Luxe Liner This product is solely one of the greatest makeup tools in the world. A guaranteed perfect line every time, no smudging, waterproof and a soft tip.
10 Years Younger Setting Spray This product sets your makeup all day...so you use less makeup and not kidding...when you spritz it on clients...it makes them look younger--why? the hydration!
Custom Blend Foundation- 11% pigment customized just for you? That says it all. My husband can create the perfect match for your skin...plus it is customized with sunscreen, liquid botox & more!
Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation There is not another makeup line out there that makes a foundation that is MINERAL and goes on this nicely. The coverage is superb, but light.

Now, this is just the tip of the iceberg, but as a Makeup Product Picker, these 7 are must-haves for your makeup vanity. You will see!

Motives Cosmetics and Starting an Unfranchise Business

2011-06-19T10:02:00.000-04:00

When we first started our Market America business, I was head over heels in love with the Isotonix supplements (still am). One of the biggest reasons was that it made my skin look better and I felt better. What I didn't know is that the high antioxidant therapy reduces the inflammation in the body...but that is a whole discussion on nutrition and the skin.

This spot is on Motives Cosmetics. You see, when I became a Market America distributor, I wanted nothing...nothing...nothing to do with Motives Cosmetics. Back in the day, I had been a distributor for a pink MLM and had more inventory in my garage than I knew what to do with. So when someone mentioned Motives Cosmetics, I simply said...that's not my university major. You can major in the products that you like...it's like getting a degree so that you know more about them.

Back in March, one of my distributors said Nancy...I think I am switching majors and I want to become a Motives Consultant...will you help me? Of course, I said yes. She bought everything, the custom blend, the displays, and brought it to the spa so I could help her. We opened up all of the products...I felt them, I tried them...I played with them. It was like a Hoover vacuum slowly sucking me back into cosmetics. She went home that night with all of her Motives, but over the next four months Motives began to knock on my head. Some key events--

A Business Partner's daughter became a Teen Motives and Me Artist
The custom blend foundation is the same manufacturer as the one I worked with 10 years ago
My Husband (yes) decided to go to a 2 day Motives Training with another distributor
My Husband (yes) became an ace at custom blending foundation and mineral makeup
2 more distributors became Motives Consultants
a Motives Makeup Event scored $1,000 in sales in 2 hours (with 10 women)
out of the blue, someone e-mailed me to become a distributor and she is only interested in Motives Cosmetics...she has been using the makeup for years

If I needed anymore signs I would get hit in the head with a frying pan. So that pretty much leaves me in love with Motives Cosmetics. Starting a business with Motives is probably the easiest to building to a 6 figure income.

Next...I will tell you the products I love and why.

Chance Meeting at Disney and Transition's Lifestyle

2011-06-08T08:44:00.001-04:00

You never know where you are going to be when fate hits you on the head. My husband & I were sitting on a bench in the United Kingdom at EPCOT waiting for my niece and nephew. A gentleman asks if he can sit down. He does and it wasn't 2 minutes later he goes into the following story.

He starts telling me that his wife is diabetic and that he thinks that she is getting Alzheimer’s because she keeps giving herself the wrong amount of insulin. He said it's like she is going crazy. I first said...I'm not a doctor, but when the insulin is too high or too low, the brain reacts like it is in a fog. I went further to explain that the insulin wants to be level all day long and if it isn't balanced the person will gain weight.

With that, he unleashed that he should never have let his wife retire...she had gained 100 pounds and furthermore, she had now become a Type II diabetic. That gave me the opening to discuss Transitions Lifestyle System. I explained that I coach people to help them lose weight and the Transitions' is not a diet--because a diet has a beginning and an end.

Luckily I had a card which I gave him....maybe he will call for his wife, and maybe not...but at least I was able to educate him a little. And his wife is not crazy.

Summer 2011 Spa Series- 5 Steps to a Great Skin Consultation

2011-06-01T06:30:00.001-04:00

You have heard that the skin is the largest organ of the body, but did you realize that the skin is the only organ that is visible to the human eye? The skin will reveal the body’s inner secrets, how the body is functioning and whether the person is healthy. Most people don’t know that their skin speaks volumes about their nutrition, their lifestyle and their environment. Come with us on a typical skin consultation.

#1 Touch the skin and feel the skin. Does it feel dry? Does it feel oily? Gently roll the skin through the thumb and the forefinger to check for the elasticity and hydration of the skin. Does the skin bounce back? Is the skin hydrated? All of these questions can be answered with touching the skin.

#2 Look at the skin. Are there capillaries? Are there breakouts? Are there fines lines or brown spots? Are there scars, redness or rosacea? Is there sun damage? Is the skin peeling or rough? By looking at the skin, you can assess the condition, the health of the skin and any possible treatment alternatives.

#3 Questions come next where we try to determine the cause or causes of the different skin conditions. Why is the skin dry? Is it from the cleanser that is being used or from internal dehydration? How much water is being consumed daily? Do they take internal vitamins? What is the one most important thing that they want to improve in the next 30 days? Lines? Wrinkles? Acne? Redness? Scarring?

If the client has acne, the questions are even more in-depth with a review of food, nutrition, activities, products used (especially hair products)and other environmental factors. The questions and the discovery are keys to making a great treatment plan.

#4 Review of the findings comes next with an overview of the skin treatment and home care alternatives. The goal of the client is crucial in determining both skin treatments and home care alternatives. Is the client active and always in the sun? An SPF30 is included in every treatment plan because of the harsh Florida sun. Is the client low maintenance and likes a simple, but effective home care program? Some treatment plans include once a month visits, while others can be more in-depth with twice a week non-surgical facelifts or peels every two weeks. Since the skin’s health is in direct correlation to the nutrition of the body, most treatment plans include both external and internal vitamins.

#5 Follow up is essential to a great treatment plan. Is the plan working? Are the home care products right? Is the skin improving? Some treatment plans are six weeks, while others take six months. The improvement of the skin is dependent on nutrition, external skin treatments, internal supplements and home care. Everything combined allows the skin to look healthy from the inside to the outside.

Skin consultations are free and available by appointment at Bella Reina Spa.
As published in Atlantic Ave Magazine, June, 2011

Market America is the Professional Choice of Entrepreneurs

2011-05-29T11:07:00.001-04:00

At a recent tabletop expo, we were displaying the Market America business, the cash back shopping and the incredible products. Now, if you want one-on-one marketing...this is it at a tabletop expo. You have 15 seconds to grab them, 15 more seconds to wow them and then if you did a great job in the first minute, you then have a lifetime to explain. I always wonder what it sounds like to a total stranger to "listen" to the spiel, but it is hands down more professional than what happened at the expo.

A gentleman approached...very professional...he asked what we were selling....I said an Internet and Product Brokerage Business that is poised for "Greatness in 2012". He asked if it was multi-level marketing...I said, no...it is network marketing, but we get paid on 100% of our efforts from the bottom to the top. He said interesting....then he says...."I have a product". I said, "What?" He says... yes...you can get in on the bottom, there are only 5,000 distributors, the product is a one of a kind...you drink it and your skin gets younger....it puts collagen back into your body. Meet me at such & such hotel tomorrow at 7 for the big introduction. I must have started glazing over, because he grabbed my card and headed to the next table.
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Is this professional or unprofessional? Is this a business he is offering or a get rich quick scheme? Who is going to make all of the money? Where are the marketing materials? I don't know about you, but if I am going to expend any efforts on building a business...I want to know who my business partner is.

With Market America, I know exactly who I get. I get a company that has a rock-solid financial foundation, prepared for the ups and the downs. I have a company who gives back to the distributors and allows new distributors to make as much or more than the distributors that have been in the business for 10 years. I have a company who will re-invent itself in a second with the ever-changing Internet...as demonstrated by the purchase of www.Shop.com.

The list goes on of what makes Market America a professional choice of entrepreneurs when starting their unfranchise business. I know one thing--getting in on the ground floor of a one-product company is an invitation for failure.

Motives Rich Formula Lipstick in the Spring 2011 New Beauty Magazine

2011-05-15T23:40:00.000-04:00

Flipping through the New Beauty Magazine and there it is the fix for lipstick that bleeds. Are you for real? It is Motives Cosmetics....

There are a couple of tricks to prevent lipstick bleeding...and one I knew was to put on a matte lipstick first. Then use a lip pencil to define the lips...this holds the color in so it does not spread. Then apply a 2nd coat of lipstick. What I didn't know was that a moisture rich lipstick would not bleed.

Try it... Moisture Rich Lipstick Formula
...it stays on...for really. You see...I was having trouble with a moisture rich lipstick not bleeding...but it doesn't because of the application and the formula. It wouldn't be in New Beauty Magazine if it didn't work.

The Search for the Best Eyeliner in the World is OVER!

2011-05-14T08:23:00.000-04:00

Want the very best eyeliner in the world? Forget the soft Kohl liners...forget the liquid (promise) I'll stay on forever....forget the wet eyeshadow with the flat brush liner. The liner that beats out all of them is the Motives Luxe Precision Eyeliner. Why? It lets the average "Mary Makeup Mommy" put liner on and look like a pro! The brush is soft and smooth and puts out the right amount of liner every time. Then the piece of makeup resistance is that it dries instantly and lasts for at least 8 hours...proven.

Line from the outside to the inside with very short strokes for an eyeliner that ANYONE can apply.

Transitions Lifestyle System....Why Fight What Works?

2011-05-09T22:34:00.000-04:00

Being a coach for Transitions Lifestyle System is a responsibility. You have to work at making your clients/patients successful. Sometimes that is easy...but most of the time it will be the hardest thing in the world. I so know that TLS works, the science behind it, the success, and education. This is not a fad diet...this is a lifestyle. So when clients start the program and they are not 100% committed...then they don't get the successful weight loss. You cannot get long term weight loss with not eating or shakes or bars. Eating the right foods at the right times is what works.

Tonight, part of my class was great, and the other part was getting better. I think the class should be divided into where you start. Are you a total fast food junkie? or are you trying to eat healthy...and just not understanding why certain foods are not okay for you? Do you drink 4 cokes a day...and now you haven't had any in 3 weeks? That to me is awesome!

The other part of today that was so great was hearing a Type I Diabetic say that eating the TLS way has changed my life...my insulin usage is lower...I don't crave "sugar" desserts...and I'm not a slave to the insulin - dessert roller coaster. If we can get the education information across to our clients and they really want to change...

3 Natural Makeup Essentials with Motives Cosmetics Custom Blend

2011-05-09T08:02:00.000-04:00

Nothing could be more effortless than a Motives Custom Blended Concealer, Foundation and Powder.

All three are created just for you.
First the foundation is created for you that disappears into the skin. If your skin tone is warm than the foundation will need a yellow undertone. The foundation can have sunscreen, and modifiers that hydrate your skin or make fine lines disappear.

Second is the concealer created to hide your imperfections. With 34% pigment, the concealer hides anything that you want to hide....anything.

Last is the mineral powder which also acts as a sunscreen. You can add pink or a pop of bronze to your powder that will give you a glow.

All of this is customized just for you.

Transitions Lifestyle Trip to Whole Foods

2011-05-02T09:36:00.000-04:00

Yesterday, we took our Transitions client, Mimi, to Whole Foods. We usually take our classes to the store, and it is usually fairly painless...showing the clients new foods, low glycemic options and gluten free food.

Yesterday was different...so very different. To know Mimi is to love Mimi...but how Mimi has survived for 55 years I will never know. She, until this class, has subsisted on Coke, Canned Tuna, Pasta, Chili (from a can) and other chemical-laden foods. Not a piece of fruit or a vegetable touches those lips. To get her to even take the class took an act of congress with heavy negotiations regarding Coke. We could discuss food, but we were not allowed to discuss the 3-5 Cokes a day habit. Some deal.

Off to Whole Foods we go. Of course the first aisle is fruits and vegetables. No, I don't like that. No, I won't eat that. No, that is gross. No tomatoes, no blueberries, no strawberries, no green beans. Cecil very nicely pointed out that this in all of its Whole Food glory is the "Aisle of Health", but only 3 lucky candidates were allowed into the cart. 1 small pineapple chunks, 1 cut up red and yellow peppers and 1 bag of carrots.

Each aisle contained more no's. No yogurt. No, no, no. Finally we settled on some smoked salmon, quinoa pasta, and sweet potato fries. My brain was tested as we were in heavy negotiations with food choices. If she doesn't like something, then she will not eat. If she doesn't eat, then she will never lose weight. And the cycle continues. Hopefully, this week she will eat better than last week. And the Coke habit? Well, we are down to 1 at night and none at work.

Is Transitions working? Of course, but instead of the normal 12 weeks, we may need 24 weeks with this client.

Bash for Cash-How to Save Money with Your Online Shopping

2011-04-26T09:48:00.000-04:00

This blog isn't about beauty...it's about saving money on beauty. Before shopping on 2Shop4Cash.com I would shop on the Internet and go from store to store to find what I wanted.

I didn't really pay attention to saving money, the hot deals, the best deals, or even comparing stores for the best prices. Let alone FREE Shipping.

Now I am addicted. I started slowly with buying airline tickets on Travelocity. Wow...what a relief. I could buy tickets online...

Then I progressed to Home Depot Gift Cards where I got 3% Cash Back on $100 Gift Card...then I used the Gift Card to go to Home Depot.

Now I do all of my shopping on the web portal, from beauty finds, to jeans, to EBAY, to vacuum cleaner bags. Anything and everything is available. Just check it out...and you can be a smart shopper and save money too!

P.S. I forgot to tell you about the Home Shopping List. It is pretty cool...because you list only the things that you buy and then it automatically finds the cheapest price.

Thoughts on Losing Weight and Depression

2011-04-21T14:54:00.000-04:00

I have a new client that is starting the Transitions 12 week course. As a coach, we sit and talk about eating, what happens, why and what to do to change. One of the biggest aspects of eating is the helplessness and hopeless feelings that clients push deep into the recesses of their brains.

Just to not have to think about the weight on a daily basis, they lose touch with their feelings. It is hard not to cry as you hear the stories of pain and emotion--all of it centered on food.

Once the education process starts, clients start to feel control over their bodies, their food and their emotions. Please don't tell someone that they can just stop eating...it's not that easy.

Beauty Basics & Your Spiritual Self

2010-06-16T18:13:00.000-04:00

Recently someone said it all about beauty, inner beauty and your spiritual self and I wish that I could give the quote to the right source...maybe someone will claim it.

When a person is happy it shows in their face as they age.

When a person is miserable, it shows in their face as they age.

Which person looks better?

You have to find your spiritual self...you need it as a guide. It does not matter who it is, your beliefs or your faith; you need the strength to guide you through life's ups and downs.

Reach in grab your spirit and smile.

Isotonix Opc-3 - Single Bottle (90 Servings)

2010-06-14T15:10:00.002-04:00

The more you read about OPC-3, the more you make sure that you take it. I just started reading the book Live Better, Longer.

How would you like to improve the functioning of blood vessels and keep tiny blood cells from sticking together. That's what I call a real health benefit!

Beauty Basics on Self-Image

2010-01-21T07:19:00.001-05:00

How do I look in this dress? The question simply invites the reply that you want to hear, but it is begging the question of something only you can see in the mirror. Self-Image according to wikipedia is your mental picture that is resistant to change.

That means if I have saddlebag thighs and I workout to change them that when I look in the mirror I will still have saddlebags. Hmmmp...that must change. How do some people get poor self-image or more importantly, how do others get a positive self-image? It comes down to the environment that you were raised, the criticism or positive feedback that you received, and your ability to self-correct.

As I was writing this blog, 2 magazines were sitting on the counter. One, was People Magazine, where Heidi Montag, had 10 different plastic surgeries at once to change her 23 year old beaufiul body. This is the dark side of self-image, the side where you resort to knife to completely change your image. It is one thing to change a feature or improve an eyelid, it is simply poor self-image to totally re-make your body....yikes...at 23?

The next magazine, InStyle Magazine, had a beautiful cover of Heidi Klum, and the line that caught my eye, "Look Better Naked!, 10 Easy Tips". This article was about hiding your "flaws", and boosting your "assets", with the number one tip being an amber light. Okay...I get it...if I just hide it then no one will see it. This theory is okay, but the rest of the article did more for your self-image. You buffed, you waxed, you exercised, you detoxed....in other words, you took care of you. So to look better naked, I have to take care of me? Yes....this is another Beauty Basic. In order to have a great self-image, you have to take care of yourself. It doesn't happen by itself.

The Beauty Basic on Self-Image is simple....take care of you and your self-image will improve---you know that feeling that you get after a really great workout. You peak in your mirror and you self-talk says...."not bad". After all these years of "shelf butt", "thunder thighs", "gobble neck" and more..."not bad" is a real improvement to self-image!

Beauty Basics on Self-Esteem

2010-01-19T05:45:00.001-05:00

Self-esteem is a touchy issue. Why can some women have such confidence and poise while others shake at the drop of a hat? Self-esteem knows no boundaries, class, money or color. Self-esteem comes from deep within to put value on you.

How do you see yourself? Some women base their self-esteem on what they think others think of them, while others base their self-esteem of material things. From what I see, self-esteem is one of the beauty basics, because you have to have self-esteem to be happy and confidant.

Now, don't go overboard. There is nothing worse than someone with an inflated self worth. (LOL) If your self-esteem is lacking, try to figure out why. Why do you not value you? What are you basing your value and self-esteem on? Your inner self or your outer self?

Beauty knows self-esteem and self-esteem knows beauty. I can say this because I have seen the most beautiful women in the world discuss their "ugliness and lack of beauty"; and, I have seen some "not so beautiful" women shine with "eye twinkles and giggles".

Find your inner beauty and your outside beauty will shine.

Beauty Basics on Menopause

2010-01-17T05:20:00.000-05:00

I think sometimes menopause is some women’s way of putting “men-on-pause”. I don’t know why some women are more affected by menopause then others, but hold on to your little life towel, ‘cause life doesn’t end just because your body is changing. Hey, remember when you got your first period and you thought you were so grown up. Well, your body was changing and you weren’t throwing in the towel. Plus, you were just starting to think that boys were not irritating.

And so it goes, Menopause, is just another body change. So what’s a girl to do?

Menopause is not an excuse for an extra 30-50 pounds. Yes you may have night sweats, not sleep well and the other numerous symptoms, (hair loss, fatigue, vaginal dryness, depression, allergies, etc. etc.) but get it under control. Take charge of your body, don't let your body take charge of you.

One of the most enlightening books I ever read on aging and hormones is by Susanne Sommers, entitled The Sexy Years:Discover the Horomone Connection. After an early hysterectomy, I had been on hormones for years with major weight gain, blah feelings, and the sense of "old woman". What this book did was open a door for loosing the shelf off my butt, getting more energy, and really getting in touch with my body changes. I think that is the biggest problem that some women have...they sit back and accept the night sweats and more....I refuse to be a victim of my changing body.

Bioidentical hormones if given the right dosages can change your life. And whatever you do, don't be a victim of your body and don't put "men-on-pause".

Beauty Basic on Aging, or Aging Well

2010-01-13T21:36:00.001-05:00

I refuse to grow old. Yes, my hands look older, and yes, my skin has started looking rather aged, but heck, that really doesn’t matter to me. You know why? I refuse to be stuck in that “over 50” category of women that act like they are halfway to the grave.

You know the ones. They still wear the big girl panties. They have dour looks. Their scowls seem to filter through to everyone near them. They spend their days wallowing in what could have been or how old they feel. Bad stuff happens. But life continues no matter what and to miss one chance of thoroughly enjoying life to the fullest just because I’m over 50 would be one of life’s lost chances.

That’s why I wake up everyday with a million things to do, going a million miles an hour, and smiling. I am going to wring the heck out of my “life towel”. That’s what I call it. I’ve been given this life and I am going to get it wet, dry it out, re-wet it, put it the laundry, and dry it out all over again. And I going to keep doing it until I have to throw in the life towel or it gets worn out. That means that I’m going to take care of myself from the inside out, from top to bottom, no matter what my age or situation.

And I love hearing my older clients….96 and 102 give me another “life towel” lesson. You see they are still getting out and wringing their towels no matter what. Get off the couch while you still have time and get busy washing your “life towel”, It is the only way to age well.

Beauty Basics on Body, Mind, & Spirit (BMS)

2010-01-12T21:33:00.000-05:00

If your Body is on the blink, then your Mind will start “negavating” and the Spirit will plunge. “Negavating” is the way you discuss your body to yourself. It happens all the time. That’s why the BMS must always work together. This Beauty Basic Theory seems to work in reverse too.

If the Spirit takes a nosedive (something bad happens), then the Mind starts “negavating”, and before you know it the Body starts the downward spiral (the extra 15-30 pounds or more). You see it’s all connected. And the one thing that the BMS has centrally located is right smack in the middle….the MIND. Darn, that little mind. The Mind is like the director for the Body and the Spirit. The Mind can sabotage and impair the Body and Spirit or the Mind can inspire and motivate the Body and Spirit.

So which will it be? Inspire and motivate? Just remember that the instigator is the Mind. Control the thoughts racing through your mind and you can do anything….yes, anything. Maybe the Body, Mind, Spirit Beauty Basic should really be a theory. Yes, the BMS Theory.

Beauty Basics on Eyebrows

2010-01-11T21:26:00.000-05:00

When you are looking at a person’s face, I don’t know if the eyebrows are more important than the eyes or if it just depends on the person. I do know that there are some basics for eyebrows that you just cannot overlook.

•   Eyebrow Color. Eyebrows that are too light or too dark just simply will not do. And if your hair is dyed, never let them dye your eyebrows the same color. Very cheap.
•   Eyebrow Shape. The arch of the eyebrow can be very tricky. From the start of the arch to the end of the “rainbow”, the arch must have symmetry and flow, just like the shape of your eye.
•   Eyebrow Width. The width of eyebrows always follows fashion, but I always tell clients to base their eyebrow width on their own face shape. If the face is very small, then thick eyebrows overpower the face. Same goes for a larger face shape and thin brows. Everything must be in proportion.

Unless you have very few hairs, waxing or tweezing eyebrows is the most popular option. And just do it every 3-4 weeks, just like having a pedicure. Keeping your eyebrows is a top ten beauty basic and an absolute must!

Beauty Basic on Make up

2010-01-08T07:34:00.002-05:00

Make up should be seen and not heard. I'm pretty sure that if you look in the mirror and you look like Mimi Bobeck on the Drew Carey Show that you have too much make up on.

The Beauty Basic is that "Make up is to Enhance your Beauty, not Replace it". You are beautiful, so use your make up as a tool to make YOU more beautiful.

Of course there are some basics that you must carry at all times, but the key to beautiful makeup is enhancing your best features, whether it is your eyes, your lips or your cheekbones.

Beauty Basics on Hair

2010-01-07T08:42:00.002-05:00

Do you think the insecurity of a man or woman is directly related to how they feel about their hair? Yes you want your hair to look great, but I have seen temper tantrums, yelling, crying and the likes all over hair. I tend to believe that there is a direct correlation between insecurity and hair.

Not to mention bridal hair. You know when the bride is getting married and you have the 8 bridesmaids everyone is having an up-do. (Whoever coined this phrase, should have called it an "uppity-do".) You just never know out of a bridal party who is going to be uppity....the bride, the M.O.B., the M.O.G. or the sister or the best friend. It's always fun to take bets...but this is serious business, this bridal hair.

I think it all gets down to insecurity. People are really nervous around a wedding, and when you're not feeling like your hair or makeup is looking good, then you are bound to get a little cranky, aggravated, irritated, and just plain miserable.

This goes with hair in general, not just bridal hair. Your hair has got to look great for you to feel great. First we start on the inside and now we are working our way up to the head. But your hair is hair, it is not the end of the world when your hair has a catastrophe--it's just a minor phase that your hair is going through. It will grow out and you can change it. Whenever someone has a hissy fit about their hair, I just want to say, can you imagine what it's like to be bald??? Whenever I see someone going through chemo or someone who has Alopecia, I so admire their total secure self-esteem of walking around without hair. That's really someone who has guts.

Here are just some hair beauty basics:

Get a great cut by someone who knows face shapes.
Use great hair products, it can make a huge difference in styling your hair.
Roots should never be seen. Ever, ever, ever. Yes, Madonna it does not look good.
Thinking about that grey? Yes, make it go away unless you are over 80...and then?

Great hair gives you a boost. Just got mine done yesterday....makes me feel like a million dollars!

Beauty Basic on Nails (Manicures & Pedicures)

2010-01-06T08:27:00.000-05:00

Nothing short of a bomb should prevent your hands and feet from looking groomed. You don't have to have them professionally manicured and pedicured, but pleeze, it certainly can't hurt.

Hands and feet speak volumes about a person. I mean volumes! Have you ever seen a cracked heal that wasn't a "heel"? Maybe worse than cracked heals, is dirt under the nails.

Basically speaking, when your hands and feet don't look good, you don't feel good. Which is basically saying, if you want to feel great from the inside out that you need to look good. One of the basics of beauty is definitely having great looking hands and feet. Oops, I have to go now....I desperately need a manicure and pedicure.

Beauty Basic on Acne

2010-01-05T08:08:00.003-05:00

This is a firm basic for me...there should never be anyone walking around with acne. If you are over 20, you should not have acne. It just kills me when clients resort to Accutane or another drug as the "cure" for their acne. A pill is not "curing" anything....a pill only covers up the symptoms.

What is acne a symptom of? Well for starters, yes you can have too much oil. But acne is also a symptom that something else is going on in the body, either external or internal. Between you, the client, and me, the skin expert, we work to figure out what is causing the acne. It didn't just appear out of nowhere. So we work systematically to get rid of the acne.

There is a website... Acne Information. Daniel has been around since 1996. His beliefs about acne have been transformed into his very own product line. His products are straightforward, easy, and contain the perfect ingredient mixtures for keeping acne away.

No one should every have ACNE. Period.

Beauty Basic on Aging Skin

2010-01-04T07:50:00.001-05:00

There comes a day (yes, you may still be too young) when you look down at your hands and go something like, "oh dear, those are my mother's hands". Actually, it is probably oh shit...but.

Well, don't freak out...it is 2010 and technology has made aging skin a thing of the past. I do not mean surgery for aging skin. I mean products and equipment. Yes, there are marvelous products that make aging skin a thing for your mother and mine too. And, there is fabulous technology with face and body microcurrent, ultrasonic microdermabrasion, product infusion with ultrasound, and red and blue LED Light Therapy.

Combining the products with the technology and poof, you haven't aged a day over 40! If you can look 15 years younger than your actual age...that is the goal. Now, get off the sofa.

Beauty Basics on Skin Care

2010-01-03T07:26:00.000-05:00

Skin care is really simple. This is the largest organ in the body. Yoo-hoo....it needs nourishment and protection just like your heart would. You need to take care of your skin, because it is the only one you get. Yes, it regenerates every 28-45 days, but how it regenerates is up to you.

Skin Care can either be complex or simple. Who has time to lay down for 30 minutes and mask?

I was reading Allure magazine the other day, and the skin care expert was recommending to lie down for 30 minutes with a moisturizing mask, chamomile eye pads and relax with no TV.

Are you kidding? Who has time to lie down with a mask and relax? Skin Care has to be very simple and straightforward. Give me the simple steps. For starters, yes you do need to mask. Put the mask on while you are brushing your teeth, and then remove it in the shower after you've washed your hair. Time on: 20 minutes. Time lost: Zero.

Skin Care Simple.

Beauty Basics on YOU

2010-01-02T07:16:00.022-05:00

Why might you ask that I consider a Beauty Basic YOU? It is simple, how do you talk to YOU? What do you say to YOU?

Are you constantly looking in the mirror and making little snide remarks? Things like:

Oh gosh, my pockets of fat on my thighs are bigger than ever.
Look at my neck, it looks like turkey neck.
The dimples on my butt look like swiss cheese.

Yes, I know you do. And these are just for starters. I'm sure you can say more!

Listen, this is a Beauty Basic. You would never, I mean never let someone talk to you, the way we talk to ourselves. You would clobber them, at least I would. So the next time you have something bad to say to yourself, stop, and say something nice. Remember, your brain and your body are listening!

Beauty Basics on Exercise

2010-01-01T07:14:00.001-05:00

Yes, exercise of some sort is a beauty basic. Again, this is not so much for your shape or size, but it is for your health. As you grow older, exercise is key to keeping you youthful. Core exercises (for your abdomen area) keep your back strong and keep your balance intact.

As you age, you hear about people throwing their back out or falling and breaking a hip. Either accident could be prevented with a strong core. What to do? Walking is great, but you need to combine the walking with a core exercise. Need motivation to exercise? Just think about being 80 and bending down to pick up something.

I don't know about you, but that visual is all the motivation I need to do something each day that makes my body move....yes, even cleaning.

Basics on Weight Loss and Losing Weight the Healthy Way

2009-12-26T07:39:00.001-05:00

Okay....now this is one of the most important Beauty Basics, because weight loss is about your health.

Being overweight is one of the worst problems in America and obesity is at an all time high. I have been fat, chubby, thunder thighs, "Bertha" butt and I have been too thin; and for over 2 years, I have been "just right". I've discovered that there are tricks to keeping your weight off and keeping your fat to muscle ratio at a good levels. It is never how much you weigh, it is the percentage of muscle to fat that is so important.

Losing weight is a nightmare for most, but through the next 3 months, I will guide you through the steps of losing weight the healthy way. Weight loss does not have to be traumatic, as many times there are other factors affecting your ability to lose weight, including allergies, hormones, thyroid gland or diabetes. If you have been trying to lose weight and eating like a bird without any results, we need to chat, because there are other factors behind your inability to lose weight.

Today or tomorrow, start to journal your food and how you feel. Get a small little notebook from Staples or Office Depot, and put down what you ate, and how you feel. Do you feel energized, lethargic, tired, etc. Take note if you feel bloated or retaining fluids. Keep doing this for a couple of weeks as this will really help you for your future weight loss.

Basics on Food & Merry Christmas.

2009-12-25T06:00:00.001-05:00

What a better day to talk about food than Christmas. Food is everywhere. Food is love. Food is yummy smells. Food creates memories...some great, some good, and some bad. Why did food become such a symbol of overindulgence?

Food and Christmas means family and friends. Okay you can have one day. But the rest of the year, food is fuel. Yes, you are just like a car.

The food that you eat is the fuel for your body. This does not mean that you have to eat rice cardboard or pint-size portions. Food is this society has taken on a new life with "all you can eat buffets", "fast-food cardiac foods", "so-called fat free eating".

Sensible eating is a beauty basic. This means you have to face the food demons and determine your cravings. What you crave is probably the worst food for you, but more on food later. Just know, that food is fuel.

Basics on Nutrition. No Nutrition is NOT a Diet.

2009-12-24T06:00:00.003-05:00

Nutrition is simple. What you put in your mouth will eventually make it to your butt. It might take a couple of months, maybe even years, but I am pretty sure that if you eat enough ice cream, butter, and bread, that it will land as a dimple on your butt or as a handle on your hips.

Wikipedia's Definition of Nutrition is very straightforward. The basics of nutrition have never changed. The marketing of food and the fast food epidemic has changed. What we've missed is that nutrition never changed. We are made up of millions of cells that need nourishment. For real, last time I checked, that did not include a double cheeseburger with fries and a coke.

If the basics of nutrition have escaped you, it is never too late. Just don't hide behind "my kids will not eat it" routine. Nutrition is what we need to eat to build healthy, happy bodies that function at 120%!

Nutrition is not a diet. Dieting is a way of eating that controls our weight. You don't need a diet, which is a temporary way to lose weight.

Did you know that a diet has a dropout rate of 35-45%?
Diets can lead to muscle and water loss?

You need great nutrition, not a diet. You need the basics of great nutrition --how to eat, what to eat.

Zero to Eight Seconds, Basics on First Impressions

2009-12-23T06:00:00.000-05:00

Eight Seconds, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two...okay so glance in the mirror fast. What is your first impression? Do you look hot? sexy? old? pimply? fat? grey? chubby? tired? stressed? ugly? beautiful? If you said beautiful...don't read any further. Ha, Ha. Beautiful.

What is your first impression? I remember seeing the next door neighbor's mom run out in rollers to go to the grocery store and my mother would say not on her death bed.

That is a first and final impression. Who needs to see you in curlers? I'm pretty sure that if you wear it to bed that you should not be wearing in out in public. Ditto, pink curlers, fuzzy slippers, and other bedroom goodies.

This goes for a lot gadgets, beauty items and the such. Girls gotta look good. So when you are rushing to get ready for work, you're late, you have a million things to do, kids crying, food to cook, etc...take eight, seven, six five, four, three, two, one...take eight seconds and pull it together. You have eight seconds to make an impression. Make it your best. Scrunch the hair...sweep on the powder...ka-pow with the lip gloss.

EIGHT Seconds. It's a beauty basic.

Beauty Basics Resolutions and Change

2009-12-22T06:00:00.003-05:00

What happens when you make a resolution? You commit.

And what happens when you make a resolution and you don't follow through? You fail.

Who wants to fail? No one.

Why do we make resolutions? Because we can.

So what makes this year different? Nothing.

Why will we change? Because we have the facts. Because we are tired. Because we want to change. Because we can. Because we are really committing. Because. Because. Because.

Stay with me for at least a couple of days here. You will see results. Why? Because you will have the knowledge and the beauty basics.

So what is a Beauty Basic? It is a foundation of knowledge that allows you to build a solid way of living, eating, exercising, combined with great nutrition, and beauty tips and tricks.

Beauty Basics is Your Resolution for Change.

Twenty Three Ways to a Better You!

2009-12-21T06:00:00.040-05:00

It is easy to list 23 ways to change you. It is harder to follow through. Let's look at twenty three ways to step it up a notch, get a real grasp on beauty and really understand how to be beautiful from the inside to the outside.

1. Resolutions- You have to make them to break them.
2. First Impressions- 8 seconds, yes 8 seconds. It better be good.
3. Nutrition- For real, you have to stop listening to the marketing and eat right.
4. Food- Food is fuel, not comfort.
5. Weight Loss- Factoid- If your fat percentage is more than 25%...well.
6. Exercise- Muscle increases your metabolism, plus lounging is for lizards.
7. YOU- Yes, it's about YOU. Dig deep for your own beauty...yes you are beautiful.
8. Skin Care- Take a good look at the largest organ of the body.
9. Aging Skin Care- Get the basics, and get the glow. You only get 1 skin...the one you're in!
10. Acne Skin Care- Yes, you should never have acne, especially over 18.
11. Nails (Hands and Feet)- Nothing says class like well groomed hands and feet.
12. Hair- Hair is an attitude, nothing else. Get it.(of course the hair)
13. Make Up - Keep it simple, elegant, and tasteful.14. Eyebrows - Windows to the soul. Create the #1 asset to viewing your sparkles!
15. Body, Mind and Spirit- Speaking of soul, how's your inner beauty?
16. Aging or Aging Well- Old is a mindset, not an age.
17. Hormone Therapy- Yes, you should get them.
18. Menopause- No, it is not a license to act old, nor do you have to be miserable.
19. Self-Esteem- "MoJo" it up baby! The only person who can boost you is YOU!
20. Self-Image- Yikes, is that what I'm thinking. i.e. Stop talking that way.
21. Your Spiritual Self- Peace, love and happiness. Yes, Inner Happy Self = Outer Happy Self.
22. Being Your Best- Do you have passion? Do you have goals? What is your best?
23. Changing Habits- If you are not happy now, how can we work to get you happy? CHANGE.

La.La La. Change. Everyone always talks about the new year, new changes, lose weight, etc. What can make this year different than the last year. You can. The only person that holds the difference is you...not your parents, not your partner, not your employer, not me! You are the difference. Viva La Change.

NEW YEAR Beauty Challenge Project...Yes that is You!

2009-12-20T09:13:00.000-05:00

When did you look in the mirror and take a moment to challenge yourself? Are you happy with what you see? Are you critical?

Starting on January 1st, I will start a blog that will help you transform yourself from head to toe.