<p>I had lunch with a friend today who is thinking about selling this product. I’d never heard of it, but I know little about cosmetics.</p>
<p>It’s an Amway-type company, where the more people you have working under you the more you earn. The products apparently cost a lot but are “all-natural.” </p>
<p>I’m very leery of any company like this – the person who is trying to convince my friend to become a “consultant” is assuring her that she can earn a ton of money very easily, and I’m always skeptical of this type of push.</p>
<p>So – CC world, help me help my friend. Any knowledge about these products and this company that I can pass along to her?</p>
<p>The couple of people I know who are selling it are very “Amway” in their style, in that they are pretty hard sell and have offended friends No clue about the product quality, I just hate MLM because it so often feels like a scam</p>
<p>I know people who have tired Arbonne and have concluded it is very overpriced. The first thing these companies ask its salesmen to do is make a list of all their friends to whom they can make a pitch. Then they need to work through that list. Some friends are guilted into buying. Some will start avoiding her and others will buy and eventually feel ripped off. She will not make any significant money unless she recruits a number of people to sell also. Unless she is comfortable putting pressure on her friends to buy and sell, she should stay away.</p>
<p>I have used Arbonne and did not feel that my salesperson was pushy at all. I think the strength is in the skincare products. The cleanser, moisturizers etc are wonderful. I wasn’t interested in the cosmetics.</p>
<p>A friend of a friend was selling, and I enjoyed the sales pitch-foot soak and facials-enough that I did have my own party. My witty friend stated that they certainly have you, as the sales pitch proceeds with your feet soaking, making a running escape awkward. </p>
<p>Regardless, I think their skin care products really give results. Very impressed. I don’t think that it is as natural as claimed, and not as Swiss as claimed. The makeup, not as impressive, but I’m not an expert on make up at all. Very pricey stuff, and I only splurged because the party made it a good deal. I just realized I’m looking aged, and wondered if it because the supply of Arbonne skin care products had run out. </p>
<p>The MLM is awkward, though in this economy it may be a good, if not the only option for some. The question for your friend is, how comfortable is she, being as gung ho as is necessary to succeed at this sort of selling.</p>
<p>I have used some of their skin care products. I liked the serum - can’t remember the name off the top of my head, as well as the facial wash. Didn’t like the night cream - very expensive.</p>
<p>Wasn’t impressed at all with the acne products for my teen. I think her skin looked worse, instead of better. </p>
<p>I don’t like hard sell MSM stuff either, generally. I would have liked some of their products to have a nicer smell. </p>
<p>I remember years ago going to another skin care “party” for an Australian skin care company called Nutrimetics. I loved a lot of their products. My consultant stopped selling and I haven’t seen it since.</p>
<p>I was given some Arbonne products and read the ingredients before I used them. They are NOT the 'holistic, free of parabens and mineral oils, dyes and chemical fragrances, pure Swiss skin care" they claim to be!</p>
<p>The best skin care products are not the most expensive ones, but rather gentle ones that are effective - those with the highest-quality ingredients, not the highest price.</p>
<p>I know a lot of people who swear by their stuff, but I have never personally used it. One of my co workers sells it on the side and loves the company. He said that he is working his way up to some level where he gets a mercedes as his car. He seems pretty excited about it and likes it a lot.</p>
No clue about the product quality, I just hate MLM because it so often feels like a scam</p>