Anybody Else feel Like this?

So, It's the Midwest Beauty Show next weekend and I was reviewing my brochure to see who all was going to be there to make sure I stopped by the booths I wanted to stop by.  I have to say I was HUGELY disappointed in seeing SEVERAL MLM brands there.  What is the heck is happening to our field? Is there something I am missing?

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Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on March 12, 2014 at 10:20am

\Nerium, Bio oil (which I can buy at cvs here) and It Works...really?  Why not Avon?

Permalink Reply by Tamara Dooley on March 12, 2014 at 2:00pm

*raises hand* yep, it really bothers me in some instances. But what really has been bothering me is new estys being too naive to know some of these online companies selling "professional peels and products" are scary. No way I would buy a peel from a non-professional company. And it annoys me when new estys insist they are the same.  I won't play russian roulette with my license or anyones skin.

But I'd better stop before I go on a full tilt rant about it !

Permalink Reply by Samantha Maline on March 13, 2014 at 2:04pm
It's annoying. It may be best to write a letter to the organizers. If many of use write, which is so easy to do through email, they may hear us. They're doing it because we're letting them. I would also suggest that anybody attending the show stop by those booths and give them hell. Which is also easy to do because they have no skin histology knowledge so it's easy for me to talk circles around them or out them on the spot.
Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on March 13, 2014 at 2:41pm

I wish we had a love button. I may do t his!

Permalink Reply by Tiffany Montalbano on March 17, 2014 at 11:48am
I do agree with writing a letter but I don't think it would have a huge impact on some shows. It would depend on who is hosting the show because unfortunately they create these to make money from the vendors so they may not consider who is actually participating. I do agree that MLM's should not be involved in any professional arena for skin care!
Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on March 17, 2014 at 2:58pm

Well, I don't think that "hair" people would be really happy if they had WEN at the hair show. Just saying...

Permalink Reply by Samantha Maline on March 17, 2014 at 2:57pm
Yes but the other companies paying money to be there can not possibly like being lumped in with MLMs.
Permalink Reply by Jeri Russell on March 14, 2014 at 7:12pm

What are MLM brands? Sorry, I'm new :)

Permalink Reply by Samantha Maline on March 14, 2014 at 9:17pm
Multi - level marketing. Such as Mary Kay, Avon, Arbonne, Nerium AD. Companies that use non-skincare educated people to sell product through friends and family by hosting parties. Some call it direct sales or network marketing. They make money by recruiting people into their down-line (a group of recruits who also sell and a percent of their sales goes to their "up-line" mentor). Some consider it a "pyramid scheme" even though it technically is not the true definition of one. It's often confused with a pyramid scheme because of the structure of how people earn in an MLM.
Permalink Reply by Vanessa Mateer on March 15, 2014 at 8:45pm

I saw them at the New York show this past week! I was shocked really!! Nerium?? This should not be allowed and maybe things are changing.

Permalink Reply by mk on March 18, 2014 at 7:25am

I'm going to be at the show on Sunday, when will you be there Amy?

Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on March 18, 2014 at 8:58am

Saturday for me. Couldn't get a sitter for Sunday :-(

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