I have been asked to be the guest speaker at a Women's Retreat at Camp Greenville at the end of this month. Right about now, I am freaking out about my hasty answer of "yes." Luckily for me, I smoothly got my husband, the true public speaker, as the second "Main" speaker of the night, so I am not alone, and he can smooth out the rough spots.
I am supposed to be doing a "Spa Party" for about 25 women. They want me to talk about the products I "sell" and show them how to do facials with the products. (The problem is, I don't really sell them, I just buy them because they are the best you can get.)
Me? Do facials? HA!
I feel like such a joke at the moment! I can definitely talk Organic, but skin care regimes????? I don't even know what that means! I feel like Janeane Garofolo in "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," where she is bawling about how the girl behind the makeup counter made her feel terrible for not having a skin care regime! The only problem is, I don't have a best friend named Uma Thurman who knows everything about makeup!
I haven't even worn makeup since I got married nearly 7 years ago, and then I bought it for that one time. It sat in my drawer for a few years until I went on one of my many health purges, and then I tossed it barely used.
Tonight I went on my website to order what I need, and can't for the life of me figure out why women need so many products for a few square inches of their bodies! Like, what is the damn difference between facial conditioners and moisturizers? When do you need to exfoliate? When do you cleanse? When do you use mineral masks? Skin brighteners? And if you use all that, why do you then cover up your glowingly, beautiful skin with mineral makeup???? UGGGHHHH!!!!!
The rep above me keeps giving me advice on how to keep it simple, but her "simple" is my "complex."
I would say, clean, for funsies use a mineral mask, then moisturize. 3 things, right? However, she would have me buy 5 things for her "simple" regime, on top of the two most expensive things, the nutritional products, to "sample." I don't get that either?! I use the nutritional products, which are great, but let's face it, pro-biotic does not taste yummy, as much as it is great for you!
So, I am taking a poll here, comment or e-mail me if you read this.
Do I go with the angle of keeping it simple, tell them what I use, and why, and be honest that I don't really get into the other stuff but I would honestly ONLY use their products if I did.
OR
Do I "play the girl" and try to take a personal crash course in women's makeup and facial regimes, learning as much as humanly possible about the products?
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I would just be honest about what you do/don't do. There's no reason to stress yourself out trying to learn about the products if you don't already know about them or use them. That's my 2 cents. :)
ahhh! that's bs! i just wrote a nice long comment and it got erased~ ba!!
anyhow, basically i said be yourself. and don't judge people for using makeup because it can be a lot of fun.
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