I'm delivering a high energy, informative series of workshops designed to help you Unleash The Power Of Your Beauty Business!!

1. Branding Your Business: How To Maximize A Key Competitive Advantage
2. Using An Email Newsletter To Promote, Market & Grow Your Business
3. How To Get Inexpensive Media Attention For Your Business
4. FDA Regulation: Get Answers To Your Pressing Regulatory Questions

Early Bird Registration closes Friday, February 20 and will not be available at the door!
HBN Members Enjoy Discount!!

Spaces are limited so sign up early to reserve your spot! Sponsored by Kim Lutz Isenhour of Lutzy's Lather! To register, click here or email Kim at LutzysLather@msn.com or (717) 226-1530. Register online, by phone or by email!

In response to the many requests I have received from you for information on how to do business with cosmetic industry sales reps, I am pleased to announce our next Beauty Call™ with industry sales rep (and former HBN member) Lisa Bardsley!

On the call, Lisa will share her knowledge of the cosmetics sales rep industry and answer specific questions about how "repping" works, what to expect in terms of commissions and results and how to find a good sales rep. Lisa is a former HBN member (Old Thyme Bath Company) and now works repping cosmetics products. Her experiences at Old Thyme Bath Company with her own hired sales rep gave her a lot of insight into the way sales reps work. She will share her experiences on the call, and also share other ways that she successfully sold her beauty products.

Like all Beauty Calls, this one is open to HBN members only. To reserve your space on the Beauty Call with Lisa Bardsley, please email me your RSVP to include your company name and use the subject line "BARDSLEY BEAUTY CALL." In your email, please include any specific questions you'd like Michael to answer on the call. Questions will be taken on the call on a first come, first served basis so get your question in early to make sure we have time to address it!

Last Week's Question: Written by Charles Perrault, I have been translated into dozens of languages and many stories have been written based on my general theme. I was the first successful ballet composed by Tchaikovsky's first successful ballet. A classic story am I, of a beautiful princess who awakens at the kiss of a prince, to marry him and live happily ever after. Name me.

Last Week's Answer: Sleeping Beauty

This Week's Question: Earlier this month, a bit of ricin was detected in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Ricin is a toxic substance taken from the squeezed out shell of the castor plant. Of course castor oil also comes from the castor plant, and is used to help increase lather in handmade soap. The bit of ricin found on Capitol Hill shut down the whole office building for a few days as investigators tried to find the source of the poison and eradicate it. Turns out the scare could have been a false alarm since ricin is a component of this typical office product used in office buildings like Dirksen all around the world. What is the office product?

Be the first to correctly answer this week's question and win a copy of Natural Hand Care by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg!

Please read the contest rules here before submitting your entry. Put "TRIVIA CONTEST ANSWER" in the subject line or your answer will not be considered.

While time does not permit me to respond personally to all entrants, the winner's name will be announced in the next newsletter!

Sleep Easy Pillow Mist by HBN Member Daisy Blue Naturals
4 ounces | $15.95

I have enjoyed a lot of mister-type products over the years. Some of my favorites have included mist toners for the face.  But it's rare indeed that I find a pillow mister, and even more rare that I find one that I really like a lot. It looks like my search is over! Sleep Easy Pillow Mist is light and airy with a scent that seems to grab onto my pillow and hold on for several minutes after I lay my head down. Most of the mister I have used have smelled good initially, but then just sort of wafted away only seconds after being sprayed. This one if different indeed.

Not only is Sleep Easy Pillow Mist great at bedtime, it also makes a relaxing afternoon "perk-me-up" or even an evening "chase the toddler calm down" mist. Keep it in your night table drawer for night use, and have another for your purse or the kitchen window sill. I haven't taken an airplane flight in several months, but I bet this product, with its lavender, ylang ylang, and patchouli essential oils, is great to ease stress in the friendly skies too!!

To purchase Sleep Easy Pillow Mist or any other wonderful products from Daisy Blue Naturals, click here. While you're there, learn about their business opportunity as an independent consultant!

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