January Only! Customized Discounts and Customize your FREE GIFTS!

Let's Start The New Year Off Right! Get Refreshed, Get GLAM!

When you spend $40 or more within the month of January 2009, you can customize your FREE Gifts!

(while supplies last)

Introducing the New Skin Refreshing Set! Treat your skin right! Feel Hydrated, soothed and clean. It's all yours with the take-along Skin Refreshing Set. It includes mini-sized Mary Kay® Indulge® Soothing Eye Gel, Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover, Intense Moisturizing Cream and Oil-Free Hydrating Gel all in a mesh zippered pouch!





For those of you who want to GLAM it up, choose The mirrored Mary Kay® Mini Mineral Eye Color Quad - which includes .02 oz. fill weights of four GLAMOROUS shades: Silky Caramel, Lemongrass, Amber Blaze and Denim Frost, plus a dual-end sponge applicator.;




Has your skin been left feeling dry and flaky due to Winter Weather? You may need more than a refreshing treatment! You need a VIP! Not just a VIP, MK's MicroDerm Abrasion set is THE VIP! Here is your chance to get this wonderful travel-sized limited edition for FREE! Reap the benefits of this Spa product.

You can get instant results at home with the TimeWise® Mini Microdermabrasion Set. It’s the perfect product because of its great value and benefits – like the fact it contains the same aluminum oxide crystals that dermatologists use, but at a much more attractive price. But best of all, the TimeWise® Microdermabrasion Set fights fine lines, refines pores and helps women achieve smooth skin – immediately. And the benefits just get better with regular use.



(This particular product as a Gift with purchase is extremely limited)



Not Only will you receive your FREE Gift With Purchase of Your Choice (when you spend $40 or more - before tax), Those who spend $100 or more (before tax) will be eligible to receive the BEAUTIFUL Holiday Wishes Necklace!



(while supplies last)

Add GLAMOUR to any outfit with the elegant Holiday Wishes necklace! Lucite gold-foil beads and multifaceted crystals in fabulous champagne tones make this versatile 41-inch necklace the must-have accessory for ANY Season!

This MUST-HAVE item was being offered exclusively as a Hostess Gift. The company suggested it should be earned by hosting a party with $200 in total sales and one booking.

I will make it a lot easier for you to get this because With each necklace, you help the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation with its two causes: finding cures for cancers affecting women and ending the epidemic of domestic violence against women. That’s because Mary Kay Inc. will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the Holiday Wishes necklace to the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.

These causes hit very close to home and I want to help! My Mother has had Thyroid Cancer, My sister and I are sick with Thyroid Diseases, and two women very close to me suffered from Domestic Violence. HELP ME FIGHT THESE EPIDEMICS!



WAIT - IT GETS BETTER! I DID mention CUSTOMIZED DISCOUNTS! Choose from FOUR great offers, some of which can be COMBINED!


1. New Year's Discountt - 20%off everything!
CAN BE COMBINED WITH GLAM DISCOUNT! (cannot be combined with Ultimate)


2. Military Discount - an extra 10% off! CAN ALSO BE COMBINED WITH GLAM DISCOUNT! (cannot be combined with Ultimate)



3. GLAM Discount - take 30% off these GLAMOUR products when you purchase TWO or more of the following:

Mineral Highlighting Powder;
Mineral Bronzing powder
Mary Kay® Subtle Tanning Lotion
Mary Kay® Eyesicles® Eye Colors


4. Ultimate Discount! - 40% off orders $200 or more (before tax)! Can be combined with GLAM Discount (only)!


This is a GREAT way to start the NEW YEAR! WE NEED TO CELEBRATE! During the Month of January 2009, you can earn $30.00 in FREE products for HOSTING a party if:

1. There are 3 or more purchasing guests who do NOT have a Mary Kay consultant (this is extremely important!);

2. The original party date and time is kept;

3. The party results in at least one booking from anyone in attendance;

4. Total party sales are at least $100.

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED! <3




Remember - catalog/website orders count, too!







CONTACT ME to submit your order or book a PARTY online, by phone, via email, or text message!

Italian Discovery Tour - Frescobaldi 2006 Remole Toscana

This wine is from one of Italy's oldest wineries. I think it actually dates back to the 1300's. From what I read, the family has included medieval knights, bankers, lawyers and patrons of the arts. Located in Tuscany, The Marchesi de' Frescobaldi is one of the biggest wine producers in Italy - over nine estates!

Frescobaldi has consistently recieved top ratings in Wine Spectator - with good reason!

Although I have not had the good fortune to drink any other wine from this producer, I can't say enough good things!


First of all, this wine is intense without being overpowering. It's pretty dry, which is what I prefer. However, it has very low tannins - which is kind of uncommon with a wine that has such a full body.


For those of you who don't know, tannins come from the grape skins and seeds which sort of infiltrate into the wine itself during the fermenting process. Too much of it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth and kind of causes what's known as the "pucker". Tannins can be good, though. They have been shown to help increase vascular health and reduce the peptide responsible for hardening the arteries.

Anyway, back to the review. The complexity of this wine is very direct without leaving any room for disappointment! Although I sometimes enjoy complex wines, the Remole Toscana is a pefect mix of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Going to a dinner party for the Holidays? Be sure to bring this gem along - everyone will love it and you'll be the star of the show!

Skin Care Products I've Tried

Below is a list of all the products I've tried...if I can remember all of them, that is. Some of them I still like for different reasons which I've listed at the bottom. Most of them...well, let's just say I wish I had all that money back that I threw in the trash!

Please remember that these statements have not been approved by the Mary Kay corporation, nor do I make any such claim. These are solely my opinions which stem from my personal experiences.

The main purpose of this posting is to try and help other people by 1. Save them money and time that could be wasted by purchasing products that (in my opinion) do not work, 2. Prevent chemical burns or reactions for those, like myself, who have sensitive skin, and 3. Persuade others to at least TRY Mary Kay! All you have to do is click on my link (www.marykay.com/genaharding)and request a sample.

Products I Have Tried:

Neutrogena
Estee Lauder
Burts Bees(1)
Noxema(2)
Lancome
Clinique
Oil of Olay
Yves Rocher (French Import)
Shiseido
Cetaphil (3)
Aveeno
Elizabeth Arden
Murad
Proactiv+
Eucerin
Avon++
Dove
Ponds
Clean & Clear
St. Ives
Curel
Gold Bond (4)
L'oreal (5)
Olive Oil (6)
Pure Vitamin E Gel Caps (7)





(1) Still love their baby products...especially the apricot oil

(2)better but not enough age fighting, moisturiziation and no antioxidants. Still great for sunburns, though!

(3)didn't feel I wasted my money since I could still use it as a baby hair and body wash...good for their delicate skin

(4) Still great for heat rash on delicate areas of the body

(5) Made my skin feel sticky and totally not clean

(6) Still great for hands, elbows and nails but it takes a while to absorb so it feels greasy for a little while. Mary Kay's Night Emollient Cream is much better especially on wet skin.

(7) A cheap and effective way to treat under and around the eye and lip areas before bed. The only thing is that it's sticky and gets in your hair and on your pillow. You just pop a pill open with a needle or safety pin and squeeze it out applying it where needed. Not recommended for any other areas except eyes, lips and body piercings (after they've healed) to prevent scarring.

+ I had SEVERE allergic reactions and BURNS on my face. Mary Kay's Extra Emollient Night Cream was the only thing that healed it!

++ Avon burned my face, too. However, I love their non-cosmetic products. My favorite jammies came from an Avon catalog!

Cure for Cradle Cap / Scalp Conditions

I discovered this and it works great! I used this on two of my three boys...wish I'd have known about it with my first one! It only took like two applications. Just slather it on after washing baby's hair and let it set. Then use a comb and gently comb out all the scaly skin. It's fast and painless!

Help Spread the Spirit of Giving This Holiday Season!

Mary Kay Ash’s dream was to enrich the lives of women everywhere. This year, we’re celebrating 45 years of bringing that dream to life with efforts such as the Host a Class, Help a Cause® initiative featuring the Holiday Wishes* necklace. And you can help make a difference too!Right now, you can host a class or a party and choose the glamorous Holiday Wishes necklace as your FREE† gift!

With each necklace, you help the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation with its two causes: finding cures for cancers affecting women and ending the epidemic of domestic violence against women.

That’s because Mary Kay Inc. will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the Holiday Wishes necklace to the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.

Ask me about hosting a class or a party today!

Click HERE To Contact Me Now!

Quantities are limited and available only while supplies last.
Offer expires Dec. 15, 2008.
†Yours free with $200 in total sales and one booking.

Online parties are also eligible for this special offer; participants must register and specify their hostess in the "comments" section located on the bottom of the first page during the short 3-step checkout process.


*The Holiday Wishes necklace is the third in a series of Mary Kay 45th anniversary hostess gifts.