The new year is around the corner—are you ready to put your best face forward? We can help! December’s Kudos was so hot, we’ve decided to release January’s Customer Kudos early. You’ll be able to shop this great deal on December 30. STAY TUNED for details on what’s in the new Kudos.
Wednesday 28 December 2016
JANUARY CUSTOMER KUDOS COMING DEC. 30!
The new year is around the corner—are you ready to put your best face forward? We can help! December’s Kudos was so hot, we’ve decided to release January’s Customer Kudos early. You’ll be able to shop this great deal on December 30. STAY TUNED for details on what’s in the new Kudos.
The new year is around the corner—are you ready to put your best face forward? We can help! December’s Kudos was so hot, we’ve decided to release January’s Customer Kudos early. You’ll be able to shop this great deal on December 30. STAY TUNED for details on what’s in the new Kudos.
Leather and Lashes: How to Use a Lash Comb!
Leather and Lashes: How to Use a Lash Comb!: Trying to make big, wide, sexy eyes? Remember these 3 tools: a decent eyelash curler, some Reformulated 3 D Fiber mascara, and an eyelash...
How to Use a Lash Comb!
Trying to make big, wide, sexy eyes?
Remember these 3 tools: a decent eyelash curler, some Reformulated 3 D Fiber mascara, and an eyelash comb. Don't try to skip the comb.
I admit, I have usually used a straight pin to carefully comb through my lashes. (DON'T DO IT I POKED MY EYE) Is it true? Who knows. But I have met a number of makeup junkies who also use straight pins to separate their lashes. They have become frustrated with lash combs that have broken teeth or clumpy old dime store mascara residue caked on them.
Let's be honest here, using a straight pin to comb through your eyelashes works well. However, it can become a dangerous tool in an unsteady or clumsy hand. A few weeks ago, I was getting ready to head out to dinner with my friends. I was hurrying, trying to separate my lashes, when I missed with the pin and scraped across my cornea and iris. The pain was immense. I panicked. I had trouble seeing. I rushed to an eye doctor who examined me, and told me I would be just fine in a couple of days. He chuckled when I told him how the accident occurred. My friends didn't believe my eyelash mishap. They couldn't stop laughing.
There is an easier and safer way to separate your lashes. You should use a lash comb. The key point to remember here, are the type of teeth featured on your comb. The plastic comb with the plastic teeth break easier and are tougher to clean.
Instead, look for eyelash combs that have gold-plated or silver plated metal teeth. For some strange reason, the metal teeth give superior separation. Separated lashes look longer, fuller, more natural, and widen the eye. Just clean the lash comb with alcohol on a cotton ball or tissue after each use.
And a lash comb is quite simple to use, except, you can jab yourself in the eye, so only use with complete attention. First, curl your lashes with an eyelash curler. Second, begin applying thin coats of mascara at a time. Then, take your eyelash comb and start separating, or combing through your wet lashes. Comb from the roots upward, immediately after applying each coat. You will like the results---long, thick, more uniform lashes. No clumps or 'spider-looking' lashes. Oh did I tell you the New Formulated Mascara does not clump and it is slick as oil?
https://www.youniqueproducts.com/leatherandlashes/products/view/US-51031-01#.WGRZ-fkrLIU
Remember these 3 tools: a decent eyelash curler, some Reformulated 3 D Fiber mascara, and an eyelash comb. Don't try to skip the comb.
I admit, I have usually used a straight pin to carefully comb through my lashes. (DON'T DO IT I POKED MY EYE) Is it true? Who knows. But I have met a number of makeup junkies who also use straight pins to separate their lashes. They have become frustrated with lash combs that have broken teeth or clumpy old dime store mascara residue caked on them.
Let's be honest here, using a straight pin to comb through your eyelashes works well. However, it can become a dangerous tool in an unsteady or clumsy hand. A few weeks ago, I was getting ready to head out to dinner with my friends. I was hurrying, trying to separate my lashes, when I missed with the pin and scraped across my cornea and iris. The pain was immense. I panicked. I had trouble seeing. I rushed to an eye doctor who examined me, and told me I would be just fine in a couple of days. He chuckled when I told him how the accident occurred. My friends didn't believe my eyelash mishap. They couldn't stop laughing.
There is an easier and safer way to separate your lashes. You should use a lash comb. The key point to remember here, are the type of teeth featured on your comb. The plastic comb with the plastic teeth break easier and are tougher to clean.
Instead, look for eyelash combs that have gold-plated or silver plated metal teeth. For some strange reason, the metal teeth give superior separation. Separated lashes look longer, fuller, more natural, and widen the eye. Just clean the lash comb with alcohol on a cotton ball or tissue after each use.
And a lash comb is quite simple to use, except, you can jab yourself in the eye, so only use with complete attention. First, curl your lashes with an eyelash curler. Second, begin applying thin coats of mascara at a time. Then, take your eyelash comb and start separating, or combing through your wet lashes. Comb from the roots upward, immediately after applying each coat. You will like the results---long, thick, more uniform lashes. No clumps or 'spider-looking' lashes. Oh did I tell you the New Formulated Mascara does not clump and it is slick as oil?
https://www.youniqueproducts.com/leatherandlashes/products/view/US-51031-01#.WGRZ-fkrLIU
Thursday 22 December 2016
How to clean your brushes!
Cleaning your makeup brushes is one of those mundane tasks that we must
all carry out (unless of course you like to spread bacteria across your face).
You’d be surprised at how many people I come across who have used
the same foundation brush for months or years and NEVER washed it.
Sickening isn’t it.
For those of you who don’t wash your brushes regularly, let me tell you exactly
why it’s a very good idea. When you apply foundation to your face, you are
picking up bacteria from your skin, and it’s then left to fester in the brush after use.
The next time you go to use it, the same thing happens, except the bacteria that
has festered from the time before, it now ALSO on your skin. It’s a vicious circle,
that I can assure you, will only ever cause you to break out in spots. Obviously
eye brushes are a less of a problem, but it’s still important to do a deep clean
(as opposed to a spot clean – cleaning quickly with a makeup brush solution
after each use) every few weeks, just to make sure they are bacteria free.
I am lucky in the fact I have quite a lot of brushes, so after using one brush,
I can then use a different one another day instead of having to be constantly
deep cleaning brushes 24/7. If you have problem skin or acne, I’d definitely
advise that you clean your brushes a little more than average person, you may
notice an improvement.
- Lay out all your dirty brushes ready for cleaning to commence!
- Dampen the brush slightly with lukewarm water.
- Pump your cleaning product of choice (I often use a mild shampoo but at the moment I’m using a Dove hand wash because it leaves the brushes exceptionally soft, and I like to think that the anti bacterial properties of a hand wash are beneficial in cleaning away all the nastiness.)
- Start swirling your brush around on the palm of your hand, occasionally adding a little bit of water to lather up the product and allow the brush to be thoroughly saturated.
- Squeeze out excess product and watch all the foundation drip away into the plug hole!
- Repeat if necessary (stubborn dirt or a very dense brush)
- Marvel your clean brush (yes, that’s very important…)
*Also, try not to use too much water, we don’t like to waste now do we! It must be a
running tap though, as there is no point washing your brushes in a pool of cloudy, dirty water. Just make sure you are turning it off between steps and between brushes*
I also just thought I would add a little memo about my favourite brushes as a
little extra to this blogpost (I will do a separate in depth blog post). As you can
see, the black heavy Younique tools brushes feature heavily. These are by far
my favourite brushes for applying foundation. In particular, I love to use the
powder puff brush for the liquid foundation. I absolutely love them.
They buff foundation into the skin like a dream.
Hope you found this blog post helpful! How many of you are now going to run
and wash your brushes?
Wednesday 7 December 2016
It's Perfect
The Splash Liquid Lipstick Collection is stunningly amazing of three
full size liquid lipsticks in very wearable shades. It’s a great way
to try out some new lip colours, with seven with an array of crimson,
pink and reds, a daring blue pink and a little soulful, there is a shade
to suit a wide range of styles. Next up is the Glisten Up Kudos, and
probably my favourite. Featuring a nude pink gloss called lucid, an
evening bag nestled inside is a splurge creme eye shadow of your
choice fit for a queen. A moodstruck polar blue smudge proof eyeliner.
Could it get any better? Inside the clutch bag is a mirror and lined in
yes that is right lined in purple satin to create the perfect festive look.
Match it with the addiction palette four crushed with pearls. All of the
shades are gorgeous, there are some lovely nude, brown and bronze
shades to create a subtle smokey eye, and the most stunning dark
triumphant blue which could be used as an eyeliner, or to create a
dramatic dark look.
full size liquid lipsticks in very wearable shades. It’s a great way
to try out some new lip colours, with seven with an array of crimson,
pink and reds, a daring blue pink and a little soulful, there is a shade
to suit a wide range of styles. Next up is the Glisten Up Kudos, and
probably my favourite. Featuring a nude pink gloss called lucid, an
evening bag nestled inside is a splurge creme eye shadow of your
choice fit for a queen. A moodstruck polar blue smudge proof eyeliner.
Could it get any better? Inside the clutch bag is a mirror and lined in
yes that is right lined in purple satin to create the perfect festive look.
Match it with the addiction palette four crushed with pearls. All of the
shades are gorgeous, there are some lovely nude, brown and bronze
shades to create a subtle smokey eye, and the most stunning dark
triumphant blue which could be used as an eyeliner, or to create a
dramatic dark look.
I think any of these gift sets would make a lovely present for a beauty
lover, so LeatherandLashes.com is definitely one to have a look at
if you’re shopping for that perfect gift!
lover, so LeatherandLashes.com is definitely one to have a look at
if you’re shopping for that perfect gift!
Sunday 4 December 2016
Are you Baking your makeup?
You're already familiar with contouring and are wrapping your head around strobing, but now "baking' or cooking" your makeup is making itself a part of the mix, cropping up on youtube tutorials everywhere.
The term, which as been used in the drag community for years, refers setting translucent powder sit on your face for five to 10 minutes, which allows the heat from your face to set your base foundation and concealer, and then dusting it off your face, leaving you with a creaseless flawless finish.
Here's how you too can pull off poreless, picture perfect skin and brighten your eye area while you're at it:
1. Hydrate your eye area. Apply instant uplift around your eye area to hydrate your skin and plump it up, minimizing the appearance of any fine lines or crease. Try http://www.leatherandlashes.com 's hydrating moisturizer.
2. Apply a thick concealer under your eyes.
While concealer usually contains oils and has a tendency to crease, it won't if it's set right. Apply it upward from the apples of your cheeks toward your temples all the way underneath your eye. Then, blend it in with a damp makeup sponge. Try Moodstruck Mineral Concealer and the Blending Buds.
3. Coat on more concealer. At this point, you might be thinking. This is a shit ton of makeup. and yes. it is. S you can skip this step and still get great results, but for lasting power, a sheer second coat can lock in the first formula. After you apply the second layer of smooth out all the creases before setting your concealer in the next step. Try Skin Perfecting Concealer.
4. Dust on translucent powder. Us a fluffy eye shadow brush to apply translucent powder over the entire patch of concealer to set the base makeup.
5. Now. "bake" or "cook" your makeup. Use a beauty blender or a wedge and dampen it with a setting spray, like Rosewater Toning Spritz Then, dip the wedge into the translucent powder you use in step 4 to pack the loose powder generously over the are where you applied the concealer. eave the powder on for five to 10 minutes.
6. Dust it off. Using the same fluffy deluxe eye shadow brush from step 4 and a pressed powder, like Touch Mineral Foundation., swirl the fluffy eye shadow brush over the formula and dust away the powder as you add more coverage to blend any harsh edges.
Now your baking baby!
The term, which as been used in the drag community for years, refers setting translucent powder sit on your face for five to 10 minutes, which allows the heat from your face to set your base foundation and concealer, and then dusting it off your face, leaving you with a creaseless flawless finish.
Here's how you too can pull off poreless, picture perfect skin and brighten your eye area while you're at it:
1. Hydrate your eye area. Apply instant uplift around your eye area to hydrate your skin and plump it up, minimizing the appearance of any fine lines or crease. Try http://www.leatherandlashes.com 's hydrating moisturizer.
2. Apply a thick concealer under your eyes.
While concealer usually contains oils and has a tendency to crease, it won't if it's set right. Apply it upward from the apples of your cheeks toward your temples all the way underneath your eye. Then, blend it in with a damp makeup sponge. Try Moodstruck Mineral Concealer and the Blending Buds.
3. Coat on more concealer. At this point, you might be thinking. This is a shit ton of makeup. and yes. it is. S you can skip this step and still get great results, but for lasting power, a sheer second coat can lock in the first formula. After you apply the second layer of smooth out all the creases before setting your concealer in the next step. Try Skin Perfecting Concealer.
4. Dust on translucent powder. Us a fluffy eye shadow brush to apply translucent powder over the entire patch of concealer to set the base makeup.
5. Now. "bake" or "cook" your makeup. Use a beauty blender or a wedge and dampen it with a setting spray, like Rosewater Toning Spritz Then, dip the wedge into the translucent powder you use in step 4 to pack the loose powder generously over the are where you applied the concealer. eave the powder on for five to 10 minutes.
6. Dust it off. Using the same fluffy deluxe eye shadow brush from step 4 and a pressed powder, like Touch Mineral Foundation., swirl the fluffy eye shadow brush over the formula and dust away the powder as you add more coverage to blend any harsh edges.
Now your baking baby!
Friday 2 December 2016
Younique are always a brand I get most excited for when there is news of a palette release. I love Younique eye shadows and the Addiction palettes are pretty much a staple in my makeup collection as they offer a great range of colours for the nude lover as well as wearing really well and blending like a dream. When I actually got palette 4 & 5, I was completely blown away by the fact that there was these bright, vivacious colors . I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the palette, but knowing that Younique had designed it, I anticipated quite a lot of vibrant and adventurous colours which wouldn’t have been up my street. However, instead I was met with a gorgeous array of nudes, golds and taupes and that was just palette 4. Palette 5 are nothing but hot to say the least a variety of mattes and shimmers with pinks, purples with two slightly more colourful options and I instantly fell in love.
Does it get any more festive than a bright red lip? I think not, in fact i’ve been rocking a red lip most of November and December! I actually love wearing one all year round but they just feel extra special at Christmas. Today I’m sharing my top 3 red lipsticks, which was actually so hard to narrow down. Three of these are matte shades, I find a matte red is just so much more wearable, yet can help create such a bold look which is perfect for parties and special occasions. Matte shades are also a bit more long lasting, and with something as bold as a red lip, you want these to last well and with limited smudging.
These 3 shades (Sizziling, Stoic, Stubborn) are the ones that I always reach for when I want to create a bright look that compliments a more neutral eye and that can be worn either day or night! What is your favourite go-to red lip shade?
#rocktheredlip #Topfavorite #leatherandlashes
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These 3 shades (Sizziling, Stoic, Stubborn) are the ones that I always reach for when I want to create a bright look that compliments a more neutral eye and that can be worn either day or night! What is your favourite go-to red lip shade?
#rocktheredlip #Topfavorite #leatherandlashes
https://www.youniqueproducts.com/leatherandlashes/products/view/US-21804-00#.WEIK0vkrLIU
Friday 22 July 2016
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Sunday 3 July 2016
Happy 4th of July Beauties!!!
Are these amazing or what?
For $99.00 you get this amazing bag and $151.00 worth of products. Happy 4th of July Beauties!!!
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For $99.00 you get this amazing bag and $151.00 worth of products. Happy 4th of July Beauties!!!
www.leatherandlashes.com
Saturday 21 May 2016
Want to lose weight on that beautiful face?
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Sculpt and contour for a defined finish
Feel perfectly polished with a palette that has you highlighting and contouring for a gorgeous, accentuated look. Each palette has three blendable, buildable products that provide natural coverage and allow you to create depth and dimension in your face. Choose from a light, medium, or dark palette to match your skin tone.
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Tuesday 26 January 2016
What are you Waiting on?
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING ON?
My love letter to my Glamour Squad!!
I just realized the other day
what I have been waiting on! I always
felt that something was about to happen but didn’t know what!!! I am at a place
right now where I have found my passion in life. I always thought and had
the feeling something was going to happen while I was sitting and waiting. I soon found out really quick I needed to
make it happen if anything was going to happen at all. Finding my purpose and
passion
wasn’t always so easy for me to tell people what my passion was. Do you feel that way? Do you feel like
everyone you talk to is telling you, “You just have to do it and figure it out”?
I used to get that all the time and it was really frustrating. I always asked myself, “Who
am I?”
Here’s the deal, here is what I
realized. Because I am currently passionate about teaching and training and
coaching and sharing everything that I’ve learned in my Younique career, in my
network marketing career. I’m so passionate about sharing how I do it and what
works and what inspire others and how to motivate others. I finally found passion
in that, because of you guys. You guys have pulled that passion out of me. You
guys tell me that I inspire you, you message me and share with me how something
I said changed the way you looked at your business or changed the way you did
your business. I
have found passion in really sharing my heart with you and being transparent.
How did I figure that out? I found out what my passion was
by saying “yes” to opportunities. I have gotten
into the habit of saying “Yes” to almost every opportunity that has crossed my
path. Was I nervous about it? Yes. Did I fear it? Yes. Did I think I was going
to fail? Yes. Did I fail a few times? Of course I did. But here’s the deal.
You’ve got to go through life thinking, “What if I just said yes more than
I said no?” You’ve got to start saying yes. Start saying yes to the things that may take you out of
your comfort zone, because when you say yes to those things the passion will
just come. The more that you work your business, the more that you step out,
the more that you give to others, the more that you help others, your passion
will just evolve.
You guys, each “yes” will lead
to more opportunities to say “yes” again. Eventually jumping out of your
comfort zone enough times will get you to a place when you are comfortable
doing more and more things. When that happens, success will come naturally. It will show in the way you present yourself and
the way other people look at you.
Here’s what I’m saying. There
aren’t many times in life when something was put before me that I didn’t say
yes to. If it didn’t work out, who cares. With your business, say yes more. Say
yes to the different opportunities that you have, say yes to adventure, say yes to the events that Younique has and go to them. I’ve been to a lot of
events.
Through saying “yes”, I found
my passion, you guys. I know why I was given a platform, I know why I was
supposed to be on this earth and what I’m supposed to accomplish. I did not
just know that one day when someone asked me, “What’s your passion?” In fact,
that scared me to death and I had no idea what to say.
My point is:
1. Say “yes” to adventure.
2. Say “yes” to being debt
free.
3. Say “yes” to finding and
developing your passion. One day you’ll wake up and you’ll say, “I know why I was put on this earth.” Not just here to
pay bills and die, right? I’m here to give back and to share and teach and love
and do all that.
That’s how I found my passion.
I was sitting here thinking, “How did I get to this moment in my life?” So I
wanted to share that with you. Keep working your business, keep moving forward.
Say YES to this incredible
opportunity and RUN!!!
Loads of Love.
Kimberly
Friday 22 January 2016
Free Eyelash Curler with Purchase of 50 or more!! While supplies last
Wow, okay i just got my eye lash curler and it is heavy duty. Not the cheap kind either and wow do i love PINK!!
Every month I have a Kudos for my customers and I will say we out did ourselves on this one!
Can you imagine what I have in store for you next month.
Love,
Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes.com
Every month I have a Kudos for my customers and I will say we out did ourselves on this one!
Can you imagine what I have in store for you next month.
Love,
Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes.com
POINT OF TIME
There will never be a point of time in your life where there is a right time to do a great thing. If you wait for that perfect, perfect moment or that perfect timing it's not going to happen
You know what you have to do? You have to create the perfect time and the perfect opportunity and the perfect situation.
See a lot of people become comfortable. They stop growing, they stop wanting anything they become satisfied. People are getting ready to go to jobs they don't like. Jobs that are making them sick. See when you are not pursuing your goal you are literally committing spiritual suicide.
when you have some goal out here you are stretching for and reaching for that takes you out of your comfort zone you will find out some talents and abilities you have that you didn't know you had. When the messenger of misery visits you what are you going to do? What will keep you in the game?
There are things that you think you will never need to know but that one thing could save your life because you had that knowledge.
Unless your tempted to learn beyond on that which you have already mastered you will never grow. What is it that you looked at in some point and time and decided you could not do it? That you talked yourself out of it?
If you are waiting on your next door neighbor to make it happen for you it may never happen or if you are waiting on your mother or father they maybe so ancient in their thinking and do not understand the opportunity you have and if you are waiting on them it may never get done. But do not beg average people to be phenomenal. You don;t beg good people to be phenomenal you just are phenomenal and you will attract phenomenal.
Life is to short to give up on your dreams! Be Younique, Be Beautiful.
Love,
Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes..com
You know what you have to do? You have to create the perfect time and the perfect opportunity and the perfect situation.
See a lot of people become comfortable. They stop growing, they stop wanting anything they become satisfied. People are getting ready to go to jobs they don't like. Jobs that are making them sick. See when you are not pursuing your goal you are literally committing spiritual suicide.
when you have some goal out here you are stretching for and reaching for that takes you out of your comfort zone you will find out some talents and abilities you have that you didn't know you had. When the messenger of misery visits you what are you going to do? What will keep you in the game?
There are things that you think you will never need to know but that one thing could save your life because you had that knowledge.
Unless your tempted to learn beyond on that which you have already mastered you will never grow. What is it that you looked at in some point and time and decided you could not do it? That you talked yourself out of it?
If you are waiting on your next door neighbor to make it happen for you it may never happen or if you are waiting on your mother or father they maybe so ancient in their thinking and do not understand the opportunity you have and if you are waiting on them it may never get done. But do not beg average people to be phenomenal. You don;t beg good people to be phenomenal you just are phenomenal and you will attract phenomenal.
Life is to short to give up on your dreams! Be Younique, Be Beautiful.
Love,
Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes..com
Thursday 21 January 2016
Are you Procrastinating??
How to Stop Procrastinating?????
Procrastination affects every person in the world and can attack any part of your life. It’s that thing that draws you into your Facebook newsfeed when you’re supposed to be working on growing your business. It gives you anything to do instead of that what you are supposed to be doing. The worst thing you can do is give up and say, “I am such a procrastinator” because when you do that, you accept it as a truth. You give it power over you. Well I am telling you right now: it is not a truth. Procrastination has no power over you. It is just a thing like every other thing you overcome each day to achieve the day’s desired results. You just need some strategies
1. Do something you LOVE. SELL YOUNIQUE
The first strategy is more of a fact to consider: You are less likely to procrastinate something you love than something you don’t enjoy. Many people have been conditioned since a young age to think that “work” is not supposed to be enjoyed. That your job is the means to pay your mortgage and your bills and support your life, that you’re supposed to suck up whatever misery may accompany it because you are a grown up and you have responsibilities. Wow! That is such a rough philosophy that I don’t even like writing it down. True – with adulthood comes responsibility and you need money just to exist in this world, and how much life you want to experience dictates how much money you need to earn. But there is another school of thought to counter the suck it up stance. I much prefer the “do what you love and the money will come” approach. You still have to suck it up and work when you would rather play, but when you find something you really enjoy doing, you are more likely to turn it into success, and less likely to succumb to distraction and procrastination of the tedious daily tasks. I would recommend if you are not doing what you love, then acknowledge that what you are doing is simply collecting a paycheck, and be on the lookout for something you love. I think this is the number one factor if you want to stop procrastinating.
2. Next, set goals ahead of time.
Our first thoughts when it comes to goals are the big things. Big life plans, projects to complete, places to go, things to see and achieve. But when you set small daily goals, then check them off as you reach them throughout the day, it helps build motivation and momentum which are powerful tools when procrastination pops in to tempt you. “Not now Procrastination, I’m on a roll!”
3. Dig in, don’t think too much.
If you make your to-do list ahead of time, you have nothing to think about when it is time to begin your work day. Just get going and get to work on the day’s tasks. Knock down a big chunk of that work before your mind starts trailing to other things. In fact – here is a bonus suggestion – when you make your list for the day, take the thing you dread and put it at the top of the list to be completed early in the morning. Remove the “dread” which would otherwise linger throughout the day having a negative impact on your productivity and happiness. You are allowed to have joy in your business. Do not feel guilty for wanting it. You will fly through the rest of your day and increase productivity.
You are allowed to have joy in your business. Do not feel guilty for wanting it.
4. Trade negative thoughts for positive ones.
This may not be possible every time, but the more you do it, the more successful you will be with this strategy. Find something positive about the thing you do not want to do. Maybe you need to do some filing because your desk is over flowing with folders and documents, but you are putting it off because you have so many documents to process that you don’t feel you can spare the time. Instead of focusing on the time you think you will be losing, look forward to the opportunity to get off your butt and out from behind the desk for a bit, and think about how much more organized and efficient you will be with room on your desk to work.
5. APIC Accountability Parter In Crime.
This one may not seem to make a lot of sense, but a common trait of human nature is to have the energy to do something for someone else that you would not have to do for yourself. We can usually come up with solutions to other people’s problems faster than we can our own. So help your buddy and then take your own advice. Your APIC will also be there to help you stay on track and you will likely both stop procrastinating (or at least do it less).
Do not let yourself get too bothered by distraction because it just turns into another distraction. It happens to the best of us and it is going to happen to you. Success comes with recognizing when it strikes and knowing how to move past it. That is how you stop procrastinating.
Love Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes.com
Procrastination affects every person in the world and can attack any part of your life. It’s that thing that draws you into your Facebook newsfeed when you’re supposed to be working on growing your business. It gives you anything to do instead of that what you are supposed to be doing. The worst thing you can do is give up and say, “I am such a procrastinator” because when you do that, you accept it as a truth. You give it power over you. Well I am telling you right now: it is not a truth. Procrastination has no power over you. It is just a thing like every other thing you overcome each day to achieve the day’s desired results. You just need some strategies
1. Do something you LOVE. SELL YOUNIQUE
The first strategy is more of a fact to consider: You are less likely to procrastinate something you love than something you don’t enjoy. Many people have been conditioned since a young age to think that “work” is not supposed to be enjoyed. That your job is the means to pay your mortgage and your bills and support your life, that you’re supposed to suck up whatever misery may accompany it because you are a grown up and you have responsibilities. Wow! That is such a rough philosophy that I don’t even like writing it down. True – with adulthood comes responsibility and you need money just to exist in this world, and how much life you want to experience dictates how much money you need to earn. But there is another school of thought to counter the suck it up stance. I much prefer the “do what you love and the money will come” approach. You still have to suck it up and work when you would rather play, but when you find something you really enjoy doing, you are more likely to turn it into success, and less likely to succumb to distraction and procrastination of the tedious daily tasks. I would recommend if you are not doing what you love, then acknowledge that what you are doing is simply collecting a paycheck, and be on the lookout for something you love. I think this is the number one factor if you want to stop procrastinating.
2. Next, set goals ahead of time.
Our first thoughts when it comes to goals are the big things. Big life plans, projects to complete, places to go, things to see and achieve. But when you set small daily goals, then check them off as you reach them throughout the day, it helps build motivation and momentum which are powerful tools when procrastination pops in to tempt you. “Not now Procrastination, I’m on a roll!”
3. Dig in, don’t think too much.
If you make your to-do list ahead of time, you have nothing to think about when it is time to begin your work day. Just get going and get to work on the day’s tasks. Knock down a big chunk of that work before your mind starts trailing to other things. In fact – here is a bonus suggestion – when you make your list for the day, take the thing you dread and put it at the top of the list to be completed early in the morning. Remove the “dread” which would otherwise linger throughout the day having a negative impact on your productivity and happiness. You are allowed to have joy in your business. Do not feel guilty for wanting it. You will fly through the rest of your day and increase productivity.
You are allowed to have joy in your business. Do not feel guilty for wanting it.
4. Trade negative thoughts for positive ones.
This may not be possible every time, but the more you do it, the more successful you will be with this strategy. Find something positive about the thing you do not want to do. Maybe you need to do some filing because your desk is over flowing with folders and documents, but you are putting it off because you have so many documents to process that you don’t feel you can spare the time. Instead of focusing on the time you think you will be losing, look forward to the opportunity to get off your butt and out from behind the desk for a bit, and think about how much more organized and efficient you will be with room on your desk to work.
5. APIC Accountability Parter In Crime.
This one may not seem to make a lot of sense, but a common trait of human nature is to have the energy to do something for someone else that you would not have to do for yourself. We can usually come up with solutions to other people’s problems faster than we can our own. So help your buddy and then take your own advice. Your APIC will also be there to help you stay on track and you will likely both stop procrastinating (or at least do it less).
Do not let yourself get too bothered by distraction because it just turns into another distraction. It happens to the best of us and it is going to happen to you. Success comes with recognizing when it strikes and knowing how to move past it. That is how you stop procrastinating.
Love Kimberly
www.leatherandlashes.com
Tuesday 19 January 2016
3 Amazing Benefits of Working in Network Marketing
3 Amazing Benefits of Working in Network Marketing
Over the last several years, I have talked to countless people about my opportunity. I have probably given people over 100 different reasons why choosing to become a presenter on my team would help them. But most of the time, I realized that it came down to 3 big things when I was talking about the benefits of working in network marketing.
These 3 benefits of working in network marketing are HUGE (and true) selling points that you need to make sure that the people that you’re talking to understand the benefits of network marketing. Don’t be one-sided. Don’t think about yourself and think what it’s going to do for you if that person joins. You need to give them the benefit of joining and how it can change their life and how it will impact them. You’ve got to educate them. That was a problem in the beginning for me. I wasn’t educated in the industry. Your job is to educate them. That is always number one. Here are some great places to start when it comes to educating them about the benefits of working in network marketing.
1. Freedom of Time
Listen, you guys know I have 3 kids. Because of my network marketing business, I can make the time to go to their functions. I have time to do the extracurricular things that I want to do because I can work my own schedule. I can work this business into anything else that I’m doing. In fact, I didn’t quit my salon. I didn’t sell my salons when I started my network marketing business. I had the freedom of working my network marketing business at night when my kids went to bed or in 15 to 30 minute increments on my lunch break or whatever.
2. Unlimited Income
The second thing, I feel, is a benefit of network marketing is the freedom to write your own paycheck. In the beginning, did I think I was going to be able to write a million dollar paycheck or a six figure paycheck every month? No. My heart kind of believed it. My head was saying, “You’re absolutely crazy! You’ll never make that much in network marketing! You’ll never be able to sustain this and you’ll never be able to live your life full-time off of network marketing.” My brain got in the way. My mind was telling me that I was crazy but my heart was telling me something different.
I was thinking to myself, even though my first check was 84 bucks, I think, something like that. Most people see that and think, “Wow, really? I worked a month and I made $84.” That’s just about the worst job anyone could ever have. I looked at it differently. I looked at it and believed that money could be made in network marketing. I looked back on that month and realized I had made about an $84 effort. I thought if I kicked it up a notch and I double my efforts, maybe my check will double. It’s sort of playing a game.
Then I realized, there is money to be made and that anyone can work this business. As far as writing my own paycheck, I definitely wrote it. I would make that $84 and I thought I’m going to double that. Then I would make $200 and I would double that, you guys, and I wrote my goals down. I had money goals but let me tell you this, I didn’t always equate my goal to money. If I said I want to make $500, I also put down why I wanted to make that. You’re basically going to make the equivalent of what you’re willing to work and you can’t find that anywhere unless it’s a commission business.
3. Personal Development
I feel like nobody gets it until they’re in network marketing and the shift happens. I feel like network marketing is a fancy name for personal development. I have to tell you that I had no idea how my mind and my heart were getting ready to change. The more that I worked my business, the more that I connected with my team, the more that I connected with people that weren’t on my team, the more that I sat in events, the more life changing this business became for me. The more giving I felt led to do.
The more that I was in network marketing, the more I started craving books. I started reading my bible more. This business changed me as a person because I feel like the shift happened when I realized this business is not about me. This business is about everyone else. It’s about helping other people with problems that they have. Your product could be a solution. Or it could actually be the solution for someone’s finances.
The most magical benefit of network marketing is personal development. I have changed as a person. I never dreamed, literally, I never daydreamed about my future, about my kids’ future. I never taught them to go for it and do whatever you want to do. I never taught them to dream themselves. This business has changed my life, has changed the life of my team, has changed the life of my kids. They look at me different. They looked at working different.
I feel like that is the best benefit of network marketing and nobody gets it. Nobody gets that until they get into the business, but it’s something that I definitely share with people when I’m talking to them about the opportunity. Share that with people. Share the way your life is changing. Share the books that you’re reading. People are going to see a change in your personality.
Those are my three benefits of working in network marketing. There are so many benefits, but I really feel that most of them can be narrowed down to those 3 big ones. Feel free to comment and let me know what your biggest benefit is for you in network marketing.
Love,
Kimberly
Wednesday 6 January 2016
How to curl your eyelashes
Learning to curl your eyelashes is the quickest and easiest way to make your lashes look fuller and thicker. Some of us were born with a natural curl to our lashes, but for those of us who were born with straight or limp eyelashes, reaching for an eyelash curler is a necessity. A good eyelash curler instantly lifts eyes and makes them appear more open. Don’t let the look of this little cage like contraption intimidate you, with our tips and guide and with a little practice you will be able to create a professional curl in seconds.
The first thing you need is an eyelash curler. www.leatherandlashes.com
There are so many on the market these days that finding one that works well without pinching your skin or crimping your lashes instead of curling them, can be overwhelming. You need to know the best way to curl your lashes to create natural looking curled eyelashes. Below I am going to give you a list of tips to help you curl your lashes like a pro along with my favorite eyelash curler.
Learning to curl your eyelashes is the quickest and easiest way to make your lashes look fuller and thicker. Some of us were born with a natural curl to our lashes, but for those of us who were born with straight or limp eyelashes, reaching for an eyelash curler is a necessity. A good eyelash curler instantly lifts eyes and makes them appear more open. Don’t let the look of this little cage like contraption intimidate you, with our tips and guide and with a little practice you will be able to create a professional curl in seconds.
The first thing you need is an eyelash curler. There are so many on the market these days that finding one that works well without pinching your skin or crimping your lashes instead of curling them, can be overwhelming. You need to know the best way to curl your lashes to create natural looking curled eyelashes. Below I am going to give you a list of tips to help you curl your lashes like a pro along with a list of my favorite eyelash curlers to help you decide which one is best for you.
How To:
- Start at the base of your lashes and make sure to get all lashes in the curler making sure not to get any skin in the eyelash curler. Hold for 3 seconds- no longer or it will crimp the lashes instead of curling them.
- Curl the lashes in 3 segments- at the base, middle of the lash, then the tip of the lash to get that natural curl.
- To separate the lashes, use your favorite mascara or the spoolie end of the Makeup Geek Brow Brush Duo.
- I know a lot of people recommend warming the eyelash curler with a blow dryer; however, I don’t suggest this because you run the risk of having the hot metal next to your eye where it can cause damage. Instead, purchasing a good eyelash curler that works well and it will give you great lashes without the risk.
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