February Reset!

Hi everyone! February is upon us and all the tickers have been reset to 0! I've already set my goals for the month and am super excited to get the ball rolling. I also have been doing loads of research into how I can help The Younique Foundation which is the pioneer of Defend Innocence. It's a charity who's mission is to educate parents and prevent child sexual abuse. Having 2 children of my own, this cause is very dear to my heart so I have set up a direct debit from my paychecks to donate to the charity. I am also looking at volunteer opportunities within the charity, and am making my pledge to #DefendInnocence. Some people may look at me and think I'm 'just selling makeup' but it's much more than that. Aside from donating to DefendInnocence, I am also doing everything in my power to uphold the Younique values to "uplift, empower, validate, and ultimately build self-esteem in women around the world". Just typing that brings me so much joy because I really want to help everyone! That's why I'm doing full time online university to get my biochemistry degree. Yes, I love science but ever since I can remember, I have had the strongest feeling that helping people is what I'm meant to do--and I love it! So, in 2.5 years when I graduate, I am going to either go into disease research or genetics to do just that. And I don't see myself giving up Younique because it has just been amazing.

In my last post, I wrote that I was half way to my goal and I am so pleased to announce that not two days later, I am now 60% there! I have made even more friends with new team members which on it's own is fantastic! I've only ever had guy friends and, to be honest, feel a bit uncomfortable around women which is probably down to my own silliness and not knowing what to talk about! You'd never think something as small as 'just selling makeup' could do all that.

As ever, here's the link to my site so you can see what I'm talking about! See you soon! Younique by Jenneal

Half Way!!!

It happened again!!! I was up until 3am for the second night in a row with my poor sick boy and I got a call from a customer wanting to order some makeup. I was stoked, to put it mildly! And then the best thing happened. I went to sleep. No, not that but I was happy to get some zzzzzs. This morning I checked my website and I had 3 orders of mascara on top of the order I knew about which puts me halfway to yellow status in exactly 20 days! (I figured out the count again) :) The mascara is one of the best sellers because it really is the best out there, as is everything else, but the mascara gets a lot of attention! This puts me half way to my yellow promotion which gives me more commission AND you can never drop below yellow once you achieve it.

I was chatting with my team yesterday and I found out that most other direct sales companies make you pay for your website and do auto-shipments. I was absolutely horrified and I had no idea! Younique does not do this which I am so grateful for. I am also on my way to earning a free spot on the cruise to Cozumel, Mexico! That would be such a dream come true and I'm working my butt off to achieve it! Can you imagine after joining in January, getting to go on a free cruise in October? No? I can! and it's starting to look really good for me. My goal for the year is to hit black status but before that, I am going to get fast start and get some more team members. I am so grateful for this job that just fell into my life and has worked out so well and I really want to be able to share the joy and financial freedom that I have already been able to enjoy with others!! Everyone deserves to have the opportunity to better their situation and with Younique it honestly couldn't be easier. The presenter's kit only cost me £65 ($99) and you saw how awesome that was!!!!! And I love that the makeup is ALL FOR ME haha. Might be a little selfish but I am so happy that I didn't have to use it to demo on other people. That was the main reason that I signed up in the first place!

I just want to thank all of you who have taken the time to follow my journey. Every day, I see that more and more people are reading this and even though I don't know who you are, it makes me so happy and thankful! Feel free to subscribe to my blog and share it with your friends. And when you decide that you need this in your life as much as I do, send me a message and I'll help you out! You'll be part of an amazing team and these ladies I have already met have become like family to me. We share each other's days and chat constantly-- not just about makeup-- but everything and they are super supportive and helpful. None of us leave the others to fend for themselves and the training and friendships are worth more than anything else to me!

Exciting News!! Day 9-13

I have such exciting news to share!!! I am #1 on my team for sales so far this month and we have a lot of fabulous presenters so I am super pleased and proud :) I also just remembered that I haven't posted a picture of my Younique presenter's kit yet!! It arrived on day 4 and was packed full of goodies!! I have already gotten so much use out of it and have created several new looks. The Moodstruck 3D+ Fiber Mascara has a new formula and packaging than it did when I bought it last and I can hardly believe that I love it even more! It's now water resistant and both of the tubes have viewing windows so you can see when you're running out which is super helpful!

Day 13 - Oh forget it, I've already lost count!

I have a confession to make and for some reason, I find it a little embarrassing but I'm going to tell you anyway:

I am so in love with my job. Going in to this, I honestly never thought that I'd say that. I LOVE working from home and doing social networking AND I have never kept in contact so well with my friends and family. I feel like you're almost not supposed to love a 'sales' job or tell anyone you do, lest you get classed as a social pariah. But don't worry, I haven't turned into one of those insufferable used car salesman type 'sales person'. To be completely honest, I don't even try to sell anything. I just share my love for this makeup and, boy, do I have a lot of that!

It might surprise you to learn that I have always been pretty socially awkward. I don't like meeting new people or talking to strangers so this whole entirely online thing sounded awesome to me. Not to mention--discounts!!!! But, after only a couple of weeks I find that my confidence levels are through the roof. Not only do I now have something to talk about when I meet new people, I have actually gone up to total strangers and started a conversation with them. Did you hear me?? TOTAL STRANGERS! If you would have asked me if I would ever do that, even a month ago, I would have laughed nervously and ran away. I see a career on the horizon and I have never been so excited and fired up to go. This is coming from a person who has worked in sales in the past and loathed it. I don't think I can even put into words how much I hated my previous jobs but here it goes. I used to walk toward my office with my stomach in knots and a sense of impending doom. And that feeling that my breakfast was about to eject itself at any moment without my consent. Even writing this, that feeling is coming back. I didn't like being yelled at and was on the verge of tears every single day. I would go home and dread having to do it all again the next day. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret, those horrible experiences alone made me afraid to even try to get a job again, even though I desperately needed one. 

It makes me wonder who else out there is having the same exact reaction to their job or past jobs? I bet it's a lot of you! What I want you to come away with today from this short little post is that you can change your life. Whether it's with Younique, going back to school, changing careers, moving to a new town or even a new country, just take the plunge and go for it! What's the worst that can happen? It doesn't work out and you get to find something else to fulfil you. No matter which way you look at it, you'll be rid of something that's making you unhappy and bringing in new potential and possibilities.

That's all for today and I look forward to seeing you back here tomorrow! If you missed it before, here's the link to my site where you can shop, host a party, or join my team. Thanks for following!

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Day 4-8 (Update and Uplift Eye Serum Review!)

How fast the time flies! I honestly can't believe it's been over a week now and it's been crazy busy-- but in a good way! I've spent more time the last few days on marketing than on sales because I really need to expand my customer base further than just my family and friend groups. The first orders have been delivered and I have gotten so much good feedback about the makeup (uh yeah, duh!). I'm well on my way to reaching my fast start targets, which are: 2000 in sales and 3 recruits in the first 90 days. So that's basically all of the housekeeping items for the last few days. 

Before I give you a review of the Uplift Eye Serum I tried last night, I just want everyone to know that I will always give you my true and honest thoughts on any of the products. If I love it, you'll know and if I don't, I'll be sure to tell you. Because, this business is based on reputation and I can't (and won't) recommend any product that I wouldn't buy for myself! Now that that's out of the way, on to my review! 

Last night I tried the Uplift Eye Serum (by Younique, of course) for the first time. I honestly didn't think any products like this worked and just assumed they were a rip off aimed at, ahem,a more mature audience. But I had a sample in my kit so why not give it a go (am I right?!) And literally after just putting it on the one time, the difference was astounding! I went to sleep at 2am the night before because my 2 year old son, Brannon, decided to have a lovely nap from 4pm-9pm so he then awoke all full of beans. I slept on the couch with him so it wasn't a very restful 3.5 hours of sleep by the time my alarm clock screamed at me. The next day, of course, my eye bags and wrinkles were worse than ever. Now I know what you're thinking, "Honestly Jenneal, you're only 26 how can you possibly claim to suffer from such asthetic flaws and I can't see any of these 'wrinkles' or 'bags' in your profile picture." My answer: the picture is an artistic shot with the right lighting and filters. Ahh the magic of technology! But trust me, 5 years with only a handful of full nights' sleep takes its toll! 

Below are some unedited, unfiltered photos and even in the pictures of me wearing makeup (applied after showering using a regular face wash and lotion because I only realized AFTER I got into the shower that my nice Younique stuff was inconveniently located in the other room) you can clearly see the bags and winkles despite my best effort with my drug store foundation and concealer to hide them (I have yet to get a full sized bottle of our foundation *sad face*).unsure emotico10pm and though I'm utterly exhausted, I look like a fresh faced teenager coming off of a 12 hour sleep.

The serum itself is a liquid which surprised me because I was expecting some sort of cream and my skin even feels lifted but in a natural way. Not a I-just-put-wax-on-my-face-and-glued-it-smooth, kind of way. And the even better part is, you only need a couple of drops so a bottle will last ages! I am now convinced every woman (and man!) in the world must have this!!! Same goes for the rest of the skin care range because those products are equally as wonderful--reviews to follow. I'm saving up my points to buy the whole lot before I get anything else! Follow the link to go directly to the Uplift Eye Serum https://www.youniqueproducts.com/JennealRussell/products/view/US-12201-01#.VpnpaiqLSM8

Pictures below: The ONLY editing I did was the writing :)

And here's a happy close up so you can see the after results even better

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