Yesterday I celebrated my third year of success with my incredible Network marketing company!  There are so many people to honor and thank that have helped me in my journey.

I am eternally grateful to the very first person that ever agreed to host a party.  That was my daughter Brittany.

I still remember how excited I was to receive my first ever order notification!  My friend Debbie was the first person to ever place an order and she loves our 3D+ mascara to this day!

The first person to sign up as a success partner in my business is my dear friend Amanda!  I'm so happy to still run my business with her support to this day!

Of course all of my friends and family and customers are priceless and I couldn't do any of it without you all!

I also posted this very special message to every Presenter in my company.

"2/21/16 my three year YANNIVERSARY!
I wanted to pop in here and say THANK YOU to each of you!
Awhile back I made a video about how we are all on the same team we just wear different jerseys. Without each of you working your business and supporting your own tribes, none of the success I've been blessed with could happen!  It takes an entire village. Not one single of us is strong enough to row this boat alone.

I'm honored to have been here early and to have helped pave the way. It's my truest honor to continue to work hard everyday to create a supportive, strong and smart business culture so that each of YOU, and each of your success partners, current and future, have the opportunity to realize their "why" and make all their dreams come true.

If each of you weren't doing your part, I wouldn't have all of the gifts I have in my life today.  I want you to know that I am acutely aware of your roll in my success.  I believe this mindset is one of the reasons we have such an incredible sisterhood. Across generations and across teams. This mindset of unifying, empowering and validating is why we are so successful in the industry and why every single presenter that comes to my team with previous experience, cannot get over the love they find here. We are building something bigger than anyone can fathom.

I'm eternally grateful for Derek Maxfield and Melanie Maxfield Huscroft, as well as our entire corporate team. However, maybe a tiny bit more than all that, I'm grateful to each of you Leaders for everything you've done, and all you have planned to make your dreams come true.

Because, coincidentally, by blissful default, your efforts have made all of my dreams come true too. Thank you.
Haley

Bridesmaid Boxes: What They Are and Ideas of Things to Put in Them

Bridesmaid Boxes: 

Have you ever been a bridesmaid? Or a bride?

Sometimes trying to figure out what to get as a gift for these amazing women we call bridesmaids can be tough. I mean they often have supported you through so many aspects of your life (crying over heartbreaks, deaths, loss of a job, and happy times too)-----many of which can be so difficult. Then when you consider they all may have vastly different ideas of things they enjoy it can be mind boggling to decide what to buy them to show how much you appreciate them.

Being a bridesmaid often has many expenses that go along with it such as getting a dress, shoes, sometimes jewelry just to name the bigger items.  So it goes without saying that to spend a little something to let them know how much you appreciate them is quite considerate.

In fact, according to The Knot, you can expect to spend approximately $75-$150 per bridesmaid.

So, what on earth can you get them that would be fabulous, fun, memorable and something they can really use?

Well, a bridesmaid box can be the exact perfect answer! Getting them each a box, filled with wonderful custom goodies that are perfect just for them. We're thinking Younique skincare and make-up to be exact!

Great Items to Put in your Bridesmaid Boxes

1. Stiff Upper Lip Stain

Who needs to worry about their lips causing a stain when they kiss Grandma Mary at the rehearsal! With Stiff Upper Lip Lip Stain everyone can enjoy long- lasting color with a smooth matte finish.  It also provides stubborn lip color that won't budge while delivering perfectly tinted beautiful lips. To purchase, simply click here.

2.  SHINE Makeup Remover cloths

Use our Shine Eye Makeup removal cloths to wipe away the makeup of the day. No harsh chemicals and to make it even sweeter they will easily take off your waterproof mascara. This pack includes 36 clothes made from sunflower and olive oils, jojoba, vitamin E, and rosemary making this not only great for use but great for your skin.

3.  3D Fiber Lashes+
For thicker looking lashes, our 3D Fiber Lashes+ is a perfect gift for your bridesmaids!
It helps you increase your average lash volume by 400% for a fun fresh look! No wonder this enhanced, proprietary formula has two international patents pending and is hypoallergenic.

BONUS TIP:  For longer lashes, focus the fibers on just the tips.  For a cat-eye, focus the fibers on the outer 1/3 of your lashes. Our 3D Fiber Lashes+ are perfect for filling in those 'lash gaps' left from a medical condition, treatment, lash extensions and strip lashes.  It can help you strategically place fibers to fill those gaps.

4.  Splurge Cream Shadow

For extravagant eyes and lids that glisten, look no further than Splurge-luxurious, long-wearing cream shadow fit for a queen. With this elite eye shadow and its velvety opulence, you'll turn heads wherever life takes you, from a night out in your best dress to running errands in your favorite jeans. Go ahead. Treat your bridesmaids like royalty. They deserve a splurge don't you agree? Get this Splurge Cream Shadow easily here.

5.  Glorious Face & Eye Primer

By getting your bridesmaids gifts that will have them looking fabulous on your wedding day or for many days to come, you will not only be doing them a favor...but their skin a favor too!
Give their day and face a nice, smooth start. This velvety soft primer preps the skin for makeup coverage that will stay porcelain-perfect all day long. 

I'd love your feedback BELOW! Tell us a favorite bridesmaid gift you've received before (or given). I look forward to reading your comments.

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6 Super Smart Tips to Apply Mascara and Look Fabulous

Tips for Applying Mascara - 

Do you want to have beautiful lashes that help you look and feel fabulous? I surely do!

Well, I know for me, mascara makes a huge difference and I love using it.  In fact I'd say it is one of my top three makeup products to use and wear.  But then there is the question. What are smart ways to use and apply mascara to get the best results?

According to MintLife blog, the average woman will spend more than $3,700 on mascara.

So let's dive into how we can make the most of our investment and be sure we know how to apply it correctly to get the best results.

Tips for Applying Mascara 

1. Fresh Matters

First of all you want to make sure that you start with fresh mascara.  Mascara should be replaced every 4-6 weeks for safest and best results. Now I know there are many of you reading this post right now saying you haven't replaced your mascara in 4,5,6 months or longer (years maybe). 

But don't just toss it out and get a new fresh one because I said so. Listen to this. According to a scientific study, nearly 79% of women were using their mascara beyond the expiration date and it had contamination and bacteria.

2.  Don't be Stingy

Use our transplant gel to coat both sides of your lashes.  I'm talking the tops and bottoms of your upper lashes.  Remember, you can use the gel alone (without the fibers) to create a softer, more natural look.

3.  Focus

For thicker looking lashes, focus the fibers on the base of your lash line.  For longer lashes, focus the fibers on just the tips.  For a cat-eye, focus the fibers on the outer 1/3 of your lashes. Our 3D Fiber Lashes+ are perfect for filling in those 'lash gaps' left from a medical condition, treatment, lash extensions and strip lashes.  I can help you strategically place fibers to fill those gaps.

4.  Double Up

Younique 3D+ was proven by a panel of Independent ophthalmologists to increase lash volume by up to 400% (384.5% to be exact!) with just one coast and over 2000% with three coats.  It is made in the USA and is cruelty free (of course).

Here's a tip! So, don't be afraid to add gel, then fiber, then gel one more time.

5.  Keep it Clean

Often times people will clean their makeup brushes on a regular basis but they neglect their mascara wands.  It is beneficial to clean your wand about once a week.  Here is an idea to clean your mascara wand.

6.  Curl First

If you like to use a lash curler, use one before you apply mascara. Using a lash curler curling tool after mascara application can cause lash loss. Want to try a lash curler for free? Click here and learn how you can score with the purchase of $50 in Younique products (offer valid for purchases made in January 2016).

Hopefully you will find these 6 tips helpful and you can begin to enjoy the process of getting beautiful full lashes.

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Do you LOVE mascara? Have any questions? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

Younique announces Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+

Younique Products announces an EPIC change to our best selling product!  Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+!  This promises to not only be a lash enhancer, but also a LIFE enhancer for those who embrace the Younique business opportunity.

Get to know your new MOODSTRUCK 3D FIBER LASHES+

Younique has enhanced the wildly popular Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes in every way possible.  And, the enhanced product will also come with a new name-- Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+.

+The re-imagined delivery system and formulation of Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+, increases average lash volume by up to 400%*

+The fibers in Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ are now coated with our Paten pending UPLIFT Eye Serum for shiny, supple lashes that are moisturized and conditioned.

+The new Transplanting Gel and wand provide more precise, complete and consistent coverage of the lashes.  The application steps remain simple.

+Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ is hypoallergenic and noncomedogenic.  They are soy free, gluten free and vegan friendly (contains beeswax).

+The new, beautiful and 100% recyclable packaging features luxe tubes with a convenient display window to show when its time to reorder!  The new travel friendly bag can hold both Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ and more of your favorite Younique products!  It is the perfect size to house our Moodstruck Precision pencils, our Stiff Upper Lip Stains and much more!

+Now proudly made in the USA!  Manufactured domestically under strict guidelines and in multiple, top secret facilities to eliminate KNOCK-OFFs and fraudulent copies of our Paten pending formula.

+Ophthalmologist approved!

+Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ are available to order TODAY if you are a Younique Presenter. 

This revolutionary product is available to the general public on July 15, 2015.

(want it now?  ASK ME HOW.)

For so many reasons, NOW is the time to launch your own Younique business.  Please contact me for more information. We are anticipating July to be the single largest retail month in the history of Younique and its all uphill from here!

In addition to our Presenter Kit, check out this limited time offer for joining in July!

2 sets of the new Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+

FREE SHIPPING on your Presenter kit!

(this offer good only until we sell 1,000,000 sets of the 3D+ so don't wait!

Other exciting happenings at Younique include-
+July Kudos

+Younique recently launched sales in Mexico and will be offering the income opportunity to that region on October 1st, 2015!

+Younique is open for Presenters in GERMANY on August 1, 2015 and sales in Germany on September 1st, 2015.  Click ^^^ for information about the growth opportunity in Germany!

Follow me on PERISCOPE where I will be on LIVE immediately following our EPIC Announcement. Tomorrow at approximately 12:30PST!! Don't miss the training and THE BIG EXCITEMENT!!

*Average results observed in independent laboratory testing (384.5% increase after one application over 2000% after three applications). Compared against bare lashes.

Younique announces 2015 launch of new products and new markets!

Be the first to hear about Younique Products and their growth plans for 2015!

 

CLICK THIS LINK >>>  2015 EXPLOSION

Here is a sneak peak of what is coming our way!

BEACHFRONT Bronzer!

 

Cream Eyeshadows in 3 shades!

 

 

A custom brush for the flawless application of our new cream shadows!

 

7 new STIFF UPPER LIP, lip stains!  We had a chance to sample this product in November and it was a HUGE HIT!  The crowd goes WILD over this lip stain!

 Blending Buds are here!  What a great tool to add to your arsenal!

These Shine Eye Makeup Remover Cloths will change my life for sure!  Perfect for on the go and those that don't make a clean face a priority!

 

For more details about launching your own Younique business,  CLICK HERE

 



Shower Meetings....

What?  You don't have those? 

When #TheHubs and I remodeled our master bathroom several years ago, we took out the bathtub and installed the biggest, most amazing shower EVER!  Well, for us it is anyway.  This beauty is about 40-50 sq ft and has dual heads.  One set at the perfect height for him and one for me!  TheHubs isn't giant or anything but before the remodel he shared that he has never lived in a home where the shower didn't hit him in the chest.  So, CUSTOM HEAD HEIGHT IT WAS!! 

Making dreams come true... it's my job!

At a holiday party several years ago, we stacked 26 of our friends inside just to see how many people we could fit.  I'm not home to take a photo right now but here is one from several years ago.... 

 

This is my sweet friend Rashonda and I hope she doesn't mind that I'm positing this!  LOL.  When people come over, they like to see the shower.  My nephew LOVES to take a shower when he is here even if its not needed.  It's just fun and a happy place for us.

ANYWHOOOO.....  TheHubs and I try really hard to shower together everyday.  We call these moments "shower meetings".  This is where major life decisions are finalized.  We talk about family, work, our future etc.  We come together and make decisions about things we are working toward and on.  Crazy right?  We are a little wacky like that.  BEFORE YOU GO GETTING ALL GROSSED OUT, there isn't anything at all sexual about these "shower meetings".  STRICTLY BUSINESS my friends!  I SWEAR!

For over 20 years, our income has been impacted by the price of oil.  Sometimes good, sometimes bad.  It's been a roller coasters.  We are both in the Oil and Gas support Industries (well, I WAS in the industry but am retired now) and I was a Mining specialist so my income (good and bad) fluxed with the price of gold as well. 

This morning TheHubs said something pretty profound that I hadn't really considered before. 

He said.... 

"I'm pretty happy that your income isn't dependent on the price of oil anymore.  That's nice."

 

I thought WOW!  He is so right.  For two decades our corporate income was impacted by market changes in oil and gold.  With my Network Marketing and Party Plan biz, those impacts are minimal.  If anything, my business has been impacted in a positive way whether oil and gold prices are up and down.  When prices are down and companies are laying people off, they start looking for a PLAN B and often find it in a company like mine.  Also, when gas prices drop with the price of oil, people have more disposable income so they spend more.  When commodity prices are higher, people are working and earning more and they spend more and have more parties etc.  It's been my experience
I invite you to visit my website at www.HaleyRagsdale.com .  Lets connect and Ill happily share my growth ideas and strategy when you become a Presenter.

Happy 14th Kidney Transplant Anniversary to my dad!

 

 

This time 14 years ago I was trying to find a way to say ‘good bye’ to my beautiful babies without scaring them. Leaving them at their dad’s house and walking away was one of the single most tragic moments of my life. I was trying to figure out how to ensure that they would have access to my husband and my family if something should happen to me. Would they remember me? Were they old enough? Was I worth remembering? Had I done enough for them in the short time they were with me? Gut wrenching. Selfish of me but that’s how I was feeling. I was far too young to be dealing with that kind of madness.

I was trying to find a way to come to terms with the fact that my dad was possibly sacrificing his life for mine and that it quite possibly could all be for nothing. I was trying to figure out how my mom and my sister and my husband and our kids would survive without me. What would happen to my father and his heart and his soul if he survived but I didn’t. 

 

 I was making promises to my husband that I wasn’t in control of keeping. I was forcing him to make promises to me that he wasn’t in control of keeping. I was making promises to God and to any entity that might be listening. Just allow me to live and I promise I will be a better person. I would do good things. I would make my family proud. I would be the best mom I could be. I would work hard. I would give back.  I would overcome. The usual pleas of desperation I suppose. I was trying to connect with God and Angels and ANY force out there that might offer some protection. 

There was a point where my focus shifted and I was less concerned about my survival and more about my dad surviving. What if something happened to him and I lived. How could I possibly survive that? Would I want to? What if I survived, he didn't then I also died after?  UGH.  I can't explain but all these things were swirling.  I remember it very vividly.  What if something happened to me but he lived? How could he survive that? You’d have to really know my father to understand this train of thought. He had already given so much to so many for so long. What if? It’s one thing to receive an organ from someone who was deceased. What a blessing but the emotional toil is far different than when you are selfishly taking something from someone who is alive and healthy.

When you live with the fact that you are dying for any length of time there are few ways you can choose to survive your life and the cards you’ve been dealt. I chose to hide my illness and tried hard to keep a positive front. For my kids, for my family, for my friends, for others that struggled with similar conditions and for myself I suppose. I do believe you can talk yourself into and out of about anything. 

 I was diagnosed with kidney failure in 1992 when I was 19 after my son was born. So I lived with and managed my illness until we couldn’t any longer and that day came in late 2000. It was time to make plans. It was time to go to Seattle. So, my mom, my dad, my husband and I all loaded up and flew out. I received my dads kidney on 1-19-01. 

When the search started for a living donor, it was sort of assumed that my sister would be my match. A healthy bio-sibling tends to be your best option for a donor. JACKPOT! I had one of those! Piece of cake right? WRONG… no match. So my mom then right? Surely my mom and I would be a match. Your second best chance is a bio-parent but since you are genetically a mix of your two parents, chances are slightly less likely you will match. NOPE, not a match. After my sister and mom were tested they opened up testing to extend family and friends.  Needless to say, the matches were not pouring in.

 

 Not only are there genetic considerations for transplant, there are lifestyle, emotional, mental and medical considerations. There is a lot of criteria that must be met to be a living donor. Then my dad’s results came back and BINGO! PERFECT match! As perfect as could be. He was healthy, he would retire from The Alaska State Troopers (can’t be active military or law enforcement), we were golden! 

Well, almost. It was a difficult first year or two after my transplant but Im thrilled to say that I’m doing AMAZING! Healthy as can be expected. It is a miracle. My father is miraculous. My family and friends are miraculous. Im so thankful. I know I have a blessed life. I know how lucky I am. I could pour on and on but I would much rather celebrate today instead of reliving the most emotionally and physically tragic years of my life. 

So, Happy 14th Kidney Anniversary Dad! I love you. Im grateful. Im thankful and I work everyday to make you proud of me.

Visit this link for a video message about my transplant anniversary.

 Please give some consideration to living organ donation. Do your own research, educate yourself and consider gifting life to someone. A healthy person only needs 15% of one kidney to survive and entire lifetime. Most people are born with 2 and some even have 3. There are countless websites for information and if you are serious, you can always contact me and I can connect you with some resources.
www.matchingdonors.com
www.transplantliving.org

Transplant Board on Pinterest

 PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER REGISTERING AS AN ORGAN DONOR AND PLEASE SHARE YOUR DECISION WITH YOUR FAMILY.