Which is better? Mary Kay or Avon?  

That's why I like Avon, too, they have much more selection.

I think same. Avon has better stuff. Better quality and so much more stuff to choose from. Always Avon has great deels. For example I use www.youravon.com/epiechota. I have fun with cheap shopping! Go there too!

I like Avon's jewelery a lot, I got a pair of great earrings for only $10 and they are still my favorite!

I wanted to get started on Avon (selling) but I don't want to fork over the $15 and I don't know if I could sell enough to make money!

I totally agree! :)

Why do you like Mary Kay better? I ask because we've gotten reasons for why people like Avon, but not Mary Kay, I'd like to compare the two.

Thanks for mentioning cost, how much of a cost difference is there between Avon products and Mary Kay products? For example, for a toner and foundation, how much would that run someone from each?

I'm not much of a perfume wearer and I don't wear much makeup either - I like Avon b/c of the gifts and jewelry.

oomg!! My friends mom had the exact same thing happen to her and she got screwed in th end as well..i would never sell for them and im sorry you got boned as well...take care..

I haven't heard any horror stories about that with Avon, but I was discouraged with start up costs and having to buy books. I think most people now are internet-capable and would just order from the website anyway, instead of using an Avon representative.

my mom was an avon lady for a long time. I think that the internet is easily accessible but i also think that people associate avon with having a consultant so they rather order from someone rather than off the internet. it's more personal for them. i am still floored to this day that avon did that to me. i havent heard of many people that have been dissatisfied with their avon experience but i am and am totally boycotting their products.

I am glad you brought this up, your dissatisfaction and I want to bring it into a new discussion, which I'm going to entitle "Horror Stories of Mary Kay and Avon". I'd like to discuss the problems you may have had with either buying, using, selling, or avoiding salespeople in re: to Mary Kay and Avon.

You can discuss this here or on the other thread, referenced above.

Thanks for your input! :)

I haven't seen that product yet, but I do have rough hands and I like to keep them soft b/c I type and I don't paint my nails much but every once in a while it's a nice treat to do my nails and use creams.

MK has revamped the Satin Hands set from 4 to 3. there is the emollient cream that you put on your hands, the peachy smoothie hand scrub that smells great and then the satin hands hand cream. for $30 it's a great deal and it's my favorite. i use the hand scrub as my normal bathroom soap and my hands stay soft. my mom has dry cracked hands and the emollient helps keep them from bleeding.

I sold Mary Kay for five years and I also sold Avon many years ago for a while. I like Mary Kay's products better, but I like some things that Avon has as well. For me, Mary Kay's skin care and makeup works better, but I like the variety that Avon offers.

The Mary Kay makeup seems to stay on longer and my makeup still looks fresh after many hours. With Avon, I was always reapplying. I have Rosacea and Avon products irritated my skin, where Mary Kay products don't.

Just because I like the products does not mean I approve of how the company works! I found that there Mary Kay is a lot more aggressive than Avon, as far as sales and recruiting tactics go. I will never sell again.

I'd like to discuss this in another thread "Horror Stories of Mary Kay and Avon". You can respond here or in the other discussion, but you said that you'd never sell again and that Mary Kay had more forceful selling tactics. Have you ever had any big problems trying to sell (a difficult customer, etc), etc??? What are the biggest and worst problems of Mary Kay and Avon? We've discussed why we like these products, now I want to see the other side of it.

Thanks for your input!!! :)