ambassador <\/a>for a company. As a matter of fact, sales has always made me incredibly uncomfortable. Maybe because of that, I\u2019ve always strangely been exceptionally good at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn high school I had four jobs. At one point I realized I needed to trim things down a bit and dedicated myself completely to the GAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gosh darn I loved that job. If you\u2019d like to skip this story, please scroll down to the \u201cWhat\u2019s Next\u201d because genuinely, this story applies to this email but if you\u2019re short on time I understand that you may not want to hear about my sixteen-year-old self telling off a corporate executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Okay, so here\u2019s the story in brief:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was helping a Mom try on jeans. She was probably in her late forties and had a daughter in high school. She was out shopping for herself (which all of my Mom\u2019s in the room know is no small thing), and she wanted a cute sweater and a nice pair of jeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She had a boatload of clothes in her dressing room. She tried on each one, and I meticulously gave her my honest feedback. The orange sweater was a hard no. The dark blue sweater fit her perfectly. The jeans were touch and go, but we finally landed on the right pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was ecstatic, and so was I. There\u2019s no better feeling in the world than knowing you\u2019ve helped another human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After she left, this gorgeous woman emerged from the dressing room. She was tall, thin, glowing and had long, swishing blonde hair. I hadn\u2019t seen her come in and had no idea who she was. She informed me that she worked at the corporate GAP, and that I had no business telling a customer that an outfit wasn\u2019t a good fit. She didn\u2019t outright say this but I got the message – my marching orders were to lie\u2026for profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those of you who know me true and well, this won\u2019t surprise you but for those of you who only know the soft-voiced Ishbel this may seem somewhat out of character, but I\u2019ll tell you – I just can not stand injustice. Never have been able to stomach it. I become possessed and truly just don\u2019t even know what\u2019s coming out of my mouth until it\u2019s out there, never to be reclaimed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I told her that under no circumstances would I ever lie to a customer, and hello?! Haven\u2019t you seen the movie \u201cBig\u201d for god\u2019s sakes! Sheesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve never been an advocate for a company. Per my story above I seem to be somehow incapable of BS. Trust me when I tell you it would have significantly benefited me many times in my life to have this skill, but alas it is not one of my giftings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got behind Beautycounter for these reasons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nI love skincare and makeup, but I don\u2019t love the health risks associated with traditional brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All right, so where in the world are we going to get our clean products for the next 8 months?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, I\u2019ll tell ya. That question has stumped me. I do have a lot of Beautycounter samples left so if you\u2019re in immediate need of something, I may have some samples I can send to you. Please reach out if that\u2019s you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beautycounter has been available at Ulta (one of many decisions made by the private equity group that backfired), however, word on the street is that they\u2019ve almost run out of their supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ish List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n I have a brilliant office manager – Jan. Last year she came to me and asked me what I thought of developing a list of products I\u2019ve vetted and love. She called it the \u201cIsh List\u201d. This could be everything from food to beauty products to sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to this point I have kicked that ball down the road because the truth is – I\u2019m really busy. I have a lot going on with the multiple arms of my business, and when I do something I really want to do it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this whole Beautycounter debacle has pushed me to make a move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, in the near future I\u2019ll be in touch again with a list of products that I\u2019ve vetted and can give my stamp of approval on. I\u2019m in the process of experimenting with other companies, but if those jeans don\u2019t fit right, I\u2019ll be the first to tell you. Until I\u2019m 100% certain I won\u2019t be recommending them to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d love to hear from you. How can I help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThank you for being a part of this, and I look forward to this next chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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