Absolutely disgusting tactics I witnessed my daughter signing up to this company against my advice my daughter asked me to meet up with this guy from Leeds he was very handsome but what a con merchant I could see through him years of dealing with con men like he was however my daughter believed every word he said as my daughter suffers from complexed ptsd she hung onto his every word how they are going to make you very rich have a car within a year omg talk about brain washing getting up at 6am reading scripts hard sell to get people to enrol in this company I wish my daughter had listened and she would not have got into so much debt I beg anyone who knows someone who is wanting to invest is to strongly recommend they don’t I asked this guy if it was pyramid selling he was so argumentative I knew the way he defended the company he was a definite con man with all his good look and charm don’t be fooled he worked in the leeds area stay clear oh buy the way he may of had a very nice handkerchief in his pocket but he was wearing cheap shoes dead give away stay clear.
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Belle
Thank you for reading my honest review!
Thank you for reading my honest review about Arbonne.
I was both a consumer and a Brand Ambassador for this company for a year and a half.
As a customer, I purchased from all their ranges: nutrition, make-up, skincare and haircare. I opened an account for a flat fee of £30 (that you renew every year if you want to keep the business account and/or the preferred client account).
PRODUCT:
It is why I am leaving a 3-star review, it is because the products were not good enough for me and one of the reasons I also left the business.
Nutrition: not convinced. I bought several different brands before Arbonne, consumed Arbonne for 1,5 year and back to consuming other brands that work better than Arbonne. Their famous energy fizz have nothing exceptional. Their collagen fizz are not good. Their greens balance tastes much better than other brands but does not work as good as the one I consume right now. The digestive fizz was not as good as other brands. The protein powders tasted good though. The infusions were really good: tasty and you can tell they do not contain fake flavouring.
Skincare: is a real rip-off. I reacted to some of the products! The creams are not good at all. Too expensive for what they are. Cheaper brands would have done the same job and even better. It was a real disappointment after paying all this money in creams I thought would have changed my skin!
Make-up: is really good. You can tell it contains much less chemicals than other brands, especially the mascara (which I really miss!).
Haircare: I sadly have very difficult (afro) hair and many brands do not work on my type of hair. So I was looking forward to find a great solution with Arbonne. I only ordered one product from this range and it was not suitable/good for my hair type.
BUSINESS
MLM business is suitable for many people but not for everyone and I am one of them. I am in the fitness/dance industry and my social media is in this field. I should be the perfect person for this business but it did not work. It works FAST and WELL if you already are an influencer with a large following audience. If you do not have this massive advantage, you have to go out to network face to face and/or the internet. Expect rejections all the time. I was prepared for it because I built a first business on my own before and I was used to network. So I did not leave these shutting doors stop me. I knew it would not be a get rich quick theme. Months after months and a year and a half later after speaking with MANY people and after applying countless strategies to get 'YES, I AM IN' I ended on the disappointing '0 nul' result... no one said yes and even with all my social media on point, my bubbly outgoing and friendly personality and with my positive mindset, it simply did not work.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the products are average. I reacted to some of them, they were not impressive at all but some specific ones were very good. It is way too slow if you do not have a good audience following on your social media. You always hear these amazing success stories of people who made it to the top of the company (4 levels only) within the space of 6/7 months but they were all influencers. The reality for 'normal' people is that it will take time, commitment and dedication like any businesses in general.
So now I am back being an entrepreneur developing my own business ideas which I enjoy much more. Why promoting a brand for many years if I can be the successful business woman in the same amount of time? When I told my mentor at Arbonne, she was understanding but tried to convince me to stay. If you do not have creativity and/or business ideas but want to be a business person then you should join a MLM company if you are patient. Your mentor (if they are good) will train and coach you. It will lead you to the top and perks that this company offers but again with the time and effort it needs to be build a business.
If you are an influencer already then you should also join a MLM company! It will be a great way to monetise your audience.
If you are like me, a very creative person but still trying to build a business then keep going on the entrepreneurial road and avoid MLM companies which will be a waste of time.
I hope my story will bring relevant information to some of you whether you hesitate to join the business side or if you just want to consume the products.
All the best!
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Pam
Appalling customer service
I was recommend this company for a cream to help my scar heal - it did help, although I cannot help thinking any decent cream would do the same. The products are very expensive - I guess to pay the various levels of people selling. I had a reaction to the cream after several months and wrote to them. They asked me to fill out a questionnaire and they would look into it and refund me the money for the unopened pot I had. This was in November last year, numerous emails and no reply, but they keep sending emails trying to sell more product. Seriously would not recommend them at all
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Melissa X.
Please don’t get involved with this…
Please don’t get involved with this scam. A girl tried to recruit me and having a good look into this I am horrified this sort of company exists and the horror stories. You will end up loosing money and become stuck in their cult like grip because you have invested to much money and time to leave it. You will pay the registration fee plus you have to buy products. In this day and age good luck trying to flog overpriced products to your friends. Guess who are biggest customers that spend the most money on products?.......you got it!...the ‘independent consultants’. It’s not Debbie down the road, it will be you if you sign up. I just can’t bear the thought of someone signing up to a distributor, (sorry I mean ‘independent consultant’ to get around the legal loophole of not being called a pyramid scheme). The good reviews are clearly paid to write them or are by ‘consultants’. For the consultants saying it’s not a pyramid scheme, it is. It is a multi level marketing scheme (MLM). This is basically the same as a pyramid scheme but it is worded very carefully so they can say they aren’t a pyramid scheme.
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Ines L.
Honest thoughts on Arbonne
Arbonne is a company full of values. They aspire to allow people to get their hands and use products that are vegan, cruelty free, toxic free etc.
I see a lot of people commenting how "bad" the business is. I hope whoever reads my review understands signing up for a business with Arbonne (like any other business) is not a get rich fast, or even a 100% success rate. It is not a pyramid scheme although many claim to be. The business ethics are to work hard and build a team (like you would in a company) and invest in products that are good for you while sharing your thoughts.
Arbonne consultants are in no way pushing you to purchase products; like many of the 1 star reviews claim. They simply share why they may use these products and what they like and don't like about them.
Now if you read this far, why didn't i give it 5 star, the company in itself is amazing, their products are simply wonderful and the fact that they are a B-corporation is even better. It is a difficult business to get off the ground it will require hard work and perseverance. Prices are quite expensive but worth it if you care about what you put on your skin or in your body.
Arbonne IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. But if you are looking for clean products, good ethics business, and a very transparent business model give it a go. Regrets come from not putting yourself out there.
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Gabrielle C.
Your employee slept with my boyfriend
One of the girls who works for your company Breana Cole, decided to try and befriend me to sell me products I’m assuming.. We became friends and then she decided to sleep with my boyfriend and send me videos of them. What kind of employees do you people hire? Unfaithful, manipulative, disgusting people. That worker should not be aloud around customers..
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Stoo
A dishonest con
A perfect example of a 21st century MLM scam - using social media to approach vulnerable people with promises of riches. Laughable. Do not fall for their lies.
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Kijiji Q.
Pyramid scheme..
Pyramid scheme... encore!! N'achetés pas ce genre de produit peut-importe quel mensonge comme quoi vous allez magiquement devenir heureux en buvant des shakes protéinés. C'est une stratégie de marketing pathétique utilisé par des personnes sans scrupules seulement intéressés par l'argent que vous leurs donnés et non votre santé. Si c'était le cas, Arbonne aurait déjà fermés leurs porte.