Comments on: Meaningful Beauty Has Mysterious French Melon Ingredient

By: Alice Jones

Alice Jones — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:35:41 +0000

Meaningful Beauty caused my skin to burn, itch and form pustules deep under my skin that eventually surfaced and left my face and neck scarred. The only good thing I can say is that the company gave me back all the money I had spent, including shipping and handling, without making me return the product. They just had me throw it out.

When I first received the product, I read over the information booklet and was interested in ordering the capsules that had come as a free gift. That’s when I found out that if you customize your order by adding anything or taking anything away from your regular shipment, you no longer get the “good deal” pricing. Now everything in your kit is priced separately and it becomes very expensive indeed! If you decide you don’t want the original items, just one or two of the products they offer ( like, say – the capsules and the glowing lotion) you pay full price per item and each item is extremely pricey!

I’m so thankful I actually used the products and discovered they were harmful to my skin before I supplemented my kits with anything else!

One more thought, the next time you see the infomercial and are being shown the “rare” melon that stays so fresh for such a long time, notice the fact that the old looking, wrinkled melon next to it is exactly the same type of melon. So, why is it rotting like any other melon would do? Why doesn’t it stay fresh and plump like the same variety one next to it. Watch infomercials carefully. Many of them have dead giveaways like this one. Or, better yet, change the channel.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:25:47 +0000

I am 34 and have been using MB for 3 weeks now and I continue to read reviews as I am not sure if I will continue to use it or not. The first week I noticed a non-oily, dewey look which was nice and I imagine in the winter it would be a blessing here in MI where I have had some extreeme dryness around my eyes. I specifically like the night cream and the wrinkle smoothing capsules and have noticed a reduction in the lines between my brows and the one on my forehead.

The neck cream, glowing serum, and eye cream were nothing special. I wondered if they were all the same product in different containers at one point.

I felt as clean as I do when I use body soap on my face with the cleanser but it was a bit more moisturizing. Not forty something dollars a month more moisturizing though and I wished it would lather so I don’t feel I am dragging my fingers accross my face. At least body soap is slippery and easy to massage with. One plus is that the cleanser can be used as a no rinse makeup remover, which is pretty good as it doesn’t leave a greasey film on my face like Mabelline and it is decent at removing little smudges without intefering with the parts where makeup doesn’t need to be reapplied.

The day cream has the same active ingredients as my oil free Neutragena sunscreen and the masque was similar to the Proactive clay mask I already use, but MB doesn’t list the ingredients for their masque so I can’t for sure say it is the same 6% Sulfur that Proactive uses or not. I was instructed to use the masque 2x per week on my T zone and ma currently breaking out on my nose and chin, but I am trying to blame that on summer heat or hormones as I really want to give this MB system a chance.

When I initially ordered the start up kit, it comes with a book that offers other products not included in the kit but also the products that were included. I was disappointed to see that in reading about the products I received, some of them did not mention containing the melon extract (which is the ingredient all of the hype is about) leaving me feeling I could probably replace the products like the day cream with the Neutragena sunscreen and the cleanser with something like Cetafil without changing the overall outcome of the increase in deweyness or the reduction in lines.

Overall, I am reluctantly neutral. I may reorder 2/7 products and do like the online ordering process as I can choose how often I want to reeorder and which products I want.

By: deb dianese

deb dianese — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:17:49 +0000

SERIOUSLY..HOW MUCH DOES THE WEALTHY MS. CRAWFORD MAKE OVER THIS CRAP!? SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HERSELF..
THE PRODUCTS ARE LESS THAN SUB-PAR, THE RETURN POLICY DOES NOT HOLD UP.. ONCE THEY HAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER, THEY WILL USE IT!!! EVEN A F T E R YOU’VE CANCELLED!!
IT IS NOTHING LIKE THEY SHOW ON TV.. IF WE ALL HAD A DIET REGIMEN AND TRAINOR AND THE MONEY THAT CINDY HAS, LET’S FACE IT, WE WOULD LOOK LIKE HER.. A COUPLE OF TUBES AIN’T GONNA DO IT. PLUS, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF AT THAT GUTHY RENKER WHATEVER..? FORGET IT.. THERE IS N O CUSTOMER SERVICE.
SPEND $9 AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND BUY SOME OIL OF OLAY AND GET SUPERIOR RESULTS!

By: Sarahblenner

Sarahblenner — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:57:04 +0000

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By: Bails

Bails — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:30:34 +0000

Ok first of all when it comes to products used on your face you MUST give them at least 2-4 weeks of continuously using them. the face is used to routine, ANYTIME you quit a product your face is use to there is Always going to be some type of irritation because your skin is noticing new chemicals in a sensistive area. If youre having an allergic reaction to it then def. quit using but an allergic recation has nothing to do with the product itself. To me that is common sense and any girl that is into beauty products shouldnt complain about that because it makes you like uneducated and kinda dumb since even 5 min of researching would explain it.
The only thing that I cant seem to find is a clear cut description on how much the payments are going to be after the free trial is over. I honestly could care less about the free trial because again common sense and knowing how basically anytime ANY type of service offering a free trial period is there only to catch your attention. I’ve found out that in the long run, skipping the free trial period will save you money, time, and piece of mind.

By: Wendy L

Wendy L — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:13:54 +0000

If you buy this product, try it out for a few days on a small patch of skin. I, like others, used it for about 3 days and experienced dry, bright red, itching and burning skin. I stopped using it (and didn’t let anything touch my face except water and aloe vera gel) immediately and it took almost a month for my face to clear up–after the burning subsided, my skin blistered and peeled. I have never had an allergic reaction to anything before, and hadn’t changed my makeup, soap or anything else during this time. It was like a chemical burn or severe sunburn. I live in a cold climate and this happened in the winter. Glowing skin is one thing, but I think mine glowed in the dark it was so red. Obviously some people have used this without these problems, but many others have experienced the same problems I did and so be safe and don’t put it all over your face. I travel in business, and there’s nothing worse than everyone asking what happened to your face for 3+ weeks.

By: Donna witty

Donna witty — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:23:01 +0000

I have been using meaningful beauty for a little over a week. I love the feel of my skin since I started the product. Exactly one week after I started using the product a friend called after we left a meeting and wanted to know what was different about me. I ask what he meant and he “you are glowing.” I told him I had started a new skincare.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:28:35 +0000

All they do is lie to get your money. Your first shipment comes with a 90-day supply even though they tell you that you are getting a 30-day sample kit. The invoice very clearly states that you will be billed 3 times for your first shipment. Even though Customer Service lied, I figured I would just use the products but cancel any further shipments. For the last 2 months, I’ve had payments taken directly from my checking account even though I CANCELLED!!! Now I’m having to open a new checking account and moving all of my transactions to a credit union because of this ridiculous set up. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS, YOU’LL NEVER GET THEM TO STOP BILLING YOU!

Linda Collins, Phoenix, AZ

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:59:21 +0000

I wish I had read these comments before I ordered the product. I didn’t like the product and sent it back with all the proper return item instructions plus a letter stating I wanted to cancel the account and low and behold they kept sending product and billing me for items I had already returned. I’ve now sent back 2 unopened parcels and have spoken on the phone to customer service and have emailed them twice and still they have billed me for shipments I now longer have. They email me back to tell me they have received the return items and will refund my credit card less the shipping and handling charges. How can they justify charging me for shipping and handling when I never asked for the extra shipments in the first place. What do I have to do to get them to pay attention? I will never order anything from this company or their representatives ever again.

By: Linda Barnett

Linda Barnett — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:41:41 +0000

This product is great! I’m 60,my skin is accepting these products very well. I’ve been using it for 3 months,and I do notice a big differance! I love the combination of the 3 lotions before applying make-up, which I don’t need as much of now thanks to Meaningful Beauty, that glowing serum is so-o good!