Monday, 7 October 2013

Scentsy Australia has Launched!

What is Scentsy?

Scentsy is a direct selling company that offers fragrances for your home, personal care, and every day life through a variety of quality products.  Offering the unique opportunity for you to set your own hours and build your own business through home parties, events and shows, and fundraisers, Scentsy offers authentic products that you will be proud to represent.

Scentsy's mission statement is - "To bring value to the world by providing an industry-leading, family-friendly business opportunity selling creative, artistic, high-quality products that Warm the Heart, Enliven the Senses, and Inspire the Soul."

On the 2nd of September Scentsy launched in Australia.  Have you ever wanted to work from home? Are you looking for some extra income? Wanting to meet more people and bring about a change in your life?  I invite you to look into Scentsy and promise that you won't be sorry!


Scentsy Australia Starter Kit (only $139 GST Inclusive + $13p&h)
Your Starter Kit includes everything you need to launch your Scentsy business: catalogues, brochures, demonstration products, and a full set of scent testers.

So you want to sell Scentsy?

Are you ready for a career change?  Are you ready to take charge and choose the hours and your level commitment and realise your dreams?  When you join Scentsy, you have the opportunity to shape your future, determine your income level, and share products you believe in.

Here are just a few benefits of becoming a Scentsy Australia Consultant:

Flexible Hours

With Scentsy, you set your own schedule.  Work as little or as much as you want, and when you want, so you can spend life's important moments with family and friends.

Great Income and Fabulous Incentives

You will start off on a 20% but as soon as you've sold your first $1000 in personal retail volume you will jump to 25% percent commission on your own sales AND receive bonuses as you build your team, plus awards and incentives for sales and sponsoring achievements.  The easy-to-understand compensation plan helps you to determine your monthly income at a glance.

Simple to Join

When you join Scentsy, you will receive a Starter Kit with everything you need to hold your first party and launch your business.  There is no need to pre-purchase inventory; Scentsy ships orders directly to you, your party Hosts, and your customers.  Qualifying party orders of $220 or more earn free shipping.  If a customer lives in another State or at a distance they can have their order shipped direct to them.

Be Part of a Team

When you join Scentsy, you join a family.  As your Sponsor, I am available to answer questions and to guide you along, every step of the way.  Our team members support each other by sharing sales suggestions, party ideas, and more.  Scentsy also host regular training calls and several live events each year to keep you up-to-date on the newest product lines and help you build your support network.

Are their any requirements to become a Scentsy representative?

Yes, as a Scentsy Consultant, you will be required to sell a minimum of 150 personal retail volume every three months, but that's it (and that's so simple)!

So what do I get to enable me to be a Scentsy Consultant?

Each Scentsy Consultant will receive a Scentsy Australia Starter Kit that will contain business materials, marketing materials, and products so you can successfully launch your business.  Each Scentsy Consultant will also receive a free website for three months which you can then maintain at a low cost to continue to build your business.

Are there Scentsy Catalogues?

Yes!  There are beautiful full colour catalogues that are released twice a year - one for Fall/Winter and one for Spring/Summer.  You get catalogues in your starter kit and you can also purchase extras at the Scentsy Family Store at any time.  All items and their details are available to view and purchase via our website - see mine here.

How Much Will I Earn?

The amount you can earn depends completely on how much time and energy you want to invest. Consultants make upwards of 20% percent commission on their own sales as well as additional bonuses on the sales of other Consultants they sponsor. Some of our Consultants opt to sell just enough for a little extra pocket money, while our Super Star Directors can make six-figure incomes per year.

Take a look at the below graph to give you a better idea of the compensation plan.


What other benefits does Scentsy offer to Consultants?


Every Scentsy Consultant gets a free website for three full months (and $13/month after that), a free online Workstation to organize and run their business, no inventory to manage, no credit card fees, and free shipping on qualified orders.  In other words a proportion of your sales will be online, which means you can sell without handling money or goods and still make commission.

I’m not really a salesperson. Can I still be good at this?


At Scentsy, it’s all about relationships, not hard sell tactics. If you enjoy socializing and sharing Scentsy Australia products with friends and family, you have all the qualifications you need to succeed.
In fact, the complete lack of sales pressure and the simplicity of our products are the main reasons so many Scentsy customers decide to become Consultants. They find themselves enjoying a party experience instead of having to sit through a typical sales presentation and suddenly realize, “Hey — I can do this!”

What are the advantages of direct selling?

The freedom of being your own boss, the flexibility to set your own schedule and work as many (or as few) hours as you choose, and the limitless potential for success are just a few of the reasons people take up direct selling. And anyone can do it! You don’t need a degree or a background in sales or a big chunk of start-up capital. Direct selling is an easy, enjoyable way to earn extra income.

Why should I join Scentsy instead of another direct selling company?


As a Scentsy Consultant, you'll have the opportunity to enrich lives through amazing fragrance. And as part of the Scentsy Family, you'll also have the option of enrolling in other Scentsy brands, such as Grace Adele, all while building one team to support your efforts.  As a Scentsy Australia Consultant you can build your team in any region Scentsy operates in.  You can even build an international team as you sponsor consultants from Canada, the United States, Mexico, Poland, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Scentsy is an active member of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), an industry organization founded to promote and uphold the highest level of business ethics and service to consumers. Our affiliation with the DSA means you can be confident about doing business with a trustworthy company.

What kind of support and training does Scentsy provide?


At Scentsy, Consultants are truly sponsored and mentored, not just recruited. Along with support from your Sponsor and your upline Director (your Sponsor’s Sponsor), you’ll get access to web-based training tools and an online forum for connecting with fellow Consultants. In addition, you will receive a Scentsy Family Consultant Guide, promotional products, and marketing tools in your Scentsy Australia Starter Kit.  Scentsy’s fully-staffed Consultant Support Department is available every weekday. We also hold an annual Scentsy Family Reunion and seasonal training and networking events.

Are there any scripts to memorize or a dress code for parties?


Definitely not! We do provide great training tools and advice on how to have a successful party, but the way you run your parties — and your business — is entirely up to you. From formal presentations to completely unstructured gatherings to one-on-one visits, the choice is yours. We intentionally keep our product line and pricing simple because that makes it easy for our Consultants to relax and be themselves.

OK! So I want to join up, how do I do it?

To join Scentsy you can visit my site to learn more or contact me to request additional information.  Feel free to connect with me on facebook too!



Learn more about the Scentsy opportunity and how to join Scentsy Australia


Join Scentsy Australia in New South Wales

  • Sydney
  • Albury
  • Armidale
  • Bathurst
  • Broken Hill
  • Cessnock
  • Coffs Harbour
  • Dubbo
  • Gosford
  • Goulburn
  • Grafton
  • Griffith
  • Lake Macquarie
  • Lismore
  • Maitland
  • Newcastle
  • Nowra
  • Orange
  • Port Macquarie
  • Queanbeyan
  • Tamworth
  • Tweed Heads
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wollongong
  • Wyong

  • Join Scentsy Fragrance Australia in Northern Territory
  • Darwin
  • Alice Springs
  • Katherine
  • Palmerston

Join Scentsy Fragrance Australia in Queensland

  • Brisbane
  • Bundaberg
  • Caloundra
  • Cairns
  • Charters Towers
  • Gladstone
  • Gold Coast
  • Gympie
  • Hervey Bay
  • Ipswich
  • Logan City
  • Mackay
  • Maroochydore
  • Maryborough
  • Mount Isa
  • Nambour
  • Noosa
  • Redcliffe
  • Rockhampton
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Thuringowa
  • Toowoomba
  • Townsville

Join Scentsy Fragrance South Australia

  • Adelaide
  • Bordertown
  • Gladstone
  • Gawler
  • Goolwa
  • Mount Gambier
  • Murray Bridge
  • Port Augusta
  • Port Pirie
  • Port Lincoln
  • Robe
  • Victor Harbor
  • Whyalla

Join Scentsy FragranceTasmania

  • Hobart
  • Burnie
  • Clarence
  • Deloraine
  • Devonport
  • Glenorchy
  • Launceston

Join Scentsy Fragrance Victoria

  • Melbourne
  • Benalla
  • Bairnsdale
  • Ballarat
  • Colac
  • Bendigo
  • Echuca
  • Geelong
  • Hamilton
  • Horsham
  • Latrobe Valley
  • Mildura
  • Portland
  • Shepparton
  • Swan Hill
  • Wangaratta
  • Warrnambool
  • Wodonga
  • Wonthaggi

Join Scentsy Fragrance Western Australia

  • Perth
  • Albany
  • Broome
  • Bunbury
  • Geraldton
  • Fremantle
  • Kalgoorlie
  • Mandurah
  • Margaret River
  • Port Hedland

  • Canberra
  • Tuggeranong
  • Bruce
  • Ainslie
  • Woden
  • Belconnen
  • Weston Creek
  • Gungahlin
  • Jerrabomberra


Tuesday, 13 August 2013

SCENTSATIONAL!


Are you like me?  Do you find that your olfactory perception is the most dominant sense that leads you gently by the hand down grassy country lanes, dappled by sunshine into the whitewashed cottage of your childhood (or imagination) or drags you, kicking and screaming, into the dark corner of the bedroom of a long forgotten love while he lays - legs akimbo in all his naked glory, sprawled across the bimbo he left you for?  I'm not a particular fan of THOSE latter kind of scents, although, there are others that have their melancholic appeal; more wistful longing, unfulfilled promises, unmet desires and saudade...

People often say their favourite smells are of concrete after rain, or a red velvet cake in the oven, new born babies necks or salt-encrusted, summer skin which also happen to be some of my own favourites, but apparently people also like the scent of Laundromat, Holy Water and Dirt as produced by demeter fragrance house. For the life of me I CAN'T understand the appeal.

I've long been a fan of fragrance, a collector of couture perfume, and an admirer of eau de toilette in all their jewel bottled glory.  I can tell you what perfume I was wearing when I met all of my ex boyfriends and I have a long line of signature scents that stand tall and proud like castle sentries - used and abused but never forgotten.  My fragrance journey has seen me dance and twirl through all the perfume houses from the classic to the cheap and chic and I have special favourites from each of these genres.

I also adore oils - both essential oils and perfume oils.  Their longevity (in the bottle) far outweighs their more expensive counterparts and if you find a great brand, often so does their silage.  I've recently found the most amazing perfume oils from Arcana.  I find the quality is SUPERB and the fragrances beyond compare.  I now have 7 or 8 of their perfume collection and I adore every one of them.  You could spend an afternoon just reading the descriptions of each fragrance and trust me, they truly are evocative of all that they promise to be.  My favourites (which may or may not be available at this time) are Eleanor of Aquitaine, Last Hours of the Empire and Three Bears.

I'm not just a fan of personal fragrance though.  I have long been a slave to incense, oil diffusers and scented candles.  My sons have also inherited my love of things that smell good.  They all love their male colognes and have expensive taste.  They also burn candles or incense, have done so since they were little, and if I was out for the evening always asked nana or poppy or the babysitter to put on some incense or a candle, most likely to remind them of mummy :)

I'm currently in the process of embarking on a new career that's right up my alley!  It's a very successful company from the USA that are all about home fragrancing and personal layering of scent and I am seriously excited.  Each day I'll be rushing to the door as soon as I hear the familiar chime just hoping that I'll be able to smell a whole lot of divine fragrances emanating from the carton.  If you're like me and want to see a catalogue or learn more about my business you can find me here.

What is your favourite fragrance?

Monday, 27 May 2013

What I'm Loving this Week...

I've decided that each week - and I'll aim for Monday - I'll share with you three things that are making me smile....   
  • I'm absolutely LOVING and almost out of Sweetie Pie Tea which I purchased when visiting Adore Tea while staying with my best friend in Canberra in January.  It's a truly beautiful blend of Rooibos with berries and blossoms and it's sugar free and naturally sweet.  It truly reminds me of childhood - more imagined than real - where we'd sip pale pink tea out of blue and white striped mugs whilst wrapped in a snuggly blanket in front of an open fire...
  • This is not the first time I've used one of Apivita's gorgeous cleansing lotions, but this is the first time I've used the cleansing milk with honey & orange for normal-dry skin.  Their products are beautiful - free of parabens and other nasties like silicone, mineral oil and propylene glycol. Instead of the major ingredient being water - as it is in MOST beauty products, Apivita use a green tea infusion for it's anti-oxidant properties.  The natural fragrances are beautiful and come from essential oils such as lavender, neroli  and geranium.  If you haven't tried their products and like me, you prefer natural products, check out their online store.
  • The third and favourite of the items I'm sharing with you this week is L'Occitane Verbena Eau de Toilette - I recently got a bottle of this for Mothers Day after coveting it for quite a while.  It's such a divinely fresh and sparkling bottle of lemony goodness.  Just one spritz of the Mediterranean verbena, geranium and lemon scent truly makes me feel positive and happy and ready to face the day - it's my new must-have, signature scent... (at least until this perfume addict finds another she loves as much) <3


Sunday, 26 May 2013

We Are Family

Family.  That one word means different things to different people.  Some consider it a plural term to lump all those related by blood into one basket.  Others see those people they gather close to their heart, chosen on merit and not DNA to be their family of choice.  Far too many are dysfunctional.  The storybook picture of what constitutes a family is just not a reality for many people anymore; that doesn't mean that the strong and loving bonds of family are lessened by an absent parent or two parents of the same sex or being raised by parents who chose you but didn't biologically create you.  Your family is quite simply - your family.

My family is the single most important thing in my life.  I'm fortunate to come from a family who all feel the same way.  From outsiders we have as much criticism as we have envy from those who wish they were a part of our large, encapsulating embrace.  My family consists of my three teenage sons, my parents, my sister and her son and myself.  I live with my two younger sons and my parents in a large home with more than enough room for when the rest of the family are here a few nights a week for dinner or sleep overs. My older son lives with his partner and she is the daughter I never had and although they are only 19, she has been a part of our lives for many years.  Our lives are full and chaotic, certainly never quiet or lonely and I would never want it to be any other way.

But family doesn't stop beyond these walls.  My ex husband and his partner and her children are also a part of my family.  We go out for dinner as a big group every few weeks and I think my boys love the fact that they have both of their parents together, accepting one another for who we are, enjoying the company, forgetting the expectations of society and generally having a great time. My ex has been with his partner for around 10 years now - longer than we were together - and I can honestly call her my friend.  Letting go of those ideas set by society that there should be some kind of cold war between the new partner and the old is damaging to all concerned and I can tell you from experience it's so much nicer when everyone gets along.

I think most people would agree with me on this... when thinking of childhood memories, many of the best ones involve siblings, cousins, and trips to grandparent's homes and generally centre around traditional family gatherings.  I know for me this is true.  Cousins are another interesting topic.  I have friends whose cousins are as close or closer than their siblings and other friends who have cousins they rarely see or haven't even met.  My cousins are great (for the most part) and thanks to facebook we have actually grown closer as distance had been an encumbrance.

There is something to be said for the blood ties, even as watered down as it becomes as generations spread their proverbial wings and plant seeds on diametrically opposed sides of the planet. I am passionate about genealogy, well, family history to be more accurate (as I like to put leaves on the trees and flesh on the bones) and my incessant search for fleshing out my own tree led me to discover a few of these kin united by blood.  In particular I found (actually she found me but that's by the by) a fifth cousin once removed who is so much like me that it's as if we were identical twins separated at birth and not by a protesting brother torn from his sister and shipped to The Colonies in 1831.  She is my soul sister, my dearest friend and my family.  Her family is my family too.  Actually, sinking your teeth into your ancestral roots not only gives you a great understanding of where you come from but it helps you to understand who you are and why you are the person you are.  It also helps you to realise that we are all connected.



Thursday, 23 May 2013

What's in a Name?

It took me a while to come up with something that I felt truly represented who I was.  I played around with some clever names; lyrical representations, names with double meanings, humourous titles with clear directions and then it hit me - yes! I am all of those things, but I am also just Jojo.

I am a person who's known to not only double dip, but to have each of my fingers dipped into many proverbial pies.  Dipping deeply in just one pie is not what I'm about - unless of course it's a pie with many layers, rich, decadent and rather nutty with more than a few hidden ingredients (especially if they're organic and good for you)...

My outer life may seem rather dull to many.  I don't work in any kind of regular job, and I don't go to many interesting places at all these days but my inner life is rich beyond compare.  I honestly don't understand the concept of boredom; I never have enough time to do even one tenth of the things I long to do.  I'm fascinated and passionate about so many things, I'm creative, I'm artistic, I engage deeply in the search for the meaning of life.  I laugh a lot and loudly.  I value family above all things. Connecting with other people is vital to me - I need interaction, I need to be heard and I need to be valued.  I don't mind at all if people think differently to me or have vastly different beliefs and ideas but I do mind if they instantly discredit me for the very same reasons.

Names - they do say a lot about us when they are chosen BY us and not by anyone else.  I know I often get a feel for what someone represents purely by the name they've chosen and I guess that's why I've not really chosen anything as I don't believe a name can possibly encapsulate all that I am. Although I'm contentedly complex, I'm also an open book - I guess I'm just Jojo...

Friday, 10 May 2013

Confessions of a Bookaholic

I don't just LOVE books, to me they are as necessary as food and shelter and currently hover higher up the list than chocolate, alcohol and sex. You get the picture?  Every available shelf, table, corner of the floor is full and overflowing with tomes of ambrosial escapism.  Ambrosial you ask?  Yes, that smell of books is one of the best smells I can imagine (and I'm not talking old grotty, dust carriers) - to me it smells like the beginning of a journey, of making new friends and of falling in love all wrapped up in a few hundred pages.  I wouldn't go as far as wanting to smell like a book, but I want to smell books for the rest of my days... Which is why I am not interested in ever getting a kindle or the like. I couldn't count how many times friends have suggested that I invest in an e-book reader, however there are many reasons that I don't consider them a great option for me.  First and foremost - I share my books, primarily with my mum and sister and secondly, the joy of holding a new book, of smelling it, of lovingly turning down the pages (The Horror!), of hugging it to my chest and occasionally the satisfaction of throwing it at the nearest wall - are all too priceless to swap for a sterile flat screen. I don't often throw books.  I admit to throwing one of my all time favourite books - Tess of the D'Urbervilles - when Angel Clare first showed his bigoted side (he redeemed himself though) and  I most likely kissed the book better too ;)

The last time I moved house I had 2 3/4 moving trucks full (as well as countless car trips) and the removalists made some comment about one load was just for books - they probably weren't wrong either.  I really do love my books, and I don't feel at home in any house that is devoid of them.  To me they are little advertisements as to who the occupants of the house are.  I used to fear being judged by my books, (seriously!) as I had a few shelves of 'new age' books in the early 1990's when it wasn't fashionable to do so and I was struggling in that no-mans' land between being a hip and free party girl to being a respectable soon to be wife and new mum.  I didn't want people to look at my books and assume I was different or weird or not their kind of person.  I wanted to be accepted for who I was (or thought I was at the time more precisely).  I now display them as something I'm very proud of - they are my plumes - colourful, rich, incandescent and enchanting. If people think I read rubbish then they are likely to think the same thing about me.  On the other hand, if they find my book choices interesting, unusual, sometimes predictable and mainstream and at other times just plain weird, then they will have a pretty good summary of me as a person. On that note, if you're interested in seeing some of the books I've read then check out my goodreads page. If you become inspired and want to read any of them I can't recommend booko highly enough as a great place to find the cheapest books - including postage - delivered to Australia.

No doubt I'll waffle on some more about books at some point as I'm always waiting for the tell-tale double ring of the doorbell which signifies a delivery - and on those mornings when it's oblong and bendy and weighty and smells like a new beginning and then IF you can tear me away from a cosy corner or entice me in from the sunny spot in the garden and prise the precious paperback from my hands - I'll tell you, trust me.

Thursday, 9 May 2013

I started a blog!

Well, well, well...  I started a blog!  Why start a blog now?  I guess I am a storyteller and I have so many stories inside me and I often say 'I should write that down so I don't forget it' and here I am!  Will I post often?  Do I have much to say?  Who knows, but let's take it one day at a time.  I have usually been the first to jump onto any new form of social media of all types and descriptions and I have thought about starting a blog a few times but the closest I've come to it has been to create some lovely photo blogs which you can see here and here.  I also have an architecture photo blog and another of beautiful people, but I've never written, well, not publicly.  So this begins a journey of delving into the deeper parts of self, finding memories in deep recesses of my mind and also pouring recent observations, thoughts and frustrations out through my fingertips.  I guess it will be a little confronting and also cathartic.  My blogger journey begins <3