I Can Attest That I Was Treated With Utmost Respect While Working For Estee Lauder In The 1990's. Let The Lauder Family Run The Organization & Just Maybe We Will Start To See GWP (gifts with purchase) That Are Worthy Of Coming Into The Retail Store To Make Purchases. Just Maybe They Would Bring Back "Knowing" Gift Sets Too.

Mrs. Estee Lauder treated EVERYONE with respect and honored her beauty advisors. This was a humble woman that never forgot the retail stores that gave her a chance when she was starting out. I do not know if they continue this practice today but those stores or store that stood with her when she was starting out always would seem to get the notch above the standard type of GWP and she gave them primo gift time slots also. Please let the Lauder family take reigns of this organization again. When I see in the news junk about making a politically correct statement it turns my stomach sour, it truly does. She treated everyone with respect and to hear comments made by just a small handful of employees that are negative against the family heirs because of who they may or may not support in the political arena is a bunch of garbage. This is America, land of the free, home of the brave and last I checked we are allotted the freedom to choose who we support for President and whom we give donations to also. We should not be put down or try to shame those that are against the politically correct group. Why would you try to put bondage on people that you do not have any right to do so? Last time I checked Jesus chose to go to the cross in death and rise from the dead 3 days later to take away shame and condemnation.

You need to keep your hands out of being politically correct and back to the job at hand. Why are you making inferior gift with purchases? Do you know it had been about 2 gift times I passed up purchasing products to get a gift with the purchase. Who is creating these gifts anymore? They used to have a nice balance of both treatment and color products at one time along with cute cosmetic bags to go along with it. I have not seen anything that wow's me lately and just don't buy during gift time. I went to a Macy's store recently to consider getting a GWP until they didn't have the product I wanted. I looked over the GWP and there was really nothing that captured my attention in the gift to purchase any items. Especially paying 80.00 to then get one of the eye products. When I need something I just get it when I need it even though there may not be a gift going on at the time.

Why did you stop creating "Knowing" gift sets? The representative tried selling me a gift set for the new fragrance, "Beautiful Magnolia." She gave me a sample of the fragrance to try and it is too sweet smelling for me. Bring back the sultry scent of Knowing ancillary products please. Did you ever think of this ... people that flow in the prophetic just may purchase a product named Knowing? You know your gut instinct, knowing something inside you that confirms something is right or not right. Just a thought to share and let the Lauder's have free reign to run Estee Lauder again.

I am including in this blog entry a personal thank you I received from Mrs. Lauder when I worked for this organization. I sent a heartfelt thank you to her in gratitude for the gifts we were given during a Beauty Advisor recognition week that took place. Never did I dream of getting a response. I remember going to a fine quality stationery store to purchase a fine quality item to hand write my thank you to send to her. When someone treats you with respect and does something kind for you seek out fine stationery to send a hand written note to them ok. I was trained by the best in the industry at the time about skincare and applying makeup. I tended to lean more towards the latest color collections more so then the skincare items. When the new fashion color collections for display came into the store I felt like a kid in a toy store, it was fun using them when doing makeovers for clients. I remember way before it was a trend that they came out with an aqua/teal colored liquid eyeliner. Of course I got one and liked wearing it. I must have been a good student when being trained by Estee Lauder trainers. Just the other day I was getting my hair done @ the salon and the man cutting my hair complimented me on how nice my makeup looked. I then responded thanks because it was the end of the day and it still looked good. I remember our conversation we had. I was sharing with him that when I worked for Estee Lauder and went on a pilgrimage during the Bosnian War I saved up my samples I had and brought them to bless the women I met on this journey. People would say to me why are you bringing makeup samples when they are in the midst of a war? I felt led to do that and the women I met that were running the shops since the men were at war were truly blessed to receive makeup samples.