PRAI had a sold-out performance in the largest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Thousands of visitors tuned in to The Canadian Shopping Channel (TSC) this week for PRAI’s first “Show Stopper” beauty event. It turned out to be a record breaker, a true sellout!
We went on air with 1,650 kits and in 10 minutes 1,650 kits were sold! The two big sellers were PraiMordial kit and PRAImordial Weightless Gravity G-Force Creme. Other favorites were Radiant Day Caviar Super Size (1.7 oz.), Ageless Face 2 for 1 and a Lipgloss kit.
Just when I thought my time at The Canadian Shopping Channel couldn’t get more exciting, I bump into Joan Rivers. Joan is exactly how you would envision her— charismatic, friendly and absolutely funny. Can we talk? She was selling her clothing line and she pulled me aside to try on her sequined jackets. She loved how it looked on me and asked if I would model it on air. Hence, the start of my modeling career— don’t worry, it was short-lived and I am back doing what I love, creating beauty products.
It looks like PRAI will be back on TSC real soon to promote more time, more news and more products.
PRAI is focusing on an encore performance in Canada, and repeated ones in the States and in other countries nationwide. Please tune in and watch us!
Fall is officially here this weekend, and to celebrate I am excited to team up with Allure Magazine and HSN on an upcoming beauty event- Beauty 101 Event on September 30th. Every season there is always a plethora of products, colors to unveil. Allure and HSN has teamed up to bring you 24 hours of pure beauty bliss, and PRAI Beauty will be part of this full day event at 6 AM and 10 AM.
On this day you will discover the latest innovations in skin care and find out what the experts have to say about the hottest new trends. Many of the beauty lines, like Lancome, Carol’s Daughter, Clean– to name a few, featured on HSN will take part in this event showing off their latest and greatest products and colors for fall 2011.
PRAI Beauty wouldn’t miss this opportunity and I will showcase our mighty duo: PRAIMORDIAL Stellar Serum and PRAIMORDIAL Weightless Gravity G-Force Creme. We are also thrilled to have these products featured in Allure’s October Issue, be sure to take a peek on the Beauty 101 pull-out page. One Allure reader even shared, “My skin was firmer and more youthful looking.”
To get this ‘event’ started early PRAI wants to GIVEAWAY 25 deluxe samples of the PRAIMordial creme. It’s kind-of-like a pre-party bash to get our fans razzle dazzled for the September 30th Big Day.
All you need to do is ENTER HERE NOW!
Don’t miss it, and be sure to TUNE IN!
For show times and more information, visit HSN.COM.
We can’t get enough of London, since the royal couple tied the knot. PRAI Beauty continues to pay tribute to their culture and British style with a visit to HSN! I just debuted our fall launches and here’s the lowdown of what’s new and best selling.
We launched AGELESS THROAT NIGHT Advanced Recovery Creme that offers overnight repair and hydration to the most delicate and forgotten areas—the throat and decolletage. For optimum results, we recommended a powerhouse partnership with AGELESS THROAT Decolletage Creme for day and AGELESS LIFT Throat Booster Serum. This dynamic defense system exceeded our sales projection plans! We are happy to report another star product has been born. We were tickled pink!
British women love a ‘golden opportunity’ and took full advantage of the 24K Golden High Performance Kit, which proved to be a sell out along with 24 K Golden Creme Extraordinaire and Golden Eye Caviar.
Check out our home page free gift of Golden Eye Caviar where you can try a free deluxe sample!
PRAI will be also be on air at HSN this Thursday, September 15th. Please tune in for HSN’s special event, called London Destination. Show times (all eastern standard time) are at 2 am, 3 pm and 8 pm for our limited edition kit offerings.
There seems to be a running trend nowadays among Americans. We are in love with England and the feeling is mutual! Now we can add our latest obsession to the list across both ponds: PRAI Beauty.
Mark your iPhone, BlackBerry or calendar: More dates are being planned for PRAI in November on HSN! Check out our website’s TV/Press page tab for specific show hours.
My, oh, my how quickly time flies. It all started here ten years ago on a journey to the ‘land down under’— where I introduced PRAI Beauty to the Australia TVSN— the first network PRAI was featured on. It was ten years ago this month, PRAI Beauty was launched with a line that I believe helped teach women the importance of skincare and using the right products that work for their skin concerns. It has grown up so fast and experienced great strides in technology like our ‘out of this world’ skin care line, gravity-force creams, and synchronized serum.
So you might wonder how I celebrated this auspicious occasion. It only made sense to go back to a station that I call “home” and fills me with that same sense of excitement I experienced ten years ago. My friends at TVSN even surprised me with a cake complete with ten candles!
August is a very busy time of year, and women find the PRAI kits so very helpful in offering them a range of products just right for their skin’s needs. The kits that scored the most accolades at the “10th Anniversary” Australian celebration were PRAI Youth Synchronizer Two for One, PRAI 10 Year Anniversary Golden Collection and Praimordial with a super size Ageless Throat.
We only expect PRAI to keep getting better, both in the states and abroad, so stay tuned to this blog and our site for up- to- the- minute news and of course more celebrations for PRAI.
Cheers to another ten, plus more,
I am enjoying some vacation time on a cruise to The Bungle Bungles in northeastern Western Australia. I will be visiting East Timor, Indonesia, and then on to the Kimberley’s, Northern Territory, Australia.
One of the world’s most fascinating geological landmarks, the orange and black sandstone domes, known as the Bungle Bungles, rise 300 meters above the grass-covered plain of Purnululu National Park— Would you believe the world did not know about this remote location until 1980.
My indulgences on this trip come in 100 percent natural organic form.
Such as: ocean air which is clean and energizing, chilly temperatures with the sun’s rays warming up my skin, the soothing sound of waterfalls in the near distance, the rustle of the ocean wind swishing through the open sea – which I find thoroughly relaxing, and sightings of ocean life like whales, crocodiles, and of course birds gliding through the air.
I like beauty to mingle with adventure so I have prepared a few excursions on the water— jet boating, in the air—scenic flights via helicopter and on land— rock climbing.
The spirit of Bungle Bungles being recognized as a World Heritage site is so sweetly intoxicating that you want to absorb its beauty in your heart so you can reference it later while reminiscing through vacation photos..
Perhaps what Bungle Bungles shares most with nature is its contagious sense of benevolence. During this trip, I had to pinch myself, because there are times when it seems almost too good to be true. I’ve had a fantasy of this trip for some time now, and to be living it exactly how I pictured… is amazing.
Bungle Bungles is all that come to life. And now the secret is out.
It’s not often that you have the opportunity to cross paths with the ladies who launch. I now have the chance to mingle with many successful women on a regular basis and boy I must say, “It’s powerful”.
I recently became a member of Ladies Who Launch, which prides itself as the world’s largest community of women entrepreneurs. Women think differently. We view power horizontally not as much vertically — it’s about making an “impact with purpose,” as Oprah Winfrey once said. We want to use our power to make a difference for ourselves, for others and for the world.
Ladies Who Launch offers local communities the chance to bring women together who share an interest in launching or expanding a business, project or passion. It is a great way to embrace entrepreneurship with other women who are experiencing similar goals, obstacles and successes.
I was honored to be highlighted as their “Platinum Featured Member” and share a little bit about me to the world of successful women.
It is comforting to have a group of highly intelligent women to turn to within your community and share dreams, hopes and inspirations that have the potential of becoming a reality. We all have the “power to be”, but moving it to the next level can be challenging at times. When you have a team of women routing for you it’s like running a race and successfully hitting the finishing line.
I think of power as personal control. It is what you do outside of your official mandate or your job description.
We all have potential power inside us and it is securing to know that the Ladies Who Launch offers team unity to help inspire our goals.
Visit the Ladies Who Launch for further information. I’m glad I did!
I’ve had this conversation with many friends regarding how young should one begin a preventative skin care routine. I was shocked- of course I didn’t tell them that- to hear them say they thought twenty was too young. Therefore, I felt it was important to share the major skin culprits we have been faced with since we are born.
The first signs of aging—sun spots, crow’s-feet—show up earlier than we ever realized. The sun is our worst enemy and unfortunately it is always shining on us from the moment we are brought home from the hospital. Hyper-pigmentation is the clinical term for brown spots, freckles, and dark patches—all caused by an overproduction of melanin. Sun damage is typically to blame for small, individual brown spots, and begin to make their appearance as early as in our thirties- for some as soon as twenties.
Sipping through a straw- something we do mostly in our younger days- may seem daintier, but it can do a number on the skin surrounding your mouth over time. Pursing or puckering lips frequently—when sipping or talking animatedly—is a major source of fine lines around the mouth. Lines can begin here early on, because of these motion you make and unaware of the consequences later in life.
Laughter is not the best medicine for the skin around the eyes—repeated muscle movement from smiling, laughing, and squinting creases the skin. However, becoming an expressionless robot is not the answer to this problem. The skin around the eye area is the thinnest on the body; therefore, starting early by using an eye cream rich in hydrators and wrinkle defenders, like Crème De Luxe Eyes Ultimate Age Defense is your answer to not giving up those smiles.
In happier news, these lines and sunspots can be preventative with the right choice of skin care products. Visit our Skincare By Category line-up or talk to our professionals on hand to custom fit the products that are best suited for you whether you are in your twenties or fifties.
Currently we are offering a special- 25% off all prices- take advantage of this fabulous promotion!
Your mother always said “eat your vegetables” and she was right- maybe in more ways than she knew.
The obvious reasons hold true… they pack a punch of nutritious value and contain a wide variety of vitamins and minerals; they contain cancer-fighting phytos, and those of us who are weight conscious look at its fat-free and cholesterol-free rewards. It’s pretty hard to overindulge on this healthy snack!
But a recent article gave new meaning to “eating your broccoli”. A study conducted by researchers at John Hopkins found broccoli extract may protect skin against harmful UV. The research findings suggested extracts from broccoli sprouts may protect the skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation and reduce the risk of skin cancer.
More studies will need to be conducted for verification of accuracy, but it only gives this cruciferous vegetable more reason to be envious of it. Of course, my beauty brain is always thinking, “broccoli extracts” as a potential ingredient might be the next new wave in sun care trends or simply as an anti-aging serum. Fruit extracts took off with a bang; I don’t see why this wouldn’t.
Personally, I like to dip my raw broccoli in hummus. It’s filling, healthy, low in calories and I love the fact that I don’t need to cook to enjoy it!
What an exciting time I am having… My Godchildren are visiting me from Maryland for the week and I am having a blast. Sharing this quality time is so very special to me, and I look forward to it every year.
I couldn’t think of any way better to start our time together then with seeing the HP7 movie. Boy, were they excited, and I was too. What a thrill it was to share this experience with them and ‘live the final Harry Potter’ movie with them.
My Godson’s visit was short, but sweet, while my Goddaughters are staying the week. I have learned that keeping them active leads to a fulfilled time so that is exactly what I did. We went horseback riding, did lots of swimming in the pool and I spoiled them with a visit to New York City to see the Broadway Show “Mamma Mia”.
The girls and I enjoyed a little ‘beauty time’ and indulged our fingers and toes to a wonderful manicure and pedicure. The manis & pedis were more elaborate for them than for me and I enjoyed watching them carefully compare their choice of color and design with each other.
Their visit wouldn’t be complete without a visit to PRAI Beauty. They enjoy dabbling in the formulas, sitting in on meetings and helping me out on various projects. After a long hard day I treated them to their favorite Chinese restaurant, Ching’s Table located in New Canaan, CT. I am sure we will be going there a few more times this week.
Children let you be young again. Being young again makes you less stressed and free to be whom you are. I am enjoying this minute and happiness is a nice prescription for radiant skin.
I hope everyone has a few laughs and smiles this week.
We recently had our Annual Sales Meeting where all our creative forces joined together to discuss future plans. PRAI Beauty is proud to present to you some of the hardworking faces behind the scenes. Starting with me in the center, to the right of me is Julie, Customer Care Director, Mary Zara (to the right of Julie) is Purchasing Manager, Kara Ryan (to the left of me) is Operations Manager, and Tricia Boyle (to the left of Kara) is Marketing Director.
Every year the team gathers to review our new launches, production timelines, and this year we were excited to discuss the relaunch of our new website, which debuted in April. We want you to follow us as we embark on new ways to share PRAI’s exciting adventures. This blog is one way you can get a behind the scenes look at places we go, preview up and coming launches, and get a glimpse at my life and the special causes I support. You can also follow us on Twitter (@PRAIBeauty ) and be sure to “JOIN” our group on Facebook for up to the minute PRAI-breaking news. Our site also keeps you posted on all our new products, collections and specials in addition to PRAI’s television appearances. This new design is our way to stay close to you and inform you about everything “PRAI”.
Our team brainstormed on what exciting new web offers and specials would be interesting to you in the upcoming month. We have a lot of deluxe sample offers, product giveaways, skincare self-help and tips to share. We are so proud of the website’s easy to follow design and we think its informative product guide helps tremendously in choosing the product that fits your individual skincare needs.
I can assure you that PRAI isn’t stopping here. We continue to plan, strategize and create more improvements—both visual and educational—to our website.
Now we want to hear from you… Tell us how you like it- all feedback, good and bad, is welcomed.
We have already planned exciting news for PRAI, think BIG, think expansion….soon to be revealed!
Stay tuned!