Perfectly Posh Review
Company Name: Perfectly Posh
Costs: $94
Rating: 36/100
Update 2017: Since I’ve been inundated with fanatic Posh sellers on my initial review, I’ve changed the name of the article to reflect more precisely what it’s about. This is a review of the income opportunity, as compared to other similar income opportunities and “work at home businesses” that I’ve done myself, or reviewed in the past. It’s my opinion that selling soaps through network marketing is not very lucrative for most people, so Posh is not the best way to go if you want to create a sustainable business.
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If you like their soaps, great. Keep buying them. If you make some cash on the side, great. Enjoy your hobby. I have no issues with that.
My main issue is Posh being pitched as a great way to make supplemental INCOME. A few hundred bucks on the side is not an income in my opinion. My website is about starting an online business you can rely on for years, not some chump change while you chat with friends over the weekend.
What Is Perfectly Posh?
Another MLM targeted at women, which sells pamper and luxury products.
Short Review
To be honest, there isn’t a lot about Perfectly Posh that makes it stand out. Sure, the products look kind of cool, but there isn’t a shortage of soaps and body butter products already on the market. At the same time, the commission scheme for the company is pretty typical and certainly puts distributors at a disadvantage.
Product Breakdown
Perfectly Posh is a bit of an odd name for the company, especially as the product selection doesn’t really have much to do with the concept of posh. Instead, the company is promoting products focused on the idea of pampering. The selection of products includes things like hand cream, foot products, skin cream, bath bars, face wash, and much more.
The products themselves are fairly unique, largely because you wouldn’t find those specific flavors and descriptions from other companies. For example:
At the same time, the products are a bit on the expensive side ($9 for a bar of soap?). In many cases, people would be prepared to pay higher prices, simply because most people assume that pampering is going to be expensive. Likewise, people often think that a higher price means better quality even if that often isn’t the case.
However, the higher-than-normal product prices are still a bit of an issue, as they decrease how many people you could sell to. After all, spending $9 on one block of soap is really a bit extravagant, even for a treat.
I haven’t seen a lot of talk about the quality of the products, which isn’t that surprising. Realistically, there is a huge number of different companies that sell similar products and for the most part, they are all pretty similar. I mean come on, you can get handmade, high-quality soaps on Etsy in any scent you can think of.
EDIT: Check the comment section! It seems that PP has created such a rabid fanbase of soap enthusiasts that they can’t handle any bit of criticism of the company. OK, fine. If you like the soaps, pay $9 for them. None of my business. But the fact remains that you can find similar soaps for the same price for cheaper at other companies. The fact that so many insane people have berated me in the comment section for even suggesting that their soaps are not 100% amazing is pretty disheartening.
There are some product reviews on Amazon for many of the items, but they aren’t especially helpful. For example, many products just have one or two reviews and those reviews seem to be pretty biased. The soap below is one example of this, as both reviewers were people saying you should buy from a distributor.
In other words, there’s nothing really special about these products. There are good reviews and bad reviews. If you like them and want to sell them, that’s great. But it’s all a matter of opinion, just like any other product out there. Your job as a marketer and salesperson will be to get people to change brands or try a new brand. Are you ready to make a convincing argument of why someone should buy a $9 bar of soap?
Can you really spin it so that Perfectly Posh products sound better than anything else out there?
Chunk Soap Review (Finally)
Well, 99% of the comments in this post say, “You didn’t try it, so you cant’ say anything about the company.”. Though I disagree, I acquired a bar of “chunk”. It was a $5 version, not a $9 version. My review? Yeah, it was a good soap. For $5, I would even say it was a great soap! Smelled great, look like you could eat it, and for five bucks I can’t complain.
- Would I pick up this soap over any other soap in the grocery store? Probably not. It’s just a bar of soap.
- Does it last longer than another type of soap out there? Nope. Probably will last a few weeks, just like anything else.
- If I had a friend selling this would I seek them out to buy a $5 item? Nope. I’d probably just buy from Amazon or switch to another brand. Convenience is important to me.
- Does this make me want to sell it to friends and start a soap/lotion selling business? Not at all. Just not something I’m interested in.
I see the appeal of selling “day spa” related items, and the community aspect women enjoy in MLM. I can see how some people would enjoy recommending products to their friends that they like! However, limiting yourself to a single brand makes you a salesperson, not an honest, objective friend recommending products. Keep that in mind!
OK, now I tried it. Now I can have an opinion on it.
Opportunity Breakdown
More Updates 2017: . A lot of gals ripped into me in the comments for saying that women are targeted by MLMs. Here’s an interesting article (from a woman) called How Multi-Level Marketing Targets and Destroys Female Entrepreneurs
The opportunity side of Perfectly Posh is pretty much what I’d expect. You start off by buying a starter kit, which offers a range of products along with business tools. In this case, the kit costs $94 plus shipping and tax – so you’re spending quite a bit just to get going.
Distributors for the company earn 20% commission for sales on the first tier and 25% once they move up to the next rank in the company. That’s not too bad! In fact, 25% commission is good compared to many programs I’ve reviewed. The trouble is that you are selling small-ticket items, so 25% of a $10 item is just $2.50. You need to sell a lot of items. Do you know that many people personally? Probably not. That’s why it’s almost impossible to make money with MLMs unless you have a website.
As a general rule, the amount of money you make actually selling the products tends to be pretty low since you’re selling IRL. Even a large 20% commission on a $10 item is only $2 per sale. Instead, most income will come from bonuses and your downline. Now, a downline refers to the people you recruit, the people they recruit, and so on. This is the core part of this type of business, which is also known as a multi-level marketing business (or MLM).
Essentially, the idea is to increase your downline as much as possible and to also increase the amount of sales the people in your downline make. Doing so helps you increase in rank in the company and also helps to increase your income, like so:
This model is what makes earning money so difficult. Realistically, you need to recruit a decent number of people into the company and have them also be effective at recruiting. Doing that is exceptionally hard.
How many people do you personally know that would be willing to invest the time and money needed to be successful in the business? Probably not many. But, you would need to find people like that to get anywhere in the company. Likewise, those people would have to find others and so on.
Honestly, there aren’t even that many people out there that have an interest in this type of company and have the resources to be successful. Often, this means that distributors might be able to recruit one or two others, but are never able to build a successful downline. The end result is that they never earn much money.
MLMs, Women, and Success
Perfectly Posh is yet another MLM company that targets women. This pattern is incredibly common across many different MLMs and is extremely manipulative. One reason for this seems to be that many women end up staying at home and raising their families. As they do this, women often end up looking for ways to make a little money on the side and MLMs exploit this concept.
This type of company makes it sound like you can have the best of everything. They suggest that women can earn money without having to give up their time with their families. At the same time, they are even presented as ways to be more social, because you are interacting with friends and potential customers.
But, all of this is manipulation, plain and simple. Your chances of making any money with an MLM are small and your chances of making a decent amount of money are tiny. In fact, you’ll end up spending a lot of time away from home building your business since you have to meet people face to face to recruit them and sell. Are you going to drag the kids along to your meeting with a client for while you pitch the products? Are you going to take your kids to their home and have them run around while your friend examines the products? These are things you’ve got to consider!
Realistically, MLMs take advantage of people’s business inexperience. Failure is built into the system. If everyone could recruit successfully and build a downline, then everyone in the world would be a Perfectly Posh consultant. If you want a good idea of the challenge of MLMs, take a look at this quote from an MLM report by the Consumer Awareness Institute:
To make matters even worse, a lot of people actually lose money in an MLM.
After all, you have to buy a certain amount of product to stay active and most companies push members to buy much more than they would otherwise. For example, distributors are often encouraged to buy a large selection of products so they can show those products off to potential customers.
As you can probably imagine, that approach can get expensive quickly.
I’ve personally seen a number of people fall into the trap of MLMs. Often they did make some money from sales, but they ended up spending much more than that on products. They would justify that approach by saying that they wanted the products. However, they wouldn’t have actually spent that money otherwise.
In many cases, people mightn’t pay that much attention to how much money they spend but will get excited about any money they earn. So, it can take quite some time before distributors realize that they aren’t actually getting anywhere. At the same time, those distributors will be recruiting friends and family into the company and convincing them that it is a great opportunity for earning money.
That pattern is one of the reasons I get so concerned about MLMs. Not only are they ineffective as an income approach, but they often suck in people who really can’t afford to get involved.
Other Comments
Earning income from any MLM is always harder than it sounds. You might know some people interested in buying products from the company, but that doesn’t mean those people are going to help you run your business. A few sales, in the beginning, is great, but is it a sustainable business model?
Besides that, most people end up trying to sell products to friends and family, while also trying to recruit them. That approach can often lose you friends, which is just one more reason not to even get started.
MLM VS Affiliate Marketing Online
As I mentioned earlier, the MLM model is difficult. It is possible to make money (and some people do), but most people don’t. In fact, most people end up losing money buying the products for themselves. That makes you a customer, not a distributor!
The thing is that you CAN work for yourself by selling products you love. By building a simple website and promoting products you’ve tried or want to buy yourself, you can make money online. It means you don’t have to recruit friends and family, you don’t have to post on Facebook, and you don’t have to stick with one brand. If you think home spa treatments are fun and that’s what you’d like to build a business about, go for it! Make a website and reach millions of people online instead of just your close network of friends.
You can learn how to make a simple website through online training, including free resources here on my website.
I made a website about computer software a couple of years ago and now it allows me to work full time from home. I love writing articles for it and talking to other people enthusiastic about the software, and I don’t even have to sell it to anyone in my family or try to get them to join a “club”.
What do you think? Would you build a website for women looking to pamper themselves, or would you pick a different topic? Do you think selling soaps is an exciting business venture or just another run-of-the-mill biz op? Let us know in the comments! Oh yeah, and what do you think of all the rude people in the comments? Do you think they are helping Perfectly Posh by telling me I’m an idiot or are they dissuading potential sellers from getting involved?
Can You Generate Reliable Income With Perfectly Posh?
The Perfectly Posh Review
Products
Business Opportunity
Final
This is not a "bad" company or scam. I just don't believe the products are good enough to get excited about, and I don't think the multi-layer compensation plan will help anyone profit significantly here.
Update Friday, July 1: I see there are a lot of upset ladies about my review. This is just not a company that I would recommend to a friend or for someone starting an online business. Just my opinion based on my experience selling things online.
MLM Critic & Author: Nathaniell
What's up ladies and dudes! Great to finally meet you, and I hope you enjoyed this post. I have to be honest though. I'm not a big fan of MLM. Tried it. Hated it.
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Heather
Oh my, this debate is never going to end. This is fairly simple. Different people like different things. No one should say anything negative about Perfectly Posh or Lush or anything else for that matter. I don’t mind spending the extra for my products because they are sulfate free, shea based, and make me feel good. My sister prefers Bath and Body. I feel icky after using Bath and Body. She feels icky after using Perfectly Posh. Everyone likes what they like 🙂 No need to bash anyone.
And yes… I am a perfectly posh independent consultant. I started out as a customer and grew to love them and I just wanted to share them. It’s really hard to find things I’m not allergic to.
julianna
but lush is a legit businesses. perfect example. people don’t sell lush out of their homes….lush proves posh is not unique. also recently went to a craft fair and saw this set up for Lotus 8 similar products but an actual business.
Melissa
Every single PP consultant is given a free website and referral link to use to promote their business. Facebook is used for social selling of everything from Amazon products to Zillow homes so why would PP be any different. Please try our products before you knock them. As a PP consultant I have never sold any product. I share my experience and samples with people and allow them to make up their own minds.
Nathaniell
“I have never sold any product” Nice sales pitch Melissa.
How many people do you see buying products on Amazon that spend their days visiting websites looking for negative reviews trying to change the minds of readers?
Real Talk
That’s one of the lines they feed consultants. Don’t sell the product, share it, the products sell themselves.
Lucille Brecker
People who dive into these things like Posh and who work feverishly at selling their stuff to friends on Facebook and Instagram and LinkIn to the point where they become insufferably annoying. They do not see that they gradually become THAT person you avoid at a party. Their entire lives become an annoying sales pitch. When they make a sale, they high five each other on the internet but they don’t realize that they’re making pennies. In four years of selling MLM junk, you could graduate from college and get a real career. The women in my circle who have fallen for this junk eventually forget about it the way you buy a treadmill with the idea that you’re going to be slim and trim. Four years later, you’re still overweight and the treadmill is out by the curb for garbage pickup.
Nathaniell
Thanks for some perspective Lucille! It’s very annoying to have a friend that is always trying to sell you something. MLMs ruining friendships and relationships is a common occurrence. I totally support someone starting a business and being excited about it, but that’s why I tell people to build a website and sell to people online, using legitimate practices that go beyond sharing on Facebook!
Heather
The reason Amazon reviews say to “buy from a distributor” is because if you order through their referral link, they get “perks.” Perks are rewards points that add up and can be used to purchase products!! & If you’ve got a good consultant, like me, they’ll hook you up with free stuff, when you order from them!
I just recently got turned onto Perfectly Posh, by my friend and consultant Sara. I’m LUCKY to have her as a friend! She gives me honest advice on products, which I’m now going to share with you: I can tell you what I like, but everyone’s tastes are different!
In other words, my favorite might be your least favorite (& vise versa). God knows I’ve smelled some products that made me think “Who in their right mind would buy that!?” Just to turn around and see someone buy it!
I digress, I started with a “Fall Out Girl” chunk bar (a soap that has since been seasonally retired)- & I fell in LOVE. it really is HUGE. You could cut these chunks in half & they’d be about the same size as a “regular,” chemical-riddled bar of soap from Walmart- but they smell wayyy better and last twice as long!
The reason I mention chemicals is, you guessed it, the natural ingredients Posh uses! I have incredibly sensitive skin (coupled with eczema & allergies to boot). I’m allergic to everything under the sun, including the sun! (Almost…) Ever since I was little almost every soap, lotion & skin product (even “hypoallergenic” products) made me break out or gave me migraines from the perfume.
I originally agreed to purchase the chunk soap, as the author of this article implied, to help a friend. However, I was amazed by the size, scent & effects of the chunk! Plus, I didn’t break out!! (A small miracle!) So, I decided to try more.
Sara asked me how I liked it & I told her I couldn’t be more in love with it! She told me if that was the case, give the Snarky Bar a shot. For those who don’t know, a Snarky bar is a gently abrasive soap, for exfoliating your skin.
For those with sensitive skin, you know this is a BIG gamble. I decided to go for it though because – again natural ingredients: walnut powder, sugar, raspberry seeds etc (depending on the type of bar you choose).
For what it’s worth, I recommend the Raspberry beret snarky bar. I’ve had these small, yet noticeable bumps on my arms and legs since as far back as I can remember. After one use, the snarky bar has resolved that issue! & I can’t wait to get & try the Coconut Castaway snarky bar I just ordered too!
I also purchased:
Whole Lava Love face exfoliator, which smells minty-er than I care for- but it works wonders. My face was a little red after washing it off (for about 10 minutes), but that was to be expected – as I was exfoliating my skin (rubbing dead skin off to reveal the healthy skin underneath) & now my face is velvety smooth.
Night and Day moisturizer, to those who use beauty products, you probably saw this as obvious after the exfoliating face scrub! It was a good moisturizer, cooling and left a good tingly sensation, no residue or grime, blended in well with my skin and didn’t cause an oil build-up, later in the day.
The Sugar Mama sugar body scrub (which is one of my favorites now) smells like brown sugar! It smells so good, you literally want to eat it (but don’t, lol). I love salt scrubs, so I wanted to try this, & I’m glad I did. It’s much softer on the skin & it leaves a subtle, all-day scent lingering on you.
For the BFYHC’s (Big Fat Yummy Hand Cremes) I got two:
“Dressed to Chill” & the “Oh Snap!”
I instantly fell in love with D2C, it’s described as a cranberry orange scent, but you don’t smell the orange as much (which for me was a plus, as I’m not big on citrus-y scents) you do smell the raspberry and coconut oil though (also a plus for me, I love coconut!).
Oh Snap! Literally made me say “Oh Snap!” It’s a grapefruit scented hand creme, but the citrus scent is SO subtle! & I swear to you, it’s the first citrus scented product I have EVER liked, so that should carry some weight.
I’ve also purchased the “Rolling in the Deep” chunk bar, but have yet to try it as my “Fall Out Girl’ chunk is lasting FOREVER!
I can’t wait to get my Coconut Castaway snarky bars (shipping out tomorrow!) along with a “Heebie Jeebie” foot peel kit, “Under Wonder” matte pore primer (for your face, pre-make-up), “Love the Dark” black sea salt body scrub, “I’m Shrinking” pore minimizing face mask & a “Strawberry Fields Forever” chunk.
I’m probably going to do the kit, even if I don’t become a consultant, because it’s over $200 in products for under $100 (before tax and shipping). Plus, there’s no obligation to “sell.” People “kit nab” all the time!
Nicole
Definitely do the kit! You’ll probably end up making some sales (just get a good upline that is encouraging and shares info/tips) just because its much easier than you think! There is also lots and lots of opportunity to earn perks (especially when you first join!).
Nathaniell
OMG, how many comments are you going to make on my site trying to get people to join?
Sarah
Annoying sales pitch. Glad I don’t know you in person.
Jenn
Y’all are funny!! This girl isn’t even trying to get her to sign up under her. She just suggested to find a good upline to sign up under. Considering these are anonymous replies with no info displayed whatsoever, I seriously doubt the girl can contact her for a proper sales pitch.. lol.
Delaney
Hi. I’m just a consumer. I bought a bunch for stuff from this company at a friend’s ‘online posh party’ to support her. I have to say, I’ve had a completely “bleh” experience and will not try them again. I got bath salts, soaps, and a face mask. The bath salts were average but cost a lot. The soaps were also average and, while they smelled nice, they were definetely overpriced. I could buy a dove bar at the store for a similar experience. The face mask was awful. It left my face bright red and did nothing to my complexion. I can buyou better quality, great smelling products at a LUSH store…which is what I’ve been doing instead. This business is overpriced for average quality items and I would never spend that ridiculous amount of cash on the products ever again.
Nathaniell
Thank you for confirming my suspicion that the products are average, and just overpriced for what you get. You see this soooo much with network marketing and direct selling programs. The products can’t compete on the open market so they need IBOs to sell them to friends and family. I haven’t heard of LUSH, but it seems a lot of people prefer them. I was surprised to learn it’s not a network marketing company, or at least I couldn’t find any info on it as a biz op. Am I right?
Emma
This is a reply to Nathaniell’s post – Lush isn’t a MLM. It’s a canadian company that had just a website for awhile but now has actual stores in malls.
Nathaniell
Noted! thanks for clarifying!
Miranda Nicole
This is a reply to Nathaniell’s post
Delaney may have had a “bleh” experience with products that she bought because for her it was an average experience, but for those of us like Heather who have bad eczema and/ allergies this company can be a Godsend. For those of us who have to buy unscented everything be it lotion, or lip balm, or bar soap, Perfectly Posh and other companies like it provide a product line we can actually use and enjoy. Yes they are pricey; they sell products with all natural ingredients that those of us who have super sensitive skin can actually use and feel good about it. I know I personally hate having to use only unscented and really plain beauty products/ pampering products.
I typically get a lot of lotions and other pamper products that, no matter how enticing the scent, I simply can not use without breaking out into a rash. Being able to buy from places like perfectly posh help me to finally be able to enjoy what most others take for granted. I buy one or two items at a time when they are on sale (and they have sales often). Maybe SOME (as in not all) people who can actually use the many beauty products that have a lot of chemicals in them find Posh, and other companies like it, to be simply over priced, but I for one am glad they are around.
As for the consultants I myself am not one, nor am I a very good sales type person to begin with, so I really don’t understand that side of things enough to say anything on that matter.