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JEAN ~ FABULOUS AT 74!

Jean K. from Hacienda Heights, California. She is looking fabulous for 74. Wouldn’t you agree? To: Edna Skin Care This is the photo I promised to send you of myself. Yes. I’m 74 years old. Born 3/7/39. Used Beauty Creators before it was bought out by Edna. Continued to use the cleanser, toner, moisturizer, Night Creams (Hormone.) the Basic Skin Care Regiment since I was in nursing school 1959 ->

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BEESWAX ~ EDNA’S NATURAL PRESERVATIVE

We are asked almost daily about preservatives in the Edna creams. We’re not sure if that’s because customers are more savvy about ingredients than they used to be, or if it’s because they have half-used jars in the back of the cupboard and are worried about safety, but we’re always happy to tell you about any of our ingredients. The preservative in nearly every cream Edna produces is good, old fashioned,

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HOW TO CONTOUR

Many Customers want to know how to use Edna’s Lighting and Shading. I recently came across this old Gail Richards (now EDNA) pamphlet from 1969 that diagrams how to apply both the Lighting and Shading. Even though times and vogues have changed we still apply the Lighting and Shading the same way as pictured in the diagram. The idea is very simple. You use lighting to accentuate anything you want to make appear larger and you use

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WHO IS EDNA?

Edna lost her 13-year old son to cancer in 1964. It had been a very traumatic 2 years and her skin reflected that. Edna had acne, black heads, white heads and it was starting to scar and pit her face. A friend was going to a Gail Richards party at church and invited Edna along to cheer her up (and get her out of the house.) Little did Edna know one night at a

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GAIL RICHARDS AND BEAUTY CREATORS

In the late 1920′s Gail decided to buy a bike and ride from the mid-west to California in order to find work. She lived in a farm community that had been effected by the dust bowl. She had never ridden a bike before and was too embarrassed to have anyone show her how. So, she took that bike out to a field and taught herself. That’s Gail. A self motivated, self-made woman. She found out it

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VIOLA LOSIER – THE WOMAN WHO CREATED OUR SKIN CARE LINE

Viola was born in 1895. She was good at science and math and worked her way through college as a chemistry major by sweeping up in a beauty parlor. As she cleaned up and listened to the customers conversations she realized there was a real need for quality skin care that actually worked. The customers had powder and rouge to cover problem skin during the day and cold cream to remove it at