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With 10 years of experience under its belt, Fluhme Beauty proudly boasts an attractive website and an extensive collection of beauty products. Though I cannot say that I am a beauty expert, I have to say that Fluhme seems to be a positive model for people in the beauty business and know what beauty is.It is the eyes and the face that immediately strike us about a person. Fluhme knows this and indeed, its products' focus on skin care and facial treatment. One such product is DayLites daily beauty, a colorful collection of makeup products for your everyday needs: blush, bases, lipsticks, and even eyeliners. You can also choose from others such as: NightLites color palette, StarLites palette, Baked Eyeshadows, and Baked Blushes.The company was created and named after founder Tiffany Fluhme and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia. Its main selling point is its line of "baked" Italian cosmetics. It is "one of the few companies who offer Italian baked make-up in the United States." Fluhme products are made of high-quality ingredients and bring cosmetics up that extra notch into art.In order to begin your career as a Fluhme artist, you have to pay a start-up fee of $50. I wasn't so happy about the description on their Learn More about the business opportunity page (see link :http://www.fluhme.com/Opportunity/LearnMore.aspx) however. It said you would be making money on their products but used a lot of "up to's" and made me wonder where I would get that 45%... It sounds great but it's probable that you would begin at 15% or even worse, 5%.Furthermore, to maintain your earnings, you have a sales quota of $300 a month. Can you possibly earn that at your home parties? Perhaps, given that the products are high-quality and expensive. This however, comes out as another risk for potential distributors.There are some bonuses though. You get $700 worth of supplies and products if you sign up for their "Artist Collection". You can go even further to get that BIG bottom line and make that BIG salary you want. The Internet offers limitless possibilities in terms of finding leads, networking, and developing a customer base. Get creative. Try taking videos and photos of yourself before and after using their products.After reviewing their website and going through the long lists of reviews however, I found out that most of the positive reviews came from professionals who are only using Fluhme as a means of expanding their income. They organize get-togethers, pot-luck dinners, and discuss informally the quality of the products and their skin-care regimens.The negative reviews came from veteran marketers and those who had had experience with Network and Multi-Level Marketing. This means that Fluhme is a good bet for people who do their marketing the old-fashioned way: through parties and get-togethers. It's a good option for people who are already in the beauty industry, or who have a good network in it.Fluhme however doesn't seem to offer much in the way of those looking at full-time pay from A Network Marketing Home-based business. It seems to be more of a direct sales approach than an MLM. There is no mention of a 2nd tier or 3rd tier commission on distributors your business might bring, and very little information on the compensation plan.I believe that Fluhme offers a great opportunity for those who are looking to add to their monthly salary. However, it lacks a lot of the REALLY IMPORTANT ingredients that make for a good MLM with a full time income that you can boast of. Furthermore, although the website seems okay, the information state is very limited. Information on the founder, just like that on the compensation plan, is nowhere to be found.Too many businesses have gone under because of mismanagement for me to not include that in this review. Visit for more information on Fluhme |

