Some fragrances are nature's own blend and are nearly impossible to duplicate. They are timeless and unaffected by trends and fashions. Cedar is such a fragrance. It always brings back pleasant memories and a comfortable feeling, like the smell of a cedar cabin, an heirloom cedar chest, or just the smell of the fresh mountain air in the Texas Hill Country.

The Texas Cedar wood is a small, alpine evergreen tree up to 23 feet high with stiff green needles and an irregular shaped trunk and branches, which tend to be crooked or twisted. The wood also tends to crack easily, so it is not used for timber. Cedar wood has been known through the ages as one of mother nature's insect repellents because of the aromatic cedar oil contained in it. Texas cattle fences are built with cedar posts which resist decay and pest infestation for 50 years or more.

The essential oil is steam distilled from the heartwood and wood shavings. It has a sweet, balsamic “pencil wood” scent. Ancient indian purification rituals used cedar for protection.

I am a Scent-Sations Distributor and would like to tell you a little bit about what is happening at my house.

I am a mother of 2 young children and I am married to a wonderful man who is in the Utah National Guard. He flies the apache helicopter and his unit was sent to Afghanistan in January for a one year tour.

Shortly after my husband deployed I received a phone call from a friend of mine whose husband has been in Iraq for a year telling me that she would be also leaving at the end of January 2004 for Kuwait and that she would be gone for one year.

She called to ask me if I could keep her 3 children until her husband gets back to the USA in April, 2004. As you can tell, I have my hands full with my two children and my friends three children all living under one roof! But it feels good to be able to serve my country, my family and friends while they are defending our freedom!

Enclosed is a picture of my husband with our son and daughter so you can see how proud I am of the choice my husband has made to serve our country.
-Yolanda Martin

Testimonial:
“I was checking my emails one day and received one from Melissa Stallings requesting information on the natural beauty product line that I market on my web site. I sent her a reply email and got her phone number to contact her. The phone call I made to her that night turned out to be a very profitable one for ME!

I told her that I used my product line to create gift baskets and I mentioned that I always included a candle in my arrangements. I guess I said the magic word, because that was when she introduced me to the cleaner burning Mia Bella's Soy/Veg Candles .

I told her I would really love to get some of the candles for my baskets and she promised to send me a sample. In the meantime she said I should visit her web site and take a look and also enter the weekly drawing to win free candles. I went to the web site and immediately knew that I wanted to be involved with this company. I wouldn't be satisfied with just purchasing candles for my baskets...

I signed up the same day I received my sample (Vanilla Cookie) candle from Melissa and have not looked back since. Gone are all the paraffin candles that we used to burn in the house. The only ones I kept are those that I use for my home decor (I hope one day soon all those will be replaced by soy/veg candles)!

I wanted to learn as much as I could about the business so after I read all there was to read on the Scent-Sations site I started calling into the office to bombard Charlie and Bob with all kinds of questions! Those guys are awesome! They stay on top of things and get it done - RIGHT.

After 4 weeks with Scent-Sations I had 4 people on my 1st level and 2 people on my 2nd (all very wonderful and enthusiastic about building a team). I'm retailing an average per week of 2 cases of jars and 3-4 cases of votives. I use every opportunity I get to talk about my candle business . And I'm only looking upwards! My constant advice to my down line is:-

•  Take candles with you wherever you go ( beauty salon, laundromat, car wash, doctor's office )
the "smell and sell" technique only works if you have something for people to smell

•  Hand out tri-folds and/or business cards
these are necessary business building tools

•  Talk to friend and family about the candles and the business opportunity
if this is good for you, it might be good for them too

•  Use the retail end of your business to build the recruiting end of your business
It's good to give someone a fish once in a while, but it's more rewarding to teach them how to fish

•  I look at it this way... if I can teach them how to do it, my work gets easier

I must add also that through all this, I've had the complete support of my wonderful husband and our 2 kids. That makes it so much more worthwhile to me!”
-Minnette Wright-Haskett, NY


Testimonial:
“I put my inventory in my car and “hit the road” and I simply do the “smell and sell” demonstration! I am not afraid to talk to people and I'm having a great time doing this! It's fun and easy to sell Mia Bella Candles! I have been amazed at how easy it's been to sell the Soy Bella Bars, too!”
-Alva Ladner, LA

Testimonial:
“Believe it or not, I actually received my first Mia Bella candle for a Christmas gift…THIS year. Being a former consultant for one of the BIG 3 candle companies, there were tons of candles in my home. But this one was different.

As I started to burn this “new” jar candle I was amazed. I had never seen a jar candle burn so well. I asked my husband… “Have you ever seen a candle burn so well, or smell so strong?” He agreed it was the best he'd seen.

I went to the internet to search for more information about these awesome Mia Bella candles. While reading company web site I ran across the Candle of the Month Program information.

Originally, I was ONLY looking to purchase these candles for my own personal use…but I thought “Hey, the savings in the program are great…why not?” So I printed off and faxed my agreement in. I didn't actually know a distributor, so I left that part of my agreement blank. One of the owners, Bob Scocozzo, called me to find out where I had purchased my original candle and I told them it was a gift and I didn't know anyone who sold them.

A couple days later I got a call from Linda Eller, whom Scent-Sations had assigned as my sponsor. As we started to talk and I realized how enthusiastic she was about these candles…I started to see her vision. That day we did a three-way call with another of the owners (Charlie Umphred). After seeing the support and time that I had received from these two people that I had never met before, I was in awe. Not only did I love the product…I was starting to love the people that stood behind it! And from that day on, I started working it for what it was and still is…an INCREDIBLE business opportunity.

I simply do my best to share our products with anyone and everyone I come in contact with. It's THAT easy. Our products sell themselves. I believe that as long as you share your enthusiasm with everyone that you come in contact with, your business will grow by leaps and bounds. Our enthusiasm as Distributors is CONTAGIOUS! It's THAT simple. With such a great product and great people to support us, how could we go wrong?”
-Jessica Simon, IL


Testimonial:
Someone recently asked me, “What's the most fun you're having in building your business?” This answer came easily. It's about building relationships! I have a passion for the Internet, and I'm using this tool to meet wonderful people across the country, develop friendships, and, in many cases, establish partnerships in my business.

For me, marketing online is more than just sharing the power of the Mia Bella plan. It's about sharing myself and my desire to train, coach, and support others as they achieve their goals.

Moving my business forward takes a commitment to daily action steps, perseverance, positive attitude, and consistent follow up. I've also learned that investing in my business is really about investing in myself. Personal growth, moving out of my comfort zone, continuous reading and learning, and finding an inspirational mentor have all been invaluable.

I'm also having fun sharing this magnificent candle. I love the giggles! When sharing our Mia Bella candle, it's a delight to experience the warming smiles, pleasurable sighs, and that “I've gotta have this grin!”
-Debra Warren, Grand Rapids, MI

My background is in the hotel industry, where I spent 17 years selling convention and meeting space and planning special events. It was a career I "fell into" by default, when a catering manager at the hotel I worked at suddenly left in the middle of one of the busiest seasons of the year.

Within a few short months, I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area, then Seattle, Portland, Southern California and on it went. In early 1998 I was totally burnt out from the pace of 70 hour weeks, weekends and most holidays. I longed to be with my family and have a "normal" life.

That was when I began taking a look at home business opportunities and settled on a Network Marketing company that sold nutritional products. I stepped into my future and made a commitment to go to work and not look back.

I developed a passion for this industry and it's potential to empower people that had dreams and desire for something more than the ordinary. I began meeting exceptional people: leaders with integrity and vision.

A couple of years ago, I met one of those exceptional people on the Internet and we kept in touch. That person is Jackie Ulmer!

In April of 2003, I learned that Jackie had discovered and joined a company called Scent-Sation's, that marketed these great smelling, clean burning candles that were made of soy and vegetable wax. She had just done a party with a group of her friends and she was blown away by how much people loved these candles, that sold like crazy and how it was so much fun!

I had a feeling that there was something very special about these candles and the business. I really needed to take a serious look. I was so impressed with all of the flexibility to build a business with retail, fundraising and home parties. The possibilities were endless!

I love the fact that it's a simple product that people could get an "instant" result by smelling and burning the candles. No long instructions, complicated explanations, or degree in rocket science needed! It was truly a FUN business and very simple.

I love to sponsor, teach and work with a team and knew that we could reach many people with the low start up cost. After reading about the story of the Mia Bella candle and learning more about Carmen, Lynn, Bobby and Charlie, I knew I had found a "home!"

I immediately joined Jackie's team, received my first case of candles and scheduled my first party that was a GREAT success! I discovered that it was true, people LOVE candles and even more than that, love burning the BEST candles available. My family, friends and the people that I meet are just as enthusiastic about Mia Bella Candles as I am!!

I am so appreciative that this business allows me to have the "balance" that is very important to me. Offline and online marketing!

I love to get out and meet new people while doing things I enjoy, while attracting business with magnetic car signs, a web decal and a trunk full of candles.

I use the Internet to Work at Home, meet people all over the USA, encourage them to enter the weekly candle drawing and share the business opportunity with those that request more information.

The last nine months have been incredible to work with a steadily growing team of the most dynamic, enthusiastic group of supportive, sharing and team oriented people that have joined us and are going places! I wish I could take the space to name ALL of you. Just know I appreciate and love you ALL! You are the GREATEST

I'm so grateful to Lynn and Carmen for their candle creation, Bobby and Charlie for their vision, dedication and desire to make a WIN - WIN for everyone and excited for the future for all of us to create an incredible future!