How to Look Younger Without Makeup

It sounds obvious, but get ready to be surprised

The Pyramid of Luxuries

The Bespoke - $4,000 Vacation + $1,000 VISA eGift Card

The Ultra High End - $100 Pamper Yourself VISA eGift Card

The Superpremium - Grapevine Vintage Railroad

The Premium Core - B-Lashed Beauty Bridal Bar

The Accessible Core - How to Look Younger Without Makeup

The Affordable Luxury - For the Bespoke prize, which would you rather win?

The Everyday Luxury - 6 Referrals - White T-Shirt

The Bespoke

Click on the banner to enter The Bespoke Photo Contest. Click here for the Official Contest Rules.

• Prize: $4,000 Vacation Voucher + $1,000 in VISA eGift Cards [ARV $5,012]

• Odds: For every 760 Ducky Tran premium member by the time of judging, I will give out one (1) vacation bundle Prize

• Contest Period: November 22, 2023 at 10 AM CST to December 31, 2023 at 10 PM CST

See Issue 1 for more content about The Bespoke Prize.

The Ultra High End

Previous Contest Winners

The winner for Issue 1 is Rose from Dallas, Texas, she won an Apple Watch + Apple Care! This was her submission for Issue 1, “a picture of your best friend”:

The winner for Issue 2 was Hoang from Katy, Texas, he won a $139 Amazon eGift Card! This was his submission for Issue 2, “a picture of what is time-consuming”:

This Week’s Contest

Click on the banner to enter The Ultra High End Photo Contest. Click here for the Official Contest Rules.

• Prize: $100 Pamper Yourself VISA eGift Card [ARV $104]

• Odds: For every 50 Ducky Tran premium members by the time of judging, I will give out one (1) eGift Card

• Contest Period: December 6, 2023 at 10 AM CST to December 12, 2023 at 10 PM CST

This week’s focus is mental wealth and as we approach the holiday season many people may think it’s festive, joyous and fun. Unfortunately, because it is not talked about often, the holidays tend to be the most stressful times of the year. From buying gifts, to decorations, to feeling lonely if you don’t have anyone to spend time with, to being away from family and friends and much more. The weather alone makes people more gloomy during the colder months.

So to combat this many people tend to revert to bad habits like eating poorly, lack of exercise or overspending. These habits are covered with excuses such as, “oh, I’ll do it when it’s warmer”, “I have to buy everyone gifts”, and “I’ll make it up for my New Years resolution.” We all know it won’t happen.

Be honest with yourself, stay healthy for your loved ones and take care of yourself. This week’s prize was originally a $500 Pamper Yourself prize; however, the members have spoken and most of you rather see smaller prizes so more members can win, so there was a last minute change. With this $100, be selfish and take care of yourself. Get groomed. Get pampered. Get fed. And remember, it’s hard to love others when you don’t love yourself.

The Superpremium

This week’s Superpremium topic is Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVR).

Cars are normal, drones are everywhere, you know about subways, but you don’t really see or hear about passenger trains that often. I remember counting those extremely long trains that carry raw materials in front of a railroad crossing, I think I’ve gotten over 110 carts in a row before.

In the beautiful town of Grapevine, Texas, they have this quaint downtown area which has been complimented by a large brick facility/clock tower that has a huge gathering area and food hall inside it, Harvest Hall. Bisecting those two areas is a small railroad stand, but if you go early or late enough, you see the train that is waiting at the station.

You can actually ride in them! The station is a little museum to show the history of the train and station. But the passenger train actually have a few different itinerary with varying duration and different carriage classes (like first class or economy on airplanes). But the coolest part is they actually have events where they change out the trains, or decorate them, for holidays and charity events. I really wanted to get tickets to their most popular event, the North Pole Express, tickets for Ducky Tran. But little did I know, they go on sale in JULY and sell out very quickly. Note to self: July 2024!

The normal trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards and back is commonly what happens during the normal operating months. For first time visitors, this is a great experience, especially because you don’t have to go very far to see so many destinations. GVR museum, Fort Worth Stockyards, GVR, dine at Harvest Hall and end in Downtown Grapevine. You’ve got yourself a whole trip without driving to but one parking space!

The Premium Core

This week’s Premium Core topic is B-Lashed Beauty & Bridal Bar.

This is a wonderful beauty salon in Dallas, Texas. I’m not just saying that because my eldest sister runs it. I say it because aside from making brides the center of attention for their wedding day, my sister and her team makes everyone feel like family. They first care about you as a person and cater to your wants by educating you every step of the way and not just selling random services and products.

The salon is clean, spacious and inviting. The atmosphere just makes you feel like you’re being pampered. They treat the space like their homes (Asian home) by removing their shoes at the door and/or have shoe covers. This adds a touch of caring for cleanliness and helps to make you feel more relaxed. Their clients come out after an appointment more refreshed and relaxed, and honestly that’s why many people see their hair-stylist or cosmetologist as a kind of therapist.

I’m sure stylists/cosmetologists, occasionally, become a sort of therapist for their clients. Just having a good listener is good for their mental well-being and most of the time that’s why people love coming back to my sister’s salon. They know they will be in good company and be cared for regardless of what they are purchasing. That being said, it also helps to be both mentally and physically refreshed after a hard week. So for this week, I have an incredible deal for you to do both!

Deal #1: This is for DFW area only. Call B-Lashed, let them know that Ducky Tran sent you and you want to make an appointment for a Be You-tiful 60-minute Custom Blend Facial. Normally it is $130, but if scheduled and paid in the next 2 weeks, it will only be $30! The service also includes a shoulder, arm and hand massage. You MUST provide your membership number (on your card) and e-mail so they can log it.

Don’t forget, in Issue 1, I’ve mentioned a deal that will last through the end of 2023. Here’s a reminder what it was:

Deal #2: Any member that refers at least 12 premium members to Ducky Tran in 2023. I will give them 12 months of Ducky Tran Membership for FREE!

Deal #3: Any member that completes Deal #2, will have an opportunity to win $1,000 eGift Card from a drawing in January 2024.

In Issue 2, I’ve mentioned a deal that will last through December 12, 2023. Here’s a reminder what it was:

Deal #4: Any member that goes to Go! Go! Curry! in Plano, Texas between November 29, 2023 through December 12, 2023 can get a large katsu curry meal for just $0.55! You can select from chicken, pork, sausage, tofu, vegetable tempura, shrimp tempura or fish katsu curry. Each member can redeem for 2 meals, and I am giving out 50 meals! You MUST show your membership card and you MUST sign in the log provided by the GGC staff.

The Accessible Core

How to Look Younger Without Makeup

It is useless to spend a fortune chasing perfection in beauty, if you are not comfortable in your own skin. Please don’t take it as no makeup ever! The key here is to be comfortable with yourself and makeup is just a tool to accentuate your self-esteem and not to BE your self-esteem. Even though they are the majority, this doesn’t just pertain to women but men also.

This week’s theme is mental wealth so I will leave the physical detriments that some chemicals and overuse of topical materials can do to your skin. However, many times, poor self-esteem derives from issues with physical looks or health.

Let me surprise you with techniques that can help you be healthier, look younger and become more self-confident. Just in case someone asks, the reason why this is important is shown in this literature, which indicates that when someone feels younger than others (even if they’re the same age), they tend to live healthier lives which in turn makes them live longer. And that grip strength among same age peers is indirectly related to age of death (so stronger people live longer and healthier people live longer).

The first technique may sound counter-intuitive, but there are many studies that have proven it to be effective. And that is to compare yourself to your peers. Don’t go on social media, don’t look at pictures of your friends dolled-up. Instead, meet up with each other without makeup and just hang out. Simply doing this will make you strive to be like someone you look up to or be better than someone you don’t want to become. The crazy thing is, this exact thing actually made people between ages 52-91 physically STRONGER than the control group that didn’t know or see each other.

The second technique is obvious yet may not have the same effect you were thinking. As mentioned in this healthy tips sheet, studies have correlated quantity/quality of sleep and your immune system. So it may seem obvious, but getting good sleep will inherently make you healthier and younger due to less immune system trauma in your life. It’s also beneficial to remove dark eye circles, some stress wrinkles and helps relax the face after a full day of exercising your face muscles/skin.

This last one is very important especially in this modern age where we can take hundreds of pictures a day. In this article, it shows how you need to have accountability and progression to change a behavior. That’s why many times putting on makeup is just easier for us, since it is instant and we can see the change with just a single picture. However, it isn’t true change as it will just wash away. So I recommend you to take a picture of yourself once a day, every morning after you’ve brushed your teeth and washed your face. Smile and tell yourself that you are a beautiful human being. These pictures will serve as accountability of the actions you’ve taken to stay healthy, physically and mentally. And after a month, you will have a progression chart of pictures. And after a year, you will have a memory book that shows how you lived the last year. At the end, everyone will obviously age and get older and wrinklier; however, with competition, good sleep, accountability and progression, you will become mentally younger and healthier than yesterday by truly being happy with the way you look.

The Affordable Luxury

Issue 1 Community Poll Results

1. Most of you answered that you do 1-2 hours of chores a day, I’m actually surprised no one put “no house, no chores”. But then again -- maybe that person never got to this point?

2. If given an extra hour, most of you wanted to enjoy your hobbies or hang out with friends. I hope this community can become that place where both of them can be achieved!

3. You guys definitely play the odds! The majority of you picked you’d rather have 10 prizes x $100. So that’s why this week’s Ultra High End have been altered to be able to give more members a prize!

This Week’s Community Polls

The Everyday Luxury

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The D-Logo or Ducky Tran-Logo White T-Shirt

The third referral gift is a branded white t-shirt. I personally like the Ducky Tran-logo more than the D-Logo, but you get to pick the one you like. I wear it a lot since I got a few weeks ago. It’s comfortable and like most white t-shirts, it goes well with everything. If you want it without referring, you can always go onto shop.duckytran.com and grab it. This is probably my top 3 favorite pieces in the Ducky Tran collection in the shop since it’s so versatile and looks good too!

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