FH's aunt sells Mary Kay and she managed to convince me to use the products about a year ago. They are expensive because you have to buy the set (which I think is positively stupid), but once you make the initial purchase the prices are about the same as alot of other products.
I like the moisturizer and foundation (and blush & nail polish), but I'm not a huge fan of the cleanser. I actually think I'm going to switch to a different cleanser once this bottle runs out. If I were you I'd go check out a book called "Don't go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me" (it's probably at the library as it's a little pricey) or her website (
www.cosmeticscop.com ?maybe?). I've been following her advice on and off for the past couple years and I've found that whenever I actually follow it my skin always looks better. I haven't had a chance to check out what she thinks of Mary Kay products properly, but I did read (flipping through the book in the store) that she likes the Timewise moisturizer (the one I use).
By the way be prepared to stand strong if you decide to use Mary Kay...the sales ladies love to bring in new products sell, sell, sell! On the positive side though, they also drop the products off for you and give you a call to see if you need to re-order.