Marilyn Starr Harris launches her New Beauty Book, Unlocking Your Beauty Code. Image consultant, author, and Beauty Business owner in the beauty world for over 35 years, Marilyn Starr Harris has distilled client experience plus her extensive research of the masters in science and art to make her the first in history to unlock the science behind personal color and style. Her knowledge replaces the beauty guessing game with scientific fact that gives you appearance mastery.
Marilyn Starr Harris’s breakthrough color system, The Science of Personal Color, answers scientifically for people worldwide the questions, “What colors look best on me?” and “What clothes are best for me?” Her discoveries, developed into a surety of process, makes The Beauty Code unique.
Her research and client experience make Marilyn Starr Harris highly qualified to talk about the use of color, style, and personality in creating beautiful and dynamic appearances. That’s why Marilyn Starr Harris is an authority on appearance. Her list of accomplishments include:
| Owner: | 3 fabric stores, Utah Valley, 1969-74. Marilyn acted as fabric buyer and directed a custom sewing departments where she studied and applied custom design, pattern-making and sewing under Merit Liset Kerr, a graduate of European Couture houses. |
| Owner: | Merle Norman Cosmetics, University Mall, Orem, Utah, 1969-80. Developed her original training program & manual in advanced techniques in color, makeup, face & body structure analysis, wardrobe and hairstyling. She trained cosmetic & salon employees. This store sold clothing, accessories, jewelry & giftwares which gave Mrs. Harris experience as a buyer and retailer. |
| Owner: | Avedon Hair Specialists, a 12 station hair salon, Provo, Utah, 1976-86. Apprenticed in her own salon to receive her cosmetology license. Within 3 months of receiving her license, she won the statewide Clairol Hair Color Competition with ‘the most natural red color’ the Clairol contest director said he’d seen in all the contests across the United States. She studied at the Sassoon School of Hair Design in London; the Pivot Point International in Paris; and attended the International Hair Competition in Bruxelles, Belgium. |
| Associate: | Gold n’ Links, 1986-87. Sixty-nine store chain where as president of their cosmetics division, she developed their cosmetic line, organized product purchases for 350 new franchise stores, assessed regional differences, trained personnel, balanced inventories and assisted in store openings. |
| Partner: | Success Perceptions, a makeover seminar program for women. She developed the cosmetic line and the original figure analysis and style guide program. As a seminar presenter, she assisted clients and trained employees. |
| Owner: | Pretty Woman Makeover Studio, Provo, Utah 1993-97. Clients were placed in correct colors and styles for cosmetics, hair, clothing and backdrops. Marilyn trained her photographers to pose clients to get their most flattering positions. Clients commented that at Pretty Woman, they received 8-10 great photos rather that 1-2 at other photo studios, |
| Owner: | MiraCell, Inc, 2000 to present, a skin cosmeceutical company that uses only natural botanical ingredients. They successfully marketed one skin product, Skin Relief & Support, to $1 million dollars. MiraCell now has 8 skin products including creams: Skin Relief & Support, their premier product now in 2 sizes; Scar & Stretchmark, Serious Skin for rough, irritated areas of red, painful skin, Hand & Foot, Lip Support & Lip Balm. |
| Owner: | Appearance Sciences, LLC, dba The Beauty Code 2007 to present. |
Because of her broad training, Marilyn understands how colors, lines, textures, and expressions of personality speak signature messages that enhance beauty. She believes every woman is beautiful. Under her tutelage, many self-proclaimed wallflowers have transformed into attractive women. She advises women, men, United States Senators, politicians, and career professionals with their appearance and mannerisms to help advance them in their life and career goals.
A charming and enlightening woman, she is the wife of Robert E. Harris, the successful owner of Harris Hearing Aid Center, Provo, Utah for over 50 years. She’s also the mother of 8 children, grandmother to 37 grandchildren and great grandmother to one great grandson. She plays the organ in her church and is active in her community.
Marilyn Starr Harris loves to travel, read, work in her yard, host family dinners, and visit with her family and friends.
Marilyn also loves doing makeovers, presenting and writing.
She says, “I’d rather work than play golf. I love marketing and learning how to solve marketing challenges.”
She is passionate about giving her clients honest answers.
