The Beauty Brains have several articles in which they argue that Arbonne isn't really superior to other, less expensive brands in terms of the formulation of the products.  http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/02/does-technology-make-arbonne-products-different/  http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/02/22/did-the-beauty-brains-botch-their-arbonne-review/  That doesn't mean you won't like Arbonne--I buy some expensive brands just because I like them, and I'm probably a sucker for it :) because there are probably good less expensive alternatives.  You can also check Paula Begoun's site for reviews of Arbonne products in terms of their active ingredients and cost.  http://www.beautypedia.com/search.aspx?k=Arbonne&st=1%2c2%2c3%2c4&rid=1%2c2%2c3%2c4%2c5%2c6%2c7