This is a letter from one of our readers (we’ll call her Peggy) to her sales director when she decided to quit Mary Kay. Peggy is just like many of this. She was a “don’t wear makeup” type of lady Read more…

A Chicago Sun-Times Aricle about a Mary Kay recruiting event by nsd Christine Peterson. This article was written in 2002 by Debra Pickett, but the recruiting scripts are still being used today. I’m still not sure exactly how I wound Read more…

Here’s the top-secret list of director sources for the plastic prizes they offer to consultants. Most of the rings, bracelets, and watches cost less than $10 each, but are given as prizes for ordering thousands of dollars of inventory. On Read more…

One woman’s experience with a persistent Mary Kay lady, originally posted at  Epinions.com. The Bottom Line I once knew a scary, scary Mary Kay Lady. I’ve been stood up, yes, stood up by the Avon Lady. She promised me she’d Read more…

One Mary Kay national sales director, Kirk Gillespie, sent this email to all the sales directors in her area, “warning” them about Pink Truth. Hey gang, I wanted to give you a quick head’s up on something that the company Read more…

A satirical set of commandments for those in Mary Kay. The 10 Commandments of Mary Kay, authored by InTimeGetWise:

Did you ever wonder what potential recruits think of Mary Kay events? Here’s one perspective. I discovered this post on a MySpace blog and thought that it was very perceptive. Do Mary Kay consultants and directors ever, ever stop to Read more…

Here’s a suggested script for “closing” a guest at a skincare class, created by David Cooper. David Cooper is the weirdo who has made his fortune by peddling products to Mary Kay Consultants. He even has his own eBay store, Read more…

You heard about recruiting for Mary Kay Cosmetics at funerals, but you wondered if it was just an urban legend. Well, sadly, it’s not. Sales directors are notorious for wearing their “sales director pin” to funerals in an attempt to Read more…

Helping husbands understand why ordering of Mary Kay products (rather than selling) is so important. This is something that was posted by Dan Allison, sales director Lisa Allison’s husband back in 2004 on an unpopular and little-visited site called mkhusbands.com. Read more…