News of MLM companies not MLMing anymore is really upsetting the bots who are completely invested in these scams. They’re the kind of people who won’t admit that they’re in an MLM.. and they play word games and call their Read more…

While other companies are changing how they do the business of MLM, Mary Kay will not. Also, they are still pretending to “enrich women’s lives” with their “opportunity”… all the while knowing that almost everyone who gets involved with MK Read more…

Written by SuzyQ I’ve got that Mary Kay enthusiasm down in my heart. Down in my heart! Down my heart!!!!! This is just a small sample of the cult-like behavior you can see in Mary Kay. But is it all Read more…

Former top directors in Mary Kay find out quickly that their MK friends for life will turn on them in an instant. Kelly Brock found that out, for example. You’ve heard that Mary Kay is for some, and not for Read more…

Written by The Scribbler Is there anyone out there who hasn’t been told by a Mary Kay recruiter, “We are not an MLM, we are dual-level!” It’s pretty much like being at Disney World in July and being told by Read more…

I have two recent podcasts that are wonderful for women coming out of multi-level marketing (MLM) and women looking to learn more about MLM.  I was on the Divorce Survival Guide podcast with Kate Anthony, in an episode entitled The Read more…

I was searching for something about Mary Kay Inc., and came upon this article from 2010. The article is about how fabulous Mary Kay is and the company got a “makeover,” but the THIRD paragraph of the article is about Read more…

How cults exercise control over the way their members think… and how Mary Kay might be similar. Cult expert Steven Hassan, author of Combating Cult Mind Control, provides lots of information about cults. He is a former cult member as Read more…

This part of our cult series compares Mary Kay to cults with a Cult Checklist from the International Cultic Studies Association. Does Mary Kay fit the bill? “The following list of social-structural, social-psychological, and interpersonal behavioral patterns commonly found in Read more…

Mary Kay has often been described as a cult, or as having cult-like characteristics. This is the first of a 3 part series exploring the cult issue. Is Mary Kay a cult? No. Does it have many things in common Read more…