Written by Raisinberry For the longest time I anguished over how I ever got in this Mary Kay mess. I finally got crystal clear clarity concerning one of the most evil and deceptive “attractions” that Mary Kay Cosmetics uses to Read more…
Written by Lynn I am sick and tired of all the fake I have seen in Mary Kay. I’ve watched my director go from someone who seemed caring and thoughtful to pushy and rude to anyone who isn’t on board Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Having been a senior director, working towards NSD, and completely enamored of those in Mary Kay leadership, I gave myself over to believing everything that I was told. But, if you are around long enough, sooner or Read more…
Written by Sad In Pink While there are some honest Mary Kay women out there in MLM land, there are many more who lie on a regular basis. From lies of omission, to little white lies, to the big whoppers Read more…
Written by SuzyQ Burn those bridges, ladies! It’s the right thing to do! Trust me! Oh my. Did anyone else hear those words in Mary Kay? Of course you did, especially if you became one of the TOP TWO PERCENT Read more…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I think of the people MLM recruiters set their sights on, I think of them as “suckers.” Defined as…. a gullible or easily deceived person. Let’s be honest: they’re not looking for Read more…
Written by Francine I was a Mary Kay consultant for two years and it financially devastated our family. We literally declared bankruptcy and I humbly and ashamedly want to express that we NEVER, not in ten million years, thought we Read more…
Written by SuzyQ I was going to write an open letter to Mary Kay NSDs and sales directors, and I know they read here, but it seemed to be a futile gesture. I wanted to ask them to think, to Read more…
Probably the most frequent challenge I hear to our real-life experiences with Mary Kay Cosmetics (other than “no one held a gun to your head!”) is “Oh, there’s always one bad apple in the bunch. Don’t judge the entire company Read more…
Written by Raisinberry From the day you start in Mary Kay, you are exposed to deception on multiple levels, and expected to accept that if you want to “move up.” There are times when I think I have no more Read more…
They stay 4-to-a-room because they can’t afford a room for themselves. Think about that. “Enriching women’s lives.”
Rarely are the "night owl" sessions official. Occasionally, NSDs will have a super-duper exclusive, invite-only "sit at her feet" and…
But nothing like those "night owl" sessions they have in Amway, I presume? I'm guessing after dinner or evening activities…
Amway is the gold standard, but MK does it very similar. Not so in your face, but you are pretty…
"I hope we all decide not to judge the majority, by the exception " Agreed. So stop pretending that more…