Written by SuzyQ Back in the early days of Pink Truth (2007), our members got to “watch” me implode as a Mary Kay sales director. It was such a process and I can’t imagine how I would have lived through Read more…

Written by SuzyQ I used to look forward to Labor Day as a “real” excuse NOT to call potential models, and NOT have to do my Monday meeting. In my Mary Kay days, I would be exhausted from the end Read more…

Written by Raisinberry The higher up a person in the Mary Kay pyramid, the more she is exposed to the failed reality of a Mary Kay business. Since that goes against her programming, she looks for reasons to justify her Read more…

When you’re being recruiting into Mary Kay, the “buyback guarantee” is always touted. You can try Mary Kay “at no risk” because you can return any products you purchase and get 90% of what you paid for them. (How is Read more…

This is the advice of a former Mary Kay director who quit, sent back tens of thousands of dollars of inventory and sent back her “free” car. It has been 3 years since I returned my product, returned my “free” Read more…

How does one end up quitting Mary Kay … and having $21,000 of inventory to unload? THIS IS HOW. She was “queen of sales”… which is code for queen of ordering. In Mary Kay, any time they talk about “my Read more…

This is the story of a former top director in Mary Kay who was nearing NSD status. See why she gave it all up. I was in Mary Kay for 12 years and a top director for 10 of those Read more…

This story was sent in by a woman who signed up for Mary Kay and then quit, all in the same week. It was a funny thing how it all happened, I mean “becoming” a Mary Kay Consultant. (I might Read more…

A note from a reader who almost became a consultant… Hello, I just found your site today because I’m doing research on Mary Kay.  I have a friendly acquaintance who is a consultant and I’ve gone to two of her Read more…

Written by SuzyQ More than a decade after leaving Mary Kay, I think about the emotions I had when I left the big pink cult. It was big! The first thing I felt was relief. It was really, really over, Read more…