I posted this one a few years ago, but I’m bringing it back because it’s important and amusing. The big selling point in Mary Kay (or any MLM, for that matter) is “part time hours with full-time pay.” You have Read more…
Written by Parsonsgreen In 2022, Jamie Taylor held her first Pink Cadillac Director Retreat. She had 8 directors in attendance: Taylor McKnight Kayla Watts Chelsea Adkins Rachel Ryan Darrian Zuspan (formerly Darrian Walker) Sabra Blevins (formerly Sabra Atkins) Brooke Racer Read more…
This is from retired NSD Linda Toupin’s “director boot camp.” I’d venture a guess that almost every single director in Mary Kay fits into 7 or more of these items. (Mostly the broke one!) And not because they’re lazy or Read more…
The most clever marketing ploy ever instituted by Mary Kay is the PINK CADILLAC! It screams success. The general public sees a woman in a pink Cadillac, and assumes she is very successful and earning the big bucks in Mary Read more…
False earnings claims are at the heart of the Mary Kay con. Because almost no one makes money in MLM, they have to create a false picture of success for potential recruits. One of the wild exaggerations thrown around is Read more…
Written by Raisinberry What I am about to say causes me the greatest heartache. The life of a current Mary Kay Director is one of desperate denial, and it is the saddest story to tell. The old timers believe that Read more…
Failed former Mary Kay sales director Renee Pirtz decided to put in her two cents on one of our threads. You see, it’s easy to sell Mary Kay products. All you have to do is try. As she says “Yes Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Why Mary Kay still won’t work when you grow a conscience. There is a part of the whole pro/anti Mary Kay debate that usually isn’t discussed. In most comments, consultants share the nasty self-serving character traits of Read more…
Earlier this month, former Mary Kay lifer Heather Wickstrom spilled the beans on her termination from Mary Kay in 2023. Her whole screed is at the bottom of this post, but the TLDR version is this… Mary Kay was limiting Read more…
Written by Frosty Rose Pink Truth often reveals the reality behind the lights, glitter, glamour and recognition of Mary Kay events. The drama, the snark, the ballooning credit cards that are just under the surface of the “girlfriend time” that Read more…
Shucks, you start over every month in MK! Feel like a flop in January?? Get excited, you can feel even…
This is brilliant.
Thank you Raisinberry. The incentives in Mary Kay can be summed up this way: "We love it when you order…
If MKC drops MLM and starts to retail directly or via established retailers, watch the wholesale and retail prices drop…
I wouldn’t call her a complete failure. After all she “won” several free trips ( on the backs of consultants…