You would think that by the time someone gets to the top of the pyramid in Mary Kay Cosmetics…. the position of “national sales director”… she would know how to properly define what this scheme is. And yet, here is Read more…

Every July 4th brings a smile to my face as I recall that on July 4, 2006, Pink Truth officially came to be. It was initially called Mary Kay Sucks… for obvious reasons. We rebranded to Pink Truth in 2007, Read more…

This comment was left on an article and deserved to be highlighted as its own post. We know many Mary Kay consultants visit Pink Truth over and over again. If they’re happy in MK, why do they keep reading? To Read more…

You may have been pushed to complete the Director in Qualification (DIQ) process faster than the 4 month period Mary Kay gives you. Why does your director tell you that you should do DIQ really fast? It’s all about HER Read more…

Well what a silly question! If you’ve just joined Mary Kay, of course you should order inventory. In case you didn’t know, your recruiter doesn’t make any money unless you order inventory! You don’t actually need to sell anything. If Read more…

Written by SuzyQ A summary of the process of manipulating new Mary Kay consultants, and all the ways sales directors treat this like anything but a business, then chastise you when you quit because you didn’t work it like a Read more…

This is one Pink Truth reader’s experience with Mary Kay when she needed a job: I joined Mary Kay because I had been unable to find a job in my chosen field after two years of searching, many job applications, Read more…

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I hope you can enjoy your day free from the burden of pushing Mary Kay products on your family and friends. Today I’m thankful for the opportunity to build a business that I love, one that supports Read more…

Written by Lisa I pretty much knew after a couple of months that the Mary Kay opportunity wasn’t for me. I joined Mary Kay simply because I had just graduated college and needed to put some more structure in my Read more…

A note sent by one of our readers… I stumbled on your website a few weeks ago and get a kick out of all the stories everyone has and am too horrified about the debt people put themselves into for Read more…