Written by Lazy Gardens Mary Kay recruiters promote the idea that business expenses are good because they lower your taxable income. Maybe so, but you actually have to spend money to get a smaller benefit on your tax return. Is Read more…

It’s no secret that the volume of business done by Mary Kay in the United States has been dropping for the last decade. In 2007. the company reported 700,000 consultants and 14,000 directors. In 2008, they reported 600,000 consultants and Read more…

Dr. Jon Taylor, a prominent fighter against the multi-level marketing industry passed away on August 2 at the age of 81. Dr. Taylor conducted some very important research on MLM, and published numerous articles as well as multiple books on Read more…

While I don’t have time to post a whole lineup of the “best” fashions from Mary Kay’s seminar in Dallas, TX, BestDecision was kind enough to send me two gems. Here are Dacia Wiegandt and Gloria Mayfield Banks.   (If Read more…

I love keeping track of the attendance at Mary Kay’s annual seminar in Dallas. We’re relying on the honesty of MK Inc. (big stretch, I know) in reporting the numbers. It’s interesting to see the numbers fluctuate over the years. Read more…

This was left as a comment on my business blog on the article Can You Make Money With Mary Kay: As a Mary Kay consultant of a year, I would have to say I completely agree with this article! After Read more…

It’s been a long time since we’ve looked at star consultant prizes and exactly what you’re getting for your money. Mary Kay rewards ordering with prizes. Those in the MK cult will tell you that this is just the “extra” Read more…

Written by CoralRose I wanted to share an email that was sent to me by my former director at the end of June (the end of the seminar year). It’s been over a year since I ordered MK so I’m Read more…

About 10 years ago, Jon Taylor, PhD (a well-known researcher on MLM schemes) wrote a piece about MLM products and their quality and pricing. While the pricing may have changed a bit, the overall conclusions are still valid. I hope Read more…

Everything in Mary Kay is centered around a contest. There is so little profit (usually none!) to be made, that you have to get consultants ordering products somehow. Who is going to keep selling products at no profit? But if Read more…