You’ve just been recruited into Mary Kay, and your recruiter and sales director are telling you that you need inventory. You can’t sell from an empty wagon! No one wants to wait for their products! Sephora has products on their Read more…
Written by MaryKayExploitsWomen “Fake it Till You Make It” is the mantra that Mary Kay directors foist upon their consultants, and especially upon their women in Direcor-In-Qualification (DIQ). Why do they insist that you “fake it till you make it”? Read more…
Over ten years ago, one of the finest pieces ever written about Mary Kay Cosmetics was published by Harper’s Magazine. The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives was written by Virginia Sole-Smith in 2012 after Read more…
Former consultant Theresa obviously doesn’t understand the value of educating and warning other women about Mary Kay. It was her choice to buy Mary Kay products that are now sitting in her basement. But what she forgets is that it Read more…
Here’s a promo piece that some Mary Kay recruiters use to lure women in. How wonderful does this sound? Wanted: Enterprising woman to achieve unlimited earning potential while enriching the lives of others. Work duties include meeting new friends, interacting Read more…
Who would have thought that a Mary Kay director would brag that other directors “deserve” to earn $15,000 a year? But that’s exactly what this “motivational” piece does. If you’re working full time for $15,000 a year, that’s about $7.50 Read more…
Written by Raisinberry I wanted to give you some insight on the behind-the-scenes life of a Mary Kay Sales director. You know… where everything is always “great” and every company event is “the best ever.” Whatever product or promotion Mary Read more…
Written by SteppingOut Dear New Consultant, I’m so excited you’ve decided to start this amazing new journey!! I know you. I love you! I was you. Did that first line seem familiar? Was that what your director said in her Read more…
A comment left on a post about new red jackets: I truly think you have to be absolutely insane, to wast your time bashing a company. You clearly have nothing better to do. That is why you were not successful Read more…
Written by CoralRose At first I was shocked by what I read on Pink Truth. How can Mary Kay be a scam?! I mean, of course making money as a consultant was harder and took more time than I expected, Read more…
Teresa, I'm so sorry you experienced this. And I hope you recognize how lucky you were. You are centered, principled,…
My mother grew up during the Depression and only had a sixth-grade education. I bet even SHE could see through…
It has taken me a while to understand the mathematics of why MLMs can never work, but I think I…
"The fact that you *can* retail is insignificant. It’s that you don’t have to that matters." Bingo. If no one…
Thank you, Tracy for layering the process to destruction of self and family clearly. There is one and the same…