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…

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…

Written by Raisinberry It’s time to share one of the most self serving and diabolical aspects of National Sales Directorship in Mary Kay Cosmetics. While you may have thought you had heard it all, you have not. There’s more. To Read more…

Written by Raisinberry It occurred to me the other day that Mary Kay Ash transferred her unhealthy workaholic tendencies to thousands of women all over America. What seemed like good counsel was her notion that each achievement one attains should Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose There was a long-standing policy in Mary Kay, unwritten as far as I can find, of buying back 100% of a deceased active consultant’s inventory from her estate. Granted, there were hoops to jump through (when Read more…