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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • Mary Kay Facts
    • Top 10 Reasons to NOT Do Mary Kay
    • The Mary Kay Pyramid
    • Information for Mary Kay DIQs
    • Mary Kay Destroying Women
    • What is Multi-Level Marketing?
    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
  • Mary Kay Documents
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement
    • Mary Kay Sales Director Agreement
    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
    • NSD Guide
    • Mary Kay’s Official Stance on Pink Truth
    • Business Opportunity Rule
    • Mary Kay NSD Emeritus Guide
    • Applause Magazine (US)
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  • Discussion Board
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A Consultant’s Experience With My Shop

Posted on May 13, 2026

Let’s hear from a consultant who has been in Mary Kay for almost 40 years. She is not impressed with this whole system and the fact that consultants can’t really service their customers well in it. This new Mary Kay Read more…

Recruiting

Is It About Selling Products or Getting Recruits?

Posted on May 12, 2026

Written by SuzyQ Sales directors are continually taught that their job is to bring in new recruits. New recruits mean new inventory purchases and more production means a higher monthly commission check. For those of you who are laboring under Read more…

DIQFailure in MLM

Kelly Green’s Third DIQ Failure

Posted on May 11, 2026

Written by Parsons Green Kelly Green, professional DIQ, has failed her third attempt at becoming a Mary Kay sales director. You can read about her previous attempts here and here. After failing to complete her first month in January and Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

I Made $600 My First Week!

Posted on May 8, 2026

In response to an old Friday “Pink Truth Critics” post, we got a fabulous little comment from someone named Ashley. Does anyone want to mention to her that she didn’t “win” $1100 in free products? She doesn’t realize she bought Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Mary Kay Inc. Only Cares About Wholesale Orders

Posted on May 7, 2026

Written by Frosty Rose One of the things I was taught as an emerging leader in Mary Kay was to always recognize what you want more of. My director at the time was having trouble with people coming late to Read more…

Failure in MLMNSD

Another Never Nsd… Brooke Bennett-Young

Posted on May 6, 2026

Written by Parsons Green Brook Bennett-Young has been in Mary Kay for over 20 years and is desperately chasing the brass ring known as the national sales director (nsd) title. She’s been going after the nsd title for years. Every Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Leaving the Pink Cult

Posted on May 5, 2026

A long time Mary Kay consultant finally decides to leave the pink cult. I was in MK for 17 years before deciding to leave. My highest level attained was DIQ. I was in my 2nd month of DIQ when I Read more…

Pink Truth Press

Register for the MLM Conference (Free!)

Posted on May 4, 2026

Join me this week on Thursday and Friday (May 7 and 8) for the 2026 MLM Conference, hosted by Dr. William Keep, Profssor Emeritus at TCNJ School of Business. Dr. Keep has been hosting this annual conference since 2021, and Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Yet Another My Shop Complaint Post

Posted on May 4, 2026

Written by Parsons Green Teasia Levin is hurt by Mary Kay’s new My Shop! If one of her regular customers uses My Shop and selects the guest check out option, it will remove that customer’s info from her customer list, Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Don’t Blame Mary Kay Because You’re a Failure

Posted on May 1, 2026

I find all your posts very amusing. A lot of the women in here seem to be having a big hangup about Mary kay and about the way that Mary Kay does business. The REAL PROBLEM is YOU. You are Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

Visit the Pink Truth Discussion Board to discuss any topic you like. No praise or promotion of MLM is allowed. Please read the site rules carefully before signing up.
  1. Data Junkie on A Consultant’s Experience With My ShopMay 13, 2026

    Here's an idea: Sell your Mary Kay inventory on your ecommerce web site. Then you will have total control. You…

  2. Dave on A Consultant’s Experience With My ShopMay 13, 2026

    It's in the agreement that MK own the customer list. The consultant only owns stockpiles of debt and unsellable inventory.…

  3. SpunSilk on A Consultant’s Experience With My ShopMay 13, 2026

    “ The company now controls the website, payments, shipping, and fulfillment. At this point, consultants have essentially spent years building…

  4. TRACY on Is It About Selling Products or Getting Recruits?May 13, 2026

    I bought the book. It's so great!

  5. Lolo on Is It About Selling Products or Getting Recruits?May 12, 2026

    If Mary Kay Corporate actually cared about sales over recruits, there would be way more incentives and recognition for selling.…

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