Those of us who have been hanging around Pink Truth for a while know that the idea of 50% profit in Mary Kay is a total lie. If a consultant sells all of her product at full retail, with no Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Mary Kay directors are still reeling from the recent changes to the consultant agreement. All consultants were required to log into InTouch to accept the new agreement. However, some directors had consultants who had never once Read more…

We talk a lot about the 99% failure rate in multi-level marketing. (Yes, Mary Kay is an MLM.) Where does that failure rate come from? Robert FitzPatrick of Pyramid Scheme Alert has conducted extensive research despite the difficulties. Companies like Read more…

Written by Parsons Green We recently reported national sales director commissions for July and August, the first two months of the new seminar year. Jamie Taylor’s name was not on either list, meaning she earned less than $10,000 in commissions Read more…

I was reading some of these stories and all I could think was, “Where was your common sense?” Nobody from Mary Kay held a gun to your head and made you order inventory. Nobody made you charge something on your Read more…

July is always the slowest month in Mary Kay, and it’s all because the credit cards got a workout in June. Everyone wants to “finish the seminar year strong” and if that means buying products you don’t need, with a Read more…

Written by Carrie Do you really need all that inventory? Do you really “profit” 50% on inventory you sell? No and no. But they sure make it sound good, don’t they? And yet, it’s all a con game. Profit Margin Read more…

Mary Kay pretends to care about earnings claims made by consultants and directors. (See what they had to say about earnings claims on social media here.) They have to care, because if they don’t, the company can be subject to Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Mary Kay Cosmetics recently announced new social media guidelines for all consultants and directors, and they are making it sound like they are going to be tough. The full document can be found here, but let’s Read more…

Comments from a true believer in the Cult of Mary Kay, who has been losing money for 28 years, is in debt because of her MK activities, and just WON’T GIVE UP. She knows what NOT to do because of Read more…