I just don’t understand why everybody on this site complains so much. Success takes sacrifice. That’s true in any business. When I first became a consultant, I worked my full-time job all day, then did appointments almost every evening. Saturdays Read more…
Written by Parsons Green Mary Kay’s “new and improved” My Shop online platform for consultants to sell products is the gift that keeps on giving. The new system was rolled out in December 2025 to replace the old consultant websites Read more…
Pyramid schemes like Mary Kay have lots of rules for how the downlines work. Who gets paid commission on whose orders. How many levels deep the commissions are paid. Whose upline you’re in… One of those picky details is who Read more…
Written by Leslie If I had to do DIQ all over again, there are things I would do differently. I did 8 years in Mary Kay and I really think I had a good unit. I wish my director would Read more…
Written by Parsons Green Cindy Sheppa has been in Mary Kay for almost 25 years and has earned 7 top director trips. In 2025, she missed out on her 8th director trip. Then in 2026, she missed out for the Read more…
It seems that those who created this page simply have an ax to grind and can’t stand the idea of any woman having ambition, a positive and uplifting product, or success. Mary Kay is like any other business in so Read more…
When we last updated you on Mary Kay national sales director commissions, things weren’t looking good. There are about 105 nsds left. (20 years ago there were a few hundred!!!) Mary Kay only publishes commission checks that exceed $10,000 for Read more…
Written by Fiona In Mary Kay we are told to take short term sacrifices for long term gains. But at whose expense? We are told to be women who find a way and make a way. But at whose expense? Read more…
Written by Parsons Green Alicia Egolf has been a Mary Kay director for 6 years. At the end of August, she had a simple request for her customers. Please help her finish her goal. Alicia didn’t update on how her Read more…
A Mary Kay consultant tells us we’re wrong. Mary Kay isn’t that bad. It’s just a few bad people. And you were lied to because you ALLOWED yourself to be lied to. Mary Kay is not as bad as you Read more…











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Sounds like she never did the math to figure out the return (if any) on the $20,000 “investment”
This is PhD-level of rationalizing. She feels guilt so she mentions the sacrifices, offhand. I’m lucky enough to grow up…
Yeah, I understand that life happens and parents can only do so much, and if someone had written in and…
Could the company be setting up fake accounts themselves and arranging for in-process carts to switch to their fake accounts?…
I've long since retired and my sons moved away I called him up just the other day I said, "I'd…