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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

  • 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
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    • 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
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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

Culture & Manipulation

Irritate Your Sales Director

Posted on January 1, 2026

Written by PinkPeace Many of you have been subjected to the craziness of the sales director in your life. She has called and e-mailed you nonstop to get you to “be a team player” this month. She has offered you Read more…

Products

Consultants Will Hold Orders

Posted on December 31, 2025

The key to success as a director in Mary Kay is to suck every last bit of ordering out of consultants. So when changes are coming, directors don’t tell consultants until the last minute. Why? They’re hoping you might place Read more…

Failure in MLMSales Directors

Another National Area That Will Never Be

Posted on December 30, 2025

Written by Parsons Green In 2022, sales director Jeni Tjelle boldly proclaimed that not only would she be a national sales director, her area would be done with her three daughters as Cadillac sales directors! Three years later, Jeni is Read more…

Lawsuits

Mary Kay Ash’s Family is Fighting Over Money

Posted on December 29, 2025

Mary Kay Ash is held up as a brilliant businesswoman who helped other women get ahead. The reality is that she was a predator who preyed on innocent women who wanted an opportunity and believed the public persona. Behind closed Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

You Don’t Know How Holiday Sales Work

Posted on December 26, 2025

Y’all are seriously clueless about how this buisness actually works. I made over $700 just THIS month from holiday gift baskets and stocking stuffers. That’s real money and it paid for most of my Christmas shopping, but I guess you Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas to all! No matter what holiday you celebrate, enjoy time with your friends and family free from the Mary Kay hustle.

Failure in MLMNSD

Somer Continues to Fail Forward

Posted on December 24, 2025

Written by Parsons Green Somer Fortenberry has been featured on the front page of Pink Truth several times.  Somer, I know I’m thankful that you consistently post your totals on Facebook so we can share how awful the Mary Kay Read more…

NSD

Why Are National Sales Directors Quitting?

Posted on December 23, 2025

Written by Frosty Rose For quite some time, Pink Truth has been reporting on trends that indicate that Mary Kay is moving quickly away from the MLM business model that has defined them for over 60 years. Moving the annual Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Recruiting Former Consultants Back to Mary Kay

Posted on December 22, 2025

Written by Parsons Green Mary Kay My Shop rolled out on Wednesday December 17th. With My Shop, consultants can sign up with Mary Kay for $35 using the E-Start program. Once the consultant is signed up, she can send a Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Why Do You Care So Much?

Posted on December 19, 2025

Mary Kay didn’t work out for you. That’s fine. Not everything works for everyone. But this entire site feels like an overreaction. You had a bad experience, and now you’re trying to convince the world that anyone who enjoys the 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. OnelessSD on Irritate Your Sales DirectorJanuary 1, 2026

    Happy new year everyone! There were many New Year’s Day that I dreaded.. due to having to count my physical…

  2. Data Junkie on Irritate Your Sales DirectorJanuary 1, 2026

    One of the big blindspots in MLM involvement is the reputational damage. Most folks just roll their eyes, since MLMers…

  3. jurneeka on Irritate Your Sales DirectorJanuary 1, 2026

    The "real job" aspect is one of my favorite personal comparisons. I was never in MK (closest I got was…

  4. Popinki on Irritate Your Sales DirectorJanuary 1, 2026

    As the old saying goes, the best revenge is living well. Here's to a 2026 full of revenge 🥂 Happy…

  5. Coralrose on Consultants Will Hold OrdersDecember 31, 2025

    Seeing this makes me cringe at how much I misunderstood the reality of MLMs. I honestly thought the goal was…

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