I was doing some research and happened across Mary Kay’s corporate website in Ireland. It was interesting to see the differences (or lack thereof) there. For one, they don’t tout 50% profit. It is “up to 40%” there.
Mary Kay sales director Megan Wilkes is very invested in proving that MK is not a pyramid scheme and if you failed, it’s your own fault. Why are you focusing on the “haters,” Megan? Doesn’t sound like an “income producing Read more…
They tell you that Mary Kay is all about selling cosmetics. You can make so much money, just for sharing these products with women who already use cosmetics and skin care. Yet women are not profiting from product sales. First, Read more…
Can you spot the lies in these Instagram stories by Mary Kay sales director Violette Tabor? I wish the “no hassling allowed” part was true. But it’s all hassling, all the time, because recruiting is the only way to move Read more…
Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday free from Mary Kay. (Remember the days when you used to have take advantage of holidays with family and friends to try to push more products and/or beg women to sign up as consultants?) Whether you’re Read more…
Written by SuzyQ In April, Mary Kay gave women an opportunity to start up as a consultant for only $30. For your entrance fee, you get to call yourself a consultant and have a MK website. If you want to Read more…
Mary Kay runs promotion after promotion. Nearly all of them are designed to recruit more women, get larger inventory orders from them, and order more products yourself (reasons for you to order: almost on target and just need to order Read more…
Mallory James is a young sales director in Mary Kay. Her mom is NSD Cecilia James. Mallory and Cecilia apparently think that they “create jobs” with their Mary Kay scam: I’m sorry, but recruiting women to become distributors in Read more…
I’ve been researching and writing about MLM for over 20 years. Way back then, I was told that network marketing (another term for MLM) was “the future.” They claimed back then that business was changing, and this was where it Read more…
Yes, the Mary Kay ladies are guilty of repeatedly making false earnings claims. The 50% profit lie is probably the most common. And even Mary Kay Inc. is guilty of pushing this lie. (It’s not just those “independent consultants” who Read more…
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I wasn’t a parent yet when I was in MK. Now that I am a parent and have been out…
With a NEWBORN?? That director clearly epitomizes "God first, family second" 🙄🙄🙄🙄
“Children need a break from mom too. I was a child once … I found this to be very true!…
I remember being a broke college student and going to my first seminar. I didn’t realize how much everything was…
Yes, it's an old one but I think it's funny that all the talking points never change.