Written by PeachyNotPink After several years of not really taking care of myself, in 2019 I started to step up my game. I began losing weight, starting dressing nicer for work, and finally got the right skin care routine for my perimenopausal skin. For Christmas I asked my husband for …
I am rerunning this piece from October 2015 because it was so, so good. Written by Suzy Q So, we taped hours and hours of painful, humiliating, humbling information about our experiences in Mary Kay, and ABC diluted it down to about 12 minutes. However, it made an impact and …
Written by Cindylu I was recruited into Mary Kay by a hard working supervisor from my job about one year after we stopped working with each other. She was someone I really trusted. When I first attended a MK meeting, I was drawn in by “Faith First, Family Second, Career …
This is retired Mary Kay NSD Gloria Mayfield Banks comparing Mary Kay to a “real job.” Mary Kay isn’t a real job because 99% of the people involved spend money on it instead of getting a paycheck. Because it’s an MLM, the odds of success for the vast majority are …
Written by Raisinberry How do I explain what I did when I was a director? My unit trusted me. Just like I trusted those above me. And even though I didn’t buy into all the hype, “hook, line and sinker”… I did say the things I was taught to say. …
A former director remembers being “trained” on this as a new director. It is one of the many things that set off alarms in the back of her head. Sales directors are warned in advance of the exact path their businesses will take. Note the subtle brainwashing going on during …
I’m not completely clear on why Mary Kay sales director Jeannette Turner wants people to remember Pink Truth on a Facebook thread about MK not allowing income claims to be made, but I’m here for it!!!! I wonder when she’ll figure out that MK is not a business and that’s …
Written by Frosty Rose One of the core questions that gets asked around here (and every other anti-MLM platform) often is: Why would anyone join Mary Kay? And why would you stay? In my opinion, it boils down to one thing—MK directors are highly skilled at making new recruits feel …
Written by SuzyQ Okay, so here’s the thing… So many people ask the question… how do women get sucked into MK and why do they stay? Easy. Most of us do not get the recognition we crave in our everyday lives. No one applauds when we clean out the fridge, …
Written by Raisinberry When I first came here I did not understand that it was the MLM system that was the destructive, predatory model. I was still brainwashed into the belief that those who “failed” at Mary Kay just didn’t apply themselves. If a person just does more, they get …
