Facts, opinions, and the real story behind Mary Kay Cosmetics.
 

DIQ on Repeat

Mary Kay’s director in qualification (DIQ) process is one of the worst things you can go through as a consultant. It involves scrambling for 1 to 4 months to get enough recruits who order enough products so you can “qualify” to be a sales director. You need to get 30 …

Moving Up By Churning DIQs

Are you wondering how the latest and greatest Mary Kay national sales directors got there? It’s simple. They churned DIQs (directors in qualification) fast and furious. Those who don’t make it to director really don’t matter because there are plenty of others trying. (And even though some don’t finish DIQ, …

Lauren Wagner Is Still on the Mary Kay Merry-Go-Round

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsonsgreen We spend a lot of time here talking about Jamie Taylor and her national area. Why? Is it because she’s unique? No. Does she stand out? Only in her wide-open social media presence. Jamie Taylor is the living, breathing embodiment of the impossibility of …

Deception in DIQ

This story was submitted by a reader of Pink Truth. If you think the part of the story about cheating is unusual, think again. Mary Kay supporters will tell you the cheaters are few and far between, and they weren’t following the Mary Kay Way. Wrong! Cheating is the rule, …

Advice for DIQs

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 have been more understanding when I chose to go to …

Advice for a DIQ?

A Mary Kay DIQ wrote seeking advice on becoming an ethical Sales Director in MK: I found your site on accident over a year ago when I began my business. I pop in occasionally just out of curiosity to see what is being said. While I disagree with a lot …

Real DIQ Numbers

A former Mary Kay director shares her experience in DIQ and after. Here is news to some: No one successfully completes DIQ without recruiting a friend or a family member who is simply a number. It just doesn’t happen that the full unit is completed with people who really WANT …