I don’t know who started the rumor that Mary Kay’s classic basic skin care was being discontinued, but Darrell Overcash denied it in February 2007. The rumors persist, however, that the classic line will be replaced with the botanical line Read more…

Apparently the 100% satisfaction guarantee isn’t really 100%, according to one of those emails that gets circulated to death by Mary Kay sales directors and national sales directors. According to this email, corporate is now denying certain requests for product Read more…

After Pink Truth got in the way of Mary Kay’s planned July announcement of major product line changes by announcing it for them in January 2007, Mary Kay offered this information to sales directors who were shocked at the information. Read more…

On January 16, 2007, Pink Truth announced that Mary Kay was changing its entire color cosmetic line, to include lipsticks, compacts, eyeshadows, blushes, and eyeliners. Mary Kay Inc. intended to make the announcement in July 2007, and in fact the Read more…

They look kinda cool, but that doesn’t stop all the inventory-carrying consultants from being screwed. I know, I know. You have plenty of time to sell those old compacts. And who in good conscience can sell a compact today, knowing Read more…

In January 2007, Mary Kay Cosmetics launched a web initiative to help counteract the effect of Pink Truth’s wide dissemination of information. Mary Kay consultants got news of Mary Kay Inc.’s latest attempt to “deal” with the information being put Read more…