Yesterday we discussed the lawsuit between Mary Kay Cosmetics and former National Sales Director Amy Dunlap. Mary Kay is suing Amy for using information on MK consultants to recruit to Isagenix. Amy is counterclaiming, saying that MK lies to women Read more…

As is usually the case, mainstream media completely ignores the reality of multi-level marketing. Stories are regularly run about how MLM “businesses” offer consumers an opportunity to make money, especially during times of high unemployment. What these stories ignore is Read more…

We discuss this topic from time to time, because it’s important to debunk one of the common myths Mary Kay directors and recruiters use to suck people into the pink cult. In their world, anyone with skin is a potential Read more…

A couple of years ago, I did this exercise on Pink Truth, examining who was really selling these cosmetics. One of our members did a similar thing on the discussion board yesterday, so I thought it was a perfect time Read more…

Mary Kay sales directors are circulating this email about how to get the most out of a consultant’s Mary Kay credit card. It tells them how to get the highest possible credit limit and then max it out… Hey Directors Read more…

The Dallas Morning News ran this lovely article focusing on Mary Kay , and just like all the other articles on this topic in the last few months, the writer apparently did no fact-checking. The charade that multi-level marketing companies Read more…

It's not always easy to get information about the real numbers in Mary Kay. The company is private, and therefore not required to release any information about the sales or the independent contractors. The company does offer some limited information Read more…

Another one of those “earn the right to pay your own way on a trip with nsd’s and directors” is happening. And here’s another reason to not take advice from your sales director: This director’s advice that your cruise with Read more…

Mary Kay Inc. reports annual statistics on consultants, directors, and commissions for Canada: 2007: 31,891 sales orce members Of the 4,795 who were in the independent sales force for at least one year and who earned commissions, 51%, or 2,445 Read more…

I love these kinds of numbers. They’re fun and exciting for Pink Truth. Seriously! In Mary Kay’s July 2006 letter to the FTC about how horrible it would be to make recruiters actually provide proof related to their income claims Read more…