Pink Truth has been around a long time. We started on July 4, 2006, first as “Mary Kay Sucks” and then becoming Pink Truth a few months later. That’s almost TWENTY years ago. And at the time, Mary Kay Inc., Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Cindy Machado started her Mary Kay story 35 years ago. She signed up in 1990 under Pam Shaw, her former high school teacher, and quit the next year. She signed up for MK again, and became Read more…

Written by Nutmeg I was recruited by a friend (who quit immediately after ordering her $1800 and never selling any of it). My director (who is a national) had me order full inventory. I have a very large network of Read more…

Written by Raisinberry When I quit Mary Kay, it was mostly due to reading Pink Truth, and a validation of finally seeing in print, what I thought I alone suspected, all along. The words we were never able to utter, Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Five years ago, I finally closed my Mary Kay “business.” After 14 years of struggle, striving, and failure, I finally admitted defeat. To close out everything, I sold my remaining inventory, my customer list, and all Read more…

Merry Christmas to all! No matter what holiday you celebrate, enjoy time with your friends and family free from the Mary Kay hustle.

A consultant shares her quitting story. She got as far as DIQ, and then finally decided to call it quits. Does her story look like yours? One day I woke up and thought to myself, “I can’t do this anymore.” Read more…

In 2020, Kelly Brock was a top director in Mary Kay. She had recently gone on the “top director trip” with her husband. She was celebrated in Mary Kay as one of the up and coming future national sales directors. Read more…

This story was submitted by a newer reader. Her story is the story of most of the directors. They make little to no money when you figure in all they spend on products, car co-pays, business expenses, and appearing to Read more…

When you want to leave the Mary Kay cult, one of the most important first steps is to stop attending the indoctrination events. Mary Kay Seminar is exactly that: a rah-rah event where they get into your head with all Read more…