Written by The Scribbler Roya Mattis is a mover and shaker in Mary Kay Cosmetics. She is a top director and personifies the image of success Mary Kay Inc. would have you believe is attainable. Roya has a compelling story Read more…
Earlier this week, I mentioned that Mary Kay is relying heavily on overseas markets to fuel its worldwide growth. Several years ago, the company stopped reporting revenue figures from the United States, and began only reporting worldwide revenue. I suspected Read more…
In 2006, Mary Kay Cosmetics told the FTC in a letter in opposition to the proposed Business Opportunity Rule that it brought in 40,000 new recruits per month in the United States:
This weekend, Chrissy at My Cosmetic Bag (a site for all things makeup!) posted a review of her experience with a Mary Kay “facial.” One of the common criticisms of Mary Kay here at Pink Truth is that the facials Read more…
As a Mary Kay Director-in-Qualification (DIQ) attempts to round up enough recruits and production to become a sales director, orders are often placed on behalf of consultants. Here are the company’s rules regarding this practice…. DIQs in Mary Kay finish Read more…
Written by Lazy Gardens The career of the local Mary Kay Lady may have a tragic end if Cecil has his way. He views her as a threat to his lifestyle.
How often do we hear that Mary Kay is all about the wonderful product? “You and sell it and you can make a profit!” Yeah, well if you’re like 99% of the other women in Mary Kay, you won’t sell Read more…
Thanks for your suggestion Raisinberry…. Until the forum is fixed, we’ll just keep having our discussion on the front page. Don’t feel bad if you want to make off-topic comments. We’ve got to keep things going somewhere! I mentioned in Read more…
Is Mary Kay Cosmetics celebrating or lamenting today’s article in the New York Times on their business in China? While the Mary Kay spin machine got its typical praise for the pink Cadillacs and the “unlimited opportunity,” the article also Read more…
Mary Kay Cosmetics is currently running a “special” for new consultants. Instead of paying the regular $100 to sign up and receive a full starter kit, you can pay just $50 and get a mini kit in the month of Read more…

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"Skin care classes" You can watch skin care classes (real ones!) you youtube-tik tok. MK is outdated, much like the…
I wonder if Mary Kay Ash ever wore cheetah print.
This sound like something Ellen might write to us. I wonder if she finally bit the bullet and looked behind…
This! Once I decided to quit, I called the ladies I recruited to share the information I had learned and…