Written by The Scribbler I’ve never been in Mary Kay Cosmetics. I’ve sat through recruiting attempts and attended a unit meeting once, but never signed the dotted line. I can thank my most recent recruiting attempt for helping me stumble Read more…

Whether people want to admit it or not, no one makes it to sales director in Mary Kay without signing up family and friends as consultants. It’s simply too hard to get the numbers you need without calling in favors Read more…

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any product-based pyramid scheme. A company like Mary Kay survives because of new recruits ordering large inventory packages. Sales directors keep their units alive with the new recruits, as the volume of orders from existing Read more…

Those who have tried to make a true living with Mary Kay will tell you that it is anything but “less stressful.” Yet here is one sales director’s description of how easy it is. Ever considered a less stressful way Read more…

Mary Kay really works, but a recruiter is blaming her recruits for causing her to file bankruptcy. Does Mary Kay really work? I find it ironic that the critics of Pink Truth say we shouldn’t blame any of our Mary Read more…

I got this email  and was amused at the variety of creepy/dishonest tactics this Mary Kay recruiter used to try to lure someone into Mary Kay. I sincerely want to thank Pink Truth from the bottom of my heart for Read more…

A few years ago, former Mary Kay national sales director Amy Dunlap was sued by Mary Kay Inc. for breaching her agreement with them. It’s interesting how these women such as Amy and Allison LaMarr (now known as Chaya Mushka Read more…

In Mary Kay Cosmetics, the term “layering” is an innocent-sounding word that means “keep pestering her until she says yes or gets a restraining order against you.” A common teaching in Mary Kay is that no doesn’t really mean no… Read more…

Written by The Scribbler We’ve seen that frontloading is being taught and is actively taking place in Mary Kay – chances are, you were a victim of it, yourself. Be encouraged, friend; you are not the first woman (and sadly, Read more…

Written by The Scribbler Frontload? You mean, “The act of convincing a freshly-recruited IBC that she needs to purchase the highest amount of product possible to prove that she is truly serious about her business? Yep, that’s the one. Frontloading’s Read more…