Who would have thought that a Mary Kay director would brag that other directors “deserve” to earn $15,000 a year? But that’s exactly what this “motivational” piece does. If you’re working full time for $15,000 a year, that’s about $7.50 Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsonsgreen I have to apologize in advance for beating a dead horse. Well, not really. I’m always happy to talk about how little sales directors are earning as Boss Babe CEOs of their own Mary Read more…

Written by Raisinberry For decades, Mary Kay published commissions in Applause Magazine for the women at the top of the pyramid. The vast majority of the directors never graced those pages, so you couldn’t find out how much they were Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Pink Truth has reported time and time again how little money Mary Kay sales directors earn. But how did we get to those income figures?  Surely, all those numbers are from grumpy former directors from years Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsons Green Ah, Leadership Conference. Where the best of the best in Mary Kay, the directors and nationals, gather for three days of fellowship, pageantry, and glamour. With a heaping side dish of body shaming, Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Leadership conference, the “exclusive” gathering in January open only to sales directors and above, is always ripe with fodder for Pink Truth. Today, let’s take a peek at what the directors are saying behind closed doors Read more…

I’ve broken down director income before. Out of 9,000 sales directors in the U.S: at least 5,100 make less than $16,800 per year. 3,000 sales directors make between $16,800 and $40,800. The other 900 make more than $40,800. But think Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsonsgreen Well, folks, Leadership 2023 has come and gone, in all its wannabe-Nashville-cowgirl glory. Conspicuous consumption, dress code violations (more on that entertaining topic to come), and, of course, the opportunity for directors to increase Read more…

Written by SuzyQ This is for all of those who read but don’t comment. Have you seen enough? Have the writings on Pink Truth mirrored your experience in Mary Kay? Is it time to make a change? To the lurkers… Read more…

I am rerunning this piece from October 2015 because it was so, so good. Written by Suzy Q So, we taped hours and hours of painful, humiliating, humbling information about our experiences in Mary Kay, and ABC diluted it down Read more…