Written by Raisinberry Imagine my discomfort, seated among a number of friends and other invitees,  complying with social distancing, to hear a “reformed” MLMer, telling his story about his direct selling experience. He sounded positive, like he was fishing for Read more…

Mallory James is a young sales director in Mary Kay. Her mom is NSD Cecilia James. Mallory and Cecilia apparently think that they “create jobs” with their Mary Kay scam:   I’m sorry, but recruiting women to become distributors in Read more…

Last year I wrote an article about the fact that half of Mary Kay NSDs do not make executive income. The position of National Sales Director is supposed to be prestigious, since it’s the highest you can go in the Read more…

UPDATE: Jamie did not meet the NSD requirements. Jamie Taylor wants to be a National Sales Director (NSD) in Mary Kay. I don’t know of a sales director in MK who doesn’t want to be an NSD. That position is Read more…

Found this one on Reddit: a Monat distributor describing what the day consisted of (Facebook live in the shower, working all day long on her phone until the wee hours, third day working until 1am)…. and then saying it was Read more…

From one of my favorite Reddit subs: anti-MLM.  Apparently if you want to get rid of your inventory after you quit Mary Kay, she’s “struggling.” This future national says the quitter doesn’t think she’s right for MK, but you and Read more…

A big deal is made of each “Mary Kay Millionaire.” National sales director Lily Gauthreaux just became an “elite member” (i.e. almost no one is in it) of the Mary Kay millionaires club. This exclusive club includes women who have Read more…

First it was Pam Shaw using Bobbi Brown cosmetics. Now it’s Dacia Wiegandt using NARS Cosmetics. What happened to the idea of using Mary Kay products EXCLUSIVELY? Especially since it’s the best brand ever? (Thanks BestDecision for finding this one!)

Amie Gamboian is a former national sales director for Mary Kay. She left MK in 2018 after almost 20 years with the company. And while with Mary Kay, she sang its praises all the time. If you can stand to Read more…

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If Mary Kay is such a wonderful opportunity for women, why do you have to lie about it? The recruiting process is full of lies, half-truths, and omissions. Let’s face it, Read more…