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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • About Pink Truth
    • Site Guidelines and Rules
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Pink Truth
  • Mary Kay Facts
    • Top 10 Reasons to NOT Do Mary Kay
    • The Mary Kay Pyramid
    • Information for Mary Kay DIQs
    • Mary Kay Destroying Women
    • What is Multi-Level Marketing?
    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
  • Returning Inventory
    • FAQ About Quitting Mary Kay
    • Returning Your Starter Kit
    • Product Date Codes
  • Mary Kay Documents
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement
    • Mary Kay Sales Director Agreement
    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
    • NSD Guide
    • Mary Kay’s Official Stance on Pink Truth
    • Business Opportunity Rule
    • Mary Kay NSD Emeritus Guide
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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

Culture & Manipulation

The Cult of Mary Kay’s Guide For Targeting & Manipulating Women

Posted on November 21, 2017

Written by DK No matter what type of personality you are, the Cult of Mary Kay has a script to use on you! For the last few years that my spouse was in Mary Kay, I became extremely suspicious of Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Finding Your Identity After Mary Kay

Posted on November 20, 2017

Written by Raisinberry Stepping out of Mary Kay for good, is freedom. And that is as it should be. It is a step toward becoming “real” again, where you have no duplicitous purpose in your relationships. You were never supposed Read more…

Products

Mary Kay Products: Bio-Cellulose Mask

Posted on November 18, 2017

I don’t pay much attention to the Mary Kay products. After more than 50 years, they’re still mediocre products (drug store quality) that are overpriced (department store prices). But a new MK product tickled my funny bone. Take a look Read more…

Quitting Mary KaySeminar

Pink Truth Does Las Vegas!

Posted on November 17, 2017

Pink Truth started out as “Mary Kay Sucks” way back in July 2006. It started as a place to make fun of all things Mary Kay. But as interest in the site grew quickly, I decided to turn it into Read more…

Failure in MLMSales Directors

You Cannot “Promote Yourself” in Mary Kay

Posted on November 14, 2017

One of the big selling points used by Mary Kay recruiters is the ability to”promote yourself” as fast or as slow as you want. The idea is that you “decide” you want to move up and make more money, and Read more…

Career LadderRecruiting

How Many Women Can a Unit Recruit Into Mary Kay?

Posted on November 9, 2017

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…

Career Ladder

Another Victim of Mary Kay Propaganda

Posted on November 8, 2017

Check out this letter posted on social media by a new-ish Mary Kay consultant, who is parroting all the lies that have been fed to her. She is reciting the typical list of “Mary Kay goals,” and no doubt she Read more…

RelationshipsReligion & Spirituality

The Danger of MLM in Church

Posted on November 6, 2017

Written by The Scribbler This article is designed to show church leaders of all denominations how the recruiting practices of multi-level marketing companies like Mary Kay are stumbling blocks to the spiritual growth and faith of their parishioners. I encourage Read more…

NSDNumbers

Mary Kay NSDs and Executive Level Income

Posted on November 3, 2017

One of my favorite phrases in Mary Kay Cosmetics is “executive level income.” The company and its representatives tout the ability to be self-employed while earning money like an executive. Even better is when women are lured in with the Read more…

DIQSales Directors

The Real Cost of Mary Kay Directorship

Posted on November 2, 2017

Written by PinkPeace Nobody tells you what it costs to be a Mary Kay sales director. If they did, no one would want this position. It’s the sales directors I feel sorriest for in this business, because they are squeezed Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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  1. Frosty Rose on Don’t Hate Because You Made Bad DecisionsMay 30, 2025

    How on earth is she going to make any money at all only selling color?? “Base” is around $20 (it’s…

  2. Parsonsgreen on Don’t Hate Because You Made Bad DecisionsMay 30, 2025

    Like Meghan Trainor sings, "It's all about the Base"

  3. Pinkboo on Don’t Hate Because You Made Bad DecisionsMay 30, 2025

    It’s hilarious that she hates the skincare! Why the hell does she sell Mary Kay? Her presentations must be entertaining…

  4. Lazy Gardens on Don’t Hate Because You Made Bad DecisionsMay 30, 2025

    My great-grandmother was a "trad-wife" ... fourteen children (my gran was the spoiled youngest) with a thriving home "butter and…

  5. KeepItSaltySweety on Adding Up the CostsMay 30, 2025

    You’re right. You’re completely right. Thank you for that. (Replying as KeepItSaltySweetie because I had to change my login to…

 

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