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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
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    • Business Opportunity Rule
    • Mary Kay NSD Emeritus Guide
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Business Basics

Tips For Moving Up NOW in Mary Kay

Posted on March 26, 2015

They make it look so easy to move up, don’t they? If you’re not moving up in Mary Kay, you must not be working hard enough. Those who are really moving up legitimately and making more money are few and Read more…

Business BasicsQuitting Mary Kay

You Do NOT Own Your Own Business In Mary Kay

Posted on March 25, 2015

Multi-level marketing is not a business. It is a thinly veiled pyramid scheme, designed to appear legal to regulators. Not only is it not a business, when you’re in Mary Kay, you don’t actually OWN anything. Look no further than Read more…

Business BasicsCults and MLMCulture & Manipulation

Mary Kay’s Pink Pyramid Scheme

Posted on March 23, 2015

Today we take a trip down memory lane. Almost three years ago, Harper’s Magazine did an expose on the Mary Kay “opportunity” that ruffled a lot of feathers. The story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Read more…

Caption This PhotoCults and MLM

Caption This Mary Kay Photo

Posted on March 14, 2015

We haven’t done this in a while, but I found a photo that merited some ridicule, so here we go! In this picture we have MLM hopper Vincent Ortega Jr., who apparently has the microphone at a Mary Kay event Read more…

Recruiting

False Recruiting Information in Mary Kay

Posted on March 4, 2015

False information provided when recruiting new members to Mary Kay is not new. It has been going on for years. Here is another example of misinformation on a Mary Kay sales director’s website, with our comments in italics. Mary Kay Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Putting the Past Where it Belongs – In the PAST

Posted on February 12, 2015

Written by Rachel After a really daunting experience (like, say, trying to make a success out of Mary Kay), moving forward can seem so difficult, we can’t even see where we want to go. So much of what holds us Read more…

Caption This Photo

Caption This Mary Kay Photo

Posted on October 11, 2014

A group of Mary Kay national sales directors… Tell us your caption in the comments section below.  

Business BasicsRecruiting

Former Mary Kay Sales Director Debunks Mary Kay Marketing Plan

Posted on October 6, 2014

Chase Williams, a former sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics reveals the truth behind the company’s marketing plan. Before you become a consultant or try to earn the car or directorship, you need to hear these facts about Mary Kay.

Business BasicsRecruiting

Before You Sign Up For Mary Kay… Watch This!

Posted on October 3, 2014

If you are thinking about becoming a Mary Kay consultant, you need to watch this video. Chase Williams is a former Mary Kay sales director, so he understands exactly how the scam works. Chase spent 2 years of his life Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Telling Your Sales Director You’re Quitting

Posted on September 26, 2014

Women considering quitting Mary Kay in order to reclaim their time, their families, and their wallets often agonize over how they will tell their sales director. Here’s how one consultant did it. How do you tell her? One option is Read more…

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