Following the receipt of a letter from a long-time Mary Kay sales director to her unit, the husband of a consultant sent this response. This letter is likely representative of what so many Mary Kay husbands and boyfriends see. That Read more…
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 to about 12 minutes. However, it made an impact and I was pleased to Read more…
Mary Kay Cosmetics was hoping that ABC’s 20/20 would share their version of the story: that lots of products are sold, lots of money is made, and Mary Kay enriches women’s lives. Unfortunately for them, Rebecca Jarvis dug into the Read more…
Thank you for seeking out Pink Truth. You may have just seen the story on Mary Kay Cosmetics on ABC’s 20/20, and you probably want more information. Contrary to what our critics will tell you, this site is not full Read more…
Tune in to 20/20 on ABC on Friday October 2 for a story on the truth behind Mary Kay’s multi-level marketing “opportunity.” MLM is not a business opportunity, it’s a clever scam that has been made to look like a Read more…
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) promotes itself as a trade association that ensures ethics and integrity among the multi-level marketing companies that are members. The real truth about the DSA is in this clip of my appearance on HuffPost Live:
Written by The Scribbler Check out the following scripted line and let’s see if we can break the record for “Most Heads Simultaneously Scratched!” Ready? Aaand, action! “We’re looking for women who aren’t the sales type. As an MK Beauty Read more…
Did your Mary Kay recruiter tell you she’s looking for 6 characteristics in women for her team? Here’s her script, along with the reality behind it. Let’s review the characteristics that recruiters look for in potential Mary Kay victims. I Read more…
Written by The Scribbler (Before reading this article, I highly recommend checking out Lazy Gardens’ article “Mary Kay Ash and the Missing Marriages” as it provides a helpful timeline with regards to Mary Kay Ash’s five husbands). Did a recent Mary Kay inventory $600+ Read more…
Mary is an ex-director who got caught up in the do-it-fast mentality. Her senior wanted to go NIQ, and needed one more director to do it. Mary joined Mary Kay Inc. in 2005, and started with a full inventory. She Read more…
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What's truly in it for me as a consultant to have a lot of inventory vs just encouraging customers to…
I'm sure you're right, DJ. It's really quite sickening to think how systems like this massively overproduce physical goods, completely…
That's right, directors, your downline aren't people with tight finances and priorities other than ordering hundreds of dollars worth of…
Outside of MyShop, Mary Kay's compensation plan rewards ordering, but only for folks with a downline. This inherently promotes recruiting…
Half the time the products are already sold out by the time a lowly, non pcp consultant gets the chance…