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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • 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
  • Mary Kay Documents
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    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement (2019 version)
    • 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
    • Applause Magazine (US)
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Quitting Mary Kay

A Sales Director’s Letter to Her Unit

Posted on November 10, 2015

This is a heartwarming email that a sales director sent to her unit as she was leaving Mary Kay. Three cheers for the truth! I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I was just notified that Read more…

Relationships

A Husband’s Response to a Sales Director Quitting

Posted on October 7, 2015

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…

Cults and MLMPink Truth CriticsPink Truth PressQuitting Mary Kay

Hello Mary Kay Directors Who Saw 20/20

Posted on October 4, 2015

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…

Business BasicsCulture & ManipulationNumbersPink Truth CriticsPink Truth Press

Mary Kay on the 20/20 “Not So Pretty In Pink” Story

Posted on October 3, 2015

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…

MLM Education

Welcome, New Visitors to Pink Truth

Posted on October 2, 2015

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…

Business BasicsFailure in MLMPink Truth PressQuitting Mary KaySales Directors

Pink Truth and Mary Kay on ABC’s 20/20

Posted on September 29, 2015

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…

Business BasicsVideos

The Real Mission of the Direct Selling Association

Posted on September 24, 2015

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:

Scripts & Training

Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Day to be the Sales Type!

Posted on September 22, 2015

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…

Recruiting

6 Things Mary Kay Recruiters Look For

Posted on September 17, 2015

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…

Culture & Manipulation

Miracles Happen: Mary Kay Ash’s Fudge Factory

Posted on September 16, 2015

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…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

Visit the Pink Truth Discussion Board to discuss any topic you like. No praise or promotion of MLM is allowed. Please read the site rules carefully before signing up.
  1. SpunSilk on Talking a Consultant Out of Returning Her InventoryOctober 8, 2026

    Thankfully, I never had to speak to my director when I sent back inventory. But there was nothing she could…

  2. Lazy Gardens on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 8, 2026

    And absolutely NO EXIT INTERVIEW ... she'll pull out a whole bag of tricks to get you to stay in…

  3. Lazy Gardens on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 8, 2026

    Yes.

  4. Ubi on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    I have never heard of any talk of this buy - back among the consultants here in this part of…

  5. MultiLevelMoneyLosing on Lying About the Mary Kay Inventory Buyback ProgramOctober 7, 2026

    “I know that’s not true, but…” No excuse for this, especially in a “Christian” company

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