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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
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    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
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  • Mary Kay Documents
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    • Mary Kay Sales Director Agreement
    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
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    • Business Opportunity Rule
    • Mary Kay NSD Emeritus Guide
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Sean Key Mugshot

Posted on August 12, 2012

Mary Kay executive Sean Key, always keeping it classy!

MK InternationalNumbers

Mary Kay Canadian Commissions Down

Posted on August 9, 2012

Written by Lazy Gardens A common way to evaluate businesses is to do a “year on year” comparison to see if business is up, down, or holding steady from one year or decade to the next. The news from Mary Read more…

LawsuitsNSDQuitting Mary Kay

Mary Kay and Allison LaMarr Settling Their Lawsuit?

Posted on August 6, 2012

Nearly a year ago, Mary Kay Cosmetics sued Allison LaMarr, a former national sales director who was accused of violating her contract with the company. Mary Kay Inc. is going after Allison LaMarr for selling products in violation of her Read more…

Failure in MLMSales Directors

Mary Kay Lies: Cynthia Ruccia, Senior Sales Director Makes Six Figures?

Posted on August 3, 2012

Written by The Scribbler After Virgina Sole-Smith’s insightful article, “The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives” was published in Harper’s, it didn’t take long for Mary Kay supporters to ride in and angrily denounce the Read more…

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Pink Truth Hater Hotline

Posted on July 28, 2012

This week’s official release of Harper’s Magazine story “The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives,” along with the NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook episode entitled Investigating Mary Kay has brought out the haters. I Read more…

Seminar

Diamond Director Debuts at Seminar 2012

Posted on July 27, 2012

Again we have another user-submitted photo of the director debuts at Mary Kay seminar. The last year Mary Kay published these pictures publicly was 2009. We now add 2012 to our picture collection. This is a different angle, which makes Read more…

Pink Truth Press

Investigating Mary Kay: The Truth Behind Mary Kay Inc.’s Claims on NPR’s On Point

Posted on July 27, 2012

Written by The Scribbler The pink veil of Mary Kay Cosmetics was ripped from top to bottom this month as freelance journalist Virginia Sole-Smith’s article, “The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives” screamed the truth Read more…

MK InternationalRecruiting

Mary Kay Cosmetics in China

Posted on July 26, 2012

Earlier this week, I mentioned that Mary Kay is relying heavily on overseas markets to fuel its worldwide growth. Several years ago, the company stopped reporting revenue figures from the United States, and began only reporting worldwide revenue. I suspected Read more…

Sales DirectorsSeminar

Pearl Director Debuts at Mary Kay Seminar 2012

Posted on July 25, 2012

It has been a few years since we had a picture of the new sales directors at Pearl seminar. Mary Kay stopped publishing these pictures in 2010, as they clearly documented the dwindling numbers in the United States. The angle Read more…

Business BasicsPink Truth Press

Harper’s Magazine: Mary Kay’s Pink Pyramid Scheme

Posted on July 24, 2012

Today the August issue of Harper’s Magazine officially went on sale, and the cover story features the pink pyramid scheme known as Mary Kay. The internet has been abuzz with this story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Read more…

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  1. Char on Somer’s 2027 Seminar YearAugust 19, 2026

    And when you’re not in the religious fog, it just sounds so stupid and childish. She thanks her “God” for…

  2. Heather on Somer’s 2027 Seminar YearAugust 19, 2026

    Well, I'm just one person who recently placed an Ulta order at $156 (before tax). I did that in less…

  3. Tracy on Somer’s 2027 Seminar YearAugust 19, 2026

    Those numbers are just embarrassing. I’d love to know the average sale per customer from Ulta or Sephora. That just…

  4. Tracy on Somer’s 2027 Seminar YearAugust 19, 2026

    I agree, it’s just very icky to me.

  5. Popinki on Somer’s 2027 Seminar YearAugust 19, 2026

    "Book a party and sell $100 worth of stuff, taking home $50 in margin. Yay…but how many hours did you…

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