Written by PinkPeace Recently I received the following e-mail recapping a conference call with NSD Karen Piro.  I’m not going to criticize the grammar/typos/etc., because obviously these were off-the-cuff notes put together for quick distribution. But, oh my goodness, the Read more…

Written by Raisinberry SEE = Suckering Excellence for Everyone Directors will remember that training we got from Leadership a few years back about the fact that new Mary Kay recruits experience “fall out” around the 6 to 7 week mark. Read more…

Written by The Scribbler Titled, “Go Me: How I’ll power up my best year ever,” beauty consultants will enjoy the updated recipe used to cook up this quarter’s star prize brochure:  Combine one part ham and fourteen parts cheese; sprinkle Read more…

The lawsuit Mary Kay Inc. filed against Touch of Pink Cosmetics and Amy  and Scott Weber carries on. Depositions are being taken and both sides are looking for evidence in discovery. This was the first lawsuit to be filed by Read more…

Written by The Scribbler Some of you may have seen the Dirty Jobs episode in which host Mike Rowe visits the Forked Tree Ranch and meets maggot farm owners Dennis and Pam Ponsness.  Of particular interest is Pam’s past life, Read more…

This is the latest email being circulated in Mary Kay… a sales director claiming a $30,000 “raise” in 2008 from Mary Kay. That sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Take a look at the email this director sent, and then read my Read more…

Check out this director communication…. Mary Kay Inc. doesn’t want consultants to know about the new Red Jackets and the promotion associated with.  The key here? They don’t want to risk having consultants hold orders. That’s right… the Mary Kay Read more…

Written by Raisinberry I guess I did a bad thing. I dug up an email from late in 2007 and compared it to one from now. The 2007 email contained the list of all the Directors in my former National Read more…

Written by BlessedOne The awe inspiring spectacle of this polished flimflam scheme is the amazing camouflage it employs. The Mary Kay Cosmetics sham is truly elegant. Like an injurious social disease, the MK plight is spread from one woman to Read more…

Written by The Scribbler It’s interesting to me to go through old Mary Kay Applause magazines, choose a couple of feel-good propaganda pieces, and look up some of the I-story tellers. The piece I combed through tonight involves 10 women Read more…