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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
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement (2026 version)
    • 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)
    • Applause Magazine (Canada)
  • Discussion Board
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Mary Kay First, Family Second

Posted on May 31, 2010

Last week, the Columbia Business Times featured a Mary Kay sales director in its “People You Should Know” section. And the truth comes out! Mary Kay comes before her children. Here’s what was printed: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Other than Mary Kay, Read more…

Business BasicsRecruiting

Mary Kay is All About Recruiting

Posted on April 28, 2010

How often do we hear that Mary Kay is all about the wonderful product? “You and sell it and you can make a profit!” Yeah, well if you’re like 99% of the other women in Mary Kay, you won’t sell Read more…

Inventory & Selling

I Had a $600 Week – And All I Got Was This Bracelet

Posted on April 25, 2010

Written by ContourTHIS Woo-hoo! I had more than $600 in sales last week! And I’m not even counting taxes collected – like SOME people I know. I had 11 sales in 7 days averaging about $56 retail. My director says Read more…

Inventory & SellingNumbers

Who Is Selling Mary Kay Products?

Posted on April 22, 2010

A couple of years ago, I did this exercise on Pink Truth, examining who was really selling these cosmetics. One of our members did a similar thing on the discussion board yesterday, so I thought it was a perfect time Read more…

Business Basics

Please Discuss the Reality With Me

Posted on April 14, 2010

A Mary Kay consultant's letter to her sale director, looking for some real information on Mary Kay. Hi Sales Director:   What I have to tell you in these next few paragraphs has no bearing on what I think of Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Life After Mary Kay: Living with Purpose

Posted on April 9, 2010

Written by Rachel On the discussion board last week, our friend Woodchuck77 told us: I got a message from a so-called "friend" saying: "Most people out there have no goals or dreams. Mary Kay teaches us to have goals and Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

What Are We So Afraid Of?

Posted on March 23, 2010

Written by Rachel A few weeks ago, Pink Truth discussion board members were asked to do a T.V. interview for a really cool show and tell the world what’s wrong with Mary Kay and MLM.  This is something many of Read more…

Business Basics

If It Was Really This Easy…

Posted on March 22, 2010

I hate these kinds of suggestions. “All you have to do is…” “If you just found 10 women who….” “It only takes….”

Quitting Mary Kay

Quitting Mary Kay on Two Levels

Posted on March 10, 2010

Written by BerrySparkle We are told as we move up the career path from Independent Beauty Consultant to Sr. Consultant, to star Recruiter,to Team Leader, etc. “Be too dumb to doubt”. So the saying goes. Thus begins the journey as Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Can Mary Kay Help you be the Perfect Woman?

Posted on March 8, 2010

Written by Rachel Last Halloween, my friend Lisa dressed as the perfect woman: My Halloween costume featured: a biz suit jacket and pearls; fishnets, mini-skirt and stilettos; an apron; a feather duster (to clean and tickle!); a wooden spoon (to Read more…

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    Tell me more about LaCore and what they might do!

  2. jurneeka on More My Shop ComplaintsAugust 12, 2026

    What continues to amaze me especially since December when MS launched is how many posts we see of the sales…

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    I think of the lady that thinks corporate is cutting costs so they can pay higher commissions way more than…

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    Lazy, thank you for putting together such a comprehensive Safety Plan. Finances encompass so many different arenas these days and…

  5. Char on More My Shop ComplaintsAugust 12, 2026

    Depending on the current MKC financials, I wonder if LaCore Enterprises is waiting to swoop in?(versus a traditional private equity)…

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