It's not always easy to get information about the real numbers in Mary Kay. The company is private, and therefore not required to release any information about the sales or the independent contractors. The company does offer some limited information Read more…

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A Mary Kay sales director is looking for advice on this situation: I have a new Consultant who started in November with $1800. She just emailed me last night that she thinks she has products in her inventory that she Read more…

From an article at Forbes.com : Sarah Morris Smith used to spend 70 hours a week selling Mary Kay cosmetics while her husband, John, a part-time sales associate at Walgreens, stayed home with their infant daughter. “He always did the Read more…

Written by NoMoreMLM4Me Recently, The Scribbler wrote an incredible piece about how Mary Kay targets stay at home moms with young children. Let me share with you why they target moms with teenagers. Think back to the last time you Read more…

Mary Kay is suing Sharon Lilly and Dennis Lilly, liquidators of Mary Kay products. You can read the full complaint in the case , but here’s the summary: Sharon became a Mary Kay beauty consultant in January 2006.  Mary Kay Read more…

The constant push in Mary Kay Cosmetics to order-order-order gets so tiring. Most directors say “I don’t push anyone to order!” Oh, okay. You just remind and nag and encourage and remind and nag and plead and remind and nag Read more…

These women have no shame. Imagine asking people to spend $1,000 on something they don’t need. Wouldn’ t you feel guilty? Not this sales director! She wants that Mary Kay top director trip and she needs $20,000 wholesale today to Read more…

Sales are down. Recruiting is down. “Top directors” are doing half the production they used to do . But… *wink wink* things are rosy and Mary Kay is exploding, so go to Seminar! Isn’t it amazing how every year, Mary Read more…