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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • About Pink Truth
    • Site Guidelines and Rules
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    • Contact Pink Truth
  • Mary Kay Facts
    • Top 10 Reasons to NOT Do Mary Kay
    • The Mary Kay Pyramid
    • Information for Mary Kay DIQs
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    • What is Multi-Level Marketing?
    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
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    • FAQ About Quitting Mary Kay
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    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

Quitting Mary Kay

Hitting Bottom in Mary Kay

Posted on July 14, 2007

Written by A former  Cadillac “future executive senior sales director” I started MK 4 years ago. To save money on product only. Went to a career breakfast and saw tons of sharp, happy, women who were “making money” and I Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Mary Kay Has Never Been About Ordering?

Posted on May 10, 2007

The May 2007 issue of Mary Kay’s Applause Magazine has an interesting piece called “Inventory Answers: Coaching Your New Team Members to Success.” And they have the audacity to claim that Mary Kay has “never been about ordering.” But everything Read more…

Seminar

The Seminar Push By Corporate

Posted on April 5, 2007

This item has been attributed to Sean Key, one of the Vice Presidents at Mary Kay Inc. Enjoy all the rah-rah and hype surrounding Seminar! Do you notice any subtle pressure to order? And how many standard MK “lines” can Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

An Apology From Mary Kay Cosmetics?

Posted on January 11, 2007

Written by Raisinberry So Mary Kay announced a new FAQ website, supposedly to address concerns from the sales force. I would have more respect for the company if they simply said “Wow, we’re sorry.” Imagine opening your Intouch page and Read more…

Culture & ManipulationInventory & SellingProductsRecruiting

Mary Kay’s Attempt to Counteract Pink Truth

Posted on January 6, 2007

In January 2007, Mary Kay Cosmetics launched a web initiative to help counteract the effect of Pink Truth’s wide dissemination of information. Mary Kay consultants got news of Mary Kay Inc.’s latest attempt to “deal” with the information being put Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

FAQ About Mary Kay Sucks

Posted on October 23, 2006

FAQ – Frequently Ass-ked Questions These are the usual insults we receive from the Kaybots… Okay, so they’re not really questions. But you know what we mean. If you’re planning on using any of these insults, don’t. We’ve heard it Read more…

NSDPink Truth Press

The Actual Fax Mary Kay Inc. Sent to the National Sales Directors

Posted on October 19, 2006

Yesterday, someone asked to see the actual fax that was sent from Darrell Overcash at Mary Kay Inc. to the company’s national sales directors. Ask and you shall receive! The actual fax is shown below. I have appreciated all of Read more…

NSDPink Truth Press

Mary Kay Inc’s Letter to the NSDs About Mary Kay Sucks

Posted on October 18, 2006

Well ladies, here it is. The moment you’ve all been waiting for! I’ve finally got the letter from Mary Kay Inc. to the nsds about the Mary Kay Sucks blog! On the cover sheet of the fax from Darrell Overcash Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

More Accusations From the Kaybots

Posted on October 9, 2006

*sigh* Every so often, I have to post something about the most recent, baseless allegations floating around courtesy of the Kaybots and the Mary Kay Apologists. They are so tired and boring. They really have nothing to talk about in Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

7 Steps to Taking Your Life Back: Pink Truth Style

Posted on September 26, 2006

This was written by a reader of Pink Truth, who started with a piece by Ann Vertel, the “unit coach.” If you don’t know who Ann is… she sells her services to Mary Kay sales directors, basically promoting the idea 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. Destiny Angel on (no title)July 3, 2025

    That yes helped pay for my dream wedding, our first home, raising my siblings, my husband's racing career, etc The…

  2. Popinki on (no title)July 3, 2025

    It's depressing. If she'd sunk the probably hundreds of thousands of dollars she's spent on MKrap over her "career" she…

  3. Mountaineer95 on Glass Skin Facial in Mary KayJuly 2, 2025

    My thoughts exactly…”they’re loss” lol. Things like this are great evidence as to why some people “choose” MLM over actual…

  4. Enorth on Heather Wickstrom Spills the Beans AgainJuly 2, 2025

    If I recall correctly, Heather was wooed to Bellame by a former MK Director, and then convinced other MK consultants…

  5. Mountaineer95 on More Failure in the New YearJuly 2, 2025

    My eyes crossed trying to figure out what “dicaplend” was…there are misspellings, and then there are absolute disasters. I had…

 

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