Written by Raisinberry About a year after I left Mary Kay, I found myself in a salon with a few other women. I’ll never forget the conversation. One lady got to talking about the “jewelry” party she was invited to, Read more…

This is actually my first visit to this website and most assuredly my last. I did however have a few things to say. Whether or not they’re posted, that remains to be seen. I’m intrigued at the rhetoric and anger Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Anastasia Syzmkowski is still working hard in her Mary Kay Business. She is a second line director in the Jamie Taylor National Area underneath Megan Coleman. Last year, I discussed how no one was coming to Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Okay, guys. Don’t tell anyone. I know you all know me for the level-headed, numbers-driven nerd who never gets fired up about anything (ha!). But I’m fired up. In fact, I’m downright pissed off. We all Read more…

One of the most maddening aspects of Mary Kay Cosmetics is how recruiting is drenched in half-truths and slick marketing lines. “Doesn’t this look so eeeeeasy?” “All you have to do is squirt and smile!” “You’d be perfect at this!” Read more…

Written by Parsons Green  Dawn Wangard recently reached out to the Mary Kay director group on Facebook for help. How do you help a customer who admits her love of trending products? For years, Mary Kay sales directors have promoted Read more…

If you are the same, hopeless woman that wrote a blog I came across today bashing the Mary Kay company and responding to everyone’s posts that actually stood up for the business…then I pray for your sad, unmotivated soul. It Read more…

Written by Raisinberry Stepping out of Mary Kay for good, is freedom. And that is as it should be. It is a step toward becoming “real” again, where you have no duplicitous purpose in your relationships. You were never supposed Read more…

It’s a perpetual lie in Mary Kay (and other MLMs): You can earn a little extra money. During the recruiting phase, it’s all about the dream. They talk about the big money. The six-figure incomes. The women who “retired their Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Maggie Butcher is a Mary Kay sales director who has driven a Pink Cadillac for 40 years. She is also one of the few remaining directors who publishes a monthly newsletter to share her unit’s results. Read more…