A Mary Kay sales director is terminated while being treated for cancer and files a lawsuit against the company. The full story can be found at law.com. The verdict was eventually overturned, but here is a summary of what happened.
Following the termination of high-ranking sales director Robin Blackmon-Dunda, Mary Kay Cosmetics sent out this letter to its national sales directors.
From the lawsuit filed by Robin Blackmon Dunda against Mary Kay, this is the August 10, 2006 letter that Mary Kay Inc. sent to Robin, terminating her directorship and consultancy.
A lawsuit against Mary Kay Cosmetics was filed on November 6, 2006 by Robin Blackmon-Dunda and Styker Dunda. The suit includes the following alleged counts: breach of contract, intentional interference with contracts, interference with prospective contracts, deceptive trade practices, intentional Read more…
Written by The Masked Commenter The ideas in “The Secret” aren’t new, and they show up in a lot of MLMs and cults — Mary Kay being no exception. The “Law of Attraction” is based on the idea of “positive Read more…
On September 27, 2006 Robert L. FitzPatrick delivered a one-hour presentation at the 7th Annual Fraud Conference of the Association of Certified Fraud Specialists in San Francisco. ACFS is a professional organization of attorneys, private investigators, forensic accountants, corporate loss Read more…
Written by So Lost In Wisconsin So, I signed up for Mary Kay. I only wanted to be a “personal use” consultant. What that meant to me was fifty percent off my skin care and cosmetics, and maybe a little Read more…
Mary Kay Cosmetics is the “Official Beauty Sponsor” of the 41st Annual CMA Awards, airing on November 7 on ABC. In support of the Pink Truth mission of exposing the predatory practices of Mary Kay and other MLMs that prey Read more…
One common gimmick to get women to hold skincare classes and facials is a “model portfolio.” The Mary Kay consultant asks you to be a “model” and do a before and after photo. Mary Kay Inc. has created a contest Read more…
In the August issue of Applause Magazine, Mary Kay Inc. has a short piece about “staying true to what they know.” This is Mary-Kay-speak for “don’t look at that negative website.” It’s the typical “pay no attention to the man Read more…
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.
"$20 retail for a lip gloss is nuts" Yep. Outrageously overpriced. It's just lip gloss in a tube. It's been…
I agree! Their newer packaging seems like a poor choice. Doesn’t look like a luxury brand AT ALL.
Keeping consultants in the dark until after the end of the month has always always always been about driving up…
Checking out Sephora I can kind of see where MK are going - knockoff Rhode Limited Edition Scented Peptide Lip…
That new MK font and the packaging makes everything look so cheap. The dollar store has fancier packaged things than…