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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
Pink Truth

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Cars

What Happened to the “Free” Mary Kay Car?

Posted on July 17, 2007

That “free” Mary Kay car??? It’s not so free after all! You didn’t get it FREE, you didn’t WIN it, and it’s not really even YOUR car. There are a lot of misconceptions about those red, silver and pink Mary Read more…

Business Basics

Running Your Own Business as a Mary Kay Rep

Posted on July 15, 2007

An October 2005 article from Smart Money for someone considering joining Mary Kay. QUESTION: A Mary Kay representative told me that if I became a rep, I could deduct the cost of my skin-care and cosmetics products from my taxes Read more…

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…

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    There was a lengthy post a long here a long time ago that said part of why it's so hard…

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    Math goes out the window for these people.

  3. Kiki on A Family’s Finances Destroyed by Mary KayAugust 11, 2026

    It’s real easy to blow all your money when you have a backup plan or someone that’s going to pick…

  4. Colleen on A Family’s Finances Destroyed by Mary KayAugust 11, 2026

    The OG of MLM

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    $30,000 may be the number at the moment but ultimately with interest and likely late fees etc...and the incalculable costs…

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