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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Mary Kay Truths
  • About Pink Truth
    • Site Guidelines and Rules
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Pink Truth
  • 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
  • Returning Inventory
    • FAQ About Quitting Mary Kay
    • Returning Your Starter Kit
    • Product Date Codes
  • Mary Kay Documents
    • Mary Kay Consultant Agreement
    • 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

Pink Truth

Seminar

Confessions From a Director Who Hates Seminar

Posted on July 10, 2024

This piece was written by a Premier Club director who dislikes seminar with a passion. And it seems that her dislike for the fake recognition and the manipulation isn’t all that uncommon. From the moment you join Mary Kay, you Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Getting Recruits to Order as Much as Possible

Posted on July 9, 2024

Mary Kay Cosmetics is all about the initial inventory order. They know if they don’t get you to buy right away, you almost certainly will never by much. (Mainly because you will quickly see how hard it is to find Read more…

Sales Directors

Life as a Mary Kay Top Director

Posted on July 8, 2024

Written by Kate I wanted to give everyone at Pink Truth the perspective of a “higher up” director. At my peak, I had over 1,000 in my downline, and 9 offspring directors. I was high up on the “food chain” Read more…

Sales Directors

Eno Inoyo Only Cares About Your Order

Posted on July 6, 2024

Last weekend, Mary Kay consultants and sales directors were busy calling people to get them to order and/or sign up as a new consultant. Why? Because June 30 is the fiscal year end for MK, and everyone is trying to Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

You Make Yourself Look Sad

Posted on July 5, 2024

I feel so sorry for everyone who is wasting time bashing Mary Kay because truthfully, you’re not stopping the growth, your not “saving” anyone from trouble, and you’re just making yourselves look sad. I hope you will find something better Read more…

Pink Truth PressUncategorized

18 Years and Counting

Posted on July 4, 2024

Every July 4th brings a smile to my face as I recall that on July 4, 2006, Pink Truth officially came to be. It was initially called Mary Kay Sucks… for obvious reasons. We rebranded to Pink Truth in 2007, Read more…

Business Basics

Why Mary Kay Is Not a Pyramid (LOL)

Posted on July 3, 2024

In an effort to try and prove why Mary Kay Cosmetics isn’t a pyramid and isn’t like those other bad companies, the author of this document may have inadvertently done the opposite. The Mary Kay legal department offered this document Read more…

CarsSales Directors

Changes to the Mary Kay Car Program (and upset sales directors!)

Posted on July 2, 2024

Written by Parsons Green Recent changes to both the car and the consistency programs have some Mary Kay directors questioning if it still is worth it to be a Mary Kay director. The car program will only be available to Read more…

Failure in MLM

The Agony of July 1 in Mary Kay

Posted on July 1, 2024

Written by Frosty Rose It’s here, a new year in Mary Kay. A clean slate. Time to set new goals. It’s the BEST time of the year! Or, at least, that’s what they say. The reality feels like this. You Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Hit Job on Mary Kay

Posted on June 28, 2024

I wanted to take a trip down memory lane. Ten years ago, a damning article was written about Mary Kay in Harper’s magazine called The Pink Pyramid Scheme. If you’ve never read it, you should. Did it make an impact Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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    Wow! Those colors were actually my favorite ones in my palette. Glad I've moved on and don't have to worry…

  2. Jen on An NSD Overcomes Your ObjectionsJune 11, 2025

    About “You know, if you are like I was, you probably want to think about it because you want to…

  3. SpunSilk on An NSD Overcomes Your ObjectionsJune 11, 2025

    I can see these tactics working on women in the 60’s. Most women in this era stayed at home and…

  4. Peggy L. on An NSD Overcomes Your ObjectionsJune 11, 2025

    If the product really sold itself, a whole lot more directors would be taking the alleged 50% for themselves instead…

  5. Data Junkie on An NSD Overcomes Your ObjectionsJune 11, 2025

    Compare this combative dialog with that of purchasing from a retail outlet like Alta or Sephora. This, my prospective MLM…

 

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