Have you ever wondered how and why Pink Truth was started? Below is a clip from my appearance on HuffPost Live (more than 10 years ago!), in which I talk briefly about my Mary Kay experience and why I started Read more…

Every 2 years, the Mary Kay sales directors and national sales directors get new suits that they are required to wear to all company events. Yes, it’s basically a uniform. Why? Well, it’s a cult-like tactic used by Mary Kay Read more…

What do Mary Kay consultants and sales directors look for in potential new recruits? The truth is that any woman with a pulse and a credit card is a viable recruiting target for Mary Kay consultants. They are taught to Read more…

An email from a Kaybot, letting me know that the stories on Pink Truth aren’t “the actual experience” in Mary Kay. I feel it is my duty to inform all of you who have shared your stories here that they Read more…

Written by Sad In Pink Having been trained in the field of communication, I know how crucial it is to keep lines of communication open when working a business. Even in relationships, this is a key ingredient to success. So Read more…

If you wanted to just sell Mary Kay products and not recruit anyone, could you make a living doing so? You might be able to make a living just selling Mary Kay products, but it’s going to be difficult. Suppose Read more…

Written by Juliana I was in Mary Kay for five years. I enjoyed it at first. Made some money. But then my director “won” THE CAR and after that she became nothing more than a Holy Terror. She bullied some Read more…

Here is an email response from a recruiter who has just been told that the friend has changed her mind about joining Mary Kay and won’t make any big decisions without praying and getting input from her husband. She says Read more…

Too bad we’re not showing the other side of Mary Kay, because we’d look more credible if we did. Sigh. I recently found your site. I am searching for the other side of the stories. I am seeing a lot Read more…

[rerunning this piece from our archives because it’s so powerful] Women in Mary Kay are often heard talking about the lifelong friends that they make. You hear them talking about “doing life together.” It’s such a sisterhood! You make the Read more…