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  • 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)
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Pink Truth Critics

You Chose to Be Negative

Posted on September 1, 2023

It breaks my heart that all of you ladies have such a sad impression of Mary Kay. One of the things that you all don’t understand is that you don’t make full-time money in Mary Kay unless you have a Read more…

Cults and MLM

Mary Kay Ash’s “Leadership”

Posted on August 31, 2023

I thought it would be fun to take a look at an article that ran in Fortune Magazine almost 30 years ago. If you’re wondering how or why the dollar store prizes motivate the sales force, look no further. The Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

MK Trains Recruits to Blame Themselves

Posted on August 30, 2023

Written by Raisinberry I’ll have to admit I bought into this hook line and sinker. Anybody with a Sales Training background is conditioned to believe that sales is a numbers game and so it requires more calls, more leads, more Read more…

Sales Directors

Do Directors Depend on Others For Income?

Posted on August 29, 2023

In Mary Kay, the pyramid-toppers want you to believe that you control your own income. That you don’t depend on others. If you want a raise, you just go out and get it for yourself. You, as a director, can Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Order Before the End of the Month!!!

Posted on August 28, 2023

“You have to order before month-end!” This is the lie they have been telling in Mary Kay for decades. They say you shouldn’t wait until the first of the next month to order because your products might be delayed. Tell Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

You Ladies Conduct Yourself in Non Business Like Ways

Posted on August 25, 2023

A critic of Pink Truth thinks that we don’t take responsibility for our own actions. She’s upset because we call out women who finish directorship with fake consultants and products purchased in their names. The sad truth is that everyone Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Mary Kay’s Attrition Justification

Posted on August 24, 2023

Written by Raisinberry The higher up a person in the Mary Kay pyramid, the more she is exposed to the failed reality of a Mary Kay business. Since that goes against her programming, she looks for reasons to justify her Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Lies About Inventory

Posted on August 23, 2023

Mary Kay lives and dies by initial inventory orders. That is where corporate makes their money, because the initial order is almost always the MOST a consultant will order in their tenure with MK. Sales directors make their money with Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

The Twisted Sisterhood of Mary Kay

Posted on August 22, 2023

Written by Raisinberry Many years back, I stepped through the doors of my first Mary Kay event, completely uncomfortable by what I saw. I thought it was me, since they appeared to be so close and having so much fun. Read more…

Recruiting

Recruiting With Catch Phrases

Posted on August 21, 2023

Let’s talk about the deceptive recruiting techniques used by members of the independent sales force of Mary Kay. How many of these buzz words and catch phrases did you hear when you were being recruited? We will go through a Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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.
  1. T on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 19, 2025

    Dear Codie: Please look up the definition of "Insanity."

  2. Destiny Angel on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 19, 2025

    CodieI have gone through my personal Facebook friends list probably 6x now asking if they would join my personal group…

  3. Popinki on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 19, 2025

    It's not you, Codie. Your area is oversaturated with consultants, the products are overpriced, and as you've seen people just…

  4. Data Junkie on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 19, 2025

    Codie, its not you. You are describing the reality of these pay-to-play endless-chain recruiting schemes. Most of the "buying" going…

  5. Data Junkie on Using Peer Pressure and GuiltJune 18, 2025

    Thank you Marcy. Now if only there were a consice way to express the freedom one feels after disentangling from…

 

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