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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

  • 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

Pink Truth

Culture & Manipulation

Mary Kay Truths

Posted on November 12, 2024

Written by SuzyQ I was going to write an open letter to Mary Kay NSDs and sales directors, and I know they read here, but it seemed to be a futile gesture. I wanted to ask them to think, to Read more…

Culture & ManipulationFailure in MLM

Mary Kay Bankrupted Me

Posted on November 11, 2024

Written by Francine I was a Mary Kay consultant for two years and it financially devastated our family. We literally declared bankruptcy and I humbly and ashamedly want to express that we NEVER, not in ten million years, thought we Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

No Means No

Posted on November 8, 2024

TLDR: no one can make you do what you don’t want to do as an adult be an adult and use your words. I’m still in MK. I know that there are IBC’s who are horrible people and do force Read more…

Recruiting

Recruiting Lies in Mary Kay

Posted on November 7, 2024

The success of multi-level marketing depends on recruiting. Products can’t be retailed to REAL customers in sufficient quantities, so MLMs depend on the recruitment of distributors who buy the products. We know there is a very low level of actual Read more…

Career Ladder

No Job Security in Mary Kay

Posted on November 6, 2024

You’ve heard the argument that MLM provides a wonderful opportunity. You decide how much you make. You control your own destiny. You can’t be laid off or fired. You’ll be financially independent, and you’ll make money on your own terms. Read more…

Sales Directors

Why I Did Not Become a Sales Director

Posted on November 5, 2024

Written by Teresa For the majority of my Mary Kay career, I was a “sales only” consultant in a high producing, top unit. And even though I wasn’t interested in doing anything more than selling Mary Kay products, I still Read more…

Failure in MLM

No “Right Way” to Do Mary Kay

Posted on November 4, 2024

When you start to become awakened to the truth about Mary Kay, you may double down on the idea that there is a “right way” to do Mary Kay. Especially if you are a sales director, you need to justify Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Mary Kay Does Not Work For Everyone

Posted on November 1, 2024

A Mary Kay consultant tells us how easy it is to make money in Mary Kay. After all, with minimal effort, she sells $400 to $500 in reorders. And if she worked more, she’d make more. She was told there Read more…

Business Basics

Your First 30 Days in Mary Kay

Posted on October 31, 2024

Written by SuzyQ Oh, your first 30 days in Mary Kay Cosmetics. Such an exciting time! So much to learn! So much to do! 30 faces in your first 30 days! But here’s the reality of what goes on those Read more…

DIQQuitting Mary Kay

I Refused to Buy My Way Through DIQ

Posted on October 30, 2024

A consultant shares her quitting story. She got as far as DIQ, and then finally decided to call it quits. Does her story look like yours? One day I woke up and thought to myself, “I can’t do this anymore.” Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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    First question: How much is true? Very little, if any. PT Barnum said, "There is a sucker born every minute!".…

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    500* points

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    This is so painful to read. Lives ruined. The sense of self is lost. Purpose of life hijacked. WE REALLY…

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    Was she "fully present" for her husband and her son? Or was she planning her next social media post while…

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    "You ask what’s wrong with you. Did you say the wrong thing? Are you not “sharp” enough? Slowly your self-esteem…

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