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    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
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Relationships

Mary Kay Puts a Wedge in Marriages

Posted on October 12, 2023

Written by Nutmeg Yes, MK  put a wedge in my marriage. I was a stay-at-home mom with 2 children and was feeling a little neglected by my husband’s very busy work/travel schedule. I decided to give MK a try to Read more…

Failure in MLMSales Directors

Sad Truths About Mary Kay

Posted on October 11, 2023

Written by Raisinberry Look, I am nobody… I was never one of your Seminar Stars. I was just a trudge-thru-the-murk “Premier Club” director, of which, there are hundreds! Maybe thousands. There is absolutely no reason for you to listen to Read more…

Sales Directors

Become a Director in One Month

Posted on October 10, 2023

Ridiculous. This entire document is ridiculous. It’s supposed to be an instructional document on how to become a director in one month. There is absolutely no instruction to it. There are no “how-to” hints. All it does is tell you Read more…

Relationships

Mary Kay’s Husband Unawareness Plan

Posted on October 9, 2023

Get involved with Mary Kay. Spend lots of money. And make sure your husband never knows about it. That’s the Husband Unawareness Plan. This is one of the more sinister aspects of Mary Kay Cosmetics. Of course, this is an Read more…

Cults and MLMSeminarVideos

Mary Kay Seminar Circa 1977

Posted on October 5, 2023

This video is long, but it’s good. It gives you a look at seminar in 1977, as well as plenty of cult-like activities… such as singing the “Mary Kay Enthusiasm” song.

Failure in MLM

Your Mary Kay Failure Is NOT Your Fault

Posted on October 4, 2023

Here’s a post from a private Facebook group. The poor Mary Kay consultant has started and stopped her “business” over and over for the last 11 years. She keeps failing. She wants to make MK be her full-time gig, but Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Everyone Has the Same 24 Hours

Posted on October 3, 2023

Mary Kay Ash gives some words of wisdom at a 1991 conference. She tells us how everyone has the same 24 hours per day, and it’s all about how you use those hours. Also: Create a 6 most important things Read more…

Numbers

Going Into Debt With Mary Kay

Posted on October 2, 2023

A sales director shows us how easy it is to fall into debt in Mary Kay. Even though she wasn’t making money, she has stayed in for years and tries to live the dream. I started MK about 8 years Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Wasting Time on Pink Truth

Posted on September 29, 2023

A comment left for us by a Mary Kay consultant: I have a feeling that whoever this woman is — writing in Pink Truth… probably putting down NSDs and making stuff up about Gloria Mayfield Banks — must’ve been pretty Read more…

NumbersQuitting Mary Kay

Are You a Mary Kay Hypocrite?

Posted on September 28, 2023

Written by Amy Are you a hypocrite? That is the same question I recently had to ask myself. Since resigning my sales director position and returning all my products, I have had to do quite a bit of soul searching. 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. Destiny Angel on No Paycheck Just For Signing UpNovember 7, 2025

    I don’t know what you all expected. Executive pay for part-time work was the promise. Mary Kay never promised to…

  2. Data Junkie on No Paycheck Just For Signing UpNovember 7, 2025

    Oof. That is so hard to read, Frosty. Thank you for sharing. My guess is yours is a much more…

  3. Coral Bliss on No Paycheck Just For Signing UpNovember 7, 2025

    Agreed. I did MORE than all the stuff they said it would take to be successful. Even felt with my…

  4. Frosty Rose on No Paycheck Just For Signing UpNovember 7, 2025

    Puh-leeze! I started with a "full-store inventory" because that's what my director told me to do. Booked 8, held 5…

  5. Data Junkie on No Paycheck Just For Signing UpNovember 7, 2025

    "Mary Kay never promised to hand you a paycheck just for signing up." They also don't pay you for selling…

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