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…

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…

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…

Here’s a note from Tina, a Mary Kay lady who has been failing since 2011 but is not going to quit! There are reasons! Obviously the opportunity still worked for her, and she’s sorry it didn’t work for us. Mary Read more…

If Mary Kay was your main “job” for any length of time and now you’re searching for a real job, you may feel like you have to put it on your resumé. How would you explain the gap in employment Read more…

Written by Raisinberry In my first life, I had the task of teaching sales to a large sales force in a multi-state region. As part of my job, I went to all the motivational programs, heard all the famous speakers, Read more…

Written by SuzyQ Ever wondered why Mary Kay Cosmetics has events? The events are scheduled specifically to keep you in the fog and get rid of all that negativity that may have taken over in the meantime. (Negativity= anything that Read more…

Written by Cassie Thank you Pink Truth! Although I can’t say you were 100% the reason I avoided being recruited, you are 100% the reason that reaffirmed my suspicions. I almost got recruited and thankfully decided to do some research Read more…

This document never gets old to me, even though it’s been circulating in Mary Kay for decades (literally). It’s from retired Mary Kay nsd Anita Mallory (formerly known as Anita Garrett-Rowe). She tells us how to get the “offsprings” we Read more…

Written by SuzyQ The Mary Kay consultant is continually told that if she wants to go up, she has to show up. In addition to the weekly meetings, there is an infusion of carefully calculated MK events. All of these Read more…