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Pink Truth

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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
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    • Business Opportunity Rule
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Pink Truth

Pink Truth

Culture & ManipulationFailure in MLM

Predator or Prey?

Posted on March 23, 2023

Written by Frosty Rose I spent a long time, both during and after my Mary Kay career, being angry with my director. You see, I was a high driver, high achieving, high D (for those who know the DISC behavior Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Denial is Necessary

Posted on March 22, 2023

Written by Raisinberry Here on Pink Truth, we have daily contact with women from all over who have become victims of this MLM cancer. It entered their lives under the guise of being something good and right and noble. After Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Pyramid Schemes Take From the Bottom People

Posted on March 21, 2023

But Mary Kay isn’t a pyramid scheme!!! A woman is beside herself because she mentioned Mary Kay in a group and got a negative reaction. There were a bunch of supportive comments, but the funniest one was that “pyramid schemes Read more…

DIQFailure in MLM

Lauren Wagner Is Still on the Mary Kay Merry-Go-Round

Posted on March 20, 2023

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsonsgreen We spend a lot of time here talking about Jamie Taylor and her national area. Why? Is it because she’s unique? No. Does she stand out? Only in her wide-open social media presence. Jamie Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Pink Truth Has No Credibility

Posted on March 17, 2023

Pink Truth would have a lot more credibility if the comments and commentators would do away with all caps (shouting), exclamation points and other over-the-top ways of getting across what should be a very simple point: stay away from Mary Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Don’t Tell Anyone What Mary Kay Is Like

Posted on March 16, 2023

Written by Lillian I have wanted to tell my story for years… the real story of what my experience in Mary Kay was like. But I never did.  You see, there is this very serious “Don’t tell anyone what it Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

I’m Happy I Quit Mary Kay

Posted on March 15, 2023

Written by SuzyQ More than a decade after leaving Mary Kay, I think about the emotions I had when I left the big pink cult. It was big! The first thing I felt was relief. It was really, really over, Read more…

Recruiting

Talk Your Friend Out of Mary Kay

Posted on March 14, 2023

We often get the same question from family and friends of someone who has fallen victim to the Mary Kay Cosmetics scam: How do I talk my friend of of Mary Kay? If the friend, husband, sister, mother, etc. is Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Why Wash Your Face With Mary Kay

Posted on March 13, 2023

why_wash_your_face Written by Frosty Rose Years ago, NSD Diana Sumpter put out a piece titled “Why wash your face.” It was a feel-good marketing piece about all the ripple effects of purchasing Mary Kay products. It focused on supporting small, Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

Not Going Back to Mary Kay

Posted on March 9, 2023

A story from a reader. She was reluctant when she signed up, but got turned off by the immediate demands that she borrow money and order inventory. They did not take no for an answer, and they turned her off 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. Parsonsgreen on Anastasia’s JuneJuly 15, 2025

    I almost included the line - When even the canopy sacrificies itself to escape Mary Kay, maybe that's your'e sign!

  2. SAMANTHA on Anastasia’s JuneJuly 15, 2025

    The canopy was taken by the Lord? What use has He for a canopy? Good grief.

  3. lulutoo on You Can’t Afford To NOT Go To SeminarJuly 15, 2025

    "Merchants of Deception" is a fabulous book. I recommend it highly. Yes, it's about another MLM but so much applies…

  4. CoralBliss on You Can’t Afford To NOT Go To SeminarJuly 15, 2025

    I don't know why it took me 10+ years to start questioning going to Seminar and even starting to dread…

  5. Ubi on You Can’t Afford To NOT Go To SeminarJuly 15, 2025

    Here, there has been a lot of comebacks from ex-sales directors and they are coming back with a vengeance -…

 

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