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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

Business BasicsFailure in MLM

Commission Checks Prove Consultants Aren’t Making Money

Posted on May 28, 2024

Written by Frosty Rose and Parsonsgreen Mary Kay national sales director Lynnea Tate never disappoints. She shared recognition in the Directors Only Facebook page, bragging on the top consultants in her whole wide area, so impressive! Surely, there’s nothing for Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

Mary Kay is Beautiful and Positive

Posted on May 24, 2024

I’m not sure what your background is; but, why are you so negative toward Mary Kay in particular. Any person or company has to use marketing as a way to reach & sell to customers. I assure you that those Read more…

Inventory & Selling

You Make 50% Profit in Mary Kay!

Posted on May 23, 2024

Written by Parsonsgreen One of the biggest lies told in Mary Kay is that consultants make 50% profit on what they sell. This assumes that product is sold at the full suggested retail and does not include any expenses. Anyone Read more…

Failure in MLMVideos

The Truth Behind Multi-Level Marketing

Posted on May 22, 2024

This is a little old, but it’s a really funny video about multi-level marketing. It’s sad how true it is. It covers all the talking points used with distributors, as well as the truth behind those catch phrases and platitudes. Read more…

Sales Directors

Lying About Sales Director Income

Posted on May 21, 2024

The lies about the money made in Mary Kay are rampant. Almost no one makes money in MLM. But they’ll convince you that if you make it to sales director, THEN you’ll be making BIG GIRL MONEY. After all, it’s Read more…

Failure in MLMNSD

Mary Kay Empowered Leaders Event

Posted on May 20, 2024

Written by Parsonsgreen Earlier this month, Mary Kay held a retreat in Florida for Sales Directors who had at least 3-5 offspring sales directors. At this “Empowered Leaders Event,” Megan Coleman and Taylor McKnight attended from Jamie Taylor’s area. And Read more…

Pink Truth Critics

An Entire Site to Belittle a Company

Posted on May 17, 2024

Brittany left this comment on last week’s Pink Truth Critics post. She didn’t realize she wasn’t agreeing with me, but was agreeing with a troll who thinks Pink Truth is a Joke. Who is Brittany? She’s a student at Chicago Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

If It’s To Be, It’s Up To Me

Posted on May 16, 2024

Written by Raisinberry We’ve heard stories before of Mary Kay sales directors being with the company for 20 or 25 years. They try to build to NSD, but never get there. They are left without any retirement plan, and most Read more…

Failure in MLM

Mary Kay Doesn’t Pay the Bills

Posted on May 15, 2024

Written by PinkPeace How do we get into so much debt in Mary Kay? Honestly, it’s not even so much the business expenses themselves, although they can be a bear. We have real-life bills to pay, but our Mary Kay Read more…

Quitting Mary Kay

I Left Mary Kay 17 Years Ago

Posted on May 14, 2024

Written by SuzyQ I left Mary Kay many years ago. My product was charged back to my senior director in June, 2007. I still read Pink Truth almost daily and comment from time to time. It is amazing how after Read more…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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    "Nearly all of the $225 million judgment will be used to provide financial restitution and refunds to the tens of…

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    I had the same thought. I would think in normal circumstances, like people with an ethical/moral compass, this would be…

  3. Claire on Reasons Why You’re Failing in Mary KaySeptember 18, 2026

    Alternative course of action is to PIVOT AND REDIRECT, and find something productive to do besides Mary Kay. How can…

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    I sometimes feel these pink warriors at a certain level get snarky about family. "Johnny needs help with his homework…

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    "When a major corporation is not getting their desired results, what do they do? Usually call in a consulting firm…

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