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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
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    • 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
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    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
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Inventory & Selling

Ordering on Behalf of a Consultant

Posted on September 8, 2022

Did you know that Mary Kay has rules about orders placed by a DIQ or sales director on behalf of a Mary Kay consultant? As we know, it is commonplace for DIQs and directors to sign up consultants (sometimes even Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Following Mary Kay Leaders

Posted on September 7, 2022

Written by Raisinberry BUT I CAN’T GET OUT. The practically supernatural deception that keeps you repeating your mistakes and locked in fear. In my opinion, we have been seduced by a power bigger than we can even imagine. And in Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Finding Production at the End of the Month

Posted on September 6, 2022

New directors find out quickly that the last 2 days of EVERY month are a mad dash to try to find more wholesale orders. Whether the production is needed to meet the $4,500 per month minimum (which is what most Read more…

Cults and MLM

You Call It a Cult….

Posted on September 5, 2022
Cars

Going Down Memory Lane with Chelsea

Posted on September 1, 2022

I was amused by the memory of this post from 3 years ago. Chelsea Adkins telling us about how Mary Kay is “not about the stupid pink car.” Oh, Chelsea and her goals. She was going to be an NSD Read more…

Cults and MLM

Trapped by the Mary Kay “Opportunity”

Posted on August 31, 2022

Written by Raisinberry Year after year, as new consultants signed on, and old consultants disappeared, I started getting used to having heightened expectation for them, my unit, and my goals, only to watch all that crash and burn months later. Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Losing Money on MK Inventory

Posted on August 30, 2022

Mary Kay products are so easy to sell! They just fly right off the shelf! It’s not even really like selling… you just share the products and people buy them. Except they really don’t. It’s almost impossible to create a Read more…

Business Basics

Mary Kay’s Ugly Truth

Posted on August 25, 2022

Written by Trina It is time for me to tell the ugly truth about Mary Kay. If you don’t want to hear it stop reading now. Let me start by saying that I met a lot of great women in Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

The Fabricated Image of Mary Kay

Posted on August 24, 2022

Written by Raisinberry When she stepped out of the chariot, onto the Seminar stage at the 30th Anniversary of Mary Kay Cosmetics, I burst into tears. My eyes were captivated to that stage as thousands of women stood in one Read more…

Business BasicsRecruiting

Uncomfortable Questions About Mary Kay

Posted on August 23, 2022

Written by Frosty Rose Oh, dear. The worst has happened! Maybe a friend caught you in a weak moment. Maybe you really thought you were going to get a free eyeshadow or mascara. Whatever the reason, you’ve agreed to go 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. Claire on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 20, 2025

    She's on LinkedIn -- What a sad story. Shame on whoever it is that is telling her to BUY more…

  2. Claire on You Didn’t Invest in Your MK BusinessJune 20, 2025

    I don't need cheap trinkets, hun. My self worth comes from INSIDE ,and not wearing dimestore jewelry. I would never…

  3. Wasrings90 on You Didn’t Invest in Your MK BusinessJune 20, 2025

    Over the last 25+yrs I have gone to my stylist at least 12 different salons (she rents her stations) The…

  4. J_crane on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 20, 2025

    I bet they weren't rude the first time, but had to use stronger language the 6th time you approached them.

  5. SpunSilk on It’s Not You, It’s Mary KayJune 20, 2025

    But they will tell you “don’t quit, because success could be right around the corner” But how many “ corners”…

 

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