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  • Welcome
    • For New Mary Kay Consultants
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    • Mary Kay Truths
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    • Information for Mary Kay DIQs
    • Mary Kay Destroying Women
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    • 99% Lose Money in MLM
    • Not Taught at Harvard
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    • FAQ About Quitting Mary Kay
    • Returning Your Starter Kit
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    • Mary Kay National Sales Director Agreement
    • NSD Compensation Chart
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Career Ladder

Mary Kay or a Job?

Posted on September 13, 2022

This is one Pink Truth reader’s experience with Mary Kay when she needed a job: I joined Mary Kay because I had been unable to find a job in my chosen field after two years of searching, many job applications, Read more…

Business Basics

Real Mary Kay Truth

Posted on September 12, 2022

Written by Raisinberry When women come through the doors of Mary Kay, they remark how “positive” it all is. If they sign on, they are immediately bathed in an environment of support and praise, and they are taught to value Read more…

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…

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…

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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  1. pinkpeace on Don’t Stay Home From Seminar and Work!July 21, 2025

    Keepitsaltysweetie, I went to Seminar for at least 12 years. At each opening ceremony, someone onstage would ask, "Who's here…

  2. MSGTK on Don’t Stay Home From Seminar and Work!July 21, 2025

    I'd like to know how many attended once and promptly sent their product back when they got home. Lol!

  3. Popinki on Don’t Stay Home From Seminar and Work!July 21, 2025

    "No one in the history of my national area has ever stayed home and made more money." Because 99+% aren't…

  4. popinki on I Can Succeed in Mary Kay Again!July 21, 2025

    Oh, lord, one of my cats found a mouse back during the winter and he still camps that spot waiting…

  5. Frosty Rose on I Can Succeed in Mary Kay Again!July 21, 2025

    Bahahahahahaha!!! You owe me a keyboard, Lazy. I just splurted coffee all over mine.

 

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