How cults exercise control over the way their members think… and how Mary Kay might be similar. Cult expert Steven Hassan, author of Combating Cult Mind Control, provides lots of information about cults. He is a former cult member as Read more…

This part of our cult series compares Mary Kay to cults with a Cult Checklist from the International Cultic Studies Association. Does Mary Kay fit the bill? “The following list of social-structural, social-psychological, and interpersonal behavioral patterns commonly found in Read more…

Mary Kay has often been described as a cult, or as having cult-like characteristics. This is the first of a 3 part series exploring the cult issue. Is Mary Kay a cult? No. Does it have many things in common Read more…

Written by I Was Pink I wanted to send you my story. This pains me as I have so many mixed emotions. I think it would be easier if I left Mary Kay directorship just mad. Mad that I’d lost Read more…

Written by Raisinberry When I left Mary Kay, I was torn because I felt I was leaving behind a bunch of good women who were at risk of being preyed upon by my senior sales director. It didn’t take long Read more…

One of the common “defenses” of multi-level marketing and the fact that 99% of people lose money in it… is that people just joined to HAVE FUN! They didn’t really want to make any money. They just wanted to meet Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Dear reader, you may or may not know, but everything in Mary Kay is fake. From the eyelashes, to the “summer diamonds” (sum-‘er diamonds, sum-‘er not), to the titles (Future Executive Senior Sales Director, really?), to Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Hot take! Senior nsd Dacia Wiegandt, wanna be social influencer, is taking her girls on this beautiful day to Sephora! Keep in mind, all Mary Kay consultants are brow-beaten to only use Mary Kay products—they’re a Read more…

Melanie Hernandez is a super successful (just kidding!) Mary Kay consultant who is sad that we talked about the new director suits for 2024. She can’t fathom that there is anything wrong with MK, just that I must have a Read more…

Written by Char Sometimes I don’t think people completely understand why MLM is a scam. Not because the person is dumb, but because the rhetoric has been repeated so many times by con artists, that the public accepts it as Read more…