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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

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Pink Truth Critics

You Are Angry and Bitter

Posted on November 17, 2023

A visitor to Pink Truth, who failed at Mary Kay twice, says we are all just angry and bitter. Mary Kay is actually wonderful, and we are apparently stopping women from experience all of its wonderfulness. (No, dear reader, I Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

NOs Happen in Mary Kay

Posted on November 16, 2023

Have you heard your Mary Kay upline say “No doesn’t mean no. It just means I need more information.”??? I always hated this concept in MK. No DOES mean no. It’s none of your business why, she said no. And Read more…

Cults and MLM

Stifling Enthusiasm in New Mary Kay Consultants

Posted on November 15, 2023

I was recently looking at a letter that Mary Kay Inc. wrote to the FTC in 2006. The FTC was coming up with a Business Opportunity Rule to protect consumers, and MLMs were scrambling to get themselves an exemption. (MLMs Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Good Directors and the Pollyanna Effect

Posted on November 14, 2023

Written by Raisinberry We here at Pink Truth are still human. We didn’t de-fog out of Mary Kay and suddenly become vicious negative sub-human life forms, contrary to the Pink spin about this website. It’s no wonder that NSDs really Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

What Do We Say to People Reading Pink Truth?

Posted on November 13, 2023

This is an old Facebook post from a private Mary Kay group called “Let’s Talk Pink.”  But I wanted to post it because it’s so instructive about what it’s like to be in the Pink Fog. We’ve been at it Read more…

Inventory & Selling

$4,000 Sold and No Profits

Posted on November 9, 2023

Written by Cathy I am not new to reading Pink Truth but this is my first time commenting. I was a consultant for 6 months and became very discouraged by my experience. I will admit that when I first started Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Why Does Mary Kay Use Slogans?

Posted on November 8, 2023

Written by Raisinberry Yesterday I talked about the various slogans and one-liners that Mary Kay directors and NSDs use to get consultants to stop thinking for themselves. Today we look at the purpose behind using slogans. Mary Kay corporate has Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Slogans in Mary Kay

Posted on November 7, 2023

Written by Raisinberry Before Mary Kay I worked in human resources and taught supervision and organizational development with a large international firm. Part of my acquisition of information required that I attend some of the seminars of the major players Read more…

Failure in MLMSales Directors

My Unit Did Not Make Production

Posted on November 6, 2023

When your Mary Kay unit misses production, what do you do? Sales directors are required to have a minimum of $4,500 in wholesale orders from the unit each month. If your unit orders less than that, you’ve “missed production.” Mary Read more…

Inventory & Selling

A Mary Kay Party Pole?

Posted on November 4, 2023

A pole at a Mary Kay party? I wonder how that would be used… (what she really meant is in the comments)

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Pink Truth Discussion Board

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  1. Pinkboo on You Don’t Know My DirectorOctober 2, 2026

    Why do you come to this website if you feel the stories are exaggerated and too focused on the negative…

  2. Data Junkie on You Don’t Know My DirectorOctober 2, 2026

    OP, you can't "wish" your way into changing the nature of MLMs like Mary Kay. No MLM downline can be…

  3. Jurneeka on Open Houses with MyShopOctober 1, 2026

    Also, Susan Celi must think “her customers” are completely dependent on her to know what they ordered before. They have…

  4. Jurneeka on Open Houses with MyShopOctober 1, 2026

    I just keep asking myself WHY if the company sucks and they don’t like the new changes (and the barn…

  5. Enorth on Open Houses with MyShopOctober 1, 2026

    Many people don’t think about benefits until they’re older. I worked for the same company for 34 years, right out…

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