Several years ago, I appeared on HuffPost Live, discussing multi-level marketing and its negative effects on those who become distributors. Below is a clip in which I discuss my opinion that Mary Kay Cosmetics is one of the most predatory Read more…
Written by Heather Are you impulsive? Do you tend to make life-altering decisions on a whim, or are you the type to think things over before embracing a new venture? Do you think with your heart or with your head? Read more…
This is the advice of a former Mary Kay director who quit, sent back tens of thousands of dollars of inventory and sent back her “free” car. It has been 3 years since I returned my product, returned my “free” Read more…
Written by Natalie I have 3 kids, and I’m going through a divorce. I was dragged to a Mary Kay party. I had been looking for a job at the time. I fell in love with the products and was Read more…
Why do I have to expose this over and over? You’d think the Mary Kay ladies would eventually start telling the truth about their pretend businesses, but no. One of our favorites, Chelsea Adkins, encouraged her team and customers to Read more…
How does one end up quitting Mary Kay … and having $21,000 of inventory to unload? THIS IS HOW. She was “queen of sales”… which is code for queen of ordering. In Mary Kay, any time they talk about “my Read more…
Written by Happy and Free To all of our critics… We were once you. We know it seems hard to believe that we could ever say anything against Mary Kay. We know your director, your Sr. Director, your National Sales Read more…
Every so often, my former area in Mary Kay would get on this kick about pretending Mary Kay was a prestigious product and that the consultant’s time at a skin care class was a rare and valuable thing. We were Read more…
Written by SuzyQ Every time Mary Kay announces a a new ordering contest or bonus offered by Mary Kay, I have to laugh. They happen so often. They’re all the same. Nothing is “new” in Mary Kay. Order more and Read more…
Written by Raisinberry The days after the Mary Kay seminar year end wholesale buying frenzy are a celebration for some and a painful chest constrictor for most others. The typical director sleeps in on July 1 because of sheer exhaustion Read more…
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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…
Alternative course of action is to PIVOT AND REDIRECT, and find something productive to do besides Mary Kay. How can…
I sometimes feel these pink warriors at a certain level get snarky about family. "Johnny needs help with his homework…
"When a major corporation is not getting their desired results, what do they do? Usually call in a consulting firm…
2. It could be the numbers… average class is now $250…. and for some it’s $350. Did you have a…