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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

Pink Truth

Recruiting

Recruiting is a Privilege!

Posted on January 4, 2023

This was written by a woman who has been in Mary Kay for over 23 years. At the time she wrote it, she was a Future Executive Senior Sales Director. Now she’s a lowly consultant who works very part time, Read more…

Cults and MLM

Hope After Mary Kay

Posted on January 3, 2023

Written by Frosty Rose Mary Kay is the best opportunity out there for women. I mean, really. Think about all it offers! Financial freedom, be your own boss, control your own time, focus on your family. And that’s just the Read more…

Cars

Fewer Mary Kay Cars on the Road

Posted on January 2, 2023

I love evidence of the slow decline of Mary Kay Cosmetics in the United States. I would love it if Mary Kay collapsed right now, but that’s not realistic. So I’ll live instead for the slow decline of MK, as Read more…

Sales Directors

To My Offspring Director

Posted on December 29, 2022

A letter from a former Mary Kay sales director to her offspring sales director. This letter really captures the essence of the Pink Truth mission. Getting women to understand that reality of MLMs, the predatory nature of Mary Kay, and Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Reasons to Order Mary Kay

Posted on December 28, 2022

While this piece mentions you know your consultants are selling, none of the “reasons” to actually have to do with selling. Literally! None of the below reasons include the fact that you’ve sold products. This is part of the rampant Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

Mary Kay is a Real Job?

Posted on December 27, 2022

This is retired Mary Kay NSD Gloria Mayfield Banks comparing Mary Kay to a “real job.” Mary Kay isn’t a real job because 99% of the people involved spend money on it instead of getting a paycheck. Because it’s an Read more…

Failure in MLM

Women Join Mary Kay to Make Extra Money

Posted on December 26, 2022

Let’s take a look back to the 2012 Harper’s Magazine cover story, The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives. Mary Kay Inc. immediately responded to the article, but with almost no substance. There have been Read more…

Inventory & Selling

Pressure For Orders at the End of the Month

Posted on December 22, 2022

In Mary Kay Cosmetics, it’s all about the wholesale order. No one really cares if you ever sell anything to a customer, as long as you keep ordering from the company. Of course they have to SAY that selling products Read more…

Cars

Earning a Mary Kay Car is Easy

Posted on December 21, 2022

The lies Mary Kay consultants and directors tell about how “easy” it is to earn a car in Mary Kay and how little time it takes! This is a training document which completely downplays the amount of time and effort Read more…

Culture & Manipulation

“Sometimes” Success Scam in Mary Kay

Posted on December 20, 2022

Written by Raisinberry How do I explain what I did when I was a director? My unit trusted me. Just like I trusted those above me. And even though I didn’t buy into all the hype, “hook, line and sinker”… 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. Lazy Gardens on A True MK BelieverSeptember 5, 2026

    yes there are a few that won’t give up. You know who else wouldn't give up? The Donner Party. What…

  2. Popinki on A True MK BelieverSeptember 5, 2026

    The church I grew up in wasn't cultish, but the pastors were treated like perfect and infallible paragons who had…

  3. Enorth on A True MK BelieverSeptember 4, 2026

    It’s a cult. She feels guilty for leaving. It’s like the Church I was raised in. Members complained vehemently about…

  4. SpunSilk on A True MK BelieverSeptember 4, 2026

    She won’t give up. What is she working toward, more debt? She actually sounds pretty messed up.

  5. enorth on A True MK BelieverSeptember 4, 2026

    "I still have debt...I’ve been sick most of that time...I work when I can, my mk money goes to bills,…

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