I’ve been researching and writing about MLM for over 20 years. Way back then, I was told that network marketing (another term for MLM) was “the future.” They claimed back then that business was changing, and this was where it Read more…

Here is a recent post in a Mary Kay group on Facebook. The poor consultant can’t find new customers, and knows she’s going to have to do the “warm chatter” thing. (For those who are new, “warm chatter” means walking Read more…

The Mary Kay legal department has issued a letter to all National Sales Directors about earnings claims. It seems they may be trying to head off trouble from the FTC, since it is widely known that Mary Kay consultants, directors, Read more…

Mary Kay is hurting for new consultants. The ship has been sinking for some time now. But the COVID-19 pandemic has sent the company into a tailspin. Recruiting is down. Ordering is down. So what can they do when the Read more…

Don’t get me wrong: Hand-me-downs are awesome for growing kids and people who like yard sales (we call them rummage sales in Wisconsin!). But as a “prize” in Mary Kay? NSD Kristin Sharpe proudly displayed on Facebook the fun time Read more…

You can take the girl out of Mary Kay, but you can’t take the Mary Kay lies out of the girl! Michelle Cunningham was unceremoniously booted out of her position as a “top director” with Mary Kay last year, and Read more…

With things tanking for Mary Kay Inc., and more importantly, for MK consultants and directors, everyone is “revamping” their “customer page” on Facebook. I love how the language is so similar between all of these women. It must be standard Read more…

Mary Kay vultures continue to exploit the panic over the Coronavirus. Sure, they’re saying they’re just helping people, and they also have a business to run and are lucky to be able to do so from home. This is opportunism Read more…

Kelly Brock was a top director with Mary Kay Cosmetics and had been with the company for years. Sometime late last year she stopped mentioning Mary Kay on Instagram, and instead spoke exclusively about things related to her “coaching” business.  Read more…

Mary Kay is a bunch of mean girls. They often talk about the “big girls club” (directors and above), and once you get there, they have even more little groups based on number of offspring or unit production. Last year Read more…