You Can’t Succeed by Doing Mary Kay “The Right Way”
Written by Raisinberry On the manipulation in Mary Kay and the false belief and hope that there is a “right way” to do Mary Kay. The cat’s out of the bag. Beauty Consultants are becoming aware of Pink...
View ArticlePop! Goes the Mary Kay Pink Bubble
Written by Raisinberry For the longest time I anguished over how I ever got in this Mary Kay mess. I finally got crystal clear clarity concerning one of the most evil and deceptive “attractions” that...
View ArticleFifty Former Mary Kay Go-Give Recipients (and 78% of them aren’t Go-Giving...
This article was originally published in March 2009. We are running it again to illustrate what happens to Mary Kay “stars” in a period of five years. Written by The Scribbler Curious about that title,...
View ArticleThe Mary Kay Fade to Black
Written by SuzyQ You didn’t think it would ever happen, but as soon as you left Mary Kay, you were shunned… ignored… negative… didn’t work your business… didn’t do it the Mary Kay way…. shun (shŭn)...
View ArticleAnother Mary Kay Inventory Con
I am consistently amused by these types of documents that Mary Kay sales directors use to convince women that they need inventory. No one is “holding a gun to their head….” True, the new recruits have...
View ArticleThe Truth About Mary Kay
Written by SuzyQ I was going to write an open letter to nsd’s and directors, and I know they read here, but it seemed to be a futile gesture. I wanted to ask them to think, to ask questions, and to...
View ArticleThings I Wish I Knew About Mary Kay Inventory
When I first started Mary Kay, oh so long ago, I bought into the hype. I heard about inventory, was told I NEEDED it in order to be successful, so I bought a bunch. After all, who in their right mind...
View ArticleInventory Lies in Mary Kay
Mary Kay lives and dies by initial inventory orders. That is where corporate makes their money, because the initial order is almost always the MOST a consultant will order in their tenure with MK....
View ArticleThe Real Truth Behind Mary Kay’s “Avenues of Income”
Written by Raisinberry If you were paying attention at your “practice” recruiting interview or guest event, you’ll recall your recruiter or Future Director telling you about all the ways that you can...
View ArticleMary Kay Directors and Financial Abuse of Consultants
Written by Raisinberry A while back, a Director wanted me to know that since I told my story on Pink Truth as so many other Directors have done, that I was one of those unethical Directors that needed...
View ArticleInventory Loading in Mary Kay
As a follow-up to yesterday’s article about sales directors ordering too much inventory, let’s go back to ABC’s 20/20 segment about Mary Kay and Pink Truth. Two of the biggest problems in Mary Kay...
View ArticleTalking You Out of Returning Your Inventory
This email has been circulating for years. It is meant to seem professional, almost as if it was a real live exit interview from a real live job. It also makes it seem as if your sales director cares...
View ArticleMary Kay Top Director: Making Money Off the Backs of Women
Do you think it’s only the “bad” women who do bad things in Mary Kay? Those who frontload new recruits, dial for dollars at the end of the month (i.e. get people to order products they don’t need),...
View ArticleMary Kay Business Basics
Written by Queen of Section 2 I learned a lot of lessons while in Mary Kay. It’s easy to listen to your upline. You think they have your best interest at heart. But they truth is that they have THEIR...
View ArticleNew Mary Kay Timewise Miracle Set 3D
Written by BestDecision Mary Kay is very clear to sales directors: Get the new recruit to order inventory as soon as possible. The longer she waits, the lower the order. But what do you do when a major...
View ArticleSeven Phases of Mary Kay Denial
Written by Raisinberry You have landed here, on Pink Truth. You’ve read a bit and you are outraged. You are a Mary Kay consultant at any level on the career path, and you want to straighten us out. You...
View ArticleOrdering Incentives: Mary Kay Consistency Club
At the beginning of every seminar year (July 1), Mary Kay rolls out new promotions. You’ll notice that the promotions are never about what you SELL, but only about what you ORDER from Mary Kay Inc. The...
View ArticleYou Don’t Understand Mary Kay!
Here is a comment a Kaybot left for us. Apparently after 12 years of Pink Truth, we just don’t understand Mary Kay. And the universe is going to get us for being so negative! I’ve been in MK for 15...
View ArticleHow to Make $10,000 a Month After 6 Months in Mary Kay
False earnings claims are at the heart of the Mary Kay con. Because almost no one makes money in MLM, they have to create a false picture of success for potential recruits. One of the wild...
View ArticleMary Kay Has Always Been a Bad Company
Written by Raisinberry Contrary to popular belief, the abusive state of affairs in Mary Kay didn’t start with the record breakers in the last decade.These were ladies who figured out where to...
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