Mary Kay: The Rise and SCANDALS of a Beauty Empire

[@Begining2013]

In 1985 I was 14 years old and my mum was depressed because she'd separated from my Dad. In a highly uncharacteristic move, she bought she and I a complete Mary Kay skincare and makeup range for each of us. It cost her a fortune. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. May Kay Cosmetics worked so well for my mum and I and I continued to use their products for 20 years. Loved one of their lipsticks in the colour "Toffee". I miss that time and my great skin back then. Btw, my Mum recovered from her divorce and has been living her best life ever since.

[@carolaespinoza1782]

That lipstick was my favorite too, here in Chile it wasn't that popular because it was expensive in comparison to Avon.... toffee was beautiful❤❤❤

[@Coffeecup.0110]

I remember toffee lipstick!!! I loved it, too! 😊

[@singingmama1980]

I loved Toffee too! The new color "Casual Rose" is similar.

[@Begining2013]

@@singingmama1980 oh that's great to know. Thanks for that information. I should try it. 🙂

[@cathygiuliana9089]

Good for you and your Mom! Sending blessings and well wishes!🙏🏻🥰

[@she-she1250]

When I was younger, Mary kay was one of the only companies with affordable foundations for darkskinned black women ❤

[@shon0032]

I didn’t know that…..hummm, pretty cool 👍🏽

[@AlexisDavis16]

Yes! I wore Mary Kay for years!

[@sharonclark-napolitano1733]

They didn't have a color for me in 1972. I bought the darkest shade they had and it turned gray on me. A coworker pulled me aside and had me look in a mirror and said, "Take that ish off your face and throw it away!" Fast forward, my 50 year old daughter loves it, but I won't buy it, lol.

[@ceceoo3]

Yes, I remember when I was a kid my Mom used it all the time and her consultant was also black and was doing very well with it. They gave her a car if I remember correctly.

[@ceceoo3]

Yes, I remember when I was a kid my Mom used it all the time and her consultant was also black and was doing very well with it. They gave her a car if I remember correctly.

[@nancys1016]

The problem with Mary Kay is that for sales director's to hit their unit sales quotas, they have to constantly recruit new consultants who they strongly encourage to invest in large amount of inventory. I remember getting an email from my sales director who earned a 'free' trip to Hawaii thanking us for our hard work. I realized that she earned that trip on my debt. Heck, instead of buying inventory, I should have taken my family to Hawaii.

[@CapriciousCapricrn]

Yes; soon after joining, our sales director told us this brutal truth; the key to making it in Mary Kay is recruiting beauty consultants, who will then purchase costly supplies of inventory. The company encourages its consultant to purchase large amounts of it and isn't upfront about this in their recruitment efforts. A total pyramid scheme IMO.

[@venganzamujer354]

that happened to me too

[@jessicah4462]

I had a great aunt very high up in Mary Kay. She was named a regional manager or some such. My mom adored her. She had earned a car,a home, vacations, wore very expensive clothes and smelled rich. She would only ever call or visit to try and recruit my mom and I. Smh. My mom only ever wanted to be hugged by her and this woman only looked at us as meal tickets. What’s even more despicable is we were dirt poor! Poorer than poor. My aunt knew our situation. My dad was sick with kidney disease, my sister and I were 2 of the youngest ever at the time diagnosed with it, too. Dad couldn’t work anymore, it was the 80’s and VW plant had just closed depressing our local economy to pretty desperate depths. My mom would take me to stand in the government cheese line just to get food so we didn’t starve. Stuff tasted godawful, too. The aunt never cared. My mom thought the world of that woman and I don’t think she’d piss on us if we were on fire! I did go to a regional meeting once she invited me to attend. She bragged me up as her niece, her diamond laden hands on my shoulders. She never once asked me about me and simply went into a sales pitch to become a seller under her. Smh. I declined. I knew nobody was buying that stuff in the early 90’s. I did try selling Avon once, nobody wants it. I dared uttering the word “Avon” and you would have thought I just told them the Aristocrat joke! 😂 Very cringe, their reaction. It was the last time I saw her, my mom has seen her thru the years and the visits were always only sales calls. My mom just couldn’t see it for what it was thru her rose colored glasses.

[@Missglam67]

I think Mary Kay is a good product. They have great skin care lines and a large variety of lipsticks and foundations. If you decide to be a consultant, to earn extra cash or a discount on you products I say go for it but please don’t expect to become rich. Like all MLM you are pushed to recruit people and “sell” your inventory to the new recruits. I actually know people that just do retail sales and consulting to clients that love the products and are repeat customers. They made more money that way than they ever did by recruiting new consultants.

[@wvrjl]

​@@jessicah4462- She won homes? Wow! If she really cared, she'd offer to help you guys in some way. I don't mean repeatedly support you, but even buy some food or something.

[@ShariceBurrows]

When i was around 5 or 6 years old in 1989, my mother started selling Mary Kay products. She was a very hard-working woman and set the foundation for me that anything was possible. She would do the paper route before the sun came up (back when your newspaper actually got dropped off on your doorstep). Then, she attended to her 4 young children during the day if we weren't in school. Then, in the evening, she would host mary Kay gatherings and sell her heart out. My mother was actually a very excellent sales woman. Unfortunately, at the same time, my father ventured very deep into his gambling habit and took my mother down with him. But before that, she was very successful at what she did, and if i remember right, she won mostly extra products or a percentage off. The actual big gifts were just way beyond her selling limits, but dear god, did she try. 😊

[@Sweetpea1128]

I love your Mom. ❤️🥰

[@debefeldman]

I agree. God bless that Mom.

[@10ashagirl]

God Bless you and your mom

[@destinylee1892]

Beautiful story ❤

[@Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears27]

I personally knew Miss Mary Kay. She was a member of our Church. She and I corresponded after she became ill. She was a beautiful soul and a woman of deep Faith. May she rest in peace 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@arleneduke1378]

A childhood friend married Mary Kay's daughter Marilyn. My first husband and I visited the couple and stayed with them at their home in Houston. Sadly, Marilyn passed away a few years later.

[@HolySanAntonio]

Thank you that is beautiful ❤️

[@aruglaempire2518]

And a real scammer.

[@christiebussey1285]

She taught her motto to all her Consultants: "God first family second" and everything else will fall into line! I never met her but I could feel that she was a beautiful person inside and out.

[@garysullivan7738]

@@christiebussey1285

[@jeromelombardo6053]

My mom sold Mary Kay..we had food on the table, cloths on our back, a roof over our head. My mom is now retired in Boca Grande. Mary Kay was very good to our family. I still use the products to this day.

[@TheWholeEntireCake]

She is the 1% who got in early. 99% of sales reps either made $0, less than $100 a year or lose money on this -amazing opportunity- “business” venture. All we have to do is look at their yearly income disclosure statement.

[@jenniferforeman1599]

Our pastor's wife sold Mary Kay. We lived in a very rural Pennsylvanian town and I am sure that the church didn't pay very much as hard as a salary to the pastor.

[@lorihoop3831]

Almost everyone makes nothing in the mom scams.

[@Patti-sg1fv]

I went to a lot of Mary Kay's parties because she had the best skincare.

[@rhondaweaver4486]

I didn't realize the products were still around! I'd love to get my hands on that night balm if it's still around. Anybody know?

[@sugarplum5824]

I was a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant for about 6 years. I was never successful as a seller but a number of the products are still staples for me. I love the oil free makeup remover, the hand creme and the Timewise 4 in 1 Cleanser. The makeup is excellent as it's highly pigmented and contains no fragrance in a very wide selection of colors for all women.

[@lisaaustin4561]

I still use it the products are excellent especially the makeup remover

[@Singer_music7]

I was a consultant for a year wheh I got out of high school but all my friends and family said it was too expensive so I hardly sold anything that year. But I agree they were great product quality.

[@lisaaustin4561]

@@Singer_music7 I used most of it myself and didn’t sell much

[@stacyketner]

Yes was a consultant for a few years, mostly for myself 😅 love the mineral wear line

[@claudia62782]

The make up remover is AMAZING!!! I wouldn’t mind getting some more of that myself.

[@jolesliewhitten6545]

When I was a new MARY Kay worker, I became extremely ill with Chronic Fatigue. MARY Kay telephoned me. I was unable to sit up but the phone was placed on my pillow. She told me I would get well. She prayed for me. It took 12 years but I did become well enough to return to work!

[@janice8514]

Omgosh. Only 17 years. Hmm.

[@mimiof8324]

I’m so sorry😢

[@joangelaparker2845]

Mary Kay heart was was right , by phoning and praying , so nice to hear .

[@jlcmsw]

I’m so happy you are well! I’ve had CFS for 17 years now but I still have a positive attitude about life and still have dreams. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kelleyanne777]

@@janice8514 I suppose better to be late than never get better at all ✌️☮️

[@cindymalinowski5151]

I sold Mary Kay during the early 1970s. I still have my eye shadow brush! I went to two conventions and they were so much fun. Mary Kay said that the products consultants purchased were refundable at, as I recall, 50%. Truly, it might have been more. When I moved to a rural area, I returned a lot of my inventory, and I did get a refund. I have nothing but good to say about Mary Kay, her company,or her products. She was kind, honest, and her products were wonderful.

[@MindfulMeg]

I sold Mary Kay about 15 years ago and I attempted to return my items and I was told I would be “black balled” from the company. I think things changed after Mary Kay passed.

[@nadalynm.3145]

@@MindfulMeg I think someone lied to you. My Director tells me I can always return anything. I don’t even have to give a reason.

[@MindfulMeg]

@@nadalynm.3145 I was attempting to return my starter kit and stop selling. I don’t believe it’s an issue if you’re just returning a few items but still selling.

[@nadalynm.3145]

I found out I was mistaken. I checked with my director and she said she could help me organize a promotion to sell it all.

[@cheryldavis6656]

I am a Mkay Consultant & thus is my 2nd time around. First in the 80s & rejoined in 2019. After i retired i moved from NYC to Florida & wanted to meet people. Rediscovered MKay and the rest is history. I enjoy what I'm doing, it keeps me busy & the positive women that I've met is simply amazing! I love their products & as a Black women i find their foundation a perfect match. I ❤ my mkay biz 😊

[@keepitforreally4501]

Do you pay taxes on what you make?

[@kelleyanne777]

@@keepitforreally4501 O wow that's personal smh

[@tesskaiser2190]

​@@keepitforreally4501my mother is a director, yes she files taxes as a self employed person. Illegal otherwise.

[@AngelaKSellsHomes]

​@@keepitforreally4501you pay the retail sales tax when you purchase the product.

[@AngelaKSellsHomes]

I love that you came back to us! Do you like the cc cream too? I'm in Kansas City in case you know anyone that needs a consultant up here.

[@paisley1134]

I am 60 yrs old now and when I had my babies in my 20’s I found the pink night jelly, now known as the night emollient cream. It was better than anything in the world to keep my kids from getting diaper rashes! I have used it on dry skin, dry nose skin when we had colds, cuticles, dry chapped lips, even put it on a fever blister with a q tip, it is absolutely a wonderful fix all. It works!

[@CatsInaCradle]

Oh my gah! Yes! The pink jelly! I forgot what it was called but I wish they still made that stuff. My stepmother used it to remove her mascara every night before bed and I would sneak in and grab a little to put on my lips. It had a wonderful smell too.

[@NinjaPuppy.2]

That stuff is THE best.

[@emilyolson5624]

I'm 40 and used that thick old night jelly on my belly when I was pregnant with both of my children.! I never got a single stretch mark!

[@Peaceful-Sheep]

​@@CatsInaCradlethey still do. It's called extra emollient night cream. Same original formula, according to my consultant. I don't slather my face with it every night, but it is so useful for chapped areas, inc lips or dry flakey eyelid area. Good stuff

[@LynneTimko]

Still use it. Especially good for after sun

[@pamballin1908]

500.00 of products and become consultant and its 256.00 and can be split into payments. Just sighed up this weekend. I signed up for the discount 50 percent of products. I fell in love with all of the products! If sell it’s the icing on the cake. The products are outstanding❤

[@cesterly4668]

I am longtime Arbonne Consultant and Peter Morck now deceased met Mary Kay at a network marketing convention in 1979..she encouraged Petter to start his business in USA and he did. We Arbonne Girls edify and respect Mary Kay Ash greatly. Thank you Mary Kay.

[@bil8647]

I used Arbonne from 1984 to around 2006 when they stopped selling the EU formulation in the US and started using lesser quality ingredients that wouldn't be allowed in the EU. I loved their packaging as well.

[@todiann27]

All pyramid schemes.

[@AuthorLHollingsworth]

Back in college, I helped a friend sell Mary Kay products, and she was able to get a Grand AM Pontiac as a prize back in 2002. My favorite items from Mary Kay have always been Satin Lips, and Balara Perfume. The company was simply created to empower women, and many women still sell Mary Kay in the year 2023. Love the video 😍🏆😍🏆

[@connie2558]

The one product I really liked was a Perfume that was discontinued I suffered from migraines, and it was one that didn't bother me.

[@rlynn5390]

I know the feeling, finally find something good then it gets discontinued 😢

[@sandyshields2164]

I think it actually was created to make money. Empowering women was great pr

[@auntietwister08]

Yessss Satin Lips was 🔥🔥🔥

[@herberthouston1776]

Did she get to keep the car if her sales or recruiting fell off? I doubt it!

[@cce8632]

Wow, this is a blast from the past! As a kid, my neighbor was a Mary Kay lady and she did my make up for homecoming, proms and even my wedding.

[@normawright3179]

I was a Mary Kay consultant for about 3 years in the late 90's. I remember going to a regional conference in Baltimore. Wow, what an event! I never saw so many pink Cadillacs and all of us were dressed and made up to the nines!!! It was a good company to work for with great products. Lots of fond memories!

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

I agree with her on feminists not needing to reject classic femininity things.

[@Laurajaneatelier]

Me too I always wear dresses

[@CrustyUgg]

Modern day liberal feminists that I see all over the internet would disagree. It seems anything feminine or traditional or even a woman deciding to be a home maker/stay at home mom is rejected immediately

[@GjpgrD]

​@@CrustyUggAs a modern day liberal feminist, I completely disagree. I enjoy being a girl!

[@CrustyUgg]

@@GjpgrD you're a rarity.

[@WinePunk]

@@CrustyUggIncorrect. The majority of feminists empower women to be who they are and who they want to be without apology. The media pays attention to extremists of all kinds and because you are probably clicking on extreme feminists media, algorithms are taking you only there. There are thousands of very feminine feminist creators discussing these issues. And there are hundreds of substandard men in their comments attacking their looks even though so many are full 10’s. We don’t tolerate patriarchy, and that doesn’t make us extremists as patriarchy is detrimental for men as well.

[@singingmama1980]

I have been a "personal use" consultant for years and I LOVE THIS STUFF!!! You get a substantial discount, and I got a whole bunch of Mary Kay sisters in the process. And I LOVE the TimeWise Repair set, which has done so much good for my skin that I can now use the Miracle Set and only use the Repair set as needed. I am recently retired and have dedicated myself to being a sales director and earning my car. Wish me luck!

[@myrnam7346]

🍀

[@RH-tv9hk]

Can I just ask any consultant to sign me up as a "personal use" consultant and they're ok with that? How does it work? Best wishes on your new venture!

[@JosieStev]

@@RH-tv9hk I think that you can. You will need to buy the sales kit. I signed up 30 yrs ago, didn’t sell much, and i think i can still buy products because i didn’t return my inventory. I like the oily skin care line

[@singingmama1980]

@@RH-tv9hk Yes you can. But I am always interested in a relationship with whomever I am doing business of any kind.

[@renatatarnawski5974]

♡♡♡♡♡ Best of Luck!!!

[@juliabel2]

In 1970 I was a 22 year old stay at home mom., I had an old High School friend who began selling Mary Kay. She did amazingly well. She was our homecoming Queen from a rather large Atlanta School, her husband was just starting out as a real estate developer. They both built booming businesses while raising 2 sons. She worked her way up the ranks becoming an international rep, and drove a pink Cadillac. She definitely put in the effort achieving great success. As for me. I was allergic to the makeup. I only used it once. But: I knew many women that purchased it and liked it.

[@karensoper7720]

5:38

[@Lindamartin-ml1nv]

In 1970 the makeup had arsenic in it so maybe that's why you had a reaction to it !!

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

​@@Lindamartin-ml1nvNonsense..😂

[@user-xg3uy6hq9g]

yet so many women wore it without problems hmm imagine that@@Lindamartin-ml1nv

[@Jewlietoo]

I was born into an Estée Lauder using family! I work at Hudson’s behind the Lauder counter. I find this video very interesting, because Estee’s father worked with horses, and her original formulas were based on the products he used on tack. She also noticed that her father’s hands never seemed to age. Both women were visionaries and understood you can work hard and still look beautiful!

[@dajadynasty]

@julienchilton544 you must be in Michigan lol we are the only ones who had a Hudson’s department store if you’re talking about JL Hudson…and I found out that JL Hudson is in the immediate Ford family…the L in his name is the maiden/sir name of one of the major Fords mother or something like that…you know how when they have wealth they keep the family names in the family when they start to marry off

[@GwenMotoGirl]

Sweet! I too grew up using Estée Lauder skincare, cosmetics and perfume because my mother used them faithfully along with Charles of the Ritz Revenesence.

[@jeffthompson549]

youre thinking of Eliz. Arden

[@susanswinskey8573]

Estee Lauder had her pharmacist uncle 's prescription for dry hands. She used it as her first moisturizer. She died a multi millionaire, and he died a pauper.

[@jchang76]

I also was born into an Estee Lauder using family! I used to go shopping with my aunt's and grandmother every weekend, and we'd have lunch at Hudson's!!! Hudson's...oh, that made me smile! I live in L.A. now, and haven't thought of Hudson's in sooo long! I MISS THOSE DAYS SO MUCH! Cheers and all my love you you and the wonderful people at Hudson's, in Michigan! 😘

[@ninnin261]

I’ve used many Mary Kay products over the past 40 years. I was never disappointed in their quality and the parties were great fun. It was always hard to beat their eyeshadows. Similar in quality to Lancôme, another of my very favorite brands throughout my life.

[@elissacox3418]

I worked for a Cadillac dealership and we did a couple Mary Kay cars. They get pulled in, have a special pink cover, and it’s a whole thing for them. Super special and the ladies are awesome. As a sales person it’s amazing to see another woman be rewarded for working hard and encouraged by other women

[@lorim.1528]

I became a consultant after my husband died. I spent thousands of dollars, made nothing in the end. I definitely lost money. The products themselves were ok, but I found things like colors and fragrances limited. And we were only supposed to wear MK products when out and about, of course. Very few of my friends wore makeup and I think used less expensive skin care products so it was a big bust. I did go to “Seminar” in Dallas twice, and it was fun, but again, I was just someone at the bottom making great things happen for others above me. Was glad to be done with it all.

[@marydungan6748]

Just because you weren't the type to be a successful sales consultant has nothing to do with the company. I have sold Mary Kay and had many friends who were top sales directors who were always getting new cars. With a business like that, you get out of it what, you put into it. Obviously, you didn't have the time to put into it to make it a success for you.

[@imalison]

I'm sorry that happened to you. xo

[@ericag5346]

Yea is a pyramid scheme, good thing you got out.

[@todiann27]

@@marydungan6748you sound so bitter.

[@marydungan6748]

@todiann27 , bitter? Seriously? The person I was commenting on is the one who is bitter. I just said the truth according to my own personal experience. One of my close friends gets new cars all the time from Mary Kay. I don't think she's bought her own car in the last 15 years. What I said was 100% truth. When you're basically doing your own business, you can only get out of it what you put into it, and obviously, that person didn't put enough into it.

[@annajones1396]

I actually got to meet her when her home was open for a Dallas Symphony Show house. My company contracted to clean the house while it was open. She was pretty down to earth. I can remember being in one of her baths, and she retrieved a curtain from under the sink and said, "I think we could probably dye this to make it work." I was also a musician, so when the house was empty, I sat down to play her 9 foot grand piano. It was pretty funny to see the look on the guard's face:-)

[@singingmama1980]

AWESOME!

[@valentina6429]

What brand was the piano you played?!

[@annajones1396]

@@valentina6429 I actually don't remember if it was a Steinway or something else

[@janice8514]

I don't understand what the shower curtain being dyed was about?

[@annajones1396]

@@janice8514 it was a window curtain. She could have bought any curtain on the planet - her house was spectacular! But instead, she was using something she already had.

[@jennifernutt7692]

As a teenager I had awful acne. I have sensitive snd very greasy skin. Mary Kay products helped clear it without drying like a lot of others did

[@ElizabethAvalos-s7e]

I used Mary Kay products in 1981, and found them heavy and thick, I was 18 years old. I continued to use the products until I was 39. The products ended up being a blessing, because they ended up preserving my skin. I'm now a 60 year old woman whose skin is truly well preserved; i don't have crows feet or lines across the forehead. The consultant taught me how to apply the products and make-up which i believe protected my skin:) It got too expensive and that is why i stopped using the products. I must say these products worked well for me because i had dry skin, maybe I'll try again, who knows.

[@melindacallaghan5367]

My mother used them exclusively for 30 yrs and I remember watching her slather on all the balms and creams! She looked a lot younger than her age. She had the same consultant for 30 yrs!

[@californiadreamn6170]

I think you have good genes, and the cream was a bonus.

[@blazefairchild465]

@@melindacallaghan5367wow ! Same consultant for 30 years is great, never heard of a customer lasting that long with one MK lady.

[@marindaheim6592]

I'd love to see a video on Estee Lauder. 😊

[@Laurajaneatelier]

Coming soon!

[@sabrinamerrick1271]

@@Laurajaneatelierhow about Elizabeth Arden!

[@peggydavis6418]

And CoCo Chanel.

[@Gatsby18]

And Merle Norman !

[@patriciasmith2827]

Please also Helena Rubenstein. Joan Rivers used to have beautiful cosmetics also. ❤

[@Opensesame22]

My sister, who has since passed away, became a Mary Kay Consultant in her mid thirties. She went from low self esteem, low income and despairing at life to confident, charming and successful within months. She loved it and was such a pleasure to be around; she spoke often of the professional training and personal support system the company offered her. She gifted me a Hand Care set several times and it remains one of my favorites and a wonderful memory.

[@leslie6938]

I think the his is the best comment on this video! What a positive transformation your sister experienced and you seem very proud and happy for her (may she RIP). I’ve lost a sister too and love remembering stories about her. 💕

[@realitycheck4842]

I was an 18 year old army bride in Hopewell VA in 1966. I couldn’t find a job because I was a “Yankee” and because my husband was military. So, I bought my Mary Kay starter kit and went door to door trying to sell the stuff. There was no training, and I really didn’t know what I was doing. The kit was around $100.00. Long story short. Mary Kay received $100.00 from me and I earned zilch. I was also allergic to the cream, and didn’t care for most of the products.

[@jordanalexas]

i’m going 😅😅😮😅😮

[@wednesdayschild3627]

I am also allergic to some of the products. I think it is overpriced too.

[@lisadolan689]

We don’t have it in Australia. It’s never been here. AVON dominated early from the 60’s

[@TarynsTime]

I sat through what I thought was going to just be a lunch to catch up with a friend, and it turned out to be her pulling out papers and trying to get me on the Mary Kay wagon. The way she described it sounded like a pyramid scheme, which turned me off. Later in life I tried the makeup and to this day there's a lipstick shade I miss. The products were great for the most part, but those high pressure "Mary Kay parties" to buy just a couple things, nope.

[@MsGlamourcat]

@@lisadolan689we did have Mary Kay here in Australia, but they pulled out of the Oz and NZ markets in about 2020 citing market conditions. I don't think I ever purchased or used any of the products, but one of my sisters did (she's 18 years older than me), and it was all she pretty much used for most of her life. MLM probably isn't a great idea any longer anyways seeing everyone purchases online and there are far better products around these days.

[@zeeeena]

We used to live down the street from a Mary Kay lady. She had a big pink Cadillac in her driveway. Her 3 big poodles would somehow escape from her home and they'd be roaming around the neighborhood. Within minutes we'd hear a roaring engine and look out the window to see that big pink Cadillac zooming down the street in reverse - looking for those dogs. She'd collect them all and drive back down to her house. Happened a few times. Just a random story. This was over 20 years ago and that big pink Cadillac is still in her driveway

[@MrJoseoz]

Fun story❤❤❤

[@KathyMpamugo]

I worked in Accounting in Corporate Office in Mississauga Ontario Canada. This was back in the 80s. Mary Kay was probably THE BEST Company I ever worked for. They were EXTREMELY generous to the Corporate Employees. Sports Days, Golf Days, Canadas Wonderland, Meals and Hotel stays during Canadian Conventions. I also remember the GREAT Christmas parties and Dinners at top Restaurants 😍😘♥️🥰🇨🇦 Very few Canadian Companies due any of this now. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY MARY KAY❤. RIP Sweet Lady 🙏🏼🙏🏼 ( I did have the GREAT privilege of meeting Mary Kay backstage at Convention one time. This was when Toronto still had the OKeefe Center on Front Street. Mary Kay was stunning and so sweet ❤)

[@tonic2335]

I was a Mary Kay consultant around 1981 while going through a divorce. The weekly meetings were very uplifting and positive. Saw MK at the annual convention in Dallas and she had a great presence on stage. Yes you did have to constantly buy products and my Director kept on telling me to buy stock in the company - always pressuring everyone. When they bought back the company I lost all my money invested in MK Cosmetics stocks!!! This company was definitely a loose-loose situation for me!!! I did love her lipsticks.

[@catherinecarella2928]

Who is 'they' when they bought back the company?

[@s1234pro]

@@catherinecarella2928 Mary Kay's son. Watch the entire video.

[@Jakee77143]

Very interesting video Laura! Even as a male I have always been interested in Mary Kay. I can recall my mom selling it growing up, and we even went to one of her conventions in Texas. My grandma also used the brand since the 70s and the results are incredible to this day. Really fascinating brand and almost has a mystique that surrounds it!

[@1jenniferblythe]

Most of my first year customers were men and I gave them their orders in brown paper bags so it was kept as our little secret lol. Makes make great consultants too.

[@singingmama1980]

I see that "mystique" as a spiritual thing. Mary Kay started her business on Friday the 13th in September of 1963, just blocks away from where Kennedy was killed in November of the same year. JFK's assassination spurred a cascade of difficulty in the US, and I believe that God had a hand in making sure that Mary Kay was around to lend some hope and integrity to the world. ❤❤❤ God First, Family Second, Career Third.

[@cfw91491]

I had an older coworker at the bank I worked at back in the 90s (I was in my 20s and she was in her 50s at the time) who had a Mary Kay pink Cadillac. She even wore the blonde wig and just looked like she owned the company. What a sweet lady she was with a self depreciating sense of humor and fun to work with. I myself used MK for a time in the mid 80s but once they "improved" the formula that ended our relationship.

[@theloveyourfacegal2773]

What did they change that you didn't like?

[@lisaharrigan1370]

@@theloveyourfacegal2773 The Price!

[@veggielovinaccountant]

I sadly was a consultant also. Although I sold quite a bit, I never won awards or anything as team building is the number one requirement for anything. Last I knew, Cadillac requirements were $25k sales per quarter and keeping a team of at least 15. And yes, you had to keep inventory. I hated that they would change all the packaging constantly to make us have to rebuy many items. And everything has to be bought: bags, giveaways, the list went on. I also did not agree with wearing skirts and dresses to everything so one should also know that. I personally always loved their skincare, but believe it has changed substantially and it’s not as good as it used to be. Quite honestly, I feel there are great products at the drugstore for cheaper…for example Olay’s regenerist line which has won many beauty awards.

[@GjpgrD]

My grandma had beautiful skin even into her 90s & she swore by Oil of Olay!

[@janice8514]

My mom always used Oil of Olay crimes as well.

[@GjpgrD]

@@janice8514 Crimes? What don't I know? LOL! I think you meant cremes.

[@rhondareese1607]

Yeah when she died her products started to change by the one that inherited the business.

[@Emerald2393]

Mary Kay Canadian HO is an awful environment to work.

[@janicehalsey5511]

I have been using Mary Kay skincare since I was 23, I’m now 54. People tell me all the time I don’t look my age, however I have good genetics. I’ve tried other products but I always come back to Mary Kay. I do believe the routine that I learned in taking care of my skin through Mary Kat has definitely helped my skin through the years.

[@sarahmilner8483]

Do share xx

[@paulam408]

I have used some of the products for about 40 years but I dislike how they have discontinued so many fragrances & changed the packaging to boring black instead of keeping it their signature pink color. It made it easy to find the MK lipstick among the other generic looking cases. On another note, my cousin, who lives in Plano, TX, used to go to the same church Mary Kay attended.

[@natiamosa8798]

Agree. I loved their perfumes and bought lots of them for years but I think some of her products are overpriced, especially makeup.

[@susanmenn5016]

They lost me when they discontinued Journey, my absolute favorite. I still have a bottle that I hold onto til this day. Don't ever want to run out of it.

[@tammiecanada5837]

I loved her signature perfume. Wish it was still available.

[@45darkandlovely1]

I went to my first Mary Kay party in 1980. I was in love with the products . I’m African-American and at that time it was very hard for me to find products that matched my skin tone. I wore Mary Kay for years . As new products were introduced in stores like Sephora, I found many other options . I stopped using Mary Kay . The other products were easy to find, just walk into a store opposed to calling a Mary Kay consult , or going to a party. I tried Mary Kay again about six years ago. I was so disappointed .

[@user-xg3uy6hq9g]

I used florie roberts and fashion fair. where are they now?

[@deemariedubois4916]

I had a friend who did really well selling Mary Kay. I loved their eye products. I could do my eyes in the morning, work all day, and never had to touch up my eyes. My friend had an established clientele and was the best make up artist. She loved selling Mary Kay. Also, she never recruited any of us like Pyramid schemes do. We were her customers and her friends. We had some of the best Mary Kay parties and she did all the demonstrating and sales.

[@coisafofa420]

Back in the early80’s i was a teenager when I attended a county fair. There’s was a Mary Kay rep at a booth taking women’s names & addresses offering free makeup consultations at home. She came to my parents home giving me the sales pitch. When I could only afford to buy a tube of mascara, she became angry. I’ll never forget that

[@schoolinJOO]

aw 😢

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Unfortunate..

[@dmbalsam]

My mom was a consultant. She found that she wasn’t the sales type person, but to this day still uses Mary Kay. I used Mary Kay for decades. A family friend of my Husband’s family earned at least one pink Cadillac. She earned a high position during her career. We have another friend who worked for Mary Kay in the lipstick lab.

[@stepher6338]

As a new military bride in 1982,I liked the idea of becoming a Mary Kay consultant. It wasn’t a financial windfall for me but the social side was wonderful. I did attend one Canadian National convention and felt privileged to meet Mary Kay. She imparted her wisdom that women can achieve success. Btw ladies don’t pluck their eyebrows, they tweeze them. (Lol, just one of many sayings that has stuck from that time)

[@NewYawkahBroad]

I love the Satin Hands kit. The Extra Emollient Night Cream saved my husband's hand quite a few winters working outdoors. I love their Belara perfume, but I don't think they make it anymore. It's a quality line. A friend of mine became very successful quickly within the organization. It saved her home when her husband got severely hurt in construction.

[@helenf.7221]

Yes! Satin hands made my hands so soft. Better than anything I’ve ever used

[@louiZiana-Gurl]

Oh yes I remember using Satin hands I had forgotten about it it was wonderful

[@JT-yd2dm]

We do still make and sell Belara perfume.😊

[@michellepekel3413]

I was a Mary Kay consultant for 9 years. I've been to the convention (Seminar) just once and it's truly a wonderful experience. I love the products. I've seen others comment about having inventory and that was the unsettling for me too. I didn't realize I'd be expected to carry inventory when I signed up. Overall, Mary Kay is a wonderful company with amazing products, but the consultants at the "bottom" pay for the wealth of their "up line."

[@heatherkeeton4769]

I “sold” Mary Kay in 1991 at the age of 19. All my friends and their moms said they couldn’t afford the starter kit, which is what a customer had to buy initially. I believe it was 3 skin care products for $30, so $10 for each skin care product. $30 was too much for the average gal to want to pay for, for skin care. When I first thought about starting, my recruiter tried to convince me to borrow money from a relative so I could get the starter kit to become a sales lady, which was ridiculous. I hated that she pressured me into borrowing money. I ended up somehow earning the money on my own and bought the starter kit. The only way I was going to earn money was if I recruited multiple people under me and I would get a percentage of their sales. I hated it. I ended up using all the products myself as I wasn’t a good salesperson I guess.

[@singingmama1980]

I don't think it was you. It was the training you got.

[@nohemizarco7310]

Im so glad you gave us more of her story . I’m a proud Mary kay consultant here in IL. I have used her products since I was a teenager. Love the new re-formulated Miracle set.

[@msr1116]

One episode of Designing Women had Charlene caught up in a sales organization that was bizarrely cultish. Those women were called Junies. Julia saw right through the BS and said so---it's wonderful to have a friend like her.

[@ShowMeMo]

Um... that wasn't well styled hair, those were wigs.

[@deannabarnes3771]

That's what I said, too.

[@lianalonge1984]

Correct! 👍🏽

[@valerieneal2747]

IKR??

[@eckoellenstein4306]

Like a drag queen, hey?

[@melanieahrens6739]

In the ‘60s, wigs were extremely popular for cishet straight women.

[@barbarahallowell2613]

My Mom sold MK in the 80s to supplement her income from her FT job. It really helped our family. I loved the makeup too😊

[@conniejohnson1419]

I’ve used Mary Kay cosmetics for over forty years and I doubt I will ever use anything else. I live the way my skin looks and feels.

[@perfumetherapie]

My sister’s friend is a Mary Kay consultant (director) and she’s very successful. She’s had at least 5 pink cars, went to Italy this summer as a company bonus, and to England last year (coincided with the Queen’s death). I place orders from her from time to time

[@Pushedover]

I was the youngest consultant on the west coast at 17 when I started selling Mary Kay. Loved it. The company taught me at an early age how to care for my skin. I’m 66 now and my skin is flawless. 🙏🏾💙

[@michaeljimenez4337]

Legally one must be 18 to become a consultant today.

[@jh76103]

Close to thirty years ago a former friend of mine joined MK and then proceeded to nag the crap out of me until I signed up just to get her to shut up! I hope she still has the red jacket I helped her get and can squeeze herself into it!

[@chasingthewind4118]

😂

[@snatchyourenglishwithlusin7500]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marilyn6556]

They never shut up until you tried it. That’s why I never sold much in my very short sales career with the company.

[@teresajames7891]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tundrawomansays694]

@@marilyn6556They never shut up, do they?!

[@almitabonita3649]

My mom has been using the time wise for years and her skin looks great! She's in her 60s and has been using Mary Kay since she was in her 20s!

[@drdarrylschroeder5691]

Hello - Mary Kay certainly had the touch with make-up - very Zsa Zsa Gabor - glamour all the way. And of course, the Eva Gabor-style wigs added the finishing touch. The products were stylishly presented later on, a nod to Elizabeth Arden pink and a testament to good taste. Thank you.

[@Laurajaneatelier]

Thanks for watching

[@barbarasmyth9752]

I sold Mary Kay . I loved the femininity of how they want you to be . It worked for me . Skin care line is good , the lipstick is wonderful . I did not like the purchasing of the product . I did love how Mary Kay wanted a dress code that was very professional and elegant and feminine .

[@espotpod]

When I was a kid in the 90s my mom liked to go "dumpster diving" because we lived in a college town and people threw a lot away. One time she got two big cases of Mary Kay items. One was foundations and one was lipsticks. We got to use it for playing dress up. Never used one of their products as an adult tho.

[@pascm564]

HELLO LONG AGO I SIGNED UP FOR MARY KEY. I DID LIKE IT BUT I HAD UNEXPECTED THINGS CAME UP. SO, I NEVER MADE A LOT OF MONEY. I WAS YOUNG SO I FELT IT HELPED MY BEGINNING OF TAKING CARE OF MY SKIN. I FEEL SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON.

[@michelleriley5133]

I've used various Mary Kay products over the years and attended a few parties in the 80's. In the mid 90's aady I liked and thought was my friend invited me to a Mary Kay meeting. It was a very odd "culty" kind of get together. During the ride back home I very kindly told her that I really couldn't see myself joining that group at any point. I never heard from her again😳

[@aimeemetzinger6718]

Wow🙁

[@nedrahandy5969]

Wow!!!🙄

[@kimc204]

As a military wife I've been recruited three times for Mary Kay. It definitely has changed over the years. The first time it was $199.00 for your kit. The last time I was encouraged to take out a loan for $5,000 for inventory. I never joined. I used to buy because it was a good product but I think that's even changed.

[@simplydebby2530]

In the 90s, my mom was in Mary Kay. Back then, you had to have your own stock & drag it with you to home parties. It was actually the first skin care I used consistently. Since her son took over, the formulas have changed and I stopped using it. I loved the toner, moisturizer and the creamy foundation. I have tried it again, a few years ago, but it just wasn't the product I loved.

[@KFG721]

I have been using MK for years. Love it my consultant is always helpful, never pushy and I love that she delivers! Try the Timewise line… it’s really great! 💕

[@CommonSense-iu6wz]

Growing up in the 70's when you saw a pink Cadillac you knew right away it was Mary Kay and oh boy they were so prestigious!

[@katiediane7082]

My aunt currently sells Mary Kay and I’m obsessed with their mascara and charcoal mask!

[@saiyamoru]

me: 'hah i'd never fall for such basic marketing tricks as mary kay's' laura: 'it's vintage and it's pink' me: 'i'm sold'

[@lindajackson2382]

LOL

[@Mayahuel333]

Me

[@lindajackson2382]

LOL

[@miranduri]

😂

[@jamilgotcher365]

I love this Mary Kay story you did 💖. I used to model in their fashion shows that they held for their reps at the Dallas Convention Center. The fashion shows were so much fun, we would do 2-3 shows a day for all the reps from all over the country. They had video walls of the show like you were at a concert. Another time I modeled in a fashion show held at Mary Kay's home in Dallas. I also modeled for one of their beauty campaigns on the cover of a brochure that the reps gave to their customers, it was for foundation, it was me and two other women. I also modeled for their brochures wearing furs that the reps could win, this was in the late 80's and early 90s. I love all your videos. I want to thank Mary Kay company and family too for all the modeling work I did for them.

[@wardrobelion]

I never sold Mary Kay, but in the late 80s, I was wearing the products. The products were awesome! Blew away Cover Girl and Maybelline. The consultants were very knowledgeable and helpful in finding the correct shade of foundation and light, moisturizing qualities that never caused clogged pores. The only time in my life that I approved of makeup because it felt and looked so natural as if I were wearing nothing but had flawless skin. Having olive complexion, it was difficult until Mary Kay, to look natural wearing makeup. My “ roaring 20s”😊👍

[@debbiedoor2693]

I’ve used Mary Kay products for over 40 years. I do believe that the products are excellent. I mainly used the cleansers, moisturizers and hand creams. I am now 71 years old, but people always confuse me and my daughter as sisters. I still do not have wrinkles or crows feet. I am religious about my skin care regiment morning and night. Now that I’m retired, I don’t wear makeup every day, but I always clean and moisturize my skin every day.

[@ashledashnaw2575]

They still have the bumble Bee pins. I currently sell Mary Kay, have for years, and I absolutely love it.

[@juliedurnan2364]

I was introduced Mary Kay in 1998, I bought my first skincare set. I've been a consultant to be my own wholesaler off and on several times over the years. It can be a good thing if your busy like me and just put in a few orders a year for stuff you would use yourself.

[@homebody4843]

I am a Mary Kay consultant and love the products. I am a personal use consultant only and am in it for the discount for myself. My upline respects my boundaries and never pressures me to do anything. Those people that have gone bankrupt just need to learn to say no.

[@singingmama1980]

Preach girlfriend!

[@theloveyourfacegal2773]

I know the 60/40 rule lol 😊

[@RH-tv9hk]

@@theloveyourfacegal2773 What's the 60/40 rule?

[@RH-tv9hk]

Could you explain "Personal Use Consultant"? Is that something they offer? How does it work?

[@homebody4843]

​@@RH-tv9hkit means I don't sell any products to anyone. Everything I buy at the consultant price I use myself. I only have to place an order for a certain minimum once a year to maintain consultant status.

[@susannaalam8849]

I started using Mary Kay products when I was 18 years old back in the 60's . I continue to use their products to this day . I do miss the original products . Things changed when her son took over the company. Please bring back the original products . They were better

[@1jenniferblythe]

I’ve been selling Mary Kay since 2003 and it’s been great. Yes you do have to pay to start by buying the start up kit. It’s never caused me family problems, in fact that’s laughable. I am not seeking a pink Cadillac so for me to have my own skin care paid for by my customers is on with me. It’s been more challenging since stores like ULTA popped up and the kids are happier spending way more money for inferior products but I stay in my lane. I’m super happy with the products.

[@carolynstar767]

I sold Mary Kay in the early 2000s. I earned a red jacket and went to Dallas for annual workshops. I wasn't able to use any of the skin care or cosmetics before then due to allergic reactions except for lip gloss. I'd go to parties, apply to half of my face as instructed, and immediately swell up. I'd buy a lip gloss though to help the consultant. Best lip gloss I'd tried! Finally with changes in products I was able to buy and then sell. I hated having to wear pantyhose and skirts. Do they still do that? I still use the eye makeup remover. Best out there!

[@eurekahope5310]

My friend's older sister sold Mary Kay in the late 1990s and I don't think she wore panty hose. But maybe she didn't dress up for us since we were still kids. ;)

[@carolynstar767]

@@eurekahope5310 they have a dress code for meetings and conventions, etc.

[@deannawitt9376]

Mary Kay had the best clear lip gloss! I use to wear it when I was in middle school. It had the best shine and smell.

[@Booklivre]

What was the product called ?

[@lesliemiller3628]

I joined Mary Kay in the mid 80's. My team captain was a real charmer and go getter. She was very persuasive in getting me to have back up stock so my clients could get their purchases immediately. After some initial sucess, businesses really fell off. I ran out of people to have home shows. All my friends were getting initiated if anything. Your circle of people only streatches so far. And most people only bought one or two things. She wanted me to go to malls and shopping centers to drum up more businesses. I was never comfortable doing that. I ran up a credit card really high and was paying it off for at least 5 years after I just gave up on trying to sell. The whole thing was awful for me personally.

[@st69854]

Agree

[@lauries.nicewaner3876]

Life Leadership has proven to be a successful way to earn income without going into debt. In fact, the purpose of LL is to avoid debt and provide residual income by siphoning profits from the credit card companies and flow it back to the people.

[@c.williams3740]

Selling Mary Kay was like a pyramid scheme

[@robingreen67]

Yep!

[@darlenegriffith6186]

Leslie - Many women have had similar experiences as yours. Working for Mary Kay was a high pressure sales job that promised women financial freedom, but in the end, for many it was a deceptive trap.

[@karenmortimer9623]

I always enjoy your videos. I would like to see a video on Merle Norman and perhaps Vivienne Woodard.

[@Laurajaneatelier]

Thanks for the suggestions

[@MandyLeeLilac]

Yes, I’d definitely watch a Merle Norman video. A friend of mine owned a franchise for years but recently sold it. I did really enjoy some of the products.

[@virginiawatson5787]

@@MandyLeeLilac I remember the Miracol mask Merle Norman had. Did wonders for my oily broken out young skin!

[@helenfong3339]

I was about 15 years old. My first makeover was at MN. When I left, I felt that I had so much makeup on. Lol I'd love to watch a video!

[@Fit-s5j]

My brother in law is a mechanic and bought one of those old pink Cadillacs. He thought it was funny driving it around.😂😂

[@juliejohnson5724]

Her base went in like butter❤️ I simply loved her products and black bags that an employee would receive when she started her selling career.

[@Anita3kidsS.]

My Mom sold Mary Kay in the 70’s & her confidence soared. She started driving, found it to be a challenging career & got her out of the house. She loved it. I recall loving looking at her starter kit & wishing I could play in that beautiful makeup. She never did get her Pink Cadillac but it gave her such a boost of confidence. All I recal us that BLUE Eyeshadow & the pink compact.

[@marcelandrearosalesperezro6079]

I am from Mexico and here you can still hear some from Mary Kay. I remember I attended 2 Mary Kay parties, once in my mom’s house when I was 16 and the other one in the company’s office I was working on when I was 25. Also I can remember Mary Kay was a bit of expensive compared to other cosmetics at least here, besides that I always had my makeup remover since my 16s until I got married, just lately I started using different ones, I had a timewise foundation once but don’t remember anything special about it, and still to this day I have a gel eye liner and couple bullet lipsticks from Mary Kay that I use often. Anyway, this cosmetics are now here like for the old ladies and younger generations does not even know about it. :) greetings from Chihuahua Mexico 😘

[@nkenda5157]

Greetings, my parents were born in Chihuahua.

[@torralba4349]

@@nkenda5157My parents were also born in Chihuahua!

[@downychick]

As a 24 year old young wife & mother, I became an MK consultant in 1994 because the skincare system actually worked on my highly sensitive, oily skin. I rarely wore makeup, but when I did, Toffee lipstick was my favorite! Back then, we were required to wear makeup at events. I bought a bunch of inventory, but wound up stuck with it when we moved from Washington to Kansas. The market in Kansas was saturated. Everyone either already had a consultant, had tried it before & weren't interested in trying it again, or were a consultant themselves! 😂

[@tundrawomansays694]

Kudos for your efforts in any event, my friend! Everyone misses that Toffee lipstick!

[@andrereynolds5018]

I use to buy some products. I will say that 2 of my friends have sold MK for years and their daughters now do as well. They are gorgeous and don’t seem to age. Both are in their 60’s. I haven’t heard anything bad. I just like trying different things.

[@charlenegodard564]

I sold Mary Kay cosmetics a long time ago. I liked the products and made some good sales, but I didn't recruit anyone else, and that is how they make their money. Each consultant was to recruit a team of about 10 more consultants. A portion of their earnings would be reflected in the first consultant's reports, thus she gets credit for the sales while the others did the work. So, yeah, a pyramid scheme, but it was fun and exciting for a while, and it really built my confidence. The products were good, and the #2 moisturizer left my skin feeling sooo smooth. The sales presentation was brief and helpful, just basic skin care and light makeup, but most ladies really liked how they looked. That's what made it so popular.

[@JennasMusic76]

Hello, I love your videos, I was a Mary Kay consultant for literally a month LOL. It was in the early 2000's and it was a huge waste of money. I own my own business and have been in sales for over 30 years but couldn't sell Mary Kay to save my life LOL. I however loved their product , and their foundation is very good but beyond that I was another victim of their company, and luckily got out fast and was left with a huge kit of unused samples and product. It works out for a few, and I certainly don't judge them, but it wasn't for me. Thanks for your videos, they are always great :)

[@singingmama1980]

Mary Kay has a 90% buy-back policy for consultants. Apparently you didn't receive the proper mentorship. I am so sorry about that!

[@laurice8056]

Fascinating video! Thanks for sharing! I admire the perseverance, determination and creativity of Mary Kay in building her cosmetic empire. But I’ve always preferred Avon cosmetics and their other products for the home and the rest of the family. I have three video requests: Please post one on the rise and fall of Ebony Fashion Fair Cosmetic Company, one on Essence Magazine Company, and a video on Madam C.J. Walker Cosmetic Company. I’m also curious about the cosmetics that were available for Black women and other women of color over the decades, especially foundation and face powder shades. Did Hollywood makeup artists and makeup manufacturers formulate colors just for minority actresses and actors? What did the average woman of color use for matching their makeup to their darker skin tones? Future videos on these topics would also be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@sherribaker9135]

I grew up with Mary Kay products and they have really come a long way and now they have great quality products!

[@MARIAISABELLIMARDO]

Mary Kay cosmetics occupies this year the 10th most profitable global cosmetic company reporting gains of $3.2 billion. Regardless of opinions it is still a very strong company. They must be doing something right

[@Narcissisticbehaviors]

She was married three times. Yes she is doing something good alright. Scheming with a ponzi scheme

[@marynevares1296]

I love Mary Kay products and find Mary Kay Ashe an inspiration. I’ve been with the company for many years and love it.

[@Colorbrush21]

I first bought Mary Kay products in the 80s. I think it was the basic set with moisturizer and facewash. Then around 2012, I started using Timewise products for aging skin. I used them for a few years but stopped after my Mary Kay lady stopped selling it. The products were nice. I'm glad that Mary Kaye is still selling all over the world.

[@helenhabel1773]

I used the products for many years… I think it helped keep my skin young and would use it again. I miss the vintage pink

[@leslieslone572]

I was a top sales director in MK for 3 years. I had the cars and still have my BB pins! It was a dream time but going high in the company required more effort to keep this position and I didn't stay at that level long. I don't regret my years in MK

[@J_Mock92]

A lady that my Mom used to work with sold Mary Kay products. Idk if she actually made any money from it, but I remember attending a few parties that my Mom and Aunts hosted. My Mom didnt wear a ton of makeup, but she mostly used Mary Kay, as well as one of their facial moisturizers and the Satin Hands line until the 2000s when it started getting too expensive. One of my Aunts used the TimeWise skincare for like 15 years, and her skin always looked great. Im pretty sure it's all overpriced, but it definitely holds nostalgia for me.

[@nedrahandy5969]

I wore Mary Kay as a young African American woman. I trasitioned to Fashion Fair. I now use MAC products. This video brings back memories

[@Joyceee54]

I sold MK about 35 years ago. It is a MLM scheme. The ones who make the most money were at the top of the pyramid, of course. I attended a convention and had never experienced anything like that before then. The thing was, it took up a lot of my time. I had a full time day job, a family and taking care of my ill mother so I had to quit after about a year, because I didn't make enough to quit my job. I didn't get a pink Cadillac, but I still have the pink Cadillac calculator I was awarded. The trunk opened up to expose the calculator. I later found out that the real Cadillacs they gave was actually a lease.

[@ingabaird-pruss5381]

I am a former aesthetician now a Dental hygienist. They are good products. I haven’t experienced it recently. When I was 19 living in Canada, I was about to start selling Mary Kay but then I left the country to head to Sweden. By the way, I am now almost 60. They do have very good products. Hope this helps.

[@mamaj4002]

Oh wow this brand really takes me back to the 70's and 80's.. My mom bought Mary Kay and i loved sneaking into her makeup bag when i was little. When I became a teenager in the mid 80's, my mom would let me use her Mary Kay products sometimes. I loved the lipbrush that came with the lipstick; everytime i used it i felt so glamorous 💃💃💃 Mary Kay felt high end compared to the Covergirl products i had of my own at the time. Up here in Canada Avon was more popular, but Mary Kay was considered a lil higher end and i think it may have been more expensive than Avon too. Thank you so much for the top shelf content gurl.. and for the lil stroll down memory lane. You're awesome!❤❤❤💄💄💄😘😘😘

[@theloveyourfacegal2773]

It's because it's sold in Europe it has to be up to European standards. Over 1200 ingredients aren't allowed in Europe as they are safe.😊

[@Missglam67]

I was 13 or 14 when I attended a Mary Kay party hosted by my aunt. I was very interested in skin care and makeup and was excited about the products they offered. I was also using Avon as my grandmother was friends with an Avon sales rep. Mary Kay had lip glosses I really liked.

[@preciousprecious6358]

I become Mary kay consultant in the 1990 and spend $300 to 400 dollars. Ended giving my make up and products to my family as gifts. I still have my pins.

[@kymkirk1598]

I have loved my Mary Kay career for 33 years!! And has fit all my dreams.. a family business, incredible products and research. Totally an upfront company, with heart! I have met Mary Kay several times And have great admiration for her. I am grateful for her vision and truth. It’s a company that will last.. providing a wonderful opportunity for those who want it!