Mary Kay Cosmetics

Mary Kay Cosmetics: An Overview

Mary Kay Cosmetics are cosmetics manufactured by Mary Kay Inc. The Mary Kay World Headquarters are located in Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The founder of Mary Kay Inc. is Mary Kay Ash and the corporation was established on September 13, 1963. Currently, the corporation’s CEO is Mary Kay Ash’s son, Richard Rogers, who is also chairman. David Holl is the COO and president of Mary Kay Inc.

One of the largest direct distributors of color cosmetics and skin care products in the world, the Mary Kay independent sales force includes more than 1.6 million Independent Beauty Consultants in more than thirty international markets. The wholesale sales of Mary Kay Inc. exceeded $2.2 billion in 2005.

Wholesale sales are make between the corporation and individual consultants. Products are bought from Mary Kay Inc. at wholesale prices. The independent beauty consultants / salespeople then sell the cosmetics to clients by whichever method they feel most comfortable with, whether selling door to door, to colleagues at work or by holding regular parties for a select group of clients and friends.

Here are some statistics about the various levels of distributorship and related sales performance:

• More than 200 Independent National Sales Directors have earned more than $1 million in the United States
• Approximately 500 independent distributors around the world have earned the position of Independent National Sales Director, which is the highest status within the independent sales force
• More than 14,000 independent distributors have attained the position of Independent Sales Director in the United States
• Worldwide, more than 31,000 independent distributors of Mary Kay cosmetics have attained the status of Independent Sales Director

Some more interesting statistics and information about Mary Kay cosmetics:

• The retail price of Mary Kay cosmetics is twice the wholesale price of the cosmetics
• Mary Kay Inc. performs independent testing and research at its state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in China and Dallas, Texas.
• Mary Kay Inc. provides a career car program that provides distributors with a free car as long as sales stay above a minimum amount. If they fall below the requirement distributors can make car payments unless and until their sales performance qualifies them for the career car credit again.

To find out more about Mary Kay Cosmetics or Mary Kay Inc, visit the company’s official website at http://MaryKay.com.