Mary Kay

Mary Kay is a company started by a woman, with a range of products designed to beautify women, and with the aim of giving financial freedom to women. Started in 1963 by the visionary Mary Kay Ash, it is today one of the largest direct sales companies in color cosmetics and skin care products in USA. The magazine Fortune has selected the company as one of ‘The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.’ It has also been named one of the ten best companies for women. The company has got 1.8 million beauty consultants across the world.

Mary Kay Inc. sells their products through their beauty consultants. Its first overseas branch was opened in Australia in 1971 and today the company has got 35 markets across the continents. The company is committed to empowering women and over 33000 women from different parts of the world are Mary Kay’s Independent Sales Directors. In 2007, the company’s sales amounted to $2.4 billion.

The headquarters of Mary Kay is in Texas, USA, near the city of Dallas. Its manufacturing plants are located mainly in Dallas and China. To ensure product quality, substantial sums are spent by the company in the research and analysis of their products in consultation with skin specialists. Its product range includes a wide variety of skin care products; make up items like foundations, concealers, and powders; personal care items like soaps and gels and lotions; and a special line of men’s fragrances.

Above all, the company provides ever increasing job opportunities for interested women and rewards its top achievers with priceless incentives.