Beauty should empower—but Multilevel Marketing companies (MLMs) in the beauty industry do the opposite. They prey on self-esteem, selling overpriced products and a fake dream of financial freedom.
The real money isn’t in selling lipsticks or serums—it’s in recruiting. But mathematically, this system is doomed. There are only so many people to recruit before the cycle collapses. If each person must recruit five more to succeed, by the 13th cycle, the entire world’s population would need to be involved. The math simply doesn’t work—99% lose money while those at the top cash in.
These schemes disguise manipulation as “sisterhood” and self-blame as “not working hard enough.” Real success in beauty doesn’t come from exploitation—it comes from independence. If an opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The real glow-up? Walking away.