tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post4108890913556953961..comments2023-09-27T11:18:40.337-04:00Comments on Stormandstars.net: Stardust Polish - Super Glitters!Stormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290493529014957957noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-30423488582054246412015-02-06T11:53:09.511-05:002015-02-06T11:53:09.511-05:00Those shades are amazing! I love the depth of jell...Those shades are amazing! I love the depth of jellies, and the names are pretty spot on (chassis truly reminds me of those low-rider glitter paint jobs on the cars of my youth). Thanks for introducing me to this brand!Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-67622585270253121252015-02-04T18:44:02.921-05:002015-02-04T18:44:02.921-05:00Hi...I appreciate your being defensive on Drema...Hi...I appreciate your being defensive on Drema's behalf. It's wonderful she has you, and I'm sure many more people, as strong supporters.<br /><br />As I said in my comments, I had never heard of this polish line before. I tried hard to make it clear I was only speaking from my point of view (“my two cents”), which is valid, as a disappointed consumer.<br /><br />Like both you and Drema, I am an entrepreneur (web site work, in my case) and I agree it's darned hard to balance everything. I agree with you that family comes before business. On Drema’s store site, she writes she’s trying “to keep a good balance between work/family/sanity.” However, without you saying so, I would have been unaware Drema has a new baby, or had originally planned on closing her shop altogether. She doesn’t mention it on her site.<br /><br />I think entrepreneurs start their businesses with the goal of continual growth and success. In Drema's case, she's had great "luck" (translation: hard work) in apparently finding a niche of devoted fans. It's a terrific base to work from to grow even more.<br /><br />It does seem Drema (a beautiful name, BTW) still wants to grow her business as she wrote about more polish lines to come. She also wrote, "Cuticle oil will be added to my store in the near future in multiple scents and in polish bottle, rollerball bottle & pen form. I may add more bath/body products in the future..." Bringing in more product lines is another indication of growth.<br /><br />Being a new user to her site I, like any of, hopefully, hundreds/thousands of more new users, can only know the direction of her business from the information she provides there. According to the message on her site, she will not be restocking most polishes, unless she decides they should be made core. The reasoning she gives for this is to use supplies she has but hasn’t yet used and to have time to be more creative. I said in my original comments that I understood her reasoning. She’s an artist and wants more time to make beautiful polish. I also applaud her making limited edition polishes whose proceeds go to charity.<br /><br />It seems she's weighed her options and decided this is the best way to proceed. I wish her tons of "luck." I have added her etsy site to my bookmarks and will likely sign up for her newsletter. The reason I'll sign up to get her newsletter, however, is due to seeing how gorgeous some of the previous polishes she created are thanks to your post. Have a good day!Delphi Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158707860359412070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-10588485671257658392015-02-04T15:56:59.213-05:002015-02-04T15:56:59.213-05:00I agree that it is sad the polishes are now unavai...I agree that it is sad the polishes are now unavailable, however, when I received them for review they were. If I had gotten this post up in time, there would have been polish to order.<br /><br />As for Drema's new policies, she was originally going to close the doors to her shop altogether, but at the persistence of her fans she decided on this new model as it is the only way she can keep her shop open and still have time to be a new mom. I'm pretty sure spending enough time and energy on her son is more important than selling more than 16-32 bottles of a nail polish. <br /><br />As a small business owner myself, I know how much time and energy goes into creating a brand. I don't have any children, but I do have a full time job and this blog in addition to my home business. While I appreciate that having enough stock for everyone who wants to purchase is ideal, it is almost an impossible feat without chancing that some things won't sell and then you will lose money. Not to mention that most people simply do not have time to make every item all the time. <br /><br />Even large retailers have core lines and then seasonal items. OPI, Essie, Orly etc... do not "restock" colors over and over unless they are part of the core line. They have the core and then they release seasonal collections based on current trends and favorite colors. Very few of those seasonal colors become part of the core line, while others become discontinued after the first run. The same is true for clothing and other large retailer items.<br /><br />This trend of small businesses constantly restocking every collection they release is not how most retailers do business. I applaud Drema and Stardust Polish for putting her foot down and putting herself and her family first, while still offering new and interesting colors in her business.Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290493529014957957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-13541349324358932572015-02-04T15:45:19.347-05:002015-02-04T15:45:19.347-05:00Thanks! I fixed them. I was using my form for them...Thanks! I fixed them. I was using my form for them from the last time. Oops!Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290493529014957957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-4080446955096887292015-02-04T15:27:57.723-05:002015-02-04T15:27:57.723-05:00I am so bummed that Razz My Berries, Ginned Up and...I am so bummed that Razz My Berries, Ginned Up and Classy Chassis are no longer available at https://www.etsy.com/shop/stardustpolish. I did go through the other polishes she's currently offering and didn't find even one I liked as much as I loved the three I mention above.<br /><br />I've never heard of this brand before. The owner/creator has a message on her shop's website that she won't be restocking what seems to be the majority of the polishes she creates. That's sad. While I understand her reasoning, it seems a shame that a brand that looks like it's building a good reputation has made the decision to limit growth by not restocking popular colors unless she determines they will be core colors. She does offer a newsletter which allows subscribers to purchase colors in advance before they're offered on the store's site (though once they are on the store's site, there will be only 16-32 bottles available). While I think she's come up with a novel way to make sure customers can buy a polish, it comes at the "price" of having yet one more email come in that requires immediate attention to determine if there's an available polish the subscriber wants to buy. I'm one of, I'm sure, thousands of people who are motivated to buy a polish by seeing the kind of beautiful pictures you have in this post. I doubt a newsletter would strike the same "I must have that" chord as posts like this one does. I recognize this post was unavoidably late but I'm not sure it would make a difference even if the post has been more timely. If she sends polishes out for bloggers to review, she should offer more than 16-32 bottles of those polishes for sale in the shop. One blogger's review alone could cause her to sell out of some of the new polishes and then there's a lot of disappointed people who can't get what these pretty pictures offer. My two cents.Delphi Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158707860359412070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-18886335302288272942015-02-04T10:38:40.718-05:002015-02-04T10:38:40.718-05:00Your shop links are incorrect. They are now on Ets...Your shop links are incorrect. They are now on Etsy instead of storenvy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/stardustpolishKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280256666279850361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1077518395822828165.post-39754636810512415402015-02-02T15:30:05.655-05:002015-02-02T15:30:05.655-05:00These are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love the spark...These are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love the sparkle they all have.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736204537632675776noreply@blogger.com