Thursday, March 3, 2011

Move Over BBW, Here Comes Lauren!

I'm hooked, I have to admit.  I wasn't even looking for new bath & body products. The first time I purchased from Lauren's Luxuries was to buy into a BNR (Buy and Replace - you purchase from a treasury of items on Etsy and your shop replaces the shop you purchase from) and I ordered her Peppermint Foot Scrub. It was packaged beautifully and shipped quickly.  Two days later, I was trying my new foot scrub.   Let me tell you, that stuff is AWESOME.  Since then I've bought more scrub, and a little gift basket (for me, of course!) with the scrub and peppermint foot cream.  Lauren was really pateint with me while I "convo'd" her with a few silly questions, and the last couple orders I've had from her came with SAMPLES!!  Lauren's Honey Almond line smells like my biscotti cookies, and I've bombarded half my family with smelling it already. 
Here's a little more info about Lauren's Luxuries:

What is your favorite item(s) in your shop? My favorite item and one that I can't live without is my Peppermint Foot Cream. www.etsy.com/listing/28688399/peppermint-foot-cream-made-with. This was one of the first products I created and tested extensively before launching. I have not made any changes to the formula since...it's that good. This product is a wonderful and creamy blend of shea butter, aloe vera, and peppermint essential oils. After rubbing into your feet or other body areas, you will notice a slight tingle from the peppermint. Such a great relief after a hard day on your feet.

Did you have an “A-HA!” moment when you knew you wanted to open your Etsy shop? I had known about Etsy for a few years and had even created a shop and login back in 2009 but I never had much time to spend researching it and did not have any listings. Instead I had been relying on my own website and storefront to reel in sales, but unfortunately it was not going well. It's so hard to get noticed in the big world wide web. In late 2010 I ended up talking to another Etsy Seller who had been having great success with her jewelry line on Etsy. I started watching her sales and other sellers who were doing well and one day I made the decision to change my web sales strategy and focus more on Etsy. Within one week of promoting on Etsy, I had made more web sales than I had made all year out on my own. I know I have made a right decision.

What is your favorite thing about Etsy? Hands down, the networking and other Etsy Sellers that I have gotten to know. There are so many great sellers and unique products out there that without Etsy I may never have known about. The spirit on Etsy is so cooperative even amongst competitors. I am a member of one team that is dedicated to just Bath & Body Sellers. The camaraderie on that team is so special and helpful to me in my endeavors. Where else can you work with and help your own competition?

Where else can we find you?
If you live in the Louisiana area, you can find me at a few gift shops around the Baton Rouge area. You can learn more about these shops at www.laurensluxuries.com/updates_from_lauren. I hope to make it in more gift shops in 2011.

Tell us some fun things about yourself! I am a true animal lover. I have the best "kids" in the world....One very special fat cat named Allie who is going on 16 years (that's almost 112 human years). And then I also have the friendliest and cutest Mini Daschund anyone has ever met. Her name is Lucky (AKA Lucky Love). She brings a smile to everyone's face. I created some special treasuries a few months ago honoring my "kids". www.etsy.com/treasury/4d27fe37adde6d9121fd1210/lucky-love?index=17
www.etsy.com/treasury/4d21439013a68eef4a677d43/fat-catss-2011-new-years-resol...


When you have a few minutes to do some Bath and Body shopping, she's the first one I'd recommend.   Her hand lotion doesn't leave that greasy feeling you get with some lotions, and her foot care line is top notch.  Her gift baskets come adorably wrapped and carefully packaged for shipping.   And folks, this isn't a paid advertisement....one of the feedbacks I wrote for her was the title of this blog - look out Bath & Body Works....here comes Lauren!

4 comments:

  1. Shaneyz, this is a wonderful feature on Lauren. Thank you for taking the time to feature her. You did an excellent job.

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  2. I will have to check Lauren's shop out. Thanks Shane for letting us know about her :)

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  3. I am so honored and thankful to be featured on Shane's blog.

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  4. Great feature article, Shaneyz! It's always interesting to learn more about etsy shop owners!

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