Comments on: New Favorite Nail Polish

By: Zoe Royall

Zoe Royall — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 02:16:31 +0000

Reporting back! I'm a dope and didn't read the directions before bringing the bottles to my manicurist. Don't use a normal base and topcoat with this polish…You could probably use one of those super light stain protector bases, but the polish is meant to be used as a base, polish + topcoat in one. So, I have those terrible bubbles on my nails now, because it was applied WAY too thickly, and with a topcoat. I definitely don't blame the polish… This product is probably awesome for at home manicures…I mean, it sounds like it's a one coat wonder!

By: Annie Campbell

Annie Campbell — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:18:04 +0000

I always love seeing your cute colored nails when they are in one of the shots. Always wondered what kind you used! I picked up a couple bottles today (on clearance) at Target! Thanks for sharing!

By: Zoe Royall

Zoe Royall — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:23:48 +0000

Jenny, thank you so much for your thoughtful and thorough response! It definitely answered my question. It makes sense and I understand why you would include embedded links for products you wholeheartedly believe in or love (and I'm thankful you use amazon, since that is an easy and almost universal place to shop). I usually take your advice and suggestions on products, so I'm glad they are a part of the blog! Re: sponsored posts, I think you do a really great job with those. I was just telling someone about that post you did on the 7 minute workout, that happened to be a Poland Springs sponsored post, but whatever, the content was great! And, I keep meaning to check out Target for their workout gear options, which you also included there. Lastly, I forgot to mention this earlier, a big happy birthday to your little lass, Claire. I'm a Bostonian, so I love that she was born here, right around a big holiday for the city. So fitting.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:07:18 +0000

Hi Zoe!

Thank you SO much for your question, and for giving me the benefit of the doubt on my intentions! :)

Sometimes I am so in my world of blogging, with blogging friends and friends who read a lot of blogs and know a lot about blogging, that it's easy for my to assume that everyone knows the drill, so to speak, about blog sponsorship and monetization.

There is so much to say about the subject. I've written a few blog posts about it - I know one of them is called On the Business of Blogging, or something similar that could be a good thing to read if you're interested in the subject, though the industry is changing very quickly and it's probably time for an update. Lots of other bloggers have written about it too and with the exception of just a few bloggers, I do what most everyone else does in this industry.

A few times a month I have sponsored posts, but I really try hard to make these interesting with unique content. If I'm getting paid by a company to write about something, I will always put a disclosure statement up so then you can take it with a grain of salt and pull out the message you want.

I turn down more opportunities than I accept. In a perfect world the sponsorships end up being a vehicle for content I was going to produce regardless.

This post was not sponsored by Cover Girl, but the links to the polishes are embedded with affiliate codes. There are companies that give bloggers a commission for selling their products. Amazon gives a very small kick back for sending qualified traffic over to their site, so any time I can link to Amazon, I usually try to remember to embed the links, just to help pay the bills and cover my costs for projects.

I hope you know I would never write about something just for the commission. Never. If I can share something I use and actually love AND I can help pay for my new assistant and my site redesign and hosting fees and front my book costs, etc, then all the better!

I hope that helps answer some of your questions! Feel free to email me if you have any other questions or concerns.

Thanks!!
jenny