Feb 4 (edited) • General discussion
Learning as I go
I started my soap/skincare journey a little over a year ago. I wanted world dominance through "skincare"😁; it was, however, a slow process. I started my home-based business back in 2020. I made and sold tumblers, I made epoxy tumblers, and I was going at a pretty good pace, but I wanted something that didn't take quite as long, so I got into sublimation. Sublimation was so easy and quick - OMG I could pump out so many things and personalize them in a matter of minutes. I got really good at online graphics and making things, and I was so proud. My sister was a part of my company, and we did pretty well for a home-based business. Then it happened, August of 2024, a friend of mine was released from prison and came to stay with us, she is such a talented person to begin with, what harm could come from bringing her on, it wasn't 2 days in, and i over heard her on the phone telling somone that I showed her once and she had it down. Soon she took over, and I found myself struggling with feeling like I had no part in my own business. I was lost.
In January 2025, we rebranded and put her name on the business; my sister, whose name was never on the business, was sort of "phased out"; she was there when she wanted to be and not when we didn't - not a big deal. I was the only one with any financial responsibility, and I didn't want that; it was scary. With the rebrand, I had decided I would move into soap and eventually skincare, but it was slow; my confidence at this point was in the toilet. I was so excited when I made my first batch of soap - even if I didn't like the smell of the FO I used. My confidence started to grow. It was early summer, May or June, and I decided to try my hand at a lotion, and it flopped; I didn't know what happened, but that was all it took to kill my confidence. So I stayed with what worked. By Fall, I had a pretty good collection of soaps, and we decided we would try selling them (we were still selling the sublimation items, but I was pretty much out of that part of the business) at the shows, and we were booked every weekend from August(ish) to the Week before Christmas. My soaps were a hit - my confidence skyrocketed, and in November, I tried my hand at lotion again, and it worked, it set up so nicely, and the lotions were such a hit. With this confidence boost, I continued to create, making some simple stuff like Cuticle Oil and Foot Balm, and more complicated items like additional lotions and body butters. It also gave us our first chance to get real "repeat" customers.
Then it happened! My partnership with my friend started to deteriorate. The breaking point was when she didn't show up for an event until it was almost over (our last weekend before Christmas), and when she did get there, all she did was sit there and put on makeup for her plans later that night. Then she didn't come home that night and wasn't there when we said we wanted to leave the next morning for that day's show. Everything from there fell apart. We split up the things we had purchased together (I kept all the equipment because I purchased it while she was in prison), and we went our separate ways. So again, I rebranded to Alluring Tranquility, making soap and skincare my primary focus, but since I still have my emails active from both previous businesses, I do get requests for tumblers, coffee cups, and other things. Formulating is where my heart is. I think offering to help in SKool will give everyone the opportunity to learn what I know and what sells, and to learn with me as we formulate new stuff together.
I hope you will take a chance on me and sign up for my classes. I know it's kind of meager right now, but it's goona be something.
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I make small-batch soap & skincare. I have been in business since 2020 and moved into soap and skincare in January 2025. I am always learning, join me
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