Feeling overwhelmed but grateful for the success of yesterdays birthstones launch After I was done stream, by the end of the day we'd sold out of 11/12 shades! This launch has been the biggest surprise in underforecasting we’ve had since HT x Safiya collab (Sept 2023). But, forecasting is just that, a guess, although data informed, impossible to predict with 100% accuracy. Turns out this collection spoke to more of you than we anticipated and what was more of a surprise to me was how many people were buying the entire set of 12, which I’d thought might be a bit less given the cost factor. October’s Birthday Brat is the only shade left, and that’s because we made the most of it, thinking it might be more sought after in our assumptions of a segment of customers picking up just a couple (that they might opt for their bday shade & mine). So, if you like a hot pink frosted metal, she’s still available! Restock: I will speak with the team this week but know patience will be needed on all fronts as there’s many pieces that need to align (specific pigment availability, bottle allocation, timelines, coordinating production efforts, forecasting a second time, etc). I apologize some of you missed out I truly do. My goal is and always has been to carry enough stock for all those who want it, in a decent timeframe. It is not in my interest to stock out early at the cost of making people upset. If I look at it the other way, this launch was a resounding success simply because so many people showed up and purchased, more than our last launch. And even when some shades sold out people continued to clear out almost everything else. Def feeling a mix of happiness for the great success of this launch for the team, but bad for those upset they missed out, and the stress of what can we do about it. So, anyways, all this to say thank you for showing up and loving what we make and thank you for your patience🙏
Cristine, thank you much for your response. I was one of the customers that missed out on 2 colors I wanted, but although a little sad I was not upset with you or the brand. I know you work so hard for each launch to be successful and to forecast. Congrats on all the success you have found with the brand and for being so genuine and kind to all your customers!!
I was unbelievably bummed to miss out on 5 shades i wanted, including my actual birthstone by the time i got my first break at work to take a look, atleast i managed to snag 2, albeit 1 i didnt even want too much cause the shade always looks horrid on me, but fomo kicked in bad. Please PLEASE restock these, no matter how long it takes, i really think you guys wont regret it! Hoping for everything to come together and yall bless us less fortunate this launch. Great job on the collection guys! Absolutely killed it with the creativity and ideas all around. 💜 Edit: Also curious is there limits on how many you can buy? If there isn't, I feel there really should be, right? I imagine that contributes to scalpers/resellers. I'm sorry but I can't imagine anyone needs more than maybe 3 of the same polish 😭 like that's too selfish at some point
Thank you so much simply! I’m sure all your fans / customers can tell how much work, love and care you put into holo taco. It’s so exciting to see such a big launch be so successful for you guys. Congratulations!! I hope that people realize that they aren’t just throwing their criticism at a brand but instead a person. Please be kind everyone ❤️ We know that you didn’t intend for ‘everything’ to sell out in one day but it’s a testament to how great of a collection this is! Please everyone be understanding to what will / can be restocked
please dont be upset, you guys did your best! im glad i was able to purchase the whole collection, i cant wait for it to arrive in the mail! we love you and i hope you have an amazing birthday!
yeah it was so crazy. I went to purchase today and everything was gone. just goes to show we gotta deff pay attention to launch livestreams and be ready to purchase on debut days...maybe we have more holosexuals now this launch now that you're in ulta??
TANZANITE SOLD OUT WHILE I WAS BEING A DUTIFUL STUDENT AND SEEING ALL THE COMPARISONS... the purple shifty was too powerful this launch!! fr tho christine it's so deserved and the high customer return rate is so right; I've branched out into many indie brands now but holo taco is always my like Base brand. always the highest quality I can count on no matter what. rock on!!!!!!!!!!
Same! I usually don't feel pressured to buy IMMEDIATELY as soon as the collection drops because they do so well with stock, but when I went on around 3, she was gone 😢 Really hope they do a restock of her!
Yes, I kept getting glitches on the website when I was trying to order. I had to log on to another computer to complete the transaction. I would have been gutted and my FOMO would have accelerated to over drive.
"So many august babies hate their birthstone"... Not me here with all of my jewelry based on my peridot birth stone. I have a ring and a necklace that I wear daily that has my birthstone. I always found it so innocent, and natural and sort of very fairy like feeling! I love my august birthstone
Wow, the fans really went all out on this one!!! 😅 I was out doing home tasks and my spidey-sense told me “check out NOW” and I went online and bought the collection. It took me 4 tries 😖 and I thought I was too late. I guess the site was going crazy with so many purchases. This collection is beautiful. I was even hopeful of buying second favorites after I received my first shipment but I logged back on 5 hours after the stream to see the pretty polishes and there’s like two polishes left. 😢 I hope everyone got something they wanted. We need a restock!!! 🥳
Simply I hope you won't take the haters too seriously on this one. It seems like this was a far harder launch than normal to predict levels for, and the amount of entitlement I've seen among comments across multiple socials is frankly really frustrating. It's one thing to be sad that you couldn't get the one you wanted (though it may come back or someone will destash it secondhand eventually!) but to act like it's some injustice that they sold out this fast - which HT obviously didn't want to happen - - some of the comments are completely out of touch with how running a business works. And the entitlement to actually be mad (not sad for yourself, but like angry speechifying!) about being asleep cause of time zones, or wishing there was a different stone for this or that month, just seems so "bratty 14 year old" to me and yet not all these comments are coming from teens. It's nail polish not blood plasma. That's not a mature way to relate to a brand you like. This is a beautiful, exciting, well-thought-out collection and you & the team absolutely smashed it. Please don't let the complaint department diminish this accomplishment! These are seriously all - ALL - so good!
Totally agree. It's just nail polish and it's important as consumers to remember that. It's not a child, an achievement or happiness. It's a small bottle with pigment and flakes inside it. I know it's disappointing to not get something you want but dang, you gotta reel that back in and move on. The Mr and I were talking this morning about how we hope C has a media team who buffers her from this type of thing. I get wanting to connect to your fans, and it's hard for a millennial to sever part of their online life, but reading other people's emotional upheaval/anger vomit isn't good for mental health.
I went to bed at 4am and woke up at 8am after partying to get this collection. I knew it would be a quick seller so I did everything I could even tho I didn't feel up to par. Can't wait to get my collection in the mail! 💖💖
I was at work while the launch happened and I just saw this, got so excited to buy the bundle cus it’s been a while since every single polish in a collection got me equally excited, but I see the bundle is no longer available 😭. All the shades are gorgeous, congrats to the team and cristine. I hope the bundle will be available again 🙏 Edit: I’m extremely happy about the restock, I camped and got the whole collection. Thank you Simply and the HT team for making it possible!!!
My older sister was born in Nov. and she died from cancer in Nov at the age of 47. When I heard the name for the Nov polish it really pulled at my heart strings. 💔
This isn't good news...less than 12 hours of stock isn't great. I've been a day 1 customer and missed this entire collection for a family obligation today. Hope she sees this and brings most if not all back for a restock.
@@alicia_kira honestly i bet this collection was hard to forecast. They've never done this big of a collection with this many different formulas. It's almost midnight day of launch and only birthday brat is available now. I bet they expected most people would pick that one up, so made more. If they had different quantities for each shade (ex. The green or yellow shades having fewer while purple and pinks have more) then I can see how the collection sold out so fast. She also mentioned all of the pigments being complicated and special when it came to sourcing them. I bet some shades had very limited quantities of pigments so they made less of those as well. Overall I agree, I wish they made more. I really wanted a few from this collection but didn't get it during the stream. But they've done so well with not selling out recently, and this collection probably just took them by surprise. They're still a relatively new business, they had no way to predict what would happen with this kind of launch since its the first of its kind.
Details - it says: Includes twelve Birthstone Collection shades in limited edition gemstone cartons Best sellers/customer faves will be restocked, remainder will be retired
7:57 "feel free to fight about it in the chat" I won't fight, but I will say I wish it was opal! It's so funny she knew the October babies would be up in arms over their superior opal!!! For anyone who got the Royalty collection from this year, spyglass with some sonic and lunar unicorn skin? EXACT opal match. And I saw the white with unicorn skins on HT socials, those look good too! Edit after getting to 1:13:52 , I love how all October babies know this drama. My grandparents always bought me opal jewelry (which is my preference), but I got a lot of tourmaline from other people! It's like a funny little feud between October babies over which stone you like more 🤭 so appropriate that the shade name is "birthday brat". It's your birthday! Do what you want to!
Team opal let every birthstone sell out except October 😅 Cristine, don't let anyone guilttrip you! You're too good at hyping things😁 I myself always end up buying more items that originally planned. Once you start describing each shade and explaining the inspiration and the concept behind it, I'm suddenly drawn to almost every shade x)
It took me like 10 tries to checkout, but it was totally worth it because although I didn't get the entire collection two of the shades I got are already sold out! This was my first time buying during the live stream and I'm so glad I didn't wait.
I was logged in my account before the shop went live because I knew it was gonna be crazy! I ended up going back and getting the price is alexandrite when they said they might sell out of some shades and I just KNEW that was gonna be the first to go! So glad I did! 😅
Same😍💞I had to try x10 to complete and I used another computer to complete the transaction. I'm glad I didn't wait. I just checked my email just now to confirm order 😥😍
Lemon Sucker was my very first purchase when I first discovered Holo Taco. I first fell in love with nail polish when I first watched Practical Magic, Nichole Kidman was wearing an orangey, cooper nail polish and I loved it!!! It almost has a frosted metal look to it. I love Holo Tacos Frosted Metals!!! After purchasing my very first Holo Taco polish I never bought from any other brand. I've since collected almost every Holo Taco polish and will continue to only purchase Holo Taco. I simply can't wait to receive the birthstone collection. I'm so glad I purchased the entire collection, they sold out too quick!!
This is crazy. I went to bed at 7am got up at 1 and immediately got on my phone to buy these. Didn’t get the chance to watch this until now. June must have sold out right after I bought the polishes!! I am June I would have been so sad…
VOD Squad. Been here since the beginning of Holo Taco. I've learned that when a collection launches and I take quick look at the site, I'll initially think I have something like that. But I KNOW, once I watch the launch video/stream, I'll get so excited about the unique aspects of your polishes. The excitement is contagious and I'll love the new launch by the end of the video. It happens Every.Single.Time. Thank goodness, I got the whole bundle just knowing that. So now, when I'm watching the launch stream and am so excited about the Topaz, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Aquamarine, and Peridot - I can be relieved my collection is coming when they're all sold out now. Thank you and the entire Holo Taco team for all of your effort that results in me being able to have joy on my fingertips no matter where I go.
Happy birthday Simply!!! I hope you have a wonderful day. This was an awesome drop, I feel like there was something for everyone - I managed to pick up four of my favourites!
Congrats on selling out on almost everything! I'm really happy I shopped during the launch and got the shades I wanted. Excited to get my order and try these beauties on! 💜💚💙
Watching the second half of stream on VOD and seeing that as of Saturday night everything but Birthday Brat and Crystal Mommy are sold out, like, how do you know which was the most popular at that point! LOL
@@jessicabolton3615 But they did not make same amount of each... Like Ben said, the tanzanite was number one even though alexandrite sold out first because there was more of tanzanite. Then there might be polishes that would have sold more if there was more of them. Birthday Brat and Crystal mommy might not be least popular if they made crazy amount of those ones etc. Combine that with the fact all of them sold out in such a small time I don't think it's really that simple. But I guess no matter what they restock(if any) they can't go wrong
I had to work today, so I’m catching the VOD. I did time my lunch for launch time, so I was able to get the full collection. I got a nail oil pen too. I’m glad I didn’t wait.
Cristine this collection was just a huge win🎉 look at all the shades almost gone, congratulations!! i wasn‘t able to get it but i hope that maybe some shades or even the bundle will be restocked by the end of the year?✨ i know it is easily said than done😅 wish you a happy early birthday!!!🥳✨
My birthday month is June and I was SO happy you chose Alexandrite since I HATEEEEEEE pearl 😅 (I'm 50/50 on moonstone). I was fortunate to be able to pick and choose what I wanted. Congrats on the success of this launch and good luck to those who will need to grab them on restock whenever that may be!
Thanks so much Cristine for all the details in your videos (as always super interesting) and lets be clear your voice is amazing, I love your explanations honestly such a huge highlight every time, can't believe anyone would complain. You have a wonderful voice and so much cool stuff to say
VOD Squad because MIL's birthday party was today, same time as stream started. I'm so glad I decided to be antisocial for a few minutes and just grabbed the whole collection (plus an extra June for a friend) at 11:29, because by the time I got home it was already gone 😲 I was thinking of maybe getting another August and November, because the "ugliest" shades are always my favorites, but even THOSE are gone, now. I see that October is still available though. Maybe *should* have gone with opal 🤭 (jk, I know there's probably just a lot more of it)
I had an event today and missed launch. Crying about missing Peridon't bother me as an August baby! Only one I managed to get that I wanted was October. Hoping these will be restocked
Wow, I checked out while in line for a concert, glad I did. 😅 That was about 30mins after launch. Got Jan/Oct/Dec for myself and April for a friend as gift. Edit: As a January birthday baby I love Garnet! Sophisticated dark red nails are my thing anyway, so this is awesome. 😌
My birthday is tomorrow! This collection is gorgeous, but I think my favorites in the collection are the purpley ones (especially the December one, which made my jaw drop when I saw it!). Happy Birthday, Simply!
I'm stunned at peridot being low because I'm obsessed with lime green. That and neon purple on black was my go to emo kid colour scheme in the early aughts.
What I remember most is that... when I grew up, in the Netherlands, the birthstones were way different for me! And it really depended or whatever store or article I read. For November or Scorpio it would be Onyx, or Topaz, or Tiger's Eye, or Amethyst... I don't know who came up with these but I'm glad they were more consistent in the US / Canada lol
Beautiful Outstanding Gorgeous Collection Queen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 the entire Holo taco Team, Beyyyyn , and you Cristine Deserve lots of Nicole Kidman claps 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Cristine you are truly a Generous Gorgeous Queen we don’t deserve you … you are too kind Queen I/we appreciate you very much
I managed to get 5 (but I didn’t buy February, my birth month, as I already have two of your purple shades that are stunning). I can’t wait for them to arrive as May especially is one of the prettiest polishes I’ve seen (I should have got more!). I’ve been using Holo Taco for about 6 months now and they’re the best nail varnishes I’ve ever used. You’ve done such an amazing job with the company. You, Ben and the team should be very proud! X
VOD squad reporting for duty 🫡 I moved apartments yesterday and didn’t get a chance to buy 😭 I went to buy them at 9pm EST and was blown away when I saw how many were sold out lol I’m hoping my favorites will win battle of the birthdays, but even if I miss out on a few I’ll be okay 😌 Congrats on the success of this launch Cristine!!! 💖
I didn’t get mine (October) just because I know I don’t really wear much pink. But I did get Tanzanite, Topaz, Alexandrite, Emerald and Garnet! I’m so excited to get them!
Same I was only interested in 3 of the colors... 2 of which were already sold out before I was awake. Hasn't happened in so long I was super comfortable not needing to get up at a certain time.
For great combos - put a base layer (or two), and then *mix* a couple of toppers (as many as you'd like) with glossy taco, so you will have a nice assortment. Also if your base polish is milky - you can add it to the mix to have more color in the final coat to make the polish more uniform. Good luck!
The emerald polish is so gorgeous, I hope it becomes a restock! You’ve outdone yourself with these ones! Also congrats on selling in Ulta, I literally drove 45 minutes to go buy some in my area 😂
I just got home from my reading week and wanted to order polish from the dark academia, I saw her collection and had to get my birthday (June) didn’t even realize there was a super rush 😅 it was the first one to sell out I think, thankful I got it in time
This is the first big launch I attended, despite it starting at 2AM! Unfortunately I fell asleep around the 3hr mark but in my defence I had stayed up… I’m super pleased with the choices I made since I’m on a budget unfortunately, but it doesn’t stop me regretting the ones I had to cut. Ough, they look delicious 🤤 The ones in this collection were all so gorgeous, I definitely will need to see if they come back or if someone destashes and try and nab one at some point…or I’ll get distracted by the next collection and buy those instead! 😂 Likely to happen. There’s no going back for me, I’ve mostly only been around for the last several months but I’m all in!
launch at 9:30am my time. couldn't watch the live cuz had to get ready to leave for a morning dr appt. had 5 mins before catching the bus and decided to login and buy the 8 polishes i wanted instead of waiting till i got home later. didn't get home till late. so glad i had that extra five mins in the morning!
I wanted Alexandrite and Tanzanite, but they sold out too fast. But I'm happy I got the Birthday Brat (my birthstone) and Gosh Garnet (and Glow in the Dark for Halloween!)
June wins in every way. I love summer and I love alexandrite/moonstone!! Especially my birth date, June 1st…I couldn’t have chosen better. It’s the one thing I have in life hahaha. Let’s just all collectively ignore the pearl 😂
turquoise will forever be my birthstone, but im SO glad that if she wasn't gonna do that, she at least did tanzanite instead of blue topaz, blue zircon, or lapis lazuli
Got to grab tanzanite and garnet before they sold out! Didn’t even realize they were selling out so fast since I couldn’t watch stream and decided to grab them on a whim when I saw the email rather than later like I usually do
After swatching the whole collection, my two favorite shades are Emerald City and Playing with Sapphire. My least favorite is Ride or Diamond, my birth month. I'm not surprised, I've always preferred emeralds, sapphires, and rubies to diamonds.
I only saw that part later cuz I was watching on vod 😅 I'm hoping and praying for a miracle restock like the safiya collection! I wanna swim in some of these formulas
This is the first big launch I attended, despite it starting at 2AM! Unfortunately I fell asleep around the 3hr mark but in my defence I had stayed up… I’m super pleased with the choices I made since I’m on a budget unfortunately, but it doesn’t stop me regretting the ones I had to cut. Ough, they look delicious 🤤 The ones in this collection were all so gorgeous, I definitely will need to see if they come back or if someone destashes and try and nab one at some point…or I’ll get distracted by the next collection and buy those instead! 😂 Likely to happen. There’s no going back for me, I’ve mostly only been around for the last several months but I’m all in! Edit: Forgot to add, I’d only ever known Alexandrite as a dull pink stone since that’s the calibre of gift-stone I got as a child, I never realised it could look like THAT! I have a newfound appreciation for it. I like pearls and all but not as a birthstone…
as an early early January baby, seeing some months have multiple birth stones is kind of as infuriating as watching people say "it's my bday *month*, you have to do 'x' for me," when people actively refuse to celebrate your 1 day because "I just had xmas and nye, I don't have the energy to party"
I put in a holo taco order just last month, so I wasn't able to get anything from this collection. Hoping for Crystal Mommy and Ride or Diamond to be restocked 😁
I can understand why she didn't anticipate this, when people have been clamoring for less releases and less collection boxes all in the name of *spending less money*
Feeling overwhelmed but grateful for the success of yesterdays birthstones launch After I was done stream, by the end of the day we'd sold out of 11/12 shades! This launch has been the biggest surprise in underforecasting we’ve had since HT x Safiya collab (Sept 2023). But, forecasting is just that, a guess, although data informed, impossible to predict with 100% accuracy. Turns out this collection spoke to more of you than we anticipated and what was more of a surprise to me was how many people were buying the entire set of 12, which I’d thought might be a bit less given the cost factor.
October’s Birthday Brat is the only shade left, and that’s because we made the most of it, thinking it might be more sought after in our assumptions of a segment of customers picking up just a couple (that they might opt for their bday shade & mine). So, if you like a hot pink frosted metal, she’s still available!
Restock: I will speak with the team this week but know patience will be needed on all fronts as there’s many pieces that need to align (specific pigment availability, bottle allocation, timelines, coordinating production efforts, forecasting a second time, etc).
I apologize some of you missed out I truly do. My goal is and always has been to carry enough stock for all those who want it, in a decent timeframe. It is not in my interest to stock out early at the cost of making people upset.
If I look at it the other way, this launch was a resounding success simply because so many people showed up and purchased, more than our last launch. And even when some shades sold out people continued to clear out almost everything else. Def feeling a mix of happiness for the great success of this launch for the team, but bad for those upset they missed out, and the stress of what can we do about it. So, anyways, all this to say thank you for showing up and loving what we make and thank you for your patience🙏
Cristine, thank you much for your response. I was one of the customers that missed out on 2 colors I wanted, but although a little sad I was not upset with you or the brand. I know you work so hard for each launch to be successful and to forecast. Congrats on all the success you have found with the brand and for being so genuine and kind to all your customers!!
I was unbelievably bummed to miss out on 5 shades i wanted, including my actual birthstone by the time i got my first break at work to take a look, atleast i managed to snag 2, albeit 1 i didnt even want too much cause the shade always looks horrid on me, but fomo kicked in bad. Please PLEASE restock these, no matter how long it takes, i really think you guys wont regret it! Hoping for everything to come together and yall bless us less fortunate this launch. Great job on the collection guys! Absolutely killed it with the creativity and ideas all around. 💜
Edit: Also curious is there limits on how many you can buy? If there isn't, I feel there really should be, right? I imagine that contributes to scalpers/resellers. I'm sorry but I can't imagine anyone needs more than maybe 3 of the same polish 😭 like that's too selfish at some point
Thank you so much simply! I’m sure all your fans / customers can tell how much work, love and care you put into holo taco. It’s so exciting to see such a big launch be so successful for you guys. Congratulations!! I hope that people realize that they aren’t just throwing their criticism at a brand but instead a person. Please be kind everyone ❤️ We know that you didn’t intend for ‘everything’ to sell out in one day but it’s a testament to how great of a collection this is! Please everyone be understanding to what will / can be restocked
please dont be upset, you guys did your best! im glad i was able to purchase the whole collection, i cant wait for it to arrive in the mail! we love you and i hope you have an amazing birthday!
yeah it was so crazy. I went to purchase today and everything was gone. just goes to show we gotta deff pay attention to launch livestreams and be ready to purchase on debut days...maybe we have more holosexuals now this launch now that you're in ulta??
TANZANITE SOLD OUT WHILE I WAS BEING A DUTIFUL STUDENT AND SEEING ALL THE COMPARISONS... the purple shifty was too powerful this launch!! fr tho christine it's so deserved and the high customer return rate is so right; I've branched out into many indie brands now but holo taco is always my like Base brand. always the highest quality I can count on no matter what. rock on!!!!!!!!!!
I feel your pain! It sold out while I was checking out.
And I would be part of the reason for that my bad 🙏 December babies rise to the occasion
Same! I usually don't feel pressured to buy IMMEDIATELY as soon as the collection drops because they do so well with stock, but when I went on around 3, she was gone 😢 Really hope they do a restock of her!
Yes, I kept getting glitches on the website when I was trying to order. I had to log on to another computer to complete the transaction. I would have been gutted and my FOMO would have accelerated to over drive.
She said limited edition and almost sold out. I bought the entire collection within minutes of hearing that and glad I did :)
"So many august babies hate their birthstone"... Not me here with all of my jewelry based on my peridot birth stone. I have a ring and a necklace that I wear daily that has my birthstone. I always found it so innocent, and natural and sort of very fairy like feeling! I love my august birthstone
A really good quality peridot is beautiful!
It’s why full charge had to leave they would have been to close.
So sad everything sold out on me before I got to buy - oh well, congrats everyone who was able to get them
Peridot is quite beautiful!
Im a November baby and Peridon't Bother Me is my SECOND fav after my own Topaz Tears
Wow, the fans really went all out on this one!!! 😅 I was out doing home tasks and my spidey-sense told me “check out NOW” and I went online and bought the collection. It took me 4 tries 😖 and I thought I was too late. I guess the site was going crazy with so many purchases. This collection is beautiful. I was even hopeful of buying second favorites after I received my first shipment but I logged back on 5 hours after the stream to see the pretty polishes and there’s like two polishes left. 😢 I hope everyone got something they wanted.
We need a restock!!! 🥳
Simply I hope you won't take the haters too seriously on this one. It seems like this was a far harder launch than normal to predict levels for, and the amount of entitlement I've seen among comments across multiple socials is frankly really frustrating. It's one thing to be sad that you couldn't get the one you wanted (though it may come back or someone will destash it secondhand eventually!) but to act like it's some injustice that they sold out this fast - which HT obviously didn't want to happen - - some of the comments are completely out of touch with how running a business works. And the entitlement to actually be mad (not sad for yourself, but like angry speechifying!) about being asleep cause of time zones, or wishing there was a different stone for this or that month, just seems so "bratty 14 year old" to me and yet not all these comments are coming from teens. It's nail polish not blood plasma. That's not a mature way to relate to a brand you like.
This is a beautiful, exciting, well-thought-out collection and you & the team absolutely smashed it. Please don't let the complaint department diminish this accomplishment! These are seriously all - ALL - so good!
Totally agree. It's just nail polish and it's important as consumers to remember that. It's not a child, an achievement or happiness. It's a small bottle with pigment and flakes inside it. I know it's disappointing to not get something you want but dang, you gotta reel that back in and move on.
The Mr and I were talking this morning about how we hope C has a media team who buffers her from this type of thing. I get wanting to connect to your fans, and it's hard for a millennial to sever part of their online life, but reading other people's emotional upheaval/anger vomit isn't good for mental health.
I went to bed at 4am and woke up at 8am after partying to get this collection. I knew it would be a quick seller so I did everything I could even tho I didn't feel up to par. Can't wait to get my collection in the mail! 💖💖
I was at work while the launch happened and I just saw this, got so excited to buy the bundle cus it’s been a while since every single polish in a collection got me equally excited, but I see the bundle is no longer available 😭. All the shades are gorgeous, congrats to the team and cristine. I hope the bundle will be available again 🙏
Edit: I’m extremely happy about the restock, I camped and got the whole collection. Thank you Simply and the HT team for making it possible!!!
Shoutout to the warehouse, mods, and VOD squad!
I think topaz tears is stunning and I’m not a November baby.
Same! Such a great way to interpret a fall, smoky topaz.
My older sister was born in Nov. and she died from cancer in Nov at the age of 47. When I heard the name for the Nov polish it really pulled at my heart strings. 💔
My nan was a November baby, also passed of cancer In November during Covid. She looooved her birth stone too. Bitter sweet name 😭
It's 8:14 pm ET, launch day and only 3 shades are still in stock. Great job on such a beautiful collection Simply! Happy birthday!
2 the last time I checked. By morning it might be zero!
This isn't good news...less than 12 hours of stock isn't great. I've been a day 1 customer and missed this entire collection for a family obligation today. Hope she sees this and brings most if not all back for a restock.
@@alicia_kira honestly i bet this collection was hard to forecast. They've never done this big of a collection with this many different formulas. It's almost midnight day of launch and only birthday brat is available now. I bet they expected most people would pick that one up, so made more.
If they had different quantities for each shade (ex. The green or yellow shades having fewer while purple and pinks have more) then I can see how the collection sold out so fast.
She also mentioned all of the pigments being complicated and special when it came to sourcing them. I bet some shades had very limited quantities of pigments so they made less of those as well.
Overall I agree, I wish they made more. I really wanted a few from this collection but didn't get it during the stream. But they've done so well with not selling out recently, and this collection probably just took them by surprise.
They're still a relatively new business, they had no way to predict what would happen with this kind of launch since its the first of its kind.
5 picked 5 for a skittles mani. I hope to get more plz restock 😅
Details - it says:
Includes twelve Birthstone Collection shades in limited edition gemstone cartons
Best sellers/customer faves will be restocked, remainder will be retired
7:57 "feel free to fight about it in the chat" I won't fight, but I will say I wish it was opal! It's so funny she knew the October babies would be up in arms over their superior opal!!!
For anyone who got the Royalty collection from this year, spyglass with some sonic and lunar unicorn skin? EXACT opal match. And I saw the white with unicorn skins on HT socials, those look good too!
Edit after getting to 1:13:52 , I love how all October babies know this drama. My grandparents always bought me opal jewelry (which is my preference), but I got a lot of tourmaline from other people! It's like a funny little feud between October babies over which stone you like more 🤭 so appropriate that the shade name is "birthday brat". It's your birthday! Do what you want to!
Omg! I missed it already! It sold out super fast! Yay for you guys! I can’t wait until the restock of the dark favourites 💜💜💜💜
Cris you nailed it with this collection every polish was perfect so grateful for you and everything you do have an amazing birthday!💗💿
Team opal let every birthstone sell out except October 😅
Cristine, don't let anyone guilttrip you! You're too good at hyping things😁 I myself always end up buying more items that originally planned. Once you start describing each shade and explaining the inspiration and the concept behind it, I'm suddenly drawn to almost every shade x)
I have a feeling this is because they just made a TON of October.
I tried to be selective, but I still got 7 of them lol they were just so good.
I gave in to the fomo and bought the set.
It took me like 10 tries to checkout, but it was totally worth it because although I didn't get the entire collection two of the shades I got are already sold out! This was my first time buying during the live stream and I'm so glad I didn't wait.
I was logged in my account before the shop went live because I knew it was gonna be crazy! I ended up going back and getting the price is alexandrite when they said they might sell out of some shades and I just KNEW that was gonna be the first to go! So glad I did! 😅
Same😍💞I had to try x10 to complete and I used another computer to complete the transaction. I'm glad I didn't wait. I just checked my email just now to confirm order 😥😍
Lemon Sucker was my very first purchase when I first discovered Holo Taco. I first fell in love with nail polish when I first watched Practical Magic, Nichole Kidman was wearing an orangey, cooper nail polish and I loved it!!! It almost has a frosted metal look to it. I love Holo Tacos Frosted Metals!!! After purchasing my very first Holo Taco polish I never bought from any other brand. I've since collected almost every Holo Taco polish and will continue to only purchase Holo Taco. I simply can't wait to receive the birthstone collection. I'm so glad I purchased the entire collection, they sold out too quick!!
being australian was a huge disadvantage for this drop.. should've set a 2am alarm lol. it's ok though because i did get my birthstone (amethyst)!!
Fellow Aussie here hoping Alexandrite and Tanzanite are restocked before Black Friday so I can add them to that order 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
RESTOCK PERIDONT BOTHER ME. I was too busy watching this video and I didn’t get my birthstone! Which is my fav from all the polishes too!!!! 😭
This is crazy. I went to bed at 7am got up at 1 and immediately got on my phone to buy these. Didn’t get the chance to watch this until now. June must have sold out right after I bought the polishes!! I am June I would have been so sad…
Congrats to everyone who was able to buy - The one time I couldn’t buy right at launch and I missed it all 😢
VOD Squad. Been here since the beginning of Holo Taco. I've learned that when a collection launches and I take quick look at the site, I'll initially think I have something like that. But I KNOW, once I watch the launch video/stream, I'll get so excited about the unique aspects of your polishes. The excitement is contagious and I'll love the new launch by the end of the video. It happens Every.Single.Time. Thank goodness, I got the whole bundle just knowing that. So now, when I'm watching the launch stream and am so excited about the Topaz, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Aquamarine, and Peridot - I can be relieved my collection is coming when they're all sold out now.
Thank you and the entire Holo Taco team for all of your effort that results in me being able to have joy on my fingertips no matter where I go.
I’m glad that she tells us what ones are being retired cause it gives us a chance to grab it if we hadn’t yet but still want it
Cristine's love language is data 💕 such sweet gift
Happy birthday Simply!!! I hope you have a wonderful day. This was an awesome drop, I feel like there was something for everyone - I managed to pick up four of my favourites!
watching on vod besties!!! my month i win I bought my collection and then went to my first pride drag bunch!
Congrats on such a successful launch! These are all so amazing! Happy Bday Simply x.
8 hours after this stream because of time zone difference and most of these are sold out 😭 please restock soon 🙏🏻
Congrats on selling out on almost everything! I'm really happy I shopped during the launch and got the shades I wanted. Excited to get my order and try these beauties on! 💜💚💙
Can’t wait for the restocks! These sold too fast.
There will be restocks?
@@krisb675 She said she will restock the most popular shades as long as she can get the pigments again.
@jenniferr58 oh I really hope so 🤞🤞
Missed out! 😓😓😓 Added my email to all the notify lists!! 🎉🎉 Congrats Simply on the major success of this launch!!!
Watching the second half of stream on VOD and seeing that as of Saturday night everything but Birthday Brat and Crystal Mommy are sold out, like, how do you know which was the most popular at that point! LOL
which ones sold out first in chronological order down
Plus I expect they forecast people would want purple and pink so probably had more of those available
@@jessicabolton3615 But they did not make same amount of each... Like Ben said, the tanzanite was number one even though alexandrite sold out first because there was more of tanzanite. Then there might be polishes that would have sold more if there was more of them. Birthday Brat and Crystal mommy might not be least popular if they made crazy amount of those ones etc. Combine that with the fact all of them sold out in such a small time I don't think it's really that simple. But I guess no matter what they restock(if any) they can't go wrong
@@HenuEnnaand i did not get to that part of the stream until like...an hour ago
its sold out before i could even look :(
I had to work today, so I’m catching the VOD. I did time my lunch for launch time, so I was able to get the full collection. I got a nail oil pen too. I’m glad I didn’t wait.
A pink opal would be awesome, too! I love this entire collection and am so glad I got in before it all sold out!🤩
Cristine this collection was just a huge win🎉 look at all the shades almost gone, congratulations!! i wasn‘t able to get it but i hope that maybe some shades or even the bundle will be restocked by the end of the year?✨ i know it is easily said than done😅
wish you a happy early birthday!!!🥳✨
My birthday month is June and I was SO happy you chose Alexandrite since I HATEEEEEEE pearl 😅 (I'm 50/50 on moonstone). I was fortunate to be able to pick and choose what I wanted. Congrats on the success of this launch and good luck to those who will need to grab them on restock whenever that may be!
Thanks so much Cristine for all the details in your videos (as always super interesting) and lets be clear your voice is amazing, I love your explanations honestly such a huge highlight every time, can't believe anyone would complain. You have a wonderful voice and so much cool stuff to say
VOD Squad because MIL's birthday party was today, same time as stream started. I'm so glad I decided to be antisocial for a few minutes and just grabbed the whole collection (plus an extra June for a friend) at 11:29, because by the time I got home it was already gone 😲 I was thinking of maybe getting another August and November, because the "ugliest" shades are always my favorites, but even THOSE are gone, now. I see that October is still available though. Maybe *should* have gone with opal 🤭 (jk, I know there's probably just a lot more of it)
I had an event today and missed launch. Crying about missing Peridon't bother me as an August baby! Only one I managed to get that I wanted was October. Hoping these will be restocked
Wow, I checked out while in line for a concert, glad I did. 😅 That was about 30mins after launch. Got Jan/Oct/Dec for myself and April for a friend as gift.
Edit: As a January birthday baby I love Garnet! Sophisticated dark red nails are my thing anyway, so this is awesome. 😌
I'm so glad I didn't wait til I could watch the vod to get my polish!
My birthday is tomorrow! This collection is gorgeous, but I think my favorites in the collection are the purpley ones (especially the December one, which made my jaw drop when I saw it!).
Happy Birthday, Simply!
I'm stunned at peridot being low because I'm obsessed with lime green. That and neon purple on black was my go to emo kid colour scheme in the early aughts.
What I remember most is that... when I grew up, in the Netherlands, the birthstones were way different for me! And it really depended or whatever store or article I read. For November or Scorpio it would be Onyx, or Topaz, or Tiger's Eye, or Amethyst... I don't know who came up with these but I'm glad they were more consistent in the US / Canada lol
wow that's interesting news to hear!
My daughter just received the collection and EVERY SINGLE ONE of these shads are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
I own Party Punch and Naughty List, so, even as a red lover, July was out for me. I don't wear them that often to justify a third red glitter.
Beautiful Outstanding Gorgeous Collection Queen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 the entire Holo taco Team, Beyyyyn , and you Cristine Deserve lots of Nicole Kidman claps 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Cristine you are truly a Generous Gorgeous Queen we don’t deserve you … you are too kind Queen I/we appreciate you very much
"we come to the holo queen for nail polishes that make us scream"🥲
If I could, I would loove to get Peridot 💚
I just checked the site while watching this at 7:08pm EST and seven of the twelve shades are sold out🤯
11pm est and 10/12 sold out!
I managed to get 5 (but I didn’t buy February, my birth month, as I already have two of your purple shades that are stunning). I can’t wait for them to arrive as May especially is one of the prettiest polishes I’ve seen (I should have got more!).
I’ve been using Holo Taco for about 6 months now and they’re the best nail varnishes I’ve ever used. You’ve done such an amazing job with the company. You, Ben and the team should be very proud! X
I wasn’t able to get any before they sold out but I’m so excited for you that they did sell out so quickly, clearly everyone loved them!!
VOD squad reporting for duty 🫡 I moved apartments yesterday and didn’t get a chance to buy 😭 I went to buy them at 9pm EST and was blown away when I saw how many were sold out lol I’m hoping my favorites will win battle of the birthdays, but even if I miss out on a few I’ll be okay 😌 Congrats on the success of this launch Cristine!!! 💖
Happy to have bought January and December🎉 happy Bday and wonderful launch sold out so fast !
I didn’t get mine (October) just because I know I don’t really wear much pink. But I did get Tanzanite, Topaz, Alexandrite, Emerald and Garnet! I’m so excited to get them!
Some of them sold out within an hour or two and I didn’t think Cristine would let that happen so I didn’t set an alarm 😢
Never underestimate fans of a product
Same I was only interested in 3 of the colors... 2 of which were already sold out before I was awake. Hasn't happened in so long I was super comfortable not needing to get up at a certain time.
She didn't "let it happen". We did that by buying them out, after they made educated estimations and just didn't expect how many would actually sell.
For great combos - put a base layer (or two), and then *mix* a couple of toppers (as many as you'd like) with glossy taco, so you will have a nice assortment. Also if your base polish is milky - you can add it to the mix to have more color in the final coat to make the polish more uniform. Good luck!
I was born in September and absolutely love the polish! Blue is one of my favorite colors 💙
The emerald polish is so gorgeous, I hope it becomes a restock! You’ve outdone yourself with these ones! Also congrats on selling in Ulta, I literally drove 45 minutes to go buy some in my area 😂
"pink opal would be boring" pink opal is literally just solo mission lmao
Proud to contribute to your yellow green sales data wish i wasn't at work and could watch live 😔
Wow can’t believe it sold out already, congrats! Sad I missed out on Peridon’t Bother Me!!! It’s stunning 💚
I just got home from my reading week and wanted to order polish from the dark academia, I saw her collection and had to get my birthday (June) didn’t even realize there was a super rush 😅 it was the first one to sell out I think, thankful I got it in time
I don't watch your lives anymore( busy) but I make it a point to take the time to order asap. , I can't risk it. Lol.
Great job to everyone involed. Love all 12. Sadly, most of them sold while i was sleeping. 😢
I snoosed and loosed 😢 had sapphire in my cart and thought " ill be right back." Sold out
Yaaaay only managed to stay for an hour of stream but congratulations on a huge launch!
This is the first big launch I attended, despite it starting at 2AM! Unfortunately I fell asleep around the 3hr mark but in my defence I had stayed up… I’m super pleased with the choices I made since I’m on a budget unfortunately, but it doesn’t stop me regretting the ones I had to cut. Ough, they look delicious 🤤 The ones in this collection were all so gorgeous, I definitely will need to see if they come back or if someone destashes and try and nab one at some point…or I’ll get distracted by the next collection and buy those instead! 😂 Likely to happen. There’s no going back for me, I’ve mostly only been around for the last several months but I’m all in!
What an amazing success Shrimply congrats!! I’m so pleased for you! Happy birthday! 🎉🎉🎉
Glad you chose the best December birthstone 😌. I will have to nab it next time y’all restock
launch at 9:30am my time. couldn't watch the live cuz had to get ready to leave for a morning dr appt. had 5 mins before catching the bus and decided to login and buy the 8 polishes i wanted instead of waiting till i got home later. didn't get home till late. so glad i had that extra five mins in the morning!
Sorry I couldn't watch live. Super excited to get mine eventually 😊
I wanted Alexandrite and Tanzanite, but they sold out too fast. But I'm happy I got the Birthday Brat (my birthstone) and Gosh Garnet (and Glow in the Dark for Halloween!)
They’re already sold out? I thought holo taco was doing better at keeping LE shades in stock :(
I can see why full charge (lime green holo) left for the peridot gemstone. So I picked it up and emerald
June wins in every way. I love summer and I love alexandrite/moonstone!! Especially my birth date, June 1st…I couldn’t have chosen better. It’s the one thing I have in life hahaha. Let’s just all collectively ignore the pearl 😂
Next day for me and only Birthday Brat is still in stock…. Damn she did good
The garnet could work as a natural type shade on dark skin tones.
I'm so happy with how the garnet shade came out. It's my birthstone but I usually dislike how the shade is. I think it came out great.
@@traceej4685garnet gang!
It was such a pretty polish, I'm gutted it sold out so quickly 🥲
That Alexandrite is a miracle ❤️
I loooove peridont bother me!
turquoise will forever be my birthstone, but im SO glad that if she wasn't gonna do that, she at least did tanzanite instead of blue topaz, blue zircon, or lapis lazuli
justice for lapis
Got to grab tanzanite and garnet before they sold out! Didn’t even realize they were selling out so fast since I couldn’t watch stream and decided to grab them on a whim when I saw the email rather than later like I usually do
After swatching the whole collection, my two favorite shades are Emerald City and Playing with Sapphire. My least favorite is Ride or Diamond, my birth month. I'm not surprised, I've always preferred emeralds, sapphires, and rubies to diamonds.
Everyone complaining about stuff selling out isn't realizing that that's the top 4 and so are the most likely to be permanent
Let's hope so! Some of the pigments she said would be hard to get and replicate for some of the top sellers.
I only saw that part later cuz I was watching on vod 😅 I'm hoping and praying for a miracle restock like the safiya collection! I wanna swim in some of these formulas
Ooooph march is too gorgeous!
This is the first big launch I attended, despite it starting at 2AM! Unfortunately I fell asleep around the 3hr mark but in my defence I had stayed up… I’m super pleased with the choices I made since I’m on a budget unfortunately, but it doesn’t stop me regretting the ones I had to cut. Ough, they look delicious 🤤 The ones in this collection were all so gorgeous, I definitely will need to see if they come back or if someone destashes and try and nab one at some point…or I’ll get distracted by the next collection and buy those instead! 😂 Likely to happen. There’s no going back for me, I’ve mostly only been around for the last several months but I’m all in!
Edit: Forgot to add, I’d only ever known Alexandrite as a dull pink stone since that’s the calibre of gift-stone I got as a child, I never realised it could look like THAT! I have a newfound appreciation for it. I like pearls and all but not as a birthstone…
Happy Birthday to the mostly Beautiful Girl 🎉 ❤😊 in TH-cam, I wish all the 👌 best wishes 😮!!!
Seriously. I'm at work all day and everything is sold out 😭😭😭😭.
Waiting on that restock I guess 😢😢😢😢
Tanzanite sold out in like 6 hours I’m gonna cry 😭 ride or diamond too!! I wanted both of them :(((
It doesn’t seem right that cool cat mom is from this time last year. How. How. Got to catch all the holo
I live in aus and didn't wake up to buy them cause I thought they would realise how popular they would be :(
I missed out on all but 3
April baby and I love diamonds! It goes with everything. Hopefully I can get a diamond ring one day.
Restock please? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Gosh garnet is what I was hoping inkwell would be!
I’m a February baby but I’m ordering the Aqua. 😊 I can’t resist, it is too pretty ❤
it is not fair october gets both opal and hot pink meanwhile august gets stuck with ours :( the holo taco version makes up for this though
as an early early January baby, seeing some months have multiple birth stones is kind of as infuriating as watching people say "it's my bday *month*, you have to do 'x' for me," when people actively refuse to celebrate your 1 day because "I just had xmas and nye, I don't have the energy to party"
I put in a holo taco order just last month, so I wasn't able to get anything from this collection. Hoping for Crystal Mommy and Ride or Diamond to be restocked 😁
I was born in December and I’m sure that turquoise is one of them!
I was waiting for this let’s goooooo
I can understand why she didn't anticipate this, when people have been clamoring for less releases and less collection boxes all in the name of *spending less money*
This was her largest collection. She didn’t anticipate this Im sure.