Social Media: something to think about

Social media has become a huge part of daily life, with some even forming careers from it. Advertisers target those with a large social media following, and there is even a luxury hotel in Sweden that offers free accommodation to those who have followers in their thousands – so long as they post updates of their stay onto their account(s).

Image source: Women Outside The Box

It is no wonder that something so huge and influential is the cause of so much controversy. Internet bullying has been fueled single-handedly by social media and internet chat-rooms, and the term ‘trolling’ didn't even exist until recently. It seems that being able to hide behind a protective profile that can quite easily mask who you are and where you’re posting from can encourage people to speak out in a way they wouldn't dream of if they were in a face-to-face situation. You don’t necessarily have to deal with the consequences of your actions online as you would out in the real world.

It can be very easy sometimes to surround yourself with negative opinions of social media. To simultaneously scroll through your Facebook newsfeed whilst claiming that you ‘hate Facebook’ or that your newsfeed is ‘full of rubbish’ is the norm nowadays. Social medic has found itself labelled with a very bad reputation.

That being said, social media was made to allow us – as individuals, brands, musicians, bloggers or whoever we are choosing to be (social media gives us that choice if we want it)  - to have a page/profile/account that is completely our own. A place to market ourselves and our brands in any way we see fit, without any external interference. It is entitlement to freedom of speech at its very best.

How often is it today that we are able to produce something solely based on our own desires? Without the way that somebody else wants it to be, time, money or one hundred other obstacles standing in our way. On our social media sites, we have complete control to shape it and come across however we want too. There is always the danger of being misunderstood or of causing offense with your views and opinions, and of course there are rules and regulations that control the nature of the content we are posting, but in terms of our own choices, there is nobody stopping us from posting whatever it is we want to post.

That control, that freedom, at this time, is something that is massively under-rated and unappreciated.

It seems a huge shame that due to some peoples misuse if what should be an incredible tool social media faces daily ridicule and scrutiny. However every now and again when you feel so exhausted with social media you find yourself hovering over the ‘delete account’ button, it is never a bad idea to take some time to remember what an amazing and important platform social media is, and how much more positively we would feel about it if we only treated it with a little more of the respect that it deserves.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

Until next time, 

The Vivien Kondor Team

New products - exclusive first look!

In September 2014 a new cosmetics brand set up a stand in the NEC, Birmingham at Autumn Fair, ready to proudly introduce to the world their first range of products - 42 nail polish colours. Fast forward eight months and that same range has well and truly taken off, is being blogged and tweeted about world-wide, as well as being shipped all over Europe and further afield.

Oh how far we have come since setting up our small stand in the NEC.

Today, we have some very exciting news for you. We thought it was about time we came up with something new. Enter the new collection. Nine brand new colours, in new bottles, with brand new formulas. These colours are unique, easy to use and have the most gorgeous shimmering finishes, each crammed with tiny flakes of sparkle to really give it some extra flare.

We have made a huge effort to improve the quality of these polishes, and are so excited for you to try them for yourself.

They are of a higher quality and much more unique than our current collection of standard polishes. We have used a special formula to create the liquid - and they really are something special!

Names, retail prices, release date and all other important information will be released soon, but we couldn't wait any longer and just had to show you what's coming up! Keep an eye on our social media channels (links to the left of this post) for updates on these polishes and our other up-coming products, and don't forget all existing products are available to buy right now on Amazon or by vising www.vivienkondor.com.

For now though, we'll let the pictures do the talking...

Until next time,
The Vivien Kondor Team.

Vivien Kondor wants you!

Truth be told it can often be difficult for a brand to read their customers and know how they are feeling. Orders may be coming in, social media content may be being shared and liked, which is great; but it doesn't really tell us how you feel about us as a brand and how we’re doing.

This has led us to something a little different this evening on the Vivien Kondor blog, we would like some feedback from you, our lovely customers, followers and readers.

We are rapidly approaching the launch of some pretty new and exciting things here at Vivien Kondor London, and there is some really cool stuff going on behind the scenes that we can’t wait to share with you. But before we do, we’d love to know from you (the people who matter most) how we’re already doing, or have done in the past, so we know how to change and grow, for the better, in the rapidly approaching future.

Think back through your experience with us as a brand, perhaps you’ve brought products or received products from us for review on your blog. Perhaps you only know us through our social media sites or have recently stumbled across this blog and are enjoying what we post. Whatever your input into what we do, no matter how small or insignificant you feel that input may be, we want to hear from you!

Do you love our products? Or think we could improve them in some way? Love the content we post or feel we could be a little more engaging? And what about this blog? This here blog that we are still trying to make sense of, do you like what we post here? If there are certain subjects or articles that you have enjoyed more than others, we urge you to let us know. Blogging and reaching out to people on social media is extremely difficult, as you never know how your content will be taken on the other end, whether people are going to find it interesting, intriguing, comedic or go in the opposite direction and find it pointless or even offensive.

We are still very much a new brand, and even though we are constantly growing and learning and have come on in leaps and bounds since our launch, we are still trying to make sense of this new world we have found ourselves, in, and let’s face it, without you guys we wouldn’t even be here.

So please feel free to comment on this post with your thoughts of the brand and our products, due to previous experience with us or simply seeing what we’re doing online. You can also reach out to us on our social media sites (links on the buttons to the left of this post - check out our new Pinterest page!) and give us a follow or like if you like what we’re posting – that always counts as positive feedback to us!

Don’t forget to hashtag #vivienkondor.

Until next time,

The Vivien Kondor Team