Cirque Colors, an artisan nail color brand, is a prime example of how a side hustle fueled by passion can turn into a lucrative business. Annie Pham, its founder, turned her love for one-of-a-kind combinations and special effect nail colors from a hobby into a full-time profitable entrepreneurial venture, while she was working in the IT industry.
The indie brand known for its unique limited edition products started selling hand-crafted nail colors in 2012 and has, since then, amassed a loyal following.
Limited supply + lots of demand = the need for a wishlist and watchlist
When they moved from BigCommerce to the Shopify platform, their focus was on getting their customers the best browsing experience. This included offering customers a way to save and access a list of their favorites and let the brand know which out of stock products they were eagerly waiting for.
“Our customers often create wishlists when they’re browsing, and revisit them when they’re ready to buy, when they have their pay day, for example.”
Dani
Cirque Colors also wanted to incorporate a ‘Save for Later’ option because it is something their customers used often, and also send customers updates when their favorites were on sale, running low on stock or were restocked.
Cirque Colors found their solution in Swym’s Wishlist Plus and Swym Back in Stock Alerts, as:
“Not only did the Swym Team incorporate our custom font into the wishlist interface, they also went out of the way to help us troubleshoot our font licensing issues.”
Dani
“I remembered from my previous experience with Swym’s reports that they make it easy to understand product demand. I make sure that we’re using these reports at Cirque Colors to make decisions about, for example, what limited edition colors we’ll be bringing back.”
Dani
With Swym, Cirque Colors but found a partner to help them grow.
Wishlist Plus and Swym Back in Stock Alerts collectively contribute to:
“With Swym the support is always faster than expected and they’re always there to help you fix things and suggest new ways in which we can get the most value. We wish everyone was like Swym.”
Dani
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