Amandah 11/03/2014 21:12

Hey Luci, sorry for the late post on here.
Been major busy, although I did read this initially, I didn't have time to respond.
I love reading your Blog, but don't always comment as it's not everything that's to my liking. 90% is though.

Ok, so this is an idea for you that you might like to think about. To keep your Blog fresh, how about you run a monthly or Bi-monthly feature (or you could turn it into a Comp') where followers showcase their version of a Manicure challenge that you set them.

It would be a great way to involve your followers more & I'm sure others would love to see fans interpretations of your work.

This is just a thought. But like Joyce said, there are SO many blogs running these days, it does get hard to keep up.
I only follow 7-8 and look how behind I am.
I hope the traffic flow picks up on here, it sure has on fb.

Hetal 10/31/2014 16:16

Hi Lucy! You have an amazing blog as I am sure you have heard from many of your readers!

You nail art posts are definitely some of my favourite posts to read... you have some wonderful ideas and very creative original nail art.

But my "favouritest" part is definitely reading reviews of new nail polish collections... especially mainstream brands and some of the popular indie brands. You are a super talented photographer and one of the few bloggers that accurately captures the beauty of a polish. I have used your swatch & review posts multiple times to help make purchasing decisions especially when I am narrowing down my choices or trying to compare new polishes to older collections that you've swatched. I would definitely like to read a little more info about each polish though in terms of application, finish, what other polishes it reminds you of, etc.

I do understand swatching is very time consuming but your blog is definitely one of my go-to sources for that. I think with a balance between the nail art and polish reviews, you are absolutely doing what your readers want. And the little spotting of new jewellery/watches/etc makes the post more interesting for me! I am sure a lot of your readers fancy such things other than nail polish because no one is one dimensional! :) hope this helps!

WoAki 10/30/2014 11:04

Hello Lucy, I'm french so... forgive my mistakes! I am a new follower of your page. I've done art school and I painted during a long time. But I have recently done a tattoo and I realized that we can draw everywhere! I must change of job on july so I'm surching to do nail art and ephemeral tattoos. I want to start a blog first. I love your works, sorry I can't come to your lessons... Ah, one day I will be rich. You have to continue like that: I will learn a lot! :)

Jessica Werner 10/29/2014 16:27

Hi Lucie! I am one of your newer subscribers and I found you through bloglovin. I just got started with my blog and was looking for inspiration and I really love your blog. There is a good mix swatching and nail art and your photos are awesome! Keep it up!

glammy 10/27/2014 20:45

Hi girl!
You are anything but boring and for my two cents I am interested in your gorgeous nail art and your tech experiences, since I am a tech and do lots of designs. Since I live so far away from "retail civilization" I am not that interested in new polishes or their reviews as I usually cannot buy or get them easily. x pk@glammy

MissDoll 10/27/2014 19:31

Hi, I have to say that I check your blog quite regular, because on your pictures I can always see superb nails. Mine aren't that long or cut straight but I feel than longer nails show the color and nail art better and that is the reason to come back and look at your perfectly manicured talons. I rarely comment because I can't always say just how much I love the color and your nails, I would have just repeat myself. Don't change too much, we still love you and your pictures

Elsa 10/27/2014 15:37

I love your blog, especially your nail art. Don't worry about the number of views to much. You're awesome! Do what you love <3

Jill 10/27/2014 05:20

I love your nail art & tutorials. I'd read other things too, but primarily I love your art !

Zara TracesOfPolish 10/26/2014 16:40

I am a nail art fan so that's what I prefer to read! You continue to create such intricate and great looks. Too many swatches bores me since I feel like I see them in so many places.
I've been wondering in general about blogs vs other social media. Could it be that readers are more prone to follow you on IG and fb and be content with what you post there? Perhaps you have as many followers (or more) than before, only that they don't visit your blog but prefer to keep up with your work elsewhere? I like blogposts since they give you more on each look but perhaps the fast pace of everyday life makes people gravitate towards IG?

Claire Kerr 10/26/2014 14:37

Hi Lucie - yours is one of the handful of blogs where I always read all the words. I follow about 700 blogs, so although I look at each post, I don't always read every word as I just don't have time. I will read though if the nail art catches my fancy. But for yours - and about a dozen others - I read every post. I love nail art, tutorials and swatches of new collections, and your photography is great. However, I (personally) am not at all interested in watches, jewellery, make up or anything else. It's only the polish and nail art that I am interested in. Keep up the brilliant work :)

Cat 10/25/2014 21:43

Hi Lucy, I love all these comments and agree with most. How about trying some different types of inspiration posts, like "Inspired By An Emotion" or "Inspired By A Recipe"? (Include photos of the finished food product!) Even "Inspired By A Poem" or "... Greek Culture". What about Vikings?! Or Japanese kimonos? Ancient Egypt!! The possibilities are endless. Generate symbolic nail art that follows a theme (not just the latest young adult movie release) -- "Floral Week", "Flashy Mani Fridays", "Conservative Saturdays", etc. and reach for some meaning deeper and beyond the actual polish. You could then include a little anecdote that illustrates the theme, like the flashy chick at work who always bares her cleavage or the matron in her stuffy floral sweaters. How about vintage fashions, 50's malt shop doo-wop music and name your mani after a particular song, famous people, etc. Not many bloggers do any of this because they get caught up in the whirlwind of swatching the latest collections or whatever 31-day challenge presents itself. Hope this is helpful! Thanks for all the inspiration you provide ME!

JDV 10/25/2014 17:08

I'm noticing changes among my friends and their views towards regular polish and nail art. I used to have a group of friends that were right there with me and we got to the point where we could guess what polish a person was wearing by looking at their nails. It's a great party trick. Nowadays they're off comparing notes on SOG's and having jamberry parties. So I wonder if the product cycle is filtering over to the blogosphere--something to think about!

Rachel 10/25/2014 02:28

Hi Lucie -

I read your blog through a reader, so I'm assuming that doesn't show as a hit to your site. Maybe lots of others are also doing the same? I find it too hard to keep up with all the blogs I want to without using a reader - I can't go to 200+ blogs every day and there are SO MANY nail blogs these days, I can't imagine others can keep up either. And, like has been mentioned, Instagram is huge for nails now. I wouldn't worry much about a drop in overall views - I think everyone who blogs is seeing the same thing. People are looking for ways to simplify their lives, whether it be receiving website updates via email and readers, just doing Instagram when they are on the go, or, like a lot of nail enthusiasts I know, have just checked out of the nail community. If you are still happy doing what you're doing, don't worry about how many are following - just do what you like! :)

Painted Fingertips 10/24/2014 22:51

Yours is one of my favourite blogs Lucie! I am honestly surprised if your stats have gone down, because I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I love your nail art posts the most. Always so perfect!

Kara 10/24/2014 20:45

I think it was your nail art that drew me to your blog but I also love your beautiful swatches of new collections. I'm only interested in nail stuff. Usually when blogs starts expanding to include other things, that sometimes becomes the only thing they blog about as opposed to what they originally started with, which switches me off. You have a great blog x

Bernette 10/24/2014 20:26

I love your blog!

I think you are a very talented nail-artist and I love the combinations you come up with. I like that you think out of the box and make real art from your nails.

I also like the 'different' brands you swatch. Most of them I'd never heard of before, but most of them are very nice :). I like that it's not all China Glaze, OPI, A-England, but more of the somewhat less known brands.

Please keep your blogging the way it is now, I like your style of writing and I like your nail designs.

Love,
Bernette

Bernadett 10/24/2014 19:19

Hi Lucie,
I follow your blog via email. I think your blog is one of the best and I really enjoy your photos. To be honest, I don't do nail art, so those post to me are like, I look at your desings, admire them and that's it. But I am a big nail polish fan, so I enjoy the reviews most, especially when a collection comes out and I can see all the colours. I wouldn't mind if you posted about other favourites, make-up for example or jewellery, whatever you are into, but I hope the focus will still be on nails. Have you done a nail care post or favourite top coat, base coat, or how you keep your nails this shape, etc posts? Those I would love to read. xoxo Bernadett

Frida 10/24/2014 19:17

I've read several bloggers that feel like their blogs are less visited now then compared to a year ago, but those are Swedish bloggers. It feels like the hype is over when it comes to nail polish and art, now it's those readers left that are genuinely interested and not just because it's the latest thing that is written about everywhere, but thatäs my personal theory.
I love your blog, and I love your nail art. I like the idea of showing nail fails as well as those that look great, since I suck at nail art it's nice to know that even the best doesn't get it right every single time.
I'd like to know more about where you get your inspiration for nail art, do you plan it with drawings? Nail care routine? Tips and tricks, not just tutorials.

Yue 10/24/2014 19:12

I think you have an awesome blog. I love your swatches an nail art. You take awesome pictures. I'd love to read about photography and photoshopping too so I could learn. :)

Lisa N. 10/24/2014 18:31

I love reading about your nail art and tutorials but the occasional post on other topics are fun too.

Laura 10/24/2014 17:04

Don't let yourself get down, first of all your blog is amazing, your swatches are always so accurate and your nail art is outstanding.
I can only second the comments above, Instagram is taking away a lot of readership, but I prefer written words over the exaggerated use of hashtags any time!
Some things I enjoy in nail blogs are guest posts, through those I've discovered so many cool and creative blogs. I also love Inspired by ..... posts, may it be fashion, animals, whatever. Nail fails are something I like because they show that nobody's perfect and everyone fails from time to time. Last but not least I looove those blogger collaborations like Lacquer Legion etc.

Gillian from PlumeriaPainted 10/24/2014 16:59

It's sad to hear you hear this way cause I really enjoy reading your blog, your nail art is impeccable and is definitely something I come back to your blog for. I also really like your collection swatches cause you do a great job with that. I love monthly favourite things so I'm looking forward to that!! I guess non nail thing personally aren't my thing but I wouldn't mind reading them. As cheesy as it may sound, just do what you like doing best, whatever that is, cause your enthusiasm will leak through!! :)

K D 10/24/2014 15:39

I love you blog, I don't find it boring at all! I really like the swatches where you pose, like this for example: http://www.lucysstash.com/sparitual-share-collection-for-autumn-2013-review-%26-swatches-of-midnight-stroll-and-from-the-heart

Your nail art is also some of my favorite out of all the blogs I follow.

Tracy 10/24/2014 14:46

You're blog is far from boring! Always such great ideas, tips and professional manicures that I can actually duplicate at home. I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to making your blog. That has never gone unnoticed or unappreciated with me. I have tons of email each day. I do alot of crafting and have many blogs that I follow. I'll admit that when I open an email and I can't see the entire post embedded in that email, I'll delete it and move to the next email. I don't know why I won't just click the "read more" button to continue on to that individual posting. I power through just to get through as many emails as possible. It may be because I'm a visualist. If there isn't anything to look at or catch my eye, I move one. I just like see the entire post at once. BUT....I quickly learned that I was missing out when I did that with your email notifications. When I had skipped over yours and I would eventually go directly to your blog, I could clearly see I had missed out on past great techniques or new manicures. I do not do that anymore Ü I recognize your name and honestly, its one of the first emails I will open and read because your posts are done so well. I can't vouch for everyone else but I'm always interested in what another blogger finds as her "favorite" or "Holy Grail" items. Thanks for all you do!

Gnom 10/24/2014 14:33

I read mainly because your swatches are amazing and I like your nail art style :) Not bothered about the other things, I tend to skip over those TBH, just cos they are not really stuff that interest me! I think your blog looks really lovely too.

Helena/Lacky Corner 10/24/2014 14:14

I don't think your blog is boring at all. I think that Instagram has overtaken a lot of readers and viewers from the blogs.

Amanda 10/24/2014 14:04

Your blog is wonderful just the way it is! I follow because of the nail art--I love seeing what really skilled and creative people produce, and with that as criteria, I'd never unsubscribe from your blog. Plus, you take lovely pictures!

Manases Andrea 10/24/2014 14:01

I never ever found your blog boring, you are my absolute nail art guru and I always come here to learns a little bit about new techniques and to enjoy your beautiful nails! I would like to read about jewelry's and watches too, or anything else related to fashion, no problem, but nail art is the primordial topic for me!
I don't think that you have to change anything, and maybe your readership fell because a lot of new nail artist appeared laity. I am a nail art blogger too, from three years and I know that sometimes the lack of interests from the readers can be confusing. I experienced the same thing and than I thought to mix a little bit my blog and add more personal things on it, so in some of my posts I put pictures from my trips, concerts, events that I am going too and my readers like it very much! I am going to be here in the future too and I promise that I am going to comment more often, to express my feelings about your work. I am glad that you wrote this post, because this shows that you care about our opinion! Have a great weekend!

Mdnania 10/24/2014 13:49

I want more nail art and tutorial

Linsey 10/24/2014 13:38

Don't be so hard on yourself. Don't forget you do this as a hobby, don't let it take over your life and cause you problems. I could never do the nail art you do but i still love to see what you've created, i often show my other half what you've done, we're both in awe at your talent. I think he dreads the day i say I'm going to try something you've done! Polish reviews are great too, and the videos are amazing.
Don't let nail polish get you down, you do this for yourself, we're just tagging along for the ride!

Gemma 10/24/2014 13:26

I love your nail art tutorials and swatches, and always try to see every post. What I would love to see is maybe some nail care posts? You have gorgeous nails and I always wonder how you maintain them.

Lulu 10/24/2014 12:32

Lucy, I follow you mostly for nail polish related posts, but some non nail related posts are interesting too! Keep on doing what you're doing! You're great!

sabrina 10/24/2014 12:31

Hello, I rarely comment your posts because I'm not an english speaker. I like your blog for your nail arts and tutorials. That's why I follow it. I like most of all when I can inspire myself from it, so when it's not too difficult, and also when I would not do it myself but it's so beautiful looks like a work of art. Thank you for asking !

FrankieHuntersNails 10/24/2014 12:28

Hy Lucy!
First of all, I really appreciate posts like this, because, don't get me wrong, it shows, that even bloggers who have many readers and do this for ages, are thinking about their blog and readers. It shows that there is a human being behind the screen and keyboard, and not just a nail art producing robot :)
I really like your blog, your nails and nail art are gorgeous and they inspire me a lot. I also like your videos, you explain very clear and it's easy to recreate if you follow the steps.
For me, a good blog contains easy or good explained nail art, creative designs and informative swatches.
F.e. there are lots of bloggers with nice nails who receive many polishes for swatching, but they just show the polish and don't explain them, like how is the consistence, the finish, what the like or not like about it a.s.o.
I'm one of those readers who reads your blog, because of the nail art, I'm less interested in other products you show. If you decide to show other products, that's ok, I will read them, but I like your nail art more :)
I run my blog nearly one year, so I don't have many followers and I experienced that guest posts are a good way to get new readers from all over the world. I found so many creative bloggers only via reading guest posts and some of them are well known, but I didn't know them, because I live on the other side of the world :)
I also like "failure" posts, where bloggers confess, if something goes wrong :) I hope that doesn't sound sardistic, but it's good to read that also very good nail artists struggle with some techniques or finishes a.s.o.
I love to read personal things about bloggers, f.e. what they are doing outside the nail art world.
Ok, sorry for spamming you...
I love your blog, and I don't think you have to change something, just keep on showing awesome nail art and tutorials and you can count on me as a loyal reader!

Joyce 10/24/2014 12:23

Hi Lucie, personally I love your blog as it is and I don't find it boring at all. You're very talented so at times I get a bit frustrated when I try to follow a tutorial and my nails look like cr*p compared to yours, but fortunately you don't like next door so people don't get to compare them in real life ;)
Maybe the drop in traffic happened because there are so many nail artists online and there's only so much time people can spend on reading blogs/browsing instagram/watching YouTube?

Squeaky Q 10/24/2014 12:13

I don't think your blog is boring, I still love coming to see your swatches and nail art (and I love your tutorials as well) I just very rarely leave a comment because I am not a big fan of the Overblog system.
Monthly favourites are always nice, btw :)