Iceheart Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 The thrift store I frequent/volunteer for wants to carry some bottles of my mask spray. So now I have to figure out how to sell it, not just make it for family. So, here's the backstory - plague doctors stuffed those beaks with herbs like rosemary, lavender, and garlic to prevent the plague miasma from reaching their noses/lungs. Nowadays, we know that germs cause illness, and that the plants that they used do have antibacterial properties. Not to mention, it masks the scent of the dying/dead which does cling to the nostrils, whew. I thought about this when I read a woman recommend using dried disinfectant wipes as mask filters (which just sounds cancerous), and my brother's girlfriend was complaining about how her mask smells funky when she puts it on again after lunch. Mask Spray was born. I've been calling it "Grave Robbing Spray" because the recipe ended up close to the 4 Thieves recipe Young Living originated and everyone else copied. But that just doesn't sound right in the current climate. So, that's the explanation behind the first name/logo I came up with. All black and white for right now, because my printer is eh and black and white turns out nicer. The second is more traditional for handmade herbal stuff, but it does look really feminine, and this is a unisex product. Guys, would you even look at a bottle with that label? The third is kind of a throwaway, I wanted to see what a more unisex version of the second one looked like. It mostly smells like clove, there's other herbals under there, too. It's made with essential oils, colloidal silver, and vodka. Yes, there will be a back label with ingredients, but I already know what that will look like and say. Selling point is the anti-BACTERIAL properties of the ingredients, deodorizing and preventing maskne. This ain't no internet Covid cure. So, what do you all think? Is there a better name for the spray than what I've come up with? Any logo thoughts (including other designs)? Yay, focus groups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Guys, would you even look at a bottle with that label? Sure would! In fact, I think I'm way more likely to consider buying something like this (under the circumstances of sale you've described) with a straightforward title than something funny, punny, edgy, allusive, or what-have-you. I'm not going to spray Albert Camus' Eau de Parfum or Future - Mask Off (Official Video) on my שײן פּנים, I'm going to go with something that's clearly and unambiguously titled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Thanks! Based on that feedback, I made this logo - more what it is, less stuff. I think it's my favorite out of all of them so far. Also, R.C. I seem to recall that you're from the Toronto area, and you're obviously Jewish. Do you know Drake? Are you Drake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 You should make a Hannibal Lecter mask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 That has holes in it. I don't want people to think I'm supporting the anti-mask nutcases who are wearing paintball, and lace masks to defy mask mandates and own the libs.Lovely how we have to think about this kind of stuff nowadays, huh?Nooooot to mention that plague doctor is a public domain image, but something tells me a famous fictional serial killer's image is not, and I am planning on making money on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Vader mask, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Yeah, I dont want to give my profits to Disney... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I really like the middle one, Katrinas Face Mask Refresher Spray. Simple, elegant, straight to the point. Cant be beat, imo. Unless maybe if you were trying for a ridiculous As Seen On TV type of marketing. If so, youd need something equally simple and yet exceptionally absurd like say... Stank Off: All Natural Face Mask Refresher. Also the bottle would need to be neon blue, with accompanying neon orange and yellow highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 I really want to do that now... but the bottle has to be amber glass because of the ingredients, and I'll have to make actual money from this before investing in color labels. I'm poor So there will most likely be a re-brand eventually. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Sooo, the second one that everyone likes is of course a pain in the ass to translate to the actual label I'm going to use. So, here are two versions of the working label. You're going to have to talk me down off the script. One is an independent take on the second one, that of course looks nothing like it. The other is basically the same as the fourth one. And yes, that is my newly resurrected and rebranded etsy shop. If you're interested in the final product. Selling price will be $6 + shipping for a 2oz bottle. I'll probably have a 1oz option at some point, too, if this takes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I'm not Drake! Nor do I know him! I have about the same kind of relationship w/Drake that nearly all Torontonians possess : I just used to watch him on TV back when he was on the Degrassi reboot, went to the same dentist as him (' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 That sounds a little like Grand Rapidians with Anthony Kedis from RHCP - everybody, and I mean everybody, knows his dad (including me, kind of, he's an old acquaintance of my dad's), and everyone has bought a TV from his dad (including my dad), but no one ever seems to have met Anthony himself. And thanks! Between you, and my family members and sundry housemates, it's a 50/50 split. Not like I couldn't just use both labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I like the first of the two pics in your last post best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 You just pushed it into the lead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Ditto Jacob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I like the plant in the first one better than the one in the second design, but I think I like the formatting of the second one better than the first. Maybe it's the frame around the main logo area? I'm not sure. Each time I look at them, I also go back and forth with whether I like the right justification or centered text better, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 And after all that, my designs were all crushed when I faced the actual capabilities of my printer. But for labels made with packing tape, computer paper, and the ****tiest printer ever, they don't look too bad. I'll upgrade my supplies and equipment if this pans out, but for right now, it's scrappy DIY time. The Etsy listing is live, and the other 6 bottles are heading over to the thrift store here soon. Thank you, everyone, for focus grouping with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The end result looks nice, even despite the limitations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Ender Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Bought one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Yes! Thank you, Ender!!! I put it in the mail today My first batch sold out in two days. Theres three bottles left at the thrift store. Second batch will happen after Wednesday when I get more ingredients. Holy crap, nothing I do is this successful this quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Batch #2 is live! Reese, when should I make a Cumber Batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Like..yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 CUMBER BATCH Could be cucumber scent? Then do Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 I think I'd go for scents inspired by best known roles. So, a Cumber Batch would be opium, temple incense, and woodsmoke. Depp Batch would be chocolate, rum, bay laurel, and a little bit of lavender water. The Pitt batch is not nearly as easy, although a peach-cherry-apricot-plum thing might work. Anyway, batch #2 sold out pretty quickly, but batch #3 has just been sitting there. As you may have seen from the Lyceum, this is the only money I have coming in right now, so signal boosting the link for me would be awesome, please and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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