Make Your Own Polish

Dear Friends and Customers,

I’ve been sitting with this message for a long time. Two years ago I was approached about selling Taylor Made Polish, and at the time I didn’t feel ready. But the idea stayed with me, quietly, in the background, and over the last year it’s become clear that it’s time to close this chapter.

The past 10 years have meant so much to me. Building Taylor Made Polish has been as hard as it has been rewarding. After COVID, rebuilding didn’t feel like picking up where we left off, it felt like starting over, because the same plan and model simply didn’t work anymore. In many ways, I built this business twice. To set it up for the future, I had to get lean and focused on what really mattered, and in that process I grew in ways I will take with me and cherish.

Last year, after my best friend passed away, I was hit with a kind of clarity that’s hard to describe. I sat with guilt about how much time I spent working, and how much time I didn’t spend with her, with my family, and with the people I love. Before I started Taylor Made, my life looked different. We made memories easily. We still did along the way, but not in the same way, and I am excited to get back to that.

When I look back, I’m incredibly proud of what we created. I’m proud of the products, the inventions, the healthy alternatives we brought to customers who truly had no other options, and the joy that came from our make your own polish experience. I’m also proud of the connections, the community, and the support that carried me through every season of this business. I bootstrapped this company from the beginning, and I will always be grateful for what that taught me.

And I also have to be honest. As proud as I am, I do have regrets. I spent too much time away from my family, and I missed important moments, big and small. In the same way I adjusted and grew for Taylor Made, I need to do that for myself now. While it was my intention to sell Taylor Made with a smooth handoff, the personal dedication and time required for that transition is not what I want the next months to year of my life to look like.

So, with a full heart, I’m sharing that I will be closing Taylor Made Polish and selling the product rights and formulations. I don’t know exactly what the future will look like for the things I created, or if they’ll exist in the same way, but I will always be grateful for their time in the world, and for the joy they brought.

Thank you for being here, for cheering me on, for shopping small, and for supporting something I built with everything I had. Taylor Made Polish has been a huge part of my life, and you have been a huge part of its story.

With love and gratitude,
Vanessa