And so the time has come...
I am so sorry to say that the beauty and shopping section has officially closed. I will continue to post the Fashion Finds on my regular INO site. Expect those each night! It's been a great run and thank you to everyone who took part.
Update: So many of you have emailed me asking why. It was really out of my hands. I LOVE this section to pieces, but it was costing me too much money to run. I was spending thousands of dollars a month and only a few hundred people would visit each day. It just didn't work out. It literally put me in the red each month. I gave it 6 months.
I am going to try to keep the fashion finds/ real vs. steal posts going at least once a day on INO. And occassionally, Andrea will post a beauty review. But with so few viewers, I had no choice. It PAINS me. Trust me.
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Thanks, everyone- this was really fun!
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What happened?
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I am so bummed. I liked reading this section. :(
what?! why! this was my favorite part!!!!
This was the only reason I came to your website.
Why?
I really enjoyed reading them :(.
Im going to miss them.
133025 points
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Vera please don't! I LOVE this section. There are so many great ideas and cool things here. And I love the writers here too! Why is this happening?? I want more than just the fashion finds. I liked the other stuff, like Real, Deal or Steal and the cosmetics reviews. I am upset!!!
555 points
Awe, lame.
i agree! this is what attracted me the most on your website!!! try to keep this section!!!!
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Why?!?! This is my favorite section!! I have bought many items because I saw them on here and LOVE them!!!
awww noooooooo!! MORE FASHION!!!
Nooooo =( I love this part of the site!
Noooooo!!!! I loved this section.
Boooooo!!!!!!!
This is also my favorite part and the only section I read here. I'm so sad to hear that you're closing it down.
Seriosuly, I love this website, but mostly for the Deals, Fashion Finds and Beauty tips. WHYYYYYYY is it closing??? It's one of the things I looked forward to in my day =(
no no no please nooo!!!!!!
i love this section. i am really sad to see it go. does it have to?
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Noooo!! Im so sad about this! Do you want some help maintaining it, I would be more than happy to start writing for it! Please dont let it go!
no!!! i too am a big fan of this section and am very sad to see it go. i am like "battleflag" and really really dig this part of your site so much i would give up my free time to help it stay!!!
gosh....I hate to hear this! I love this section and shopped on MANY sites linked from here :(
Please keep this part of the site up. It featured actual affordable clothing which is such a rarity now. Fashion and being chic doesn't have to only be for stars and expensive and this part of the site proved that theory.
That is awful. I really enjoyed the deals advertised and actually made quite a few purchases based on your suggestions!
495 points
Wha.. no. Don't close it! DX i'm sad now.. but but.. ugh. I vote keep it up.
That was the only worthwhile thing about your shit goody two-shoe site. Blech.
Nooo, why!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Tell us whyyyyyyyy
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I've bought quite a few things from the suggestions here. I read other fashion sites but NEVER bought anything from those sites.
I love this section and am sad today.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
i have to admit, the main reason i checked this everyday. plz bring it baaaaaack!!
nooooooooooooo! why oh why?! i loved this section and it really helped out alot of your readers! so sad to see it go :'(
WHYYYYYY??? This was the best part of your site! I loved everything that you posted! All the tips and fashion finds were amazing! They were such great deals!! PLEASE KEEP IT!
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This sucks big ones.
Vera - Please....No!!!!
I love this section!!! I'm not sure why you may be removing it, but hopefully you can work it out to keep it on!!
Vera, in all honesty, if you shut this down you're going to lose readers. this was the most clever area of your site and i, as many of the others, have purchased many an item bc it was featured here so eloquently. If this section goes down, i'm afraid you may have trouble w/your main celebrity site.
This really is a shame as this was the "meat of the sandwich" that really made your site something new and unique. in all honesty, most of the 'cutting-edge gossip' i read hours before i read it on your site.
Awww! Why? What the heck happened?? This was the best part of the website! Sucks!!! Bring it back please!
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I will miss it!! I always look forward to reading this section! Please keep it!
Boooooo! This makes me sad. I purchased many items that i found on this site. Is this forever?
BOO! I really loved this part of the site the best. There are several options at the top of this site, so which one will be used for the fashion finds, now? I really hate to hear this. It was the one thing that made this site stand out from all the other gossip sites. :(
so you will take down this part of your website... but add that lame crap about dieting book reviews! BAD CHOICE VERA!!!!!!
You guys should check out fashionunder100.net or frugalfashionista.blogspot.com for good affordable clothing since INO bitched out. :(
What?! Why!!! I love this section and I just told my friends about it!!
aww shucks. Actually, this was the only section that I looked at on INO for me as well.... and i looked at it almost everyday. I loved how you found the cheaper alternatives for celebrity fashion in fashion finds - and I've bought many shoes and clothes bc of the stuff that i've seen on this site. It did seem like a big undertaking, however. I hope that if you amass the (wo)man-power to make it sustainable that you will revive the beauty and fashion section.
-M
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Please try to keep it up, I actually look forward to going on this site. I have found so many great deals that I probably would never have found with other sites. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try to keep it up.
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Vera: I'm so sorry to hear the news and will miss this section very much. I agree with other comments that this is what makes you unique. Please rethink closing it down. And, if possible, please give us more info on the reason it's being shut down.
I still think your site is the best!!!!!
oh i LOVED reading this section!! please bring it back if you can!! there was so much more than just fashion finds!!
Please dont cancel this - please oh please!
i enjoy the main site, but i agree w/most of the above commentors that the beauty and fashion section is the main reason i read your site daily. i hope you reconsider closing this section -- as you can see, many of us relied upon your articles for affordable fashion finds and ideas.
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Sniff Sniff Sniff. What a sad day. :( I loved checking out all of the fun sites that I never knew existed. This is my favorite spot! Ugh. Thanks Amanda H, for sharing those other 2 fashion blogs.
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ahh this makes me really sad. I usually check INO several times a day and the fashion section was always a big hit. I kind of suspected something was awry when there were no more updates over the weekend.
But I'll certainly still be hanging around INO.
OMG!!! NOOOO!!!! Don't do this to us!!! I'm freaking out!!! The beauty&fashion section is what makes this celebrity gossip website THE BEST!!! Keep it going!!! PLEEEAAASE!!!!!
ditto on this being the only part of your website that I visit.
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Well it looks like everyone feels the same! I did like this part of INO, however it's not that big of a deal for me. I'll still be coming to this site. I liked this section, but if it must go, well I won't be too mad. ;)
Oh, and I'm glad you're still keeping the fashion finds, Vera!
nooo! I love this section! I only came to your site for this section :( please keep it!
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Thanks for the update. Unfortunately, money talks and I understand. I will miss it as this was my favorite section. Thank you for continuing the fashion finds in the main section. :o)
I am sooo bummed by this. I visited this site daily and always loved all the neat things that were posted on here. It is really sad to see it go...
I loved this section as well!!!! It was so much fun to read!!
awwwwwwwwwwwwww this was my favorite part of ur site too ... wahh!
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Bummed doesn't BEGIN to describe how I feel!! I know it's just fashion, but really and truly, checking out the deals and steals every night was my favorite pre-bedtime ritual. I will miss it dearly!! Elyn, you're the best!!!
OH NO! im goin to miss this section =( just wanted to say that i was one of those people who checked this section 3 times a day! i was wondering why there hasnt been anything up on it in a few days. well i hope you can still continue to rock it on the INO page!
noooooooo!!! itsnt there a way that you could shut down another less popular part of the site and keep this one?! PLEASEEEE! as you can see from all your coomments people lovee this part of the site, and its the main reason we all come to your sitee. this was the best part of the site EVERR and im seriously going to cry if it doesnt come back =/ PLEASEEEE try to bring it back Vera!
This was the only reason I came to this site, I could care less about the gossip. You helped me find SO many cute and affordable things and now I don't know what to do for fall. I feel jipped. GIVE ME FASHION OR GIVE ME DEATH!
You are now being taken off of my bookmark toolbar! >:-[ hmmph.
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I'm really going to miss the writers from fashion :( I liked how they would respond to each comment and you could really talk to them! Shut down the fit celeb thing!! Fashion is better than that section. Or maybe some how cut costs on the fashion section so it's not so expensive. Is there ANY way to keep this section up?
I'm so sad to hear this!! If it must be so, then thank you! This was my favorite page...I checked it every day! I'll miss it :(
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Anything we can do to beef up viewership? A "Save Our Beauty & Fashion Page" campaign. LOL Wow, I had no idea how costly it was! I do understand your decision but I'm still sad. LOL
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I'm sad, but hey, its your site!
omg this is so sad. i loved this section. it was my little fashoin secret.
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awww, how sad, I really liked the section. However, I do understand that you have to close it down due to the lack of success and high costs. Also, I'm happy that fashion finds will continued to be presented in the main section, yay!
Oh no! I'm extremely disappointed that this section is being phased out as it's my fave part of your site! I can't believe that so few people check it out as I come here EVERY SINGLE DAY to check out the posts. It was weird that I didn't see anything new over the weekend and now I know why. I'm usually just a silent observer but you've prompted me to speak up about my love of the Beauty & Fashion section. But I understand that you need to cut costs, just wish that you needn't sacrifice this section. Keep up the excellent work though, your site is fantabulous :)
I'm not surprised. The fashion on this site was mediocre at best.
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This was my favorite part :(
so you say that this put you in the red each month.... but what about your crappy 'fit celeb' section??? i NEVER READ THAT. it sucks. who f-ing cares about dieting. i read it nonstop on your regular site.
why not cut that?
i loved this part of INO !!!!!!!!! hope it wil come back soon and that it will work out PLEASE BRING IT BACK
waiiit. what. this is by far the best section on your site. then fit celeb.
in fact the main part is the one that needs the most improvement!
why don't you combine fit celeb and and make it "fit and trendy" or something to that effect.
and have only 2 sections?
dont take away the fashion!!!
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Fit and Trendy! I love that!!!
Bye girl bye-- Amber
I'm really bummed to hear about about the closing of this section, I just discovered your great site through a coworker and I just emailed all my friends about your site. I love it, it's like a mini break from work without stepping away.
I hope you'll keep this section up at least long enough for me to catch up on the back posts. I've found some great treasures all thanks to you and your team.
Perhaps this section will return...never say never. :)
Thanks again...C.S.
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Oh no :( this was the main reason I came to the site....
You really cannot close this section of your website. I just recently found this page and really love it! The layout is simple and easy to follow, and the products and clothes that you find are truely a steal. Just like a lot of the people who have commented, I only come to this site for the Beauty and Fashion section. Otherwise, if I want up to minute gossip, I go to Perez Hilton or TMZ. And if I want Celebrity Fitness, all I need to do is open a Self or Women's Fitness magazine. I'm sorry to say this but your site is truely lacking in those areas.
What is so great about the Fashion and Beauty section of your site, is that your fashion and beauty findings are really a steal! Being a college girl myself, I cannot afford to follow Cosmo's and other fashion magazines so called "steals" because what they call a steal is a $200 dress that is actually a splurge for me.
Please reconsider your decision!
I really like the idea of combining the fitceleb and the beauty into one section. Honestly, I hardly ever go to the fitceleb part, and if there's anything I can do to help get the word out so this part can stay, please contact me, you have my email....
This was my favorite part of the site!
people like the "fit n trendy".. give it a try?
have we swayed your opinion yet?
if you would just make it clearer on the main page what the fashion area is about i think you'd create lots of traffic! make a more interesting link rather than a post-like ad.
hahah please bring it back
Yeah it would be great if you gave "fit n trendy" a shot. But ultimitely if its coating you money.....................................
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oh my gosh :( i just recently got into this part of the site! it will be missed
So sorry that it was putting you in the red. That's what's most important but I loved loved loved this section. Hopefully it will return "fingers crossed*
im disgusted!
I'm so sorry to see this go. I loved this section. :(
please donntt
I will miss this section; I checked it multiple times a day! Thanks for keeping fashion finds in the regular posts; I will enjoy that.
Maybe you could link to a fashion blog?
You suck Vera!!! First the product junkie section now this?? BOOOO!!
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Omg........ NOOOOOOOOOO! I mean, I understand... but I will DEFINITELY be sad to see it go. I really have tried SO many of the products you've posted!
I too feel like the others this was the best part of the site, you can get gossip on 5 million sites, but your beauty and fashion were the best of any site. I have purchased soo many things I found on this page they were always helpful and great items too. I am really going to miss it!
AAAHHH. What am I going to do for my fashion fix??? Im so sorry to see this go. The Real and Steal was a godsend. :(
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