Comments on: Love & Sequins #2 – Short N Sweet Review

By: Chinkybulb

Chinkybulb — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:09:54 +0000

Hello All!

Has anybody else bought any of the other podcasts, as I have been debating for a long time whether to buy or not, I’m more interested in building my self confidence rather than business advice, is it worth parting my cash for?

Many Thanks

Chinkybulb

By: HS

HS — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:18:11 +0000

Kim that’s totally cool and I can appreciate and respect that, I also understand her decision not to respond because she has been honest and forthcoming in interviews about it.

I wholeheartedly endorse her decision to remove commenting, because sometimes you can get into painful and pointless back and forth stuff that just completely takes away from the validity of an article. Responding to every question is incredibly time consuming and sometimes you’re just dealing with bored internet warriors.

She has always been open about welcoming emails, feedback and questions,
I think her increased productivity, site readership, participation in the radical self love bootcamp etc is just a total testament to her continued positive business decisions.

The only reason I even found this article is because I was searching for a link to a specific article and this came up as a google search so I was curious to see what all the kerfuffle was about.

Have a wonderful week.
xo

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:10:03 +0000

Hi HS. Thanks for your comment.
Over 2 years ago when this post was written it was not at all obvious where Gala’s money was coming from, and she was selling business advice on how to make money without actually revealing how she makes money. That sort of thing leads people to make guesses. It’s good to know she’s not a trust fund kid, but it would still be interesting to hear how she was surviving in New York 2 years ago when she didn’t appear to have the advertising deals she does now.

I read many comments on her blog at the time asking the same questions which she refused to respond to.

By: HS

HS — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:39:25 +0000

Hey beautiful people. I know Gala personally, and her parents. She would probably not
endorse me writing this because she can take care of herself, however I can personally assure you her parents are not the source of her income, her hard work, blog and determination to succeed is. Rich parents don’t get and stay rich by squandering their money on their children but they do pass down passion, wisdom and business savvy.

Believe what you will, haters gonn hate, but Gala was once working 9-5 and maybe even being bitter on the Internet like you guys, before she followed her dreams.

Why don’t you send her an email rather than defaming with lies?

Peace, bitches!

By: R.

R. — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:59:23 +0000

She also coppies other fashion bloggers, such as Audrey Kitching. Don’t get me wrong, I adore Gala. She has great fashion and is quite witty. I just wish she would be more honest, instead of taking so much credit for other people’s work.

By: missfae

missfae — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:22:24 +0000

Once upon a time I enjoyed reading Gala’s posts, but the more I think about it the more I realize that the “trust fund kid” story is more likely than anything else. Why? I often found myself thinking, “How can a blogger, even a professional one with many followers, make enough money to live in upscale apartments in downtown New York City, buy designer shoes and clothes that costs hundreds of dollars, go shopping almost every day, eat at fancy restaurants, make constant trips across the world and stay in the most upscale hotels?” It doesn’t make any sense unless she is supporting herself by some other means. Doctors and lawyers hardly make enough to live that extravagantly. .
That being said, I’m not saying I’m 100% positive she is a trust fund kid, but when thinking about it realistically, something definitely smells funny.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:44:47 +0000

On the topic of honesty I’m agreeing with Lauren. I believe she gave up rights to privacy surrounding her business when she began selling fluffy cheerleading as business advice.

As for the trust funds in New Zealand issue I’m inclined to say I have had an opposite experience to David, who I’m assuming is a New Zealander also. I don’t disagree that there are a lot of people in New Zealand with trust funds, because I am sure there are, but I am part of a low socio-economic group and I have only one friend that has a trust fund. In my eyes (because I represent the largest income bracket in New Zealand) I believe it is a select group of NZ society who have trust funds… and David you must have some rich friends!
In saying that if anyone has a trust fund it’s Gala. The footage of her family house shows it is huge, relatively new and on prime beach front property.

Of course all about Gala is speculation until she respects her fans enough to be totally honest. It is those who idolise and believe in her that are getting hurt the most.

By: David

David — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:21:22 +0000

Trusts are as common as anything here. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have one or date someone who doesn’t have one. Nz is a nation of business people, business people always have trusts.

By: Tiara Shafiq

Tiara Shafiq — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:12:59 +0000

Whoa, I’m Tiara Shafiq and I haven’t posted the comments by T.S. above. (My mission in life doesn’t involve slandering anybody, or making Gala more slender.) I did get those comments on my blog posts about Gala (last year) from a different pseudonym. Is someone pretending to be me online and making it sound like I’m badmouthing Gala?

By: smq

smq — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:54:13 +0000

tiara shafiq or TS has made it her mission in life to slenderize Gala Darling. She’s lucky she hasn’t been sued yet