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Engineered for an indulgent night
私を口に入れて
Whatever you did :: Kiwi's got you
Stay sexy, satiated, & hydrated
Eyes on the prize (which is kissing 💋)

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I've been MIA and you deserve to know why. 🍭

Truth is, the reviews got loud 🫣
some were really sweet and kept me inspired
some have been brutal and kept me determined
one from our anonymous investor slapped my face 😭

And instead of pretending it didn't sting, I took it as a sign to go quiet, sit with it, and actually listen🧘🏽‍♀️

So here's where we're at:
🍭🪄🥝⚡🌀Phase Two🌀⚡🥝🪄🍭
Back to the drawing board.
Fixing the texture,
refining the flavors,
dialing in the effects
Until Kiwi Pops actually feels like what we promised,
something that's good for you AND something you genuinely enjoy.

Not one or the other.

Here's the thing that is easy to forget when you're building something from scratch:
The criticism isn't a reflection of you, it's a reflection of the product and the product can always get better!!

I had to remember that this business isn't me.
It's something I'm building WITH all of you 🫂 for the people who show up to events, who move through life fully, who want something that supports their body without sacrificing the fun.

Before we go anywhere near a bigger launch, we want to get this right. And that means bringing you into it - not just the wins, but the messy middle too.

So I'll ask you what I asked myself:
what's one thing you'd change about Kiwi Pops?
Texture, flavor, effect ➡️ PLEASE tell meeee

This next version is being built parallel to your feedback

More updates soon.
Thanks for sticking around. 🥹🍭🥝🌀

With so much love,

Kiwi🥝

#shinewithg #kiwipops #reviews by @the.kiwi.pop

Listen, I just wished to feel cute and sexy on the dance floor

And now I'm running a functional lollipop business abroad
Whoops 🤭

I believe indulgence, sensuality, and nutrition are keys to a life worth living.
I believe you don't have to pick between loving your body and loving to party.

So instead of choosing between the party and your wellbeing
Put a Kiwi Pop in your mouth and have both 😌

Here's what's inside:
∆ Electrolytes + B12 = for the energy dip halfway through the night
∆ Magnesium + Taurine = to keep you focused instead of wired
∆ Theobromine = a gentle, natural lift (think cacao's smarter cousin)
∆ Coconut oil + Isomalt + Xylitol = clean, low-glycemic sweetness
∆ Chilcuague (golden root) = an adaptogenic root to support focus, vitality, and yes that delicious little mouth tingle I fought to keep

Every flavor is built around a different mood!
Some designed to energize, others to soften and center you
SO,
whether you're deep in a festival set,
out at the club,
dancing at a house party,
or having a quiet indulgent night in,
There's a KiwiPop for the state you're trying to get to.

Vegan. Gluten-free. Organic.
AND a pretty lip gloss replacement 💋

We've officially started shipping to Canada and Mexico 👀
International shipping is coming next,
so stay tuned. 🍭

Photos by the hottest: @tye.menezes
My gorgeous models: @mars.roots & @fruitful_fae & yours truly @shine.with.g
People I couldn't do it without: @tennyson.miles.per.hour @wtfxheathen & literally all of you - thanks for being here while we figure this shit out 😝

#healthycandy #fastivalmusthave #queerownedbusiness #ravecandy #KiwiPops by @the.kiwi.pop

eve social 2 !!
strawberry moon celebration 🍓🧘‍♀️⛰️👙🌝
thanks to everyone who came + made it a such a perfect night !! yall are so freaking sweet and cool and kind and smart and gorgeousss 😻❤️‍🔥 we are so grateful to you all and so glad we got to meet and hang out with you !! we had a such a good time + hope you did too 🔥🌝🌊 thanks a bunch to @the.kiwi.pop for cute treats 🍭 + stay in tune for future events 😇💋 can’t wait to see you girls again !! XOXOX 🌠

#utah #utahgirl #utahgirls #utahthingstodo #girlsclub by @the.kiwi.pop

Genuinely my favorite step of the process!

If you have been waiting for your Kiwi Pop orders... have no fear! I am leaving for the airport in just two hours but I've been working hard making and packaging Kiwi Pops to get as many orders as possible out before then.

If you have placed an order but haven't received a shipping update, your order will be sent out next week once I return home. Thank you all for your patience waiting on this one woman production team 🧡 I can't wait to see what you all think!

#thekiwipop #smallbusiness #festivalmusthave #supplement #queerowned by @the.kiwi.pop

"I can't justify buying a $5 lollipop"
That's what she said at the art stroll.
And I told her she was right, I wouldn't either and that this isn't a lollipop.
Five minutes later she bought the last five we had
AND we had a wonderful conversation about integrity, perspectives, God and time.

Here's the thing:
you're not buying sugar on a stick.
You're buying an hour-long experience with actual ingredients your body can use
theobromine, magnesium, B12, electrolytes, ashwagandha, and jambu (the herb that makes your mouth go tingly in the best way).

No sugar.
No additives.
No artificial color.
Vegan, gluten free, organic.
There's an ROI on this pop.

And you're gonna feel cute & sexy while you cash it in 😚💕

kiwipop.fun 🍭

#shinewithg #kiwipop #functionallollipop #ashwagandha by @the.kiwi.pop

The Kiwi Pop era is just getting started 😩🤌🏽🥝 🍭

We've got close to 300 preorders
And I've got two people and one pot.

We are IN it 😝

If you've been on the fence about ordering, this is your sign to get on iiiiit

We're currently fulfilling our first batch of preorders and this wave ships with our new recipes and new flavors.

I stg you want to be able to say you were in that first batch

Here's what's on its way along with the OG Kiwi Pop:
🍋 Lemon Ginger + Ashwagandha ~ warming, grounding, ginger-forward
🍎 Caramel Apple + Maca ~ lucuma + Ceylon cinnamon for that natural caramel hit
🌿 Mint + L-theanine ~ chamomile, peppermint, spearmint, matcha. triple-cooling.

Every flavor is built on a base of theobromine, magnesium, taurine, B12, electrolytes, and jambu.

Vegan
Gluten Free
Organic
Real and functional ingredients.
No corners cut.

Preorder link is in our bio or
Just check our badass website >>> kiwipop.fun

Let me in your mouth
Respectfully 👀🍭💕🥝🤌🏽

#kiwipop #functionallollipops #handmade #smallbusiness #preorder by @the.kiwi.pop

Nobody told me that moving to Spain would mean managing a lollipop company from a mango farm but here we are.

The truth is
before I booked the flight I was planning on living quite simply and out of a backpack.
A week before I left I launched a whole lollipop business
And on my flight I realized I had no idea how we were going to pull off this next phase while I'd be halfway across the globe
But I knew we'd do it

We had everything we needed and when my co-founder and I sat down with an investor who saw exactly what we were building, everything shifted.

That investment went straight into production.
New recipes got finalized.
Quality got locked in.
And the version of Kiwi Pops are now real and on their way to people's mouths.

Four flavors.
A functional base of theobromine, magnesium, B12, electrolytes, and jambu — an herb from Brazil that electrifies your whole mouth.

Vegan, gluten free, organic.

A lollipop that actually does something for your body while you're out having the time of your life.

Female founder.
Living abroad.
Farm life.
Hut housed.
Figuring it out.
Preorders ship midweek.
Get yours in now to be part of the first round, or message me if wholesale is for you: festivals, clubs, events.

Either way, let's get Kiwi Pops in your mouth.

#shinewithg #kiwipops #functionallollipop #femalefounder #cpgstartup by @the.kiwi.pop

We had to pivot 😭🥲

here's what's replacing it
AND why it might actually be better 🌿

comment JAMBU if you want to be a taste tester

#kiwipop #shinewithg #failingforward #backtothedrawingboard #tastetester by @the.kiwi.pop

Just some shots from the Kiwi Pop launch party hosted at Shades on State 🍭✨

The @the.kiwi.pop idea launched back in April and quickly took off — hitting over 90k views before even launching the website and Instagram. In less than a month, they’ve already grown to 1,047 followers and the product has been doing amazing 💚

This event celebrated the official launch of the Kiwi Pop sucker now available for purchase, and we’re so glad we got to be a part of such a fun and successful night.

Also, if you didn’t know, you can always DM us to book all kinds of events at Shades on State — birthdays, launch parties, magazine events, creative nights, and more ✨ by @the.kiwi.pop

Just 60 hours before I leave the country (for an indefinite amount of time 🫣) we put together a photoshoot for Kiwi Pops at an ungodly hour 😂🥝🍭

This was such a fun side quest and collaborative effort
HUGE thanks to everyone that made this possible

Stay in tune for the final results

#shinewithg #kiwipops #photoshootbts #cyberpunkphotoshoot by @the.kiwi.pop

Nah, just Tennyson🧙🏼‍♂️

Tenny.
Tenny Bear.
Tennether.
The Lizard Wizard.

The man I sent a voice memo to from a club bathroom saying "I have a great idea and I wish I had this right now" and he pulled thru.

That night we sat down, riffed off each other, and built the entire blueprint of what is now Kiwi Pops.
Just two people with a vision and a whiteboard moment.

Tennyson brings a deep background in biohacking and functional food creation to this thing. He's not just the wizard behind the curtain, he's the co-architect of everything we're building.

Today we sat in front of an investor and it went magically well.

Now we're mapping out distribution, designing packaging (I have big visions), and building out a section of our website where you can follow every checkpoint of this journey:
how the funding moves
how the product grows
all of it.

You're not just watching.
You're part of this.
Can't wait to keep bringing you in on the process. 🥝

(Also no biggie but I leave for Spain in 4 days)
(#notpanicking)

#shinewithg #kiwipops #smallbusiness #lollipop by @the.kiwi.pop