diff --git a/src/components/Editor.tsx b/src/components/Editor.tsx
index e329c85..9d42c1c 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const Editor = () => {
     if (!dbExists) {
       // Display welcome toast
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-        toast(<span>💜 Welcome to Strophe, your minimalistic notes</span>);
+        toast(<span>✨ Welcome to Strophe. Add some sparkle to your notes.</span>);
       }, 100);
 
       return () => clearTimeout(timer);
diff --git a/tests/init.spec.ts b/tests/init.spec.ts
index 86a8464..029bd5d 100644
--- a/tests/init.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/init.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test("on the first load, a welcome toast should be visible", async ({
   newtab,
 }) => {
   const toast = await newtab.waitForSelector(
-    'text="💜 Welcome to Strophe, your minimalistic notes"'
+    'text="✨ Welcome to Strophe. Add some sparkle to your notes."'
   );
   expect(toast).not.toBeNull();
 });