Nude Envie’s Lipsticks Knock It Out Of The Pucker Park

Nude Envie is making news in nudes. Since hitting the market last year, the brand’s nine lipsticks have proven that nude colors aren’t limiting. In particular, the rosy-plum Intuition, a bestseller at Barneys New York,...

Good Skin Day Sells Missourians On Indie Brands With Its Glow Know-How

Courtney Dunlop returned to her native Springfield, Mo., in 2016 for a calmer life, but she didn’t abandon all the habits she’d picked up over 16 years in New York, where her professional path alternated between positions at...

Maapilim Makes Grooming Products For Men Who Define Masculinity On Their Own Terms

What does it mean to be a man today? Does it mean charging into a school when bullets are flying? Does it mean expressing a feminine side? Does it mean embracing personal...

This Indie Barbershop And Spa Concept Is Behind The Products Used To Zhoozh The Makeover Subjects On Queer Eye

In the reboot of Queer Eye, groomer Jonathan Van Ness commands beard oil, pomade and moisturizer to transform the Netflix show’s downtrodden subjects into better — and better-looking — versions of themselves. The barbershop and spa concept Grooming...

What Happened When Small-Batch Nail Polish Brand Veque Went Big Time With J.Crew

Shortly before Thanksgiving last year, Audrey Siu received an email from J. Crew during a lunch with friends. The apparel retailer was considering bringing in her nail polish brand Veque, which had barely been on the market...