Founded in New York in 1987, Livaura develops skincare, lip care and beauty tools through a portfolio of beauty brands. Its best-known signature is pH-activated lip color that adapts to the wearer, alongside its long-running retinol skincare line. Livaura says its products are made in the United States and Korea, have reached more than 50 countries, and have surpassed 100 million units sold.
NICKA K NEW YORKFounded in New York City in 1995, Nicka K New York makes professional-level makeup designed to deliver quality at an attainable price. The company has since expanded into beauty tools, accessories and K-Beauty skincare, and exports to Canada, Latin America and the United Kingdom.MELVILLE, NY
MANA Products, IncFor more than five decades, MANA Products has developed and manufactured branded and private-label beauty products, turning new formulas into color cosmetics, skincare and hair care for established brands, makeup artists and emerging companies. Headquartered in Long Island City, the company makes its products in New York at two GMP-, FDA- and OTC-compliant facilities. Its Brand Accelerator and Ready to Retail programs give smaller beauty brands access to established formulas and faster paths to market.NEW YORK, NY
The Estée Lauder Companies IncFounded by Estée and Joseph Lauder in 1946, The Estée Lauder Companies manufactures and sells prestige beauty products through a portfolio of more than 20 luxury brands. The publicly traded, family-founded company now reaches approximately 150 countries and territories, with about 57,000 employees worldwide. Its Sakura Manufacturing Campus in Shimotsuma, Japan—the company’s first manufacturing site in the Asia-Pacific region—produces premium skin-care products primarily for APAC markets, with some shipped globally.NEW YORK, NY
IL MAKIAGELaunched in the United States in 2018 by a brother-and-sister entrepreneurial team, New York-based IL MAKIAGE makes prestige makeup and skincare for online shoppers. The tech-driven brand is best known for using an algorithm-powered POWERMATCH quiz to help customers find foundation shades, making its broad range of beauty products easier to buy without visiting a store. It expanded internationally to the UK and Germany in 2020 and Australia in 2021.NEW YORK, NY