DECEMBER 2021 • LONGISLANDPRESS.COM 27
KISS
AT-HOME SALON
Chances are if you’ve walked through
any CVS or Walgreens store, you’ve
passed by KISS beauty products or
even bought some for yourself. But did
you know that the Korean American
cosmetics company is based on Long
Island, in Port Washington?
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KISS was founded by CEO John Chang
and cofounders Sung Yong Chang and
Won Shik Kang in Flushing, Queens in
1989. It began as a small startup off ering
do-it-yourself nail care products, which
was a niche market at the time, and
reached the national stage selling 18 of
its items in Walgreens stores by 1992.
As the company grew, it needed more
space. That’s when KISS arrived in Port
Washington, where it’s been operating
since 2005. The larger facility was fi t to
“accommodate the company’s continuing
expansion and growth,” its website
states.
The beauty brand has only expanded
further in the past 16 years since
coming to Long Island. Its KISS
IVY division moved to its own Port
Washington warehouse in 2014. And
the entire company got a brand-new,
272,000-square-foot headquarters, also
in Port Washington, in 2018.
“Bring the salon home” is the KISS
mantra, the slogan appearing on its
logos to remind consumers that it is the
leader in at-home manicure and pedicure
products. The company strives
to “provide cutting-edge innovations
that make every day more beautiful
for everyone,” according to its website.
Though it got its start in the nail business,
and still remains well-known for
its nail art kits, electric nail fi les, and
the like, KISS also sells hair accessories,
lashes, and makeup. It owns several
brands, such as imPRESS press-on
manicure kits; JOAH, its Korean beauty
brand; and KISS Colors & Care, its line
of hair care products.
For the holiday season, KISS is selling
special nail designs that will dazzle at
Christmas parties. The nail packs are
sold individually or in a set of three.
They come with the option to stick or
glue onto natural nails.
-BB
WHOLLY MOLI
KISS sells a 3-pack holiday press-on/glue-on nail kit. (Courtesy kissusa.com)
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