# Glossier, Inc.

> Glossier is a New York beauty company selling skincare, makeup, body care and fragrance through its own digital and physical stores and retail partners including Sephora, Space NK, Mecca and Amazon. Founder Emily Weiss grew the brand out of Into The Gloss, using reader conversations as an unusually rich product-development and marketing loop. Its continuing experiment is whether that community intimacy can survive at wholesale scale.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York City, United States
- **Founders:** Emily Weiss (Founder and Executive Chairwoman)
- **Team size:** Approximately 480 employees in supplied company data; current public headcount is not confirmed.
- **Products:** Balm Dotcom, Perfecting Skin Tint, Boy Brow, Cloud Paint, Glossier You
- **Notable:** Built a product company from the Into The Gloss editorial community in 2014., Reached a reported $1.2 billion valuation after its 2019 Series D round., Drew more than one million visitors to two permanent and five temporary stores in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Balm Dotcom** — A flavored and untinted range of nourishing lip balms, and one of the four products in Glossier’s original launch set.
- **Perfecting Skin Tint** — A sheer complexion tint designed to even skin while preserving a skin-like finish.
- **Boy Brow** — A grooming pomade that fluffs, fills and sets brows; one of the brand’s defining products.
- **Cloud Paint** — A seamless gel-cream cheek color sold in multiple shades.
- **Glossier You** — A skin-scent fragrance built around pink pepper, iris and warm base notes that vary with the wearer.
- **Body Hero** — Body-care products including cleansing and moisturizing formats.
- **Stretch complexion collection** — Buildable complexion products centered on a flexible, skin-like finish.
- **Skincare portfolio** — Cleansers, moisturizers, serums, exfoliants, sunscreen, eye care and makeup-removal products.
- **Retail and ecommerce** — Direct online sales, immersive company stores, and wholesale distribution through authorized beauty retailers.

## Achievements

- Built a product company from the Into The Gloss editorial community in 2014.
- Reached a reported $1.2 billion valuation after its 2019 Series D round.
- Drew more than one million visitors to two permanent and five temporary stores in 2019.
- Became the WNBA’s first official beauty partner in 2020.
- Launched its first wholesale partnership in 600 Sephora stores across the US and Canada in 2023.
- Invested more than $1.4 million in Black beauty entrepreneurs in the US and UK by mid-2023.
- Created recognizable products including Boy Brow, Cloud Paint, Balm Dotcom and Glossier You.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Glossier closed and announced a $45 million revolving credit facility from Tiger Finance to support its next phase of growth.
- **2025-10** — Colin Walsh began serving as chief executive officer, succeeding Kyle Leahy.
- **2024-10** — Glossier marked its tenth anniversary, while founder Emily Weiss reflected publicly on the company’s launch, growth and operational challenges.
- **2024-03** — Glossier renewed and expanded its marketing partnership with the WNBA.
- **2023-02** — Glossier entered wholesale through Sephora in the United States and Canada, launching in 600 stores plus digital channels.

## Links

- Website: https://www.glossier.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glossier
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/glossier
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Glossier
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glossier/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glossier
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glossier

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Last updated: 2026-08-15