When Harry Styles launched Pleasing in 2021, he did so with only skin-care and nail products — though the singer called it a “life” brand, wanting to offer “joyful experiences and products that excite the senses and blur the boundaries.” In its latest product drop, Pleasing is now offering makeup for the first time, with new nail colors and two logo hoodies created in collaboration with Brazilian-born designer Marco Ribeiro.
The Pleasing x Marco Ribeiro collection of products, which is available to shop now and made its debut during the designer’s Paris Fashion Week Show, includes nail polishes, color pigments and a gloss medium.
The bright colors in the collection can be worn in a variety of ways. There’s a palette of powder pigments, as well as a set of cream pigments. The colors can be used anywhere on your face for a fun pop of brightness, as well as mixed with the gloss medium for a shinier finish.
The new collection also includes five nail polish shades: a matte brown called Incrível Marrom Fosc; an orange jelly called Aura Laranja Gelatina; a glossy aquamarine called Oceano Água-Marinha Cremoso; a matte green called Cítrico Vibrante Cremoso; and a creamy burgundy called Borgonha Açaí Cremoso. The brown polish is sold separately from the other four, which come as a set.
Styles has been a fan of Ribeiro for years, wearing his designs in editorials and on album cover art. When he started discussing potential collaborations for Pleasing, Styles said that Ribeiro was first to come to mind. The singer previously worked with the Brazil-born Ribeiro for a look featured in his Harry’s House album promo. Ribeiro created a pair of patchwork pants that Styles wore, and clearly the designer made a lasting impression.
“To me, the way Marco uses colour is so inspiring; everything he makes radiates fun, joy and playfulness,” Styles told Vogue Business. “When we started discussing collaborators for Pleasing, Marco was the first person I wanted to ask.”
Ribeiro told Vogue Business that to him, his label and Pleasing share values of “openness, transparency and fluidity,” which come through in the collaboration. “It was important that the final products were universal in terms of usage and audience. The product pigmentations and formulas allow for experimentation and creativity.”
This is the first time Pleasing has partnered with a designer for a collaboration. The brand, which launched last year, has previously released three collections, each one prominently featuring nail polish with a rotating selection of other beauty products and apparel.
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