Who owns imPRESS?
imPRESS is owned by Kiss (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About KISS - Our History, Kiss Products, Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kiss Products, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Port Washington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Nail care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About imPRESS
imPRESS is a press-on manicure brand from Kiss Products. The company's history page says the Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-ON Manicure brand was introduced in 2012 and began distribution at retailers including CVS, Kmart and Rite Aid. Kiss describes it as a game-changing innovation in the nail care market, and its website now sells imPRESS nails and imPRESS lashes as separate ranges.
Ownership timeline of imPRESS
Where imPRESS sits in Kiss
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kiss
Kiss controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Broadway Nails (1997)
- KISS (1992)
Other brands in nail care, and who owns them
Kiss has more brands in nail care on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CND | Revlon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sally Hansen | Coty | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OPI | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Essie | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| ORLY | ORLY | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Beauty Secrets | Sally Beauty Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cutex | Revlon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| SinfulColors | Revlon | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Kiss
Kiss is a privately held company headquartered in Port Washington, United States, founded in 1989. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Kiss Products, Inc. is a Port Washington, New York beauty company that makes artificial nails, false eyelashes and hair products. Its own history page says John Y. Chang, Sung Yong Chang and Won Shik Kang formed it in 1989 in Flushing, New York, under the name Dae do, creating a niche in artificial nails. Its over-the-counter division was spun off in 1999 into Ivy Enterprises, which markets and distributes the KISS and Broadway lines; that company is not recorded separately here. The site does not say who owns Kiss Products today.
🇺🇸 imPRESS and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; imPRESS is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of imPRESS?
The parent company of imPRESS is Kiss, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is imPRESS American?
Yes. imPRESS originated in the United States in 2012 and its owner, Kiss, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is imPRESS still owned by Kiss?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, imPRESS is still owned by Kiss. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About KISS - Our History — Kiss Products, Inc., Official document; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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