Who owns KISS?
KISS is owned by Kiss Products, Inc. (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, Flushing
- Founded
- 1992 by John Y. Chang, Sung Yong Chang, Won Shik Kang
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Nail care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About KISS
KISS is the flagship brand of Kiss Products, which started in artificial nails. Its history page says that in 1992, under the KISS brand name, a line of 18 nail products went on sale at Walgreens stores across the United States. The company describes its DIY artificial nails, glue-on nails and press-on nails as the base of its growth, and it has since extended the KISS name to lashes and hair products as well.
Ownership timeline of KISS
Where KISS 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)
- imPRESS (2012)
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.
🇺🇸 KISS 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; KISS is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of KISS?
The parent company of KISS is Kiss Products, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is KISS American?
Yes. KISS originated in the United States in 1992 and its owner, Kiss Products, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is KISS still owned by Kiss Products, Inc.?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, KISS is still owned by Kiss Products, Inc. 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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