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HQ:  Reno, NV Founder:  Michelle Nguyen Social: Instagram / TikTok Category: At-Home Lashes E-comm: tadbeauty.com Price Range:  $29-$110 Hero Product: Bliss Lash Clusters ($30), Wispy Lash Clusters ($30) Stockists: Ulta Beauty , Amazon PR Representation: Coterie Global How to get in touch: hello@tadbeauty.com Origin Story After moving from Vietnam to the U.S. at 18 years old, Michelle Nguyen trained as an esthetician and lash tech before eventually opening her own salon. Believing that supplying product to lash salons had the potential of being far more profitable than owning salons, Nguyen started selling lashes out of her garage, which grew into PLA Beauty, now the largest professional lash brand in the U.S. After 15 years of wearing lash extensions, Nguyen developed an allergic reaction to the adhesive. She tried every DIY lash on the market, but many poked and lifted. Nguyen leaned into manufacturing innovation, specifically 3D printing, to ...

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Why Emerging Fashion Brands Are Betting on L.A. Manufacturing California is the leading U.S. state for apparel manufacturing, and L.A. remains its main hub as it accounts for roughly 23% of national apparel-manufacturing employment. Anna Esposito, account director at L.A. manufacturer Lefty Production Co., said that the company is seeing more emerging brands interested in producing locally because they can review samples in person as well as change fit or construction quickly. L.A.’s cluster of apparel specialists also makes it different from manufacturers elsewhere in the U.S. { Glossy /paywalled} JW Anderson Denies Zara Collaboration Rumor Photo: JW Anderson on Instagram Following rumors swirling online about JW Anderson allegedly collaborating with fast-fashion retailer Zara, the designer’s Instagram account clarified that no such partnership is in the works. In an Instagram story posted on Fr...

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Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. For our  Weekly Drop Watch  column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week’s highlights. Fashion Launches Betsey Johnson x Paris Hilton In honor of Betsey Johnson’s 84th birthday this week, the designer partnered with Paris Hilton for a party-ready collaboration. Celebrating “the enduring connection between two icons who have inspired generations through their unapologetic individuality, love of glamour and belief that fashion should always be fun,” the collection includes a tiered pink dress ($169, worn by Hilton in the above campaign image), a “That’s Hot!” book bag ($128), a pink-and-white slip dress ($99) and several other mini dresses, handbags and shoes. Shop all of the pieces now at betseyjohnson.com ....

At skin-care company 4AM, Co-Founders (and college best friends!) Jade Beguelin and Sabrina Sade work hard to play hard. Although the Georgetown University alumnae’s post-grad lives took them in very different directions — Beguelin worked in finance, while Sade went to medical school — they both struggled to keep up with elaborate, multi-step skin-care routines. The green juice-drinking, Alo-wearing, Pilates princess aesthetic often accompanying these aspirational skin-care regimens simply didn’t fit with their demanding schedules (or late nights out), so the duo built a beauty brand that celebrates, rather than constricts, busy lives. “If you want to go out, if you want to take a tequila shot at 4 a.m., who are we as a skin-care brand to shame you for that?” Sade, now a physician and post-doctoral dermatology researcher, tells Fashionista. “We are actually going to do that with you and celebrate that with you.” Sabrina Sad...

At The Shade, a new nail studio concept from The Tox Founder Courtney Yeager, appointments start with clients laying face-down on a massage table. But that's not the only part of the experience that differs from your standard mani/pedi. The business, which opened its SoHo flagship in June, is on a mission to reimagine the modern nail salon experience. Its method involves a full-scale experience, engulfing visitors in a calming atmosphere featuring private suites and waterless nail treatments (read: no soaking in shared tubs). The Tox's signature lymphatic body sculpting techniques are also integrated into The Shade's manicures and pedicures — hence the initial face-down position — in pursuit of upgrading a traditional gel fill to a self-care reset. "I looked at every pain point in the traditional [nail salon] experience and used it as an opportunity to build something better," Yeager tells Fashionista over email. "The Shade is a place you can actually come...