# Pleasing (brand)
**Pleasing** is a beauty and lifestyle brand founded by the British singer [Harry Styles](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-styles), launched on 15 November 2021 with a line of nail polishes and skin-care products sold direct to consumers.[1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1) • [2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) The brand has since expanded into fragrance, apparel, and accessories, and markets itself as a "life brand" built around small moments of joy rather than concealment or correction.[1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | Launched 15 November 2021 by Harry Styles, announced in his Dazed Winter 2021 cover story[1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1) |
| Trademark | A UK "perfume and cosmetics" trademark was filed in late May 2021 under Pleased As Holdings Ltd.[3](https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/harry-styles-launches-beauty-brand/) |
| First products | Four nail polishes (Perfect Pearl, Pearly Tops, Inky Pearl, Granny's Pink Pearls), the Pearlescent Illuminating Serum, and the Pleasing Pen eye-and-lip stick[4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review) |
| Polish formulation | Plant-based, biodegradable, vegan and cruelty-free; marketed as "12-free", omitting toluene, formaldehyde, camphor, TPHP, phthalates, ethyl tosylamide, acetone, bisphenol A, xylene, fragrance, parabens, and sulfates[5](https://pleasing.com/products/pea-in-the-punch-nail-polish) |
| First CEO | Shaun Kearney, hired in June 2023 from Goop, where he was chief design and merchandising officer[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) |
| Fragrance debut | Three scents, Closeness, Rivulets and Bright, made with the fragrance house Robertet and perfumer Jérôme Epinette, launched at Selfridges in London in November 2023[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) |
| Current pricing | Nail polish singles sell at $18, with any four Singles for $60; original sets retailed at $65[6](https://pleasing.com/collections/pleasing-nail-polish) • [4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review) |
## Launch and first collection
Styles developed the brand during the pandemic with his creative director Molly Hawkins, describing nail polish as its origin: he would see a color on a flower or wallpaper and want to put it on his nails. The name Pleasing came to represent something larger, a brand about "finding those little moments of joy and showing them to people."[1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1) Fan speculation began when a "perfume and cosmetics" trademark was filed in the UK in late May 2021 under Pleased As Holdings Ltd., and the launch was confirmed in the Dazed cover story.[3](https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/harry-styles-launches-beauty-brand/)
The first drop consisted of seven products: four nail polishes, sheets of lettered nail stickers, the Pearlescent Illuminating Serum, and the dual-ended Pleasing Pen, an eye gel and lip oil stick.[4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review) The polishes came in cylindrical transparent bottles topped with spherical marble caps, with pearlescent finishes meant to mimic the iridescence of pearls, a reference to Styles's signature pearl necklaces.[4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review) • [1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1) The serum contains vitamin B5, castor oil, glycerin, and capsules of synthetic pearlescent mica for a shimmering finish.[4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review)
Styles framed the line against conventional cosmetics marketing: "I didn't want to make products to mask people's faces. I wanted to highlight them and make them feel beautiful."[7](https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/harry-styles-pleasing-beauty-line-review-b966921.html) The packaging uses post-consumer plastics and compostable paper printed with bio-sourced inks.[1](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1)
## Product lines
**Nail polish** remains the core category. After the Perfect Pearl launch collection, Pleasing released the Shroom Bloom collection in May 2022, with four shades ([Sprouting](https://www.edgepedia.org/sprouting), Tender Bud, Vine Ripe, and The Whole Dewniverse) plus an Acid Drops Lucid Overnight Serum and a Hand + Nail Balm.[8](https://www.reviewed.com/beauty/features/pleasing-shroom-bloom) The brand later added base and top coats (Bottoms Up and Wet Bottoms) and a rotating range of shades sold as $18 singles.[5](https://pleasing.com/products/pea-in-the-punch-nail-polish) • [6](https://pleasing.com/collections/pleasing-nail-polish) The polish is described on the brand's site as biodegradable and formulated without twelve listed ingredients, a "12-free" claim.[5](https://pleasing.com/products/pea-in-the-punch-nail-polish)
**Skin and body care** includes the Pearlescent Illuminating Serum, the Pleasing Pen, the Spritz Probiotic Soothing Tonic with lactobacillus ferment, niacinamide, algae, and hyaluronic acid, the Big Lip HA Moisture Balm, and the Hand + Nail Balm with shea butter, snow mushroom, and apricot.[9](https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/fragrance/pleasing-fragrance-review)
**Fragrance** launched in November 2023 with three scents produced with Robertet and perfumer Jérôme Epinette. The launch was deliberately quiet: samples were slipped into recent orders without announcement, and customers began discussing the scents on TikTok before the brand confirmed the category.[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) A fifth fragrance, Happy Accident, a citrus scent, launched exclusively at Space NK in the UK in May 2025.[10](https://www.particl.com/company/pleasing) A beauty editor's review of the five original perfumes priced them at $135 each and highlighted Welcome Dreams, with notes of Indonesian clove buds, caramel, jasmine petals, and [Madagascar](https://www.edgepedia.org/madagascar) vanilla absolute, as her favorite.[9](https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/fragrance/pleasing-fragrance-review)
**Apparel and accessories** grew into a substantial share of the catalog; the retail analytics firm Particl classifies Pleasing across clothing, personal care, fragrances, and totes, with tops the most common product type.[10](https://www.particl.com/company/pleasing) A collaboration with the British designer Jonathan Anderson's label JW Anderson, a capsule of clothing, accessories, and metallic nail polishes referencing Styles's viral patchwork-knit cardigan, was announced in December 2024 and launched on 21 April 2025.[11](https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-and-jw-anderson-create-a-colorful-capsule-collection) • [10](https://www.particl.com/company/pleasing) An earlier collaboration with the Brazilian-born designer Marco Ribeiro produced an açaí berry nail shade for his [Paris Fashion Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-fashion-week) debut in September 2022.[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney)
## Retail and pop-ups
Pleasing began as a direct-to-consumer brand, a model with higher margins than wholesale, but entered physical retail with [Selfridges](https://www.edgepedia.org/selfridges) in London in November 2023, followed by Manchester, Birmingham, and Dover Street Market in Paris.[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) It later launched in Space NK stores across the UK.[10](https://www.particl.com/company/pleasing)
The brand runs experiential pop-ups under the name PleasingLand.
## Reception and market position
Reviews of the first collection were mixed but generally positive on the polish. Allure editors praised the wide flat brushes and fast-drying formula, noting that some shades needed three thin coats for full opacity.[4](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review) Glamour UK testers rated the polish and serum between 8 and 10 out of 10, citing quick drying and chip resistance alongside some streakiness.[13](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/harry-styles-pleasing-review) The Evening Standard called the line "perfectly serviceable," and the $65 set price drew criticism from some fans on social media.[7](https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/harry-styles-pleasing-beauty-line-review-b966921.html) • [14](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/harry-styles-pleasing-reaction/) A Bustle comparison of celebrity nail polish brands from Styles, Machine Gun Kelly, and Tyler the Creator called Pleasing's bottles "the most stunning bottles I have ever seen" and noted the formula's plant-based, biodegradable, vegan, and cruelty-free claims.[15](https://www.bustle.com/style/pleasing-undn-laqr-golf-la-fleur-nail-polish-review)
In commercial terms, Brandwatch data cited by Vogue Business showed Pleasing holding a 2 percent share of online voice among celebrity beauty brands from January to November 2023, compared with 44 percent for Rihanna's Fenty Beauty and 32 percent for [Selena Gomez](https://www.edgepedia.org/selena-gomez)'s Rare Beauty, though online mentions rose 4,286 percent above median volume in the days after the fragrance news.[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) Kearney described the customer base as ranging from 10 to 85 years old, with the highest engagement from Gen Z and younger millennials.[2](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney) A 2025 report in the Norwegian newspaper VG stated that Styles earns around 150 million kroner per year through Pleasing, which by then sold products from fragrance to adult wellness items.[16](https://www.vg.no/i/3MyPrP)
## References
1. [Harry Styles talks Pleasing: a brand built on small joys, Dazed (15 November 2021)](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54765/1/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-cover-2021-interview?amp=1)
2. [Plans for Harry Styles's Pleasing, from new CEO Shaun Kearney, Vogue Business (13 November 2023)](https://www.vogue.com/article/plans-for-harry-styless-pleasing-from-new-ceo-shaun-kearney)
3. [Harry Styles Launches Beauty Brand, The Business of Fashion](https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/harry-styles-launches-beauty-brand/)
4. [We Tried Everything From Harry Styles's Beauty Brand, Pleasing, Allure (19 November 2021)](https://www.allure.com/story/harry-styles-pleasing-brand-review)
5. [Pea in the Punch nail polish product page, Pleasing](https://pleasing.com/products/pea-in-the-punch-nail-polish)
6. [Pleasing Nail Polish collection page, Pleasing](https://pleasing.com/collections/pleasing-nail-polish)
7. [Our verdict on the Harry Styles Pleasing beauty line: perfectly serviceable, Evening Standard (19 November 2021)](https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/harry-styles-pleasing-beauty-line-review-b966921.html)
8. [Pleasing Shroom Bloom review: Harry Styles' beauty line, Reviewed (27 May 2022)](https://www.reviewed.com/beauty/features/pleasing-shroom-bloom)
9. [I Tested All 5 of Harry Styles's Pleasing Perfumes, Who What Wear](https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/fragrance/pleasing-fragrance-review)
10. [Pleasing Company Profile, Particl](https://www.particl.com/company/pleasing)
11. [Harry Styles and JW Anderson create a colourful capsule collection, Vogue (4 December 2024)](https://www.vogue.com/article/harry-styles-and-jw-anderson-create-a-colorful-capsule-collection)
12. [PleasingLand, Pleasing](https://pleasing.com/pages/pleasingland)
13. [Pleasing By Harry Styles Review: Five People Give Their Honest Review, Glamour UK](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/harry-styles-pleasing-review)
14. [Pleasing by Harry Styles: The Reviews Are In, Highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/harry-styles-pleasing-reaction/)
15. [Battle Of The Celebrity Nail Polish Brands, Bustle (1 March 2022)](https://www.bustle.com/style/pleasing-undn-laqr-golf-la-fleur-nail-polish-review)
16. [Harry Styles tjener 150 millioner på livsstilsmerke, VG (27 August 2025)](https://www.vg.no/i/3MyPrP)
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