About me
Nyakio Grieco launched Thirteen Lune in December 2020 with co-founder, Patrick Herning, to highlight beauty brands and founders who, for far too long, have been neglected in terms of capital and retail partnerships. Her mission has been to create a community to help BIPOC beauty founders realize success more quickly, with amplified support and on a bigger stage. Thirteen Lune fosters this allyship in an authentic way and with a platform in which non-BIPOC-owned brands can find them, speak with them and they can all come together in a way that shows true partnership and community. In 2021, JCPenney Beauty and Thirteen Lune announced a partnership as part of the retailer’s mission to ensure hyper-inclusive beauty is represented in the industry and easily accessible. Thirteen Lune received WWD Beauty Inc’s 2021 Newcomer of the Year Award. Recipient of a Fashion Group International/FGI Rising Star Award for 2020 and again in 2022 for “New Retail Concept,” which recognizes up-and-coming brands and executives in the global apparel, accessories and beauty industries. In June 2022 after 20 years as a beauty founder, Nyakio was inspired to create Relevant: Your Skin Seen, an inclusive beauty brand that truly serves all skin tones and types.