Nyakio Grieco
About Nyakio Grieco
My beauty journey started when I was a young girl visiting my grandmother in Kenya. My grandmother grew coffee on her farm and taught me to crush coffee beans and rub them on my skin using a piece of sugarcane to remove dryness. Wisdom was passed down to me from my grandfather, a medicine man, about the power of cold-pressed natural oils. I curated beauty secrets like this from my family, friends and travels around the world and translated them into my first brand Nyakio Beauty. In December 2020, I launched Thirteen Lune 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. My 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 us, speak with us and we can all come together in a way that shows true partnership and community. 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, I was inspired to create Relevant: Your Skin Seen, an inclusive beauty brand that truly serves all skin tones and types.