Glossy Blossom

Glossy Blossom is a South Korean nail brand that makes gel-nail stickers, or "strips" — pre-cured nail coverings applied at home as an alternative to salon gel manicures. Despite its English-language name, the company is based in Bucheon, in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, and operates as the nail brand of Yoon & Factory Co., Ltd., whose representative is Hwang Yoon [1].

The brand dates its own beginnings to 2007, when, according to its export profile, it "established its brand" around an exclusive gel-nail-sticker patent [5]. Company records tell a slightly different story: the legal entity Yoon & Factory and the current webshop carry a 2016 copyright and registration year, and a separate online-retail registration was filed in 2020 [1]. The 2007 date refers to the brand's inception, while 2016 marks the corporate and e-commerce entity behind it.

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The company's core product is what it calls a "real" gel-nail sticker — a strip it positions as salon-quality gel that is quick and simple to apply, and which it distinguishes from items "manufactured and sold via OEM" [5]. Beyond the main gel range, the catalogue includes a children's line (Kids Nail), appliqués such as prism and crystal stones and body tattoos, and care products and tools.

What the brand emphasises most is how the strips are made. Rather than outsourcing to a contract manufacturer, Glossy Blossom says its products are produced in-house using a silk-screen printing method finished by hand, an approach the company contrasts with OEM mass production [5]. Manufacturing is handled in Bucheon by an affiliated producer, Shine B Co., Ltd. [1]. The brand sums up its positioning with the tagline "A delightful romance blossoming on the tip of the fingers."

Within South Korea, Glossy Blossom states that its products are carried by major department-store chains including Hyundai, Shinsegae and Lotte, as well as retailers such as E-Mart Traders, Hottracks and the beauty chain Chicor [5]. The brand also reaches international buyers: a "Made in Korea" listing appears on Amazon's UAE storefront, where the strips are marketed within the broader K-beauty category [6].

Glossy Blossom is active. As of mid-2026 it runs a direct-to-consumer webshop with Korean, English and Japanese storefronts, a full nail-product catalogue, and sale and event sections, alongside an Instagram store account and a YouTube channel [2]. No Wikipedia entry or established editorial coverage was found, consistent with a small-to-mid independent nail brand rather than a widely documented one.