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18,420 units filled today
214 stockists with Skin Veil in stock
Next dispatch: 3pm to Ibadan

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Overview / Journal

From the lab notebook

The Ivorine journal

Notes from our chemists and shade team on making beauty products for Nigerian skin and weather.

2new notes

24in the archive

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A woman with a flower behind her ear

A woman wearing diamond earrings

Shade lab · 3 November 2026 · 6 minute read

Why deep shades need more than more pigment

Red, gold and the ashy problem.

A woman putting cream on her face

Formulation · 20 October 2026 · 5 minute read

How we test for Lagos heat and humidity

Forty degrees, ninety percent and a long day.

Archive

Earlier notes

Buying shea from Kwara, a field visit
What a fair price looks likeSourcing
Our first lipstick moulds
A short history of Velvet InkStory
Refills, one year in
18,000 jars and countingSustainability
Reading an ingredient list
Five words to knowGuide

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