Indie beauty continues to deliver some of the most innovative, exciting, and boundary-pushing products in the industry. February’s Indie Edit is packed with launches that embrace bold color, unexpected textures, and sheer creativity. Whether you’re looking for multidimensional shimmer, otherworldly glow, or cult-favorites in expanded shades, this month’s selection has something for every indie beauty enthusiast.
From glitter-packed lip balms to mesmerizing medusan highlighters and a nail polish collection inspired by romantasy, these launches prove once again why indie beauty is where true artistry thrives.
Here’s what will having you feeling absolutely green with envy:
Rituel de Fille — Viridescent Visage Collection Restock
Rituel de Fille has always leaned into the mystical, but the Viridescent Visage Collection feels like a spell cast directly from the beauty coven’s collective consciousness. Originally launched in collaboration with creator Andromeda, the collection is making its much-anticipated return — and if you missed out the first time, now’s your chance to embrace your inner green witch.
The collection weaves together earthy, otherworldly tones across the eyes, lips, and cheeks:
- Borealis Light Creme Luminizer – a soft, sheer highlighting balm with a subtle, supernatural glow that shifts green
- Medusae Enchanted Lip Sheer – a sheer nude balm with a hint of shadowy green
- Olivine Ash and Ember Eye Soot – a loose mossy shimmer pigment perfect for a wash of diffused, bewitching color
Rituel de Fille’s gorgeous black components and active aroma formulations make every product feel like part of a ritual—more than just makeup. The collection is priced between $25.00-$32.00 individually, or $91.00 for the full set at ritueldefille.com. With green shimmer having such a moment right now, this restock couldn’t be better timed.
Nabla — Skin Realist Expansion
Few brands straddle the line between editorial artistry and everyday wearability quite like Nabla. The Italian indie darling has long flown under the radar in the U.S., but its latest expansion of the Skin Realist Liquid Tinted Balm range might finally earn it the wider recognition it deserves.
With seven new shades added to the lineup, Skin Realist now offers 14 sheer, radiant hues designed to provide a flexible, second-skin finish. The formula blends light coverage with skincare benefits, giving skin a luminous glow without ever feeling heavy or mask-like.
If you’re new to Nabla, consider this your sign to explore the brand’s greatest hits:
- Cupid’s Arrow Eye & Lip Stylos – creamy, multipurpose pencils that blend like a dream
- Skin Glazing Highlighters & Bronzers – gel-powder hybrids that deliver the perfect glassy sheen
- Beyond Jelly Lipsticks – glossy, plush lip colors with a cushiony texture
The full Skin Realist range is available now at nablacosmetics.com for $34.00.
GetStonned — GLITBALM
GetStonned has built its reputation on high-quality face gems that helped fuel the rhinestone beauty craze—but now the brand is expanding its horizons with GLITBALM, a hybrid glitter lip balm that blends all the aesthetic benefits of a gloss with the comfort and nourishment of a balm. Completely vegan and cruelty-free, GLITBALM is a guilt-free way to add sparkle to your pout without sacrificing hydration.
The shade range brings GetStonned’s signature high-shine, ultra-glitter aesthetic to lips with five sparkling hues:
- SPARK – sheer orange packed with pink and gold glitter
- SLIP – sheer baby pink with magenta and champagne shimmer
- THROB – sheer nude with champagne shimmer
- TEMPT – sheer brown with a surprising blue-shifting glitter
- SMACK – juicy fuchsia with magenta glitter
GLITBALMs are available individually for $21.00 or as a bundle of all five for $75.00 at getstonned.com. This launch, paired with their 10 pan STONNED Shimmer Palette ($42.00), proves that GetStonned isn’t just about face gems—the brand is quickly becoming one to watch in the indie color cosmetics space.
HoloGrave Cosmetics – Faerie Ring Palette
There’s something special about watching a beauty product come to life from concept to final product—especially when the result is as captivating as the Faerie Ring Palette from HoloGrave Cosmetics. The indie brand has amassed a dedicated following by offering an inside look at its entire product development process, giving beauty lovers a rare peek behind the curtain at everything from shade formulation to packaging decisions.
The Faerie Ring Palette is a 33-pan masterpiece arranged in a spiral that draws the eye inward to a matte black shade anchoring the center. Surrounding it are eight monochromatic color stories, each quad exploring different depths of saturation and chroma. The palette combines matte neutrals, richly pigmented shimmers, and dazzling duochromes — all of which reflect Holo Grave’s commitment to offbeat, avant-garde beauty.
While the Faerie Ring Palette won’t launch until later this year, the brand’s signature Moon Water Liners and Funeral Proof Brow & Eyeliner Gel Pomades remain staples for those seeking long-wear, boundary-pushing beauty. Keep an eye on hologravecosmetics.com for updates — you won’t want to miss this launch.
Lights Lacquer – What’s Your Fantasy? Expansion
If indie nail brands each have their own distinct personality, Lights Lacquer is the effortlessly cool younger sister who reminds you that your nails don’t always need to steal the show to be impactful. Founded by beauty influencer Kathleen Lights, Lights Lacquer strikes a balance between playful nostalgia and modern sophistication — and the latest expansion to the What’s Your Fantasy? Collection is the perfect example.
The Spring Court Trio introduces three new shades to the existing whimsical, romantasy-influenced six shade lineup:
- True Love’s Kiss – sheer taupe with pink and amber shimmer
- Priceling – icy blue with holographic sparkle
- Spring Court – lilac opalescent with green shimmer
While brands like Mooncat and Holo Taco push the limits of what nail polish can be, Lights Lacquer quietly perfects wearable but unexpected colors that feel fresh without outright demanding attention. Individual shades retail for $15.00, or you can grab the A Court of Dreams Bundle with all nine shades for $123.00 at lightslacquer.com.
Unearthly Cosmetics x Xander — Ooze Lowlight Highlighter
Unearthly Cosmetics has been a mainstay in the Indie Edit, and for good reason—the brand consistently delivers bold, transformative products that push the boundaries of what beauty can be. This month, they’re teaming up with creator Xander to release the Ooze Lowlight Highlighter—a hypnotic, color-shifting green-to-blue-to-purple highlighter packed with microsparkle suspended in a sheer base; with its transparent base, this formula is flattering across skin tones and is a must-have for fans of avant-garde glow.
It’s a highlighter that’s less about catching the light and more about commanding attention, shifting and shimmering with every movement. While this isn’t even the only green highlighter on THIS list (see Rituel de Fille above), the answer to whether you need both is a resounding yes. Available now at unearthlycosmetics.com.
Isamaya Beauty — Core Collection
When Isamaya Ffrench launched Isamaya Beauty, she made waves with provocative, avant-garde packaging (phallic lipstick components, anyone?). Now, the brand is refining its aesthetic with the Core Collection, a sleek, silver-packaged lineup that maintains the brand’s edge but dials back the more extreme elements.
While previous capsule collections leaned into full transformation, the Core Collection takes a more skin-first approach, featuring complexion-perfecting products in syringe-inspired packaging that balances artistry with a clinical edge but feels like a more commercially palatable rebellion—still pushing boundaries, but in a way that fits seamlessly into a beauty routine. Available now at isamayabeauty.com and Sephora, the range is priced between $28.00-$44.00.
It’ll be interesting to see if Isamaya brings back the bold capsule collections alongside this more commercially accessible line or if this sleek, medical-inspired aesthetic will define the brand going forward. Either way, this collection proves that edgy beauty doesn’t have to be inaccessible—it can be futuristic, functional, and still make a statement.
February’s Indie Edit is a love letter to beauty lovers who crave something a little off the beaten path. Whether you’re a shimmer hoarder, a nail polish enthusiast, or someone who prefers your highlighter to shift from green to blue to purple, these indie brands are delivering the products that make beauty feel like a form of self-expression.
