Location

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Founded

2015

Price range

$17 – $79

Shipping

Worldwide

Catalogue

118 products

New arrivals

8 this month

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Nomad Cosmetics

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About

NOMAD Cosmetics is an American beauty brand built on an idea most of the industry treats as decoration: that place genuinely shapes colour. Founded in 2015 by husband-and-wife team Carsten and Felicia Rintanen, it describes itself as a different kind of indie beauty brand, and its organising principle, universal beauty, locally inspired, runs through everything it makes. The range is best known for destination-themed palettes designed on location, each built around the palette of a specific city or landscape rather than a seasonal trend, alongside complexion products, lip colour and travel-friendly formats. This is makeup for people who actually pack a bag, and the compact, multi-purpose formats reflect that. Formulations centre on the brand's PureSource ingredients, naturally derived botanicals selected for both origin story and function, including Kakadu plum, rosehip, jojoba, sea buckthorn, manuka and prickly pear. Every product is vegan and NOMAD is PETA Certified Cruelty-Free, a third-party credential rather than a self-declaration. All products are free of parabens, phthalates and mineral oils, and contain neither talc nor gluten. Ethically, NOMAD is a certified 1% for the Planet business, committing a share of revenue to environmental causes, and it marked a decade in business with anniversary palettes revisiting its most requested destinations. Priced in the mid-range tier and designed for everyday wear rather than occasional use, NOMAD is a strong option for anyone seeking vegan, natural, paraben-free and PETA-certified cruelty-free American beauty from an independent brand with a genuine point of view.

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Brand Details

Contract manufactured
China
1% for the Planet
PETA Beauty Without Bunnies
Plastic-free
Recycled materials
Last reviewed
Oct 2026
Independent brand
Verified
F
Felicia Rintanen
C
Carsten Rintanen

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Frequently asked questions

Who founded Nomad Cosmetics?
Married couple Felicia and Carsten Rintanen met working at Max Factor in Geneva before founding Nomad Cosmetics, building it around their shared love of travel across 70 plus countries.
When and where was Nomad Cosmetics founded?
Nomad Cosmetics launched around 2014 to 2015, conceived by the Rintanens as they traveled the world wanting makeup tied to real places, not generic travel branding.
What makes Nomad Cosmetics different?
Every Nomad Cosmetics palette is built around one specific city's culture and a local hero ingredient, and the founders have personally handwritten over 30,000 destination postcards for customer orders.
Is Nomad Cosmetics cruelty free and vegan?
Nomad Cosmetics is PETA certified cruelty free, though it holds no Leaping Bunny certification, and no formal vegan certification body currently lists the brand.
What's the bigger story behind Nomad Cosmetics?
Nomad Cosmetics manufactures in Guangzhou, China, and in 2020 released a CBD infused eyeshadow line inspired by California surf towns like Encinitas and Malibu.
Is Nomad Cosmetics' quality actually good?
Nomad Cosmetics' matte eyeshadows earn praise for good pigment and low fallout, though its shimmer shades drew sharper criticism, and one limited palette was pulled after cultural appropriation backlash.

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