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"  &amp;quot;We learn to bike really early in Sweden,&amp;quot; says Martina Arfwidson, the president of Face Stockholm and the daughter of founder Gun Nowak. &amp;quot;When I was growing up in Stockholm it was the only way to get around.&amp;quot; With bike sharing programs cropping up in American cities, and cycles becoming ubiquitous on urban streets, the U.S. is starting to catch up. This month the Scandinavian makeup brand, best known for its extensive color range, is partnering with Skeppshult, a 100-year-old bike company based in the south of Sweden, to release a line of classic cycles painted to match six Face Stockholm nail polish shades, including No. 125, a warm taupe, and No. 100, the milky violet shown here (poppier shades are planned for the future). The cosmetics company scaled back stateside in the early aughts after a decade as the makeup line for stylish women (Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy was loyal to its Cranberry Veil lipstick, and Mia Farrow frequented its original Upper West Side boutique), but Face Stockholm recently received attention here with a J. Crew collaboration consisting of nail polishes, lipsticks, and a blush stick. Nowak is more involved in Scandinavia and Europe, while Arfwidson heads the U.S. business; she lives in the Hudson Valley, where the company has two stores and a makeup school, and she is currently hunting for its next Manhattan flagship.  The polish-colored bicycles are a match made in Scandinavian design heaven. Skeppshult is based in Sm\u00E5land province, where Nowak was raised, and both companies have been given awards by the king of Sweden. While Face Stockholm is highly regarded for its impressive range of hues, Skeppshult is known for its superior quality, leather seats handmade by Brooks in England, Shimano gearing, and hand-welded steel frames. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s the Rolls-Royce of bicycles, something you might have for 20 years,&amp;quot; Arfwidson says. Each bike comes with a bottle of matching polish (you never know when your manicure\u2014or your paint job\u2014will chip) and a signature that reads &amp;quot;Colored by Face Stockholm.&amp;quot; $1795, nail polish included; facestockholm.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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