My name is Renique, but my hotties can call me Nique! Let's get personal because we’re down for a lifetime hotties! Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Plainfield and Newark, New Jersey, I have seen it all , to say the least. Growing up around high crime rates and gang violence, I always knew I would not become a product of my environment… no matter what. So, my journey began, in the living room of my Aunts house, while we had to live with her for a while as times were hard. My cousin and I would create t-shirts by using printing paper and literally ironing each piece of art on to the shirt. I mean, we did try to sell them… but it didn’t quite work out! 

However, I didn’t give up there because from that day forward I knew I would create, sell, and have a story to tell through my products. Now here we are 15 years later, after all of the growing up, all of the domestic abuse I dealt with as a teen/adult, the struggles and the sleepless nights. Here we are with the BRAND God instilled in me since I was 6 years old… The House of Smoke. The brand that stands for something so that it will not fall for anything!

The House of Smoke brand, caters to the women who may have been through hell and back. But, they stayed true to themselves through the process. Rising above all with an unapologetic mindset, remaining true to ones self. This casual and vintage brand is for the women that RISE, the one who goes after everything they deserve knowing God will never forsake them.


Daniel 3:26-27) is a verse we hold close to the brand! Stay Blessed.