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Need-To-Know Beauty Products that Are Black & Women Owned
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items Black entrepreneurs receive less than 2% of VC dollars each year. For Black women, the number is even lower, at 1%. With so many Black beauty founders now receiving the resources and funding they need, many exciting new brands have developed. Known f...
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Make Up Must Haves
Skincare Essentials
Fragrance Favorites
Make Up Must Haves
My favorite go-to makeup items you got to have in your collection and makeup bag.
Reduces texture and boosting coverage and balancing your skin tone while maintaining hydration by DANESSA MYRICKS
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
My personal favorite gloss by Fenty Beauty. I carry at least one color in my purse daily.
Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
Lightweight, smooth and easy to apply without the weird feeling or stickiness.
Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation
Non sticky, nourishing and hydrating glossy lip balm. By Tisha Thompson
Speak Love Glossy Lip Treatment Oil
Simple yet smooth application that keeps your lips moisturized all day.
Topicals Lip Balms & Treatments - Sephora
One of my favorite glosses by Fenty. I applied this when I’m out for the day and I want a fresh natural look.
Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick
I’m impressed by this black owned brand. Pigmented color that goes well with melanated skin.
LYS Beauty Speak Love Moisture Matte Lipstick
One of my favorite lip glosses by Juvia’s place. Black owned brand by Chichi Eburu
Nubian Nude Nubian Earth Lip Gloss - Juvia's Place | Ulta Beauty
Love their color palette. They always have the richest blues, purples and greens.
Culture Palette - Juvia's Place | Ulta Beauty
Beautiful and bold lip color. UOMA Beauty is a black owned brand by Sharon Chuter
Sass Boss Gloss Liquid Marble - UOMA Beauty | Ulta Beauty
The double-take bronzer. I always love a great bronzer. Yes, there’s dark shades.
Black Pearl Double Take Bronzer - UOMA Beauty | Ulta Beauty
A newer black owned brand by Camille Bell. I love their mission of pro black, pro queer and pro fat.
Ulta Beauty
Beautiful color shades with a “pop”! They even have gorgeous brown shades.
Maraschino Cake Batter Liquid Lipstick - POUND CAKE | Ulta Beauty
Richly Pigmented and hydrating hues for deeper skin tones from Cheryl Mayberry McKissack & Desiree Rodgers
Iconic Lipstick
Skincare Essentials
My favorite must-have skin care products to have in your makeup bag.
Even us darker shades need sunscreen. No matter your skin tone, Don’t your sunscreen.
Fragrance Free Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 - Black Girl Sunscreen | Ulta Beauty
Moisture is key to our darker shaded skin. It’s moisturizing with intense hydration and soothes and protect your skin.
CocoShea Revitalizing Cream - Buttah Skin | Ulta Beauty
Favorite for the skin and body. Great for sensitive skin. Hydrates the skin with 7 luxe oils, shea butter, antioxidant, and vitamin c.
Butta Drop Whipped Oil Hydrating Body Cream Mini
Never go without a great Niacinamide moisturizer with SPF 30 - we need that too.
Hydra Vizor Refillable Invisible Face Moisturizer SPF 30 with Niacinamide
If you have chronic dry area, cracked feet, black spots on elbows and underarms — this works wonders. It’s by founder Christina Tegbe
AFRICAN Beauty Butter- Intensive Dry Skin Treatment
Black Owned & Founded brand by Jamika Martin. Affordable acne for the melanated skin.
Break-Out Spot Treatment for Large Bumps and Breakouts - ROSEN | Ulta Beauty
Polishing Bar uses Activated Charcoal to deeply cleanse, gently exfoliate, and detoxify your skin, Egyptian Cocoshea Body Wash and Whipped Body Butter with Vitamins A, B, and E for your skin.
Body Trio Kit Black Gold - Buttah Skin | Ulta Beauty
Fragrance Favorites
These are my must-have fragrances I love and purchase over and over that you should add your fragrance collection.
Lightweight fragrance with the smell of sheer jasmine, light vanilla and hint of zesty citron. Jackie Aina, YouTube & IG influencer
FORVR Mood Hard to Get Eau de Parfum
Warm smell with a Bulgarian Rose, hint of musk, and floral magnolia. You definitely can smell the culture of the islands of Barbados from Rihanna
Fenty Eau de Parfum Refillable Travel Set
You can never go wrong with a travel size fragrance especially when it’s by Fenty Beauty.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Eau de Parfum Travel Spray
I always get a discovery set especially when I can’t choose my absolute favorite.
Discovery Set
