Yet, the beauty industry still manages to fail Black women, even as it strives to be more inclusive: The Environmental Working Group, a consumer advocacy organization, examined the ingredients in 1,177 beauty products marketed to Black women and found that one in 12 products is “highly hazardous.” Still, there’s a crop of Black-owned beauty brands that have risen to meet the challenge of satisfying Black women on the beauty and skincare front. In 2017, many of them are still flying under the radar. We’ve compiled 15 beauty products created by Black folks for Black women that definitely need more support: “I learned then that I had to really control my images,” Iman said in an i-D documentary. “So I went out … to every store I could find, and I would mix it and … put it on my face, and finally I found something a little suitable and I made a batch. This is 1976, and I carried it with me to every shoot I did.” Now, more than 20 years later, IMAN Cosmetics can be found in Target, Walgreens, and other drugstore aisles. The trendy nail polishes are $12. Fashion Fair can primarily be found in department stores, including Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Dillard’s, and Belk. Shea Moisture has expanded to include lotions, shampoos, and now, makeup and skincare. It can all be found in Target, but the ingredients are still primarily bought in different African villages. AJ Crimson Beauty can purchased online and in select stores throughout the world, including a singular store in London and California. She and Rosco Spears, the creative director, launched The Lip Bar to prove every woman deserves to be represented in the beauty industry. They appeared on “Shark Tank” in 2015 to pitch The Lip Bar to investors. They were met with hostility and even called “colorful cockroaches.” However, that didn’t stop the two entrepreneurial Black women from pushing forward with their business. Their matte and liquid matte lipsticks are now sold on Target’s website. Chichi Eburu, a Nigerian-born mother of two, launched the cosmetics line in 2014. Back then, she only planned to sell makeup brushes. She told Black Girl Long Hair that she created Juvia’s Place because she thought the beauty industry had failed to listen to Black women: Now, the gorgeous eyeshadow palettes cost between $25.99 and $35.75 — and are usually sold out. All of Beauty Bakerie’s products are sold in cute packages that resemble sweets. Nicole has also expanded to include a cookbook, where the models are rocking her makeup.
title: “15 Black Owned Beauty Brands That Need Your Support” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “Edna Panahon”
Yet, the beauty industry still manages to fail Black women, even as it strives to be more inclusive: The Environmental Working Group, a consumer advocacy organization, examined the ingredients in 1,177 beauty products marketed to Black women and found that one in 12 products is “highly hazardous.” Still, there’s a crop of Black-owned beauty brands that have risen to meet the challenge of satisfying Black women on the beauty and skincare front. In 2017, many of them are still flying under the radar. We’ve compiled 15 beauty products created by Black folks for Black women that definitely need more support: “I learned then that I had to really control my images,” Iman said in an i-D documentary. “So I went out … to every store I could find, and I would mix it and … put it on my face, and finally I found something a little suitable and I made a batch. This is 1976, and I carried it with me to every shoot I did.” Now, more than 20 years later, IMAN Cosmetics can be found in Target, Walgreens, and other drugstore aisles. The trendy nail polishes are $12. Fashion Fair can primarily be found in department stores, including Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Dillard’s, and Belk. Shea Moisture has expanded to include lotions, shampoos, and now, makeup and skincare. It can all be found in Target, but the ingredients are still primarily bought in different African villages. AJ Crimson Beauty can purchased online and in select stores throughout the world, including a singular store in London and California. She and Rosco Spears, the creative director, launched The Lip Bar to prove every woman deserves to be represented in the beauty industry. They appeared on “Shark Tank” in 2015 to pitch The Lip Bar to investors. They were met with hostility and even called “colorful cockroaches.” However, that didn’t stop the two entrepreneurial Black women from pushing forward with their business. Their matte and liquid matte lipsticks are now sold on Target’s website. Chichi Eburu, a Nigerian-born mother of two, launched the cosmetics line in 2014. Back then, she only planned to sell makeup brushes. She told Black Girl Long Hair that she created Juvia’s Place because she thought the beauty industry had failed to listen to Black women: Now, the gorgeous eyeshadow palettes cost between $25.99 and $35.75 — and are usually sold out. All of Beauty Bakerie’s products are sold in cute packages that resemble sweets. Nicole has also expanded to include a cookbook, where the models are rocking her makeup.
title: “15 Black Owned Beauty Brands That Need Your Support” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-20” author: “Jason Montgomery”
Yet, the beauty industry still manages to fail Black women, even as it strives to be more inclusive: The Environmental Working Group, a consumer advocacy organization, examined the ingredients in 1,177 beauty products marketed to Black women and found that one in 12 products is “highly hazardous.” Still, there’s a crop of Black-owned beauty brands that have risen to meet the challenge of satisfying Black women on the beauty and skincare front. In 2017, many of them are still flying under the radar. We’ve compiled 15 beauty products created by Black folks for Black women that definitely need more support: “I learned then that I had to really control my images,” Iman said in an i-D documentary. “So I went out … to every store I could find, and I would mix it and … put it on my face, and finally I found something a little suitable and I made a batch. This is 1976, and I carried it with me to every shoot I did.” Now, more than 20 years later, IMAN Cosmetics can be found in Target, Walgreens, and other drugstore aisles. The trendy nail polishes are $12. Fashion Fair can primarily be found in department stores, including Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Dillard’s, and Belk. Shea Moisture has expanded to include lotions, shampoos, and now, makeup and skincare. It can all be found in Target, but the ingredients are still primarily bought in different African villages. AJ Crimson Beauty can purchased online and in select stores throughout the world, including a singular store in London and California. She and Rosco Spears, the creative director, launched The Lip Bar to prove every woman deserves to be represented in the beauty industry. They appeared on “Shark Tank” in 2015 to pitch The Lip Bar to investors. They were met with hostility and even called “colorful cockroaches.” However, that didn’t stop the two entrepreneurial Black women from pushing forward with their business. Their matte and liquid matte lipsticks are now sold on Target’s website. Chichi Eburu, a Nigerian-born mother of two, launched the cosmetics line in 2014. Back then, she only planned to sell makeup brushes. She told Black Girl Long Hair that she created Juvia’s Place because she thought the beauty industry had failed to listen to Black women: Now, the gorgeous eyeshadow palettes cost between $25.99 and $35.75 — and are usually sold out. All of Beauty Bakerie’s products are sold in cute packages that resemble sweets. Nicole has also expanded to include a cookbook, where the models are rocking her makeup.
