February is Black History Month in American and Canada, and what better way to celebrate than by supporting Black owned businesses. Here are 10 Black owned makeup brands you need to check out now!
Beauty Bakerie
Beauty Bakerie, founded by Cashmere Nicole, has the cutest bakery inspired products we have ever seen! Not only are their products to die for, but their packaging is top tier. Packaged in an adorable bag of flour inspired packaging, their Oat Translucent Flour Setting powder has a colorless formula that covers all pores and imperfections.
Juvia’s Place
Juvia’s Place has some of the most surreal palettes out there. From their themes to their colour payout, Juvius Place products are detail oriented and creative. The Warrior Eyeshadow Palette gives you high pigment and blendability.
Uoma Beauty
Uoma Beauty by Sharon C focuses on diversifying beauty and making a positive impact with their clean vegan products. Their Badass Icon matte lipstick comes in 19 different shades, each named after an important woman in history, applies like butter.
Fashion Fair
Inspired by the glamour of Black women, Fashion fair creates elegant makeup for those with darker skin tones. With a medium coverage and an easy application, their FF Skinflex stick foundation is a Fashion Fair must have.
Sacha Cosmetics
Sacha Cosmetics is a Caribbean brand committed to developing exquisite makeup products for women of color. Their Eyeshadow palette has every color in the rainbow, from neutral to vibrant shades.
The Lip Bar
The Lip Bar is a standout brand, founded by women of color, that centers inclusion in their mission. Lip Bar products are high quality and easy to use. Picking up their best-selling lip product, Bawse Lady Liquid Matte Lipstick, is the best way to get to know this magical brand.
AJ Crimson Beauty
Founded by celebrity makeup artist, AJ Crimson, this Black owned business has perfected making makeup for all different skin tones. AJ Crimson invites you to accentuate your natural beauty with the Perfection Priming Soufflé. This primer offers you a poreless base for a smooth complexion.
Black Opal
For over two decades, Black Opal has created superb makeup and skincare products for women of color. They offer a vast array of products for an honest and affordable price. Black Opal’s Precision Eye Definer is a smooth pencil liner that will add a touch of color to your eye looks.
Black Radiance Beauty
Black Radiance Beauty celebrates the inner and outer beauty of Black women, and encourages women of color to find self-acceptance in their skin. This positive brand has award-winning products like their, Brilliant effects lip gloss that comes in six shimmering shades, giving your lips a juicy shine.
Black Up
The French Black owned brand, Black Up, makes products with tan and darker skin tones in mind. Black Up sells makeup as well as fragrances, skincare, hair products, and more. Their Full coverage cream foundation is available in 17 medium to dark shades and gives you flawless coverage.
Check out our interview with the inspiring Founder, Sharon Chuter, of Uoma Beauty in Issue 25: Meet The New Gen Warriors.
Words By Julia Bastos
Photo Credit – The Lip Bar Instagram
