#BlackOwnedBusinesses Archives - Voir Fashion https://www.voirfashion.co.uk Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:33:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.17 10 Black Owned Makeup Brands You Need To Try Out https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/10-black-owned-makeup-brands-you-need-to-try-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-black-owned-makeup-brands-you-need-to-try-out Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:33:30 +0000 https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/?p=50598 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!

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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

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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

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]]> Glossier Are Renewing Their Grant Program For Black-Owned Beauty Businesses https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/glossier-are-renewing-their-grant-program-for-black-owned-beauty-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glossier-are-renewing-their-grant-program-for-black-owned-beauty-businesses Mon, 17 May 2021 16:07:38 +0000 https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/?p=25868 Spring 2020 saw the beauty giant select 16 hand-picked businesses and offer advisory support and loans ranging from $10,000- $50,000 to boost equality, inclusion, and representation in the beauty world. Riding on the resounding success of the last year, a whole new batch of beauty entrepreneurs can have a chance to grow with one of the biggest beauty brands in the game.

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Great news! Glossier’s grant program is back.

Spring 2020 saw the beauty giant select 16 hand-picked businesses and offer advisory support and loans ranging from $10,000- $50,000 to boost equality, inclusion, and representation in the beauty world. Riding on the resounding success of the last year, a whole new batch of beauty entrepreneurs can have a chance to grow with one of the biggest beauty brands in the game.

This year, there will be 10 winning businesses that will each receive a grant of $50,000, 6 months worth of business guidance and 1:1 support from the Glossier team. Looking for promising beauty brands that produce and sell products for the face, body and hair – Glossier is dedicated to driving inclusivity in the beauty world.

Writing on their website, CEO and Founder Emily Weiss said: “Our mission is to inspire everyone to find joy and confidence in their personal beauty style, and to achieve that, we’re building a new kind of beauty company: one that empowers people to be their own beauty expert. We’re also energized by the opportunity to play a role in democratizing and diversifying the beauty ecosystem more broadly, which starts with supporting the next generation of beauty startups and entrepreneurs through initiatives like our Grant Program.“

Applications for the 2021 programme open on the 27th of May and details of how to apply are on the Glossier website.

Words By Rosina Findlay

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