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Black-Owned Enamel Pins at Etsy
Updated 27 June 2020. Etsy is having its first-ever Labor Day sale, and there are so many great items on sale. There’s even a healthy selection of black-owned enamel pins available to buy! One of the common complaints some people have about supporting black-owned businesses is that sometimes it’s too expensive. Other times, people are hesitant to support because they don’t really feel a connection to the products for sale. Well, with enamel pins, many of them are super affordable. The majority of black-owned enamel pins retail for less than $10. Additionally, black pin makers are creating enamel pins that span various interests and categories. You have designs honoring historical…
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Black-Owned Brands: 5 Seen at the 2016 VMAs
I spotted five black-owned brands at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Take a look: Black-Owned Brands: Coloured Raine (Loraine Dowdy) x Hood By Air (Shayne Oliver) x Rihanna 2016 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award Recipient Rihanna was the lady of the night, treating us to four melodic performances of her greatest hits. Per usual, celebrity makeup artist Mylah Morales came through with the glam beat, using Chanel and Caudalie for the face: $400 La Creme Ultimate Skin Regeneration Moisturizer $60 Le Teint Ultra Tenue Ultrawear Flawless Foundation $58 Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Colour SPF 15 in No. 40 $18 Caudalie Beauty Elixir From what I can tell, Rih had…
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Black-Owned Lip Colors for National Lipstick Day
Can you use some black-owned lip colors for National Lipstick Day? Blaq Vixen Beauty is on the case! Happy National Lipstick Day! A few years ago, I rounded up a quick list featuring best selling MAC pink lipstick colors on black women. This year, I want to help put black-owned makeup brands (BOMBs) in the spotlight. There are five lip colors I think every woman should own: a notable nude a reliable red a posh pink a werk it wine a vivacious violet With this aim in mind, I sought out photos of celebrities wearing five popular black-owned lip colors. If you’re looking to support more beauty brands that are for us, by us,…
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Black-Owned Highlighters For Total Glow-balization
This compilation of black-owned highlighters for deeper skin tones has been in draft for a bit. At first, I wanted to showcase great highlighters that looked beyond on richer skin tones. If you follow any makeup Instagram accounts, then you know highlighters are, well, lit (pun intended). Inspired, I created this quick list identifying highlighters from black-owned businesses. Every entry featured is on my shopping list. My roundup is quite small, but our fellow entrepreneurs are launching new beauty businesses daily. It’s only a matter of time before I can provide a more impressive list of glow-getters. Staying faithful to my focus on black celebrity beauty, I have tracked down several black…
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Win $5,000 From The RealReal: My Top 5 Obsessions
Have you received a text message from The RealReal lately announcing their latest contest? It’s been years since I’ve bought anything from the authenticated luxury e-tailer so this contest is right up my alley and hopefully yours too. Everyone that enters by loving five items have the opportunity to win a $5,000 store credit. I thought I would write a quick write-up (ha!) about the five items I loved on the site – and hope to buy if I win and they’re still available. Since May is Small Business Month, I’m definitely highlighting black-owned businesses like Telfar (The RealReal carries their collaborations with UGG, Eastpak & Moose Knuckles too) and…