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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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Labor Day #BlackOut: Shop These 30+ #BlackOwned Brands & Businesses
Editor’s note: Will add more sales as I find them. ALIKAY NATURALS Take 15% off everything on the site. ASHLEY’S NATURALS Save 15% off with code LABORDAY (all caps, no spaces). Expires Tuesday, September 9 at midnight PST. BALM & CO Save 25% with promo code LABOR25 until today 11:59 EST. BELLE BUTTERS Use code THECUTLIFE for 20% off your entire order. COLOR DU JOUR Receive 25% off the entire site with coupon code LABORDAY25 at checkout. CRYSTAL STREETS JEWELRY Save 30% off all items sitewide with code EOS30. To save an additional 20% off selected items, use code SALEONSALE20.
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How #BlackUp Curiously Lost Its Black Founder Fabrice Mahabo
Blaq Vixen Beauty researches what happened to BlackUp Cosmetics’ original founder/owner Fabrice Mahabo. Check out my latest article “Black Beauty Brands That Aren’t Black-Owned.” TL;DR: Fabrice Bernard Mahabo was the founder and owner of black|Up. He did not willingly sell his company. Jean-Francois Damour is the new owner and president of black|Up Lionel Durand is the new CEO of black|Up Updated 25 July 2016: On Linkedin, a Mr. Jean-François Damour has the dual title of “Owner-President” of black|Up on his profile. He is also the owner of the La Criée restaurant in Paris, France. This is the investor Mahabo named in his blog. Updated 11 July 2016: I’ve finally included Lionel Durand’s The Decision Makers profile page…
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Black Woman-Owned Brands
Shop my favorite black woman-owned brands and beauty/fashion collaborations with black women at online retailers:
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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…