This pandemic has been rough in a lot of ways, and small businesses, especially BIPOC-owned businesses, have been hit hard with a struggling economy, mandated shutdowns, and an uncertain future.
The way we spend our money can play a huge part in the survival of these businesses and business owners.
There are some questions non-Black allies should ask themselves when they are making purchases, to align their intentions and actions around being proactively anti-racist. As artist Giselle Buchanan puts it succinctly: What businesses do you patron? What Black creators do you uplift? What movements do you support? How are you actively and intentionally practicing regular wealth distribution? What is your daily contribution to the economic mobility of Black people?
We’ve gathered 60 sick’ning Black-owned beauty businesses that you can support right now, and always.
Aboni Cosmetics
AJ Crimson Beauty
Base Butter
Beauty Bakerie
BeautyStat Cosmetics
Beneath Your Mask
Bevel
Black Girl Sunscreen
Blink Beauty Co.
BLK+GRN
Bolden Skincare
Briogeo
Buttah Skincare
Camille Rose
Chentilly Cosmetics
Cimply Cosmetics
Colored Raine
Danessa Myricks
Epara Skincare
Girl & Moon Shop
Glo Girl Cosmetics
Gold Label Cosmetics
Golde
Hanahana Beauty
Haus Urban
Hue Noir
Hyper Skin
Jade & Fox Co
Janet & Jo
Kaike
KA’OIR Cosmetics
KLUR
KNC Beauty
Koyvoca Cosmetics
Lauren Napier Beauty
Lena Lashes
Maréna Beauté
Matte Apothecary
MDM Flow
Mented Cosmetics
MTF Cosmetics
Nagi Cosmetics
Naturally London
Nolaskinsentials
Nyakio Beauty
OUI The People
Oye Shea Butter
Pear Nova
People of Color Beauty
PLANT Apothecary
Play Pits Natural Deodorant
Propa Beauty
Range Beauty
Skin Buttr
Temple Zen
The Crayon Case
The Lip Bar
Unsun
Uoma Beauty
Vera Moore Cosmetics
For more resources on how you can make changes and support the Black Lives Matter movement, check out ways you can get involved here.
