All produced by black, independently owned skin-care, makeup, and hair-care brands — from an intensely vibrant, high-pigment eyeshadow palette to a tumeric-rich vitamin C serum
Photo: retailer Along with educating yourself, attending protests, making frequent donations , and encouraging those around you to have conversations about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, an actionable way you can confront systemic inequality is by redirecting your funds to black-owned businesses. Below, I’ve rounded up a list of truly excellent beauty gems, tried and loved by myself, as well as many of my beauty-obsessed friends, editors, and writers.
$20 at Buttah Skincare Buy Hanahana Beauty Vanilla Lavender Shea Body Butter $26 $26 Hanahana Beauty’s founder, Abena Boamah, prioritizes ethically sourced, high-grade ingredients; their shea butter comes from the Katariga Womens’ Shea Cooperative in Ghana. This Shea Body Butter lotion uses a mixture of nourishing butters and natural oils to soothe, hydrate, and replenish dry skin.
$36 at Hyper Skin Care Buy Ellie Bianca Frankincense and Myrrh Face Oil $62 $62 This face oil by Evelyne Nyairo’s company, Ellie Bianca , contains a blend of antioxidant-rich frankincense and myrrh, which soothe irritation and inflammation while protecting our skin’s natural moisture barrier for soft, glowing skin.
$39 at Ace Beaute Buy Danessa Myricks Beauty Illuminating Veil $22 $22 Makeup artist Danessa Myricks created a line of multifunctional, easy-to-use makeup products. Her cream highlighters can be used alone on the high points of your face or mixed into foundations to give your coverage a pearlescent, lit-from-within glow.
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