Black Women-Owned

The Lip Bar

The Lip Bar is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that exists to help change the way you think about beauty.  Every day people are being told how to be beautiful - so we’re here to remind you that you don’t have to change. You Are Enough!

Melissa Butler started making lipstick in her kitchen because she believed beauty shouldn’t compromise health and because she was determined to change the way people thought about beauty. There is no standard! You are the standard

Mented Cosmetics

KJ Miller and Amanda E. Johnson created Mented Cosmetics because they believe “every woman should be able to find herself in the world of beauty, no matter her skin tone. We know you'll love being put first - because when it comes to beauty, no one deserves to be an afterthought.

From our original nude lipsticks to eyeshadow palettes to blushes, each of our makeup products is perfectly pigMented to match your skin tones. We want all women, from light to tan to dark skin tones, to feel like they have makeup that actually works for their complexions, so we've created the shades to help accomplish that”.

Base Butter

Founded in 2015, BASE BUTTER strives to inspire women of color to discover, protect, and love the beauty they were born with. After the line’s first launch in December 2015, popularity for the product quickly grew. BASE BUTTER’s products are multipurpose allowing for usage on the lips face, hair, and body as a moisturizer. Their most popular product “The Whipped Formula” is a SPF 20 lightweight moisturizing butter.

The mission is to help make skincare easy for through easy to understand products, simple to follow routines, and expert information that can be easily applied.

Curl Box

CURLBOX is an affordable, exclusive and effortless way to explore new hair products, in which you’ll discover hand-selected curly hair products delivered to your doorstep every month.

Each box will have extraordinary value. Subscribers can look forward to outstanding products from established brands as well as some really great up and coming brands.

The Honey Pot

The first complete feminine care system that cleanses, protects, and balances your vagina. Powered by herbs™. Made by women. 100% natural.

Bea Dixon founded The Honey Pot Company in 2014 “I suffered from bacterial vaginosis for months. An ancestor gave me the ingredients to heal myself in a dream. I created the formula for an effective, clean feminine wash. It worked!”

Cleanse, protect, and balance your vagina with all-natural feminine hygiene washes and wipes. The formulas for the female cleansing products are powered by herbs™, crafted by women, and designed to fit a variety of needs.

Stay clean, fresh, and balanced, even during your period with their natural menstrual products. With a line of organic pads and tampons, you have peace of mind knowing what's going into your body. 

Black Girl Sunscreen

Black Girl Sunscreen’s story begins with the need for melanin women to have a sunscreen brand that caters exclusively to them. The founder thought it was time to create a natural non-white residue sunscreen brand for women of color.

Black Girl Sunscreen uses NO parabens, or other harmful chemicals while infusing the finest ingredients to shield and moisturize your melanated skin without the dreaded white residue common with most sunscreen.

Brutus Bakeshop

Lani Halliday is the visionary behind Brutus Bakeshop — a gluten-free cake and pastry company in Brooklyn, NY, known for its vivid creations and contemporary stencil work.

Unique to her craft, Lani Halliday dares to bake outside the lines. With creativity at the forefront, and a magpie of inspirational references, she creates visually impactful cakes and pastries to be consumed and celebrated. Lani has shared her craft as a gluten-intolerant, professionally-trained pastry chef with lovers of baked goods around the world. Her creations captivate the eye, speak to the soul, and celebrate the messiness of life

Plant Candy

Founder and Chef Brandy created Plant Candy to make plant-based living simple, tasty and fun. “Treat your vegetables the same way you treat your mains and see how your relationship with them change.”

From creating tasty dishes with natural, plant based ingredients you currently have, to the Plant Candy Lab which explores ways to living a plant-based life and not feel deprived. Plant Candy creates tasty, plant-based foods, products and demonstrations.

Let’s Buy Black the Block

Four young, black women who figured it was about damn time we buy b(l)ack the block. “We’ve been hype seeing many resources out there to support our community and wanted to consolidate them into a visual platform where you could easily find Black & African American owned businesses to deposit your hard earned coins. We’re buying Black the block.”

This platform houses everything Black owned from beauty, fashion, food and drink, home and books and media. A one stop visual platform for all Black, everything.

Latine-Owned

Latinx with Plants first bloomed March 23rd, 2019 out of admiration for the community @blackwithplants was cultivating and a desire to contribute towards the celebration of people of color in the plant world.

We aim to build a community (and world) that is more equitable through plants and our growing platform. We seek to spread ancestral plant knowledge to combat the environmental racism that plagues brown and black communities.

Luna Magic is a beauty brand co-founded by the Frias sisters. A love for beauty and their Latinx culture led the Washington Heights natives Mabel & Shaira Frias, to create a beauty line inspired by the vibrancy of their Dominican culture.

Founded in Los Angeles with a mission to introduce high-performance cosmetics, bold flavor, diversity, inclusivity and vibrancy to the beauty industry. We're inspired by the rich cultures and music of the Caribbean & Latin America, the hustle and bustle of NYC and glamour of Los Angeles. Luna Magic is a women-led and Afro-Latina owned company. Welcome to our world. #Para La Cultura

Hause of Curls founder, creative director and fashion stylist, Sherly Tavarez was determined to challenge the Eurocentric beauty standards that dominated the beauty and fashion industries.

The Dominican Afro-Latina created a statement clothing line that celebrates curls and big hair and shows they are nothing to be ashamed of. Hause of Curls encourages you to love and embrace your curls and to eliminate the perception of ‘bad hair’. A hope to make young people everywhere proud of their hair and heritage, with a message that you are beautiful just the way you are.

Founder Jennifer Flores combined her love of candle making and writing and gave birth to DEAR MAMA. A clean candle company designed to celebrate and honor every moment of motherhood. Dear Mama Candle & Co. encourage mothers to prioritize wellness and use wordplay to facilitate that process.

Dear Mama, believes in collective healing, in being honest and transparent about our motherhood experiences. And we believe in cultivating our relationship to our emotional and psychological selves so we can face motherhood with tenderness and confidence.

The brand Yo Soy Afro Latina, which was created by Afro-Mexican Detroit native Bianca Kea, is not only a place to buy dope gear, but also a platform that celebrates Afro Latinidad and brings awareness to the often forgotten and disregarded Black diaspora.

“My goal is to shed light on the beauty and the magnitude of Afro Latinas, to create a space where we are acknowledged, and to celebrate our beautiful, diverse culture. We’ve been here and we’re not going anywhere. This is our time to shine”. 

If you’re looking for bilingual books to teach your children about everything from Loteria to Tejano music Queen Selena, then Lil’ Libros is your new best friend. The company was co-founded by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein. The pair saw a need for bilingual children’s books after noticing a lack on bookshelves; soon after launching, Lil’ Libros was awarded the 2017 NAWBO-LA Entrepreneur Award for seeing rapid success with a product that addressed a need in an underserved market.

Indigenous-Ownded

Native and First Nations entrepreneurs are beating the odds everyday to uplift their communities and preserve the integrity of their art and culture. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Indigenous-Owned companies.

All draw on their own culture and ancestral knowledge and work with others from the community to produce high-quality and one-of-a-kind products.

Indigenous Cosmetics

Indigenous Cosmetics is a Sicangu Lakota and Chippewa Cree (sweet) grassroot company where Native identity, culture and values inspire custom handcrafted cosmetics. With over 20 years in the beauty business they have created and customized cosmetics that complement Indigenous skin tones. ‘Have you ever looked at a lipstick and loved it until you tried it on? Chances are that it wasn't formulated for richer skin tones. We custom make our formulas, make them in small batches and handcraft our cosmetics so we can make sure the ingredients and colors are the perfect blend’.

Peace Love and TSOul

This is a beautiful jewelry company that creates elegant Navajo beaded jewelry with a Southwest flair.

Indigo Arrows

Indigo Arrows is an online modern home goods store that features decor with Indigenous designs. Interior designer Destiny Seymour started the home decor brand after being inspired by the ancient clay pottery patterns made by her ancestors. The textile comes in beautiful geometric motifs. The patterns include shapes and clean lines on a wide selection of table linens, pillows, quilts, and other home products. Each piece is handcrafted in small batches on 100 percent linen using eco-friendly inks. Plus, a portion of the proceeds goes to an after-school program supporting Indigenous preteen girls.

B Yellowtail

B.Yellowtail is a Native-owned fashion & accessories brand that specializes in storytelling through wearable art. Founded by Northern Cheyenne/Crow fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail, the brand offers women’s clothing and an extensive collection of accessories handmade by Native and First Nations artisans like Etkie, Bison Star Naturals, and QUW'UTSUN'MADE.

Cheekbone Beauty

Jennifer Harper is the founder of Cheekbone Beauty, a cosmetic company that is Indigenous-owned and founded. Cheekbone Beauty is known for its high-quality and cruelty-free beauty products such as liquid lipsticks and contour and highlight palettes. Staying aligned with her Anishinaabe roots, the company just launched Sustain lipsticks, which have biodegradable packaging and sustainably sourced ingredients. The Warrior Women lipstick collection features shades named after influential Indigenous women. The products are never tested on animals and are paraben-free. A portion of the profits from Cheekbone Beauty goes to a variety of nonprofits and your purchase helps causes like equal-opportunity education.

SḴWÁLWEN Botanicals

Sḵwálwen is an Indigenous business offering luxurious botanical skincare products. The founder is ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph. She combines her academic knowledge of plants with traditional Squamish plant knowledge. As a member of the Squamish First Nation, she incorporates her Nation’s cultural teachings and traditional horticultural practices using sustainable methods. The high-quality apothecary brand includes facial oils, toners, and masks that are free from harsh chemicals, synthetics, and parabens. She develops each recipe by pairing plants based on their healing properties using oils, clays, plant butters, and other products from the earth. She then makes each skincare item by hand in small batches. We recommend the anti-aging TEWÍN’XW Cranberry Rose Antioxidant Facial Serum made with pressed berry seed oils and essential oils.

Quw’utsun’ Made

Step up your self-care game with products from Quw’utsun’ Made, a contemporary and holistic apothecary brand. The store includes natural fragrances, healing salves, scented soaps and candles, purifying clay masks, moisturizing lip balm, organic exfoliating coffee scrub, and tattoo aftercare kits. Handcrafted in small batches, Arianna Johnny-Wadsworth combines her ancestral knowledge with plant extracts native to the northwest coast to create a complete vegan and paraben-free body-care line. A descendant of the Quw’utsun’/Cowichan Tribe, she wanted to preserve cultural teachings in order to pass it on to future generations. Best-sellers include the roll-on fragrances that are infused with cedar and orange essential oils and infused with marigolds and juniper berries.

Eighth Generation

Eighth Generation is a Seattle based art and lifestyle brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe, the online store continues to be one of the most well-known Native-owned brands around. Eighth Generation provides 100 percent Native American made and designed art and products. The company’s slogan is “Inspired Natives, not Native-inspired,” which is very fitting since it makes such an effort to promote Indigenous artists and only offer authentic Native American art. Eighth Generation is best known for being the first Native American owned company that produces wool blankets. In the store, you’ll find a wide range of products like fine art, apparel, and jewelry. Each piece is designed with cultural elements specific to a Tribe and Nation, so if you’re looking for a variety of art and styles this is the shop for you.

Séka Hills

If you consider yourself a foodie, check out the specialty foods from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. Cultivated in California’s Capay Valley using sustainable practices, the Séka Hills estate grows a variety of wines, premium olive oil, and organic produce. Other products that are available online include wildflower honey, nuts, vinegar, hummus, and pickled asparagus. It also offers personalized gift boxes and subscription boxes so you can be among the first to try its newly-released olive oil, wines, and produce. Recommended products include the wildflower honey, which has layers of flavors like sweet molasses and brown sugar caramel. Also be sure to try the Arbequina and Tribal Blend extra virgin olive oils.

More Women-Owned Brands & Businesses

The Sill

This simple idea was the seed for what would become The Sill: a modern plant destination for the modern plant lover.

Plants make us happier, healthier, more efficient and boost our creativity. They even clean the air we breathe. But all our modern city-living has us indoors a lot. So we thought: why not bring the outdoors in? We think everyone deserves to have their own personal plant oasis. And, we think finding your new plant should be, well, easy.

IFund Women

IFundWomen is the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses and the people who want to support them with access to capital, coaching, and connections.

We offer immediate access to capital through a premium online fundraising experience, access to small business grants from corporate partners, expert business coaching on all the topics entrepreneurs need to know about, and a network of women business owners that sparks confidence, accelerates knowledge and ignites action.

Frankie

Frankie Shop NYC and now Paris have been touted as the go-to place for unfussy, minimal, wallet-conscious styles. After all, every woman should be able to wear the garments that they inspire designers to make – no matter how high the rent gets!

Frankie is set to inspire the girl who enjoys affordable luxe-looking basics that connect with her city lifestyle; whether by taxi, subway, bike or cobblestone. Think classic shapes and timeless touches. Your everyday, effortless wardrobe with the occasional twist for flair

Lunya

Founder and CEO Ashley Merrill was on a journey to find comfortable, quality and flattering sleepwear that was in line with who I wanted to be and how I wanted to feel in my leisure hours. The search led me to old traditional pajamas, negligees and cheap childlike sets — none of these matched the modern woman I self identified as. This personal realization became the foundation for Lunya and Lahgo.

Otium is the time when we withdraw from our daily business to enjoy leisure time and life’s most simple pleasures — eating, playing, resting, reading, writing, contemplating. Let’s just say the ancient philosophers knew what was up.

Somewhere along the way, life became about expectations and measuring up to the status quo. From comparing ‘friends and follows’ on the internet, to trading all our time for things, to working hard and sleeping less … it’s time to get back to what matters, in the place that matters most. Lunya is reimagining life with Otium at the center.  Welcome Home.

Ettitude

Ettitude is a sustainability-focused lifestyle brand offering luxurious modern bedding and sleepwear, made from the world’s first 100% organic bamboo fabrics.

With the mission to make the world’s most comfortable bedding, they have created a whole new category of revolutionary fabrics that are the perfect balance of soft, breathable, and environmentally-friendly.

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