4 Beauty Brands for And By Women of Colour
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I know when we think of black-owned beauty brands, we automatically think of the “homegirl in our head” Rihanna and her Fenty Beauty line. We also can’t forget the veteran Pat Mcgrath. But there’s a long list of successful black-owned beauty brands that are making their mark in the beauty and skincare industry, that we really need to get to know.1. Juvia’s Place
Nigerian entrepreneur Chichi Eburu started Juvia’s Place with $2000 dollars. Her eyeshadow palettes are made with bold and vibrant colours. Chichi has said that her inspiration for her palettes comes from the vibrant African culture, food, spices and the all round beauty located throughout the beautiful continent.
2. Unsun Cosmetics
Known for its chemical-free products, founder Katonya Breaux created Unsun because of the lack of clean sunscreen products made available for women of colour. Unsun’s sunscreen is a 100% natural moisturizing facial product with no-residue. Fun fact, Katonya Breaux is also the mother of singer, songwriter, Frank Ocean.
3. House of Tara
House of Tara International was founded in 1988, their nationwide product is known for its superior quality. Founder, Tara Fela-Durotoye, started her company at the age of 20, from her living room while studying at university. Today, Tara has over 3,000 reps across Nigeria and 14 stores to her name.
4. Foxie Cosmetics
Foxie Cosmetics is best known for their healing bath bombs that alleviate physical aches and pains. Twenty-six year old, Austin, Texas native, Kayla Phillips handcrafted over 500 bath, body, skin, and hair-care products since she founded the company in 2015. What’s even more amazing, Kayla runs and operates Foxie Cosmetics all by herself!
What other blacked owned beauty brands should have made our list?
Cheers,
Karen
Read MoreBlack Seed Hair Mask
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Herbal hair masks are a great way to rejuvenate your hair. Black Seed Hair Mask solves two problems:
- It stops hair loss
- And helps to regrow the lost hair
And the hair that grows won’t be fine or fragile that falls off easily. Black seed makes your hair grow thicker and stronger.
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4 Women In Toronto Bringing Wellness To The Community
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” The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behaviour affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.” ~ Greg Anderson
Doesn’t it feel like winter stays around for at least 8 months out of the year? I’ve been soaking up all the sun that I can this summer. And quite frankly seeking different ways to balance my mind, body and soul. With the sun and warm weather outside you tend to automatically feel better, at least I do. I personally think there’s no better time to get started on making healthy lifestyle choices. And I don’t mean by hitting the gym hard for a minute or two but by building a way of life that helps you align your mind, body and soul.
That’s kinda the vibe I’m on. Balancing what’s on the outside with what’s on the inside.
Let’s Talk About Wellness
Wellness, in its very basic form, is the balance of our physical, emotional, mental and (some may say) our spiritual health. In the black community, there is still a major struggle to find basic resources or establishments that arm individuals with knowledge on how to cope with and minimize stress. More and more women of colour have entered the wellness industry to share their knowledge to help support a movement for living a well-balanced life.
And I’m all for it!
#1 Lonie Murdock (Toronto)
Founder, Lonie Murdock, took her passion as a fitness trainer and chef and turned it into what we now know as, Eat. Train. Live. ETL (as it’s called) is a macro-balanced meal plan service to help her clients balance they way they eat, train and live. With over 20 years of experience in fitness and health industry (she was lucky enough to have Will Smith as a client. Geez!) she enjoys helping her clients live their best life through fitness and food.
#2 Tania Jones (Pickering)
Moksha Yoga Studio (Pickering)
With over 8 years as a professional yoga instructor, owner and Reiki Master Practitioner, Tania Jones along with her team share the techniques of Moksha Hot Yoga which combines therapeutic and traditional yoga (specifically) in a heated room. Moksha focuses on strengthening and toning of muscles while calming the mind.
#3 Shakera Martin (Toronto)
Shakera Martin is a Movement Coach, Artistic Director and Owner of the Simply Shakera lifestyle brand that focuses on empowering women using dance, fitness and culture. Working with women through a variety of customized workshops and events, her work has allowed her to partner with brands like Lululemon and Toronto Sun. And travel internationally to Belize and India. When she’s not working on the Simply Shakera brand you can find her hosting monthly community meetups and fitness shops through Carnival Spice a brand dedicated to teaching the community about Caribbean culture all year round.
#4 Dr. Nadine Wong (Pickering)
Founder Dr. Nadine Wong used her many years of career and academic training in the sciences to establish the Alabaster Wellness clinic. Through scientific research, she analyzes the issues that affect one’s mental, physical and spiritual health by the cosmetics we use, the food we consume and the effects that it has on our body’s as a unit.
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A Variety of Head Wraps for Women With Natural Hair
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By Ingrie Williams (Flare)
With summer’s steamiest days upon us, humidity is a force to be reckoned with for anyone with naturally curly hair. Mere degrees can separate a fabulously full ’do from Frizz City, Population: You. Putting your hair up is guaranteed to cool you down, and adding a head wrap to your #OOTD has several benefits. Numero uno is the sartorial boost because a head wrap is downright head-turning.
Read MoreCan Women Wait To Have Children?
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Today, women are choosing to wait to have children to focus on their careers, waiting until marriage or until they are much older. But can women afford to wait to have children….let’s say, past the age of 35? It’s been documented that the longer you wait to have children, the higher the risk.
On a recent episode of Listen To Black Women, they tackle the question, can Black women literally afford to wait to have children?
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