In honor of Black History Month and a time where we truly need each other the most here are a list of
Black Owned Businesses you should support this year and moving forward. The following brands are
entrepreneurs that work extremely hard to make the best products and cater to their own people, in
other us it’s made by US for US.
1. OmyGlo Cosmetics, owner Joelle Phillips. Now if you are familiar with Instagram she was the
first to display the mixing of pigments in setting spray 2 years back and her video when viral.
After such an impact on the beauty community she started and markets her own brand of the
glow spray. Her products are marketed towards all ethnicities but mostly women of color. Now
since then so many have stolen her idea including MAC cosmetics who received a lot of backlash
in the beauty community for it. Never the less, this hard working black woman is still standing
and going strong. Check out her products on omglocosmetics.com
2. Sonique Saturday, owner Sonique Saturday. This young woman has been popping for a long
time with her unique bags and jackets with her own twist of “Fake” apparel; she has curated the
“You Fake like This Burkin” bag along with many others. Now, it was a year or so ago when Gucci
received backlash for stealing her idea when they introduced their “Real Gucci” spray painted
leather bag, which mimicked her bag to the tee. Never the less her fans stood by her and made
it known that they in fact stole their idea from her, but this woman is still thriving and has
landed her bags with many influencers and celebrities. Shop her at sonqiuesaturday.com
3. Beauty Bakerie, owner Cashmere Nicole. When it comes to all things sweets, spice and
everything nice this is the company to go to because it’s one of the cutest themes ever. This
company markets towards black women with ALL products from lippies, eyeshadow,
highlighters, contours, and foundation and now concealers. If you have never heard of them
then I know you have been under a rock and especially after Huda Beauty stole their “bakery”
theme and used it to introduce their new setting powders. Another company that seeks to steal
ideas from small black entrepreneur’s but remains still standing. You can check them out at
beautybakerie.com
4. The Crayon Case, owner Reynell Steward. This was like watching a movie at the speed of success
this woman accomplished last year. She literally changed the makeup in an hour by grossing
over 1 million in sales in 1 HOUR! Which was truly remarkable and something that has never
been done before. Now, if you have never heard of the brand then you haven’t been looking to
find out because she is very popular on social media. This company workers with black
influencers and caters towards black women. You can check her out at the crayoncase.com
-Aqueilla C. Terry 2/18/19
Aqueilla C. Terry, commonly known to many of her followers as “A.C.T” ; is a talented artists of this generation. Born and raised in Richmond, VA is truly a gem of her time. She has been writing for over 10 years as a young child to know a young woman in a world were “words” are her weapon of choice to achieve success. Often considered to be Erykah Badu’s daughter for her way with words, style, presence, music selections and overall persona. A.C.T. is definitely going to take over the world with wide range of creativity. Her ambition is driven by her will to succeed in reaching her goals, but by doing so by remaining herself along the journey. A.C.T. redefines the young black woman by sticking to her beliefs and who she is inside.
