Is she born with it or is it…. Black Owned

Divas don’t you like to wear a little makeup?? For those of you that love a good beat as well as love to spend your coins in the black community, this is the post for you. Today I am going to list 5 black-owned Make-Up foundation brands for you. These makeup companies have some dope complexion lines (Foundation). The foundations are in a list from least expensive to more expensive. But as with anything you have to find the ones that work for you.

Pat McGrath Labs

The first of the 5 black-owned make-up foundation brands for you is Path McGrath. Pat McGrath is named after the curator. Ms. Pat is a British Make-up artist of Jamaican heritage and is truly, in fact, a self-made billionaire. Pat started as a makeup artist in the 90s and has worked with the likes of Naomi Campbell and Gigi Hadid. In 2015 she started Pat McGrath Labs where she released a pigment that sold out in six minutes, by 2017 she had a full line.

Today we are going to talk about her Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection foundation. The Skin Perfection foundation builds weightlessly from a sheer veil to flawless medium coverage in 36 universal color choices and five shade levels custom-curated for all skin types, tones and undertones. A bottle of this will cost you $68 but a little will go a long way.

AJ Crimson Beauty

AJ Crimson beauty another black-owned, self-named beauty line created by a makeup artist. AJ’s reputation as an innovator has made him and his products the first choice for artists and celebrities including Seryah of Fox’s Empire, Christina Milian, Brandy, Estelle, Regina King, and Angela Bassett. Each pan of the foundation is poured by hand and containsall-natural (beeswax base). This line is  paraben free & cruelty free. The foundation can be use as concealer, contour, highlight, and a tattoo cover. It lasts up to 18 hours, and its water resistant (so you can go swimming on that first date sis). One of these foundations will cost you $45.

Beauty Bakerie

The Beauty Bakerie is a black-own company that launched in 2011 by Cashmere Nicole. This company launched with one product and now has several best selling items. A year into building the company she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy with reconstruction. This journey gave her the push to overcome any fears she may have had regarding her business.

The Cake Mix Demi-Matte Foundation, is great for those with oily skin. Cake Mix Demi-Matte Foundation serves up medium-to-full coverage for a smudge-proof, skin-smoothing finish. This creamy foundation is lightweight so it won’t clog your pores. The Cake Mix Demi-Matte Foundation is infuse with Vitamin E to protect your skin and keep you lookin’ sweet. Cake Mix comes in 30 vegan and paraben-free shades. A bottle of this will cost you $28.

Omolewa Cosmetics

Omolewa Cosmetics is a newer company, founded by makeup artist Irene “Omolewa” Dele-Adejumo. The word Omolewa, means a ‘Beautiful Child’ in Yoruba, a Nigerian tribe. Irene has worked with such celebrities like Jackie Appiah and Adunni Ade which she says inspired her to expand her makeup line to suit the various shades and tone ranges of all women. She wants to bring red carpet ready makeup to the everyday woman who wants to live her boldest, most badass life.  Pro Perfect Finishing Liquid Foundation is oil-free, water-based formula. Light-to-Medium buildable Coverage, SPF 15 for Sun damage prevention, Long wear, easy to blend, Does not cake and filled with vitamins A, C & E on a daily basis for your face. A bottle of this will cost you $25.99

Juvia’s Place

Juvia’s Place is the creation of Chichi Eburu a Nigerian Immigrant to the United States. She birhted Juvia’s place in 2014 and it is named after her children Juwa(Michael) and Olivia “JU VIA”. Juvia’s Place purpose is to celebrate the rebels, rulers, and queens of the African kingdoms of long ago, who emulated and honored beauty through their soulful and innovative techniques that the top beauty gurus still use today. Inspired by the queens before us, Juvia’s Place offers the richest, most vibrantly-pigmented essentials for the eyes, face and lips to take you from the office to the Caribbean islands, and everywhere in between!

I AM MAGIC Velvety Matte Foundation formulas. From Sudan to Marisol, over 42 expertly formulated shades are globally-inspired for long-lasting, all-day wearability. I AM MAGIC Velvety Matte Foundation is design for ALL skin tones, from the deepest dark to the fairest fair. A bottle of this will cost you $20.

Catch a great beat, any one of these 5 black-owned make-up foundation brands for you. They will work great on that melanin-rich skin, and remember when you grab yours tag us and let us see you glow.

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