Five Luxury Black-Owned British Beauty Brands
There are numerous beauty brands in the UK that are black owned ranging from budget to premium. We believe that every good lady deserves a good quality luxury product so we have put together a list of our favourite premium beauty brands that are British owned. So whether you are in need of a top notch body butter, premium shampoo or a super dooper lipstick, we have got you.
Queen Pat is frankly the most influential makeup artist in the world. Having worked in the industry for over 20 years, developing luxury cosmetic brands, working on countless runway shows and beating some of the most famous faces in the world. So it was only right that she launched her own makeup brand. Pat McGrath Labs made its appearance last year was treated to its own opulence pop-up in Selfridges. The collection ranges from foundations, lipsticks, eye shadows, highlighters and accessories.
This is the first luxury skincare brand created specifically for Black and Asian women. It’s also the first of its kind to have a spot in Harrods. EPARA was created by Ozohu Adoh and aims to tackle hyperpigmentation and dryness. The collection consists of handcrafted skincare products such as face creams, balms, face masks, serums and cleansing oils.
With two decades in the beauty industry, Antonia Burrell’s wealth of natural plant and aromatherapy knowledge, coupled with her extensive experience as a therapist, has made her one of the most popular skincare experts in the UK. She has a mouth watering range of products such as Natural Cleansing Ol, Facial Oil Serum and Mask Supreme as well as her facials which are highly rated.
This brand was created by Karen Cummings-Palmer and offers serious skin care for the body using organic and wild crafted superfood ingredients. There are two products - the Body Balm and the Golden Oil. The Body Balm is ultra nourishing and made using organic and wild crafted ingredients to nourish, nurture and protect. The Golden Oil is a very luxurious, cold pressed and essential - gold infused - body oil.
Charlotte Mensah is an award winning celebrity hair stylist and owner of Hair Lounge Salon. She launched her hair collection, Charlotte Mensah Manketti Oil a few years ago which is created for curly, afro, colour treated and relaxed hair types. The collection consists of five hair products, hair accessories and a candle, but the hero product is the Manketti Hair Oil, which is designed to instantly improve the appearance of your hair by adding shine and reducing frizz.