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This holiday season, Team Unbothered wants you to put your coins where your mouth is. So we’ve rounded up a list of dope businesses owned by Black women for you to support this Black Friday. Satin lined beanies, organic hair serums, pure matcha powders, poppin’ eyeshadow palettes, and more trustworthy Black-owned products are waiting patiently for you to scoop them up off the shelves. Hey, some are even on sale, if you're in the deal-hunting spirit. And for the ones that aren't taking part in the whirlwind of Cyber Week madness, you can never go wrong with dishing out a few extra bucks to support a Black-owned business.
Here are 16 mostly independent brands fully run by Black women that you can support this year — because #BuyBlack should be more than a hashtag.
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Grace Eleyae
Grace Eleyae, "designs with hair care in mind." Her collection of silk and satin-lined accessories revolutionized black hairstyling and diversified the ways we can all rock a protective style. This year, 12 of the brand's Warm Slaps made it on to "Oprah's Favorite Things" list and will now forever dwell in the Oprah hall of fame. It's Black excellence at its finest.
Here's The Deal: For Black Friday 2020, Grace Eleyae is taking 50% off of select items and doing buy-one-get-one-free on all adjustable and original Slaps.
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Grace Eleyae Sea Blue Warm Slap, $, available at Grace Eleyae
Bread Beauty Supply
This brand delivers, "hair care basics for not basic hair," and its critically-acclaimed selection of glossy serums, conditioning masks, and gentle shampoos was formulated specifically for 3a to 4c hair textures. Bread Beauty Supply's founder, Maeva Heim, aims to, "simplify wash days for all," and we are here for it.
Here's The Deal: Take 15% off sitewide at Bread Beauty Supply this entire Cyber Week. No code necessary.
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BREAD BEAUTY SUPPLY Hair-Oil, $, available at bread beauty supply
Black Girl Sunscreen
We've all experienced the terrifying white-cast that appears on black skin after using a sunscreen that was not made for us, nor by us. This brand fixes that problem. Shontay Lundy founded this company in 2016 and her sunscreen now boasts an impressive 3,899 reviews that average out to a solid 5-star rating.
This Black Friday, grab one Black Girl Sunscreen and get another one free.
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Black G, Black Girl Sunscreen Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30, $, available at Black Girl Sunscreen
Oui The People
In order to form a more perfect wellness routine, Oui The People's founder, Karen Young, made it her mission to reconstitute antiquated and unrealistic beauty standards. Her dynamic line of bath and body products prioritizes feeling great in our skin over simply looking great in our skin.
Since launching in 2015, Oui The People has kept its promise of delivering well-thought-out products that cater to the common good of well, the people.
Here's The Deal: This Black Friday save 10% on any of the brand's all-encompassing starter kits.
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Oui The People The Whole Mood Set, $, available at Oui The People
Nappy Head Club
Sisters, Rachel Topping and Rikki-Richelle, co-founded Nappy Head Club after being, "fed up with the lack of representation of 4c hair." Their brand is an agglomeration of black community resources, conversations, encouragement, and of course, fierce fashion.
From "Good Hair" scarves to "New Growth" bucket hats, the Nappy Head Club has our curls covered in the best way possible. Head over to their site for a whimsical and unapologetically Black experience.
From now until Monday, score up to 30% off on all Nappy Head Club products.
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Nappy Head Club The Black Without Apology Tote Bag, $, available at Nappy Head Club
BLK + GRN
This Black artisan-run marketplace makes all-natural ingredients and Black wellness its number one priority. Each artisan is specifically chosen by, "Black women's health experts who know what an all-natural product looks like," in order to uphold the marketplace's values at heart.
Here's The Deal: Check out BLK + GRN's collection of essential oils, handcrafted ceramics, baby products, and more artisanal treasures at its Early Access Black Friday sale.
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Basiclai Handcrafted Ceramic Watering Cans, $, available at BLK + GRN
Pat McGrath Labs
In 2019, Black British makeup artist, Pat McGrath, made it on Time's 100 Most Influential People list for reason. Her high-fashion make-up creations have shined on countless runways and her make-up line, aka her, "Golden Revolution," is a complete showstopper on its own.
Here's The Deal: Pat McGrath Labs is giving 25% off purchases of $150 or less and taking 30% off of purchases of $150 or more this Black Friday.
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PAT McGRATH LABS MTHRSHP MEGA: Celestial Divinity, $, available at PAT McGRATH LABS
Sienna Naturals
Hanna Diop founded Sienna Naturals on a set of values stemming from her childhood. Growing up, although the products she used on her hair were all-natural, they still did not promote the overall health of her curls. So, instead of choosing between saving the planet or saving her hair, she created this restorative and eco-conscious black hair care line that does both.
Here's The Deal: This Black Friday score two free lux silk scrunchies with your purchase of Salon in a Box. (Which apparently Issa Rae loves.)
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Sienna Naturals Salon In A Box, $, available at Sienna Naturals
Love & Snow
Love & Snow’s story began when founder, Love White, decided to solve her frustrating scalp issues with essential oils. Her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and Public Health helped her perfect a 100% organic hair serum that fully moisturizes the scalp without leaving a greasy mess or any added irritation.
You can snag her Restorative Hair and Scalp Serum or her new Intensive Hair and Scalp Tonic at her website.
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Love and Snow Restorative Hair and Scalp Serum, $, available at Love and Snow
Fenty Beauty
We cannot do a round-up of Black women ran businesses without giving Bad Gal Ri Ri her flowers. Three years ago, instead of a new album, the mega pop star gifted us with top-quality inclusive cosmetics and built a makeup empire.
Here's The Deal: This year, take 30% off all Fenty Beauty orders and get a free gift when you spend $75+ on Rihanna's new line, Fenty Skin.
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Fenty Beauty Stunna Boss Nudes Longwear Fluid Lip Color Trio, $, available at Fenty Beauty
Golde.co
Golde founder Trinity Mouzon Wofford started Golde in 2017 after watching her mother navigate rheumatoid arthritis. Inspired by the success her mom had with a holistic physician, Mouzon Wofford went on to create Golde as a means to make wellness more accessible for people of color.
The brand launched with its highly acclaimed turmeric tonic blend before later expanding into skincare with a line of superfood masks. They also just released a new pure matcha powder, and earlier this year, Golde hit Sephora shelves — making Mouzon Wofford the youngest Black woman to launch a beauty line at the retail beauty giant.
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Golde Pure Matcha, $, available at golde
Wrap Life
Crown the queen in your life with one of the gorgeous adornments from The Wrap Life. Based in Brooklyn, NY, The Wrap Life — which was created by Nnena Stella — offers head adornments headwraps, turbanettes, and more in an array of hand-printed designs. Stella has gained so much exposure since launching her headwraps in 2014 that she was tapped to style headwraps for the cover of Vogue Arabia in 2018.
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The Wrap Life Peony Ribbed Turbanette, $, available at The Wrap Life
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