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Sustainable Brands
Accessories:
Nikki & Mallory - Leather handbags
Tree Fairfax - Leather Goods
Want Les Essentiels - Leather + Nylon Bags
Clothing:
Diarra Blu - Conscious contemporary womenswear
Random and Chic - One of one vintage chic
The Tiny Closet Shop - Slow fashion capsule wardrobe
Washington Ave - New, Reworked & Vintage Finds
We Are Kin - Slow fashion clothing
Beauty, Skin, and Bodycare:
Apprenti Ôr’ganik - organic skincare
B Free Organics - natural skincare
Cheekbone Beauty - cosmetics
Eu’Genia Shea - shea butter
Hanahana beauty - shea butter
Klur - sustainable skincare
The Lip Bar vegan, cruelty free lip color
Nola Skinsentials - vegan skincare
Range Beauty - diverse + non-toxic foundation
Rosen Skincare - natural skincare
Triple O Polish - natural nail polish
Venus in Leo - non-toxic body care
Home:
Ardor Bin - wood wick botanical candles
Clare Paint - designer-curated paint colors
Estelle Colored Glass - hand-blown colored glassware
Jungalow - bohemian-modern home decor
Mass Over Matter - curated vintage decorative objects
Misc:
Bôhten Blue- Light Blocking Glasses
Motiva Organics - Vitamins
Port West - Notebooks
REEL - bamboo toilet paper
*thanks to Forage and Sustain for sharing these amazing businesses!
Jenn Harper, Founder of Cheekbone Beauty
Accessories
Anonymous Plugs - Luxurious durags
Caribbean Cowgirl - Hats
Coco and Breezy - Eyewear
Eighth Generation - Native wool blankets & other gifts
Hands Bags - Beaded accessories
Lotus and Layne - Leather Goods
Thunder Voice Hat Co - hats
Vitae London - Elegant watches
Voni Los Angeles - Handbags
sunglasses by Coco and Breezy
Art
Bleu Byrdie - art & textiles
Jungalow - art prints, textiles & more
Liana Rae - art
Line and Honey - art
Mo Illustrationss - illustrations & patterns
Nawaal Illustrations - illustrations
Tactile Matter - art
Babies & Birthing Parents
Ava & Isa - linen & cotton children's wear
Boo.b - lactation products
Daddy’s Little Girls - dolls
Design Dua - newborn accessories
Ella Dane - stylish diaper bags
Happy Mango - eco friendly products
Harper Iman Dolls - hand-crafted dolls
Pretty Please Teethers - natural teethers
Body & Skin
Beneath Your Mask - skincare
Black Girl Sunscreen - revolutionary sunscreen
Buff Experts - body care
Dehiya Beauty - all natural vegan skincare
Ehoney Skin - natural skincare
Keys Soulcare - skincare & beauty by Alicia Keys
Garners Garden - skin & oral care
Hill and Daniel Fragrances - lifestyle fragrances
Jade Fox Co. - handmade skin care
Luv Scrub - mesh body exfoliator
Oui the People - bodycare
The Paige Collection - bath & skin care
Ritual Botanicals - skincare (by my sister)
The Shea Shack - bath & body
Skin Buttr - body care
Solo Noir - skincare for men
So Refreshed - handmade organic skincare
Uni Beauty - skin care
Venus in Leo - non-toxic body care
Bookstores
A Different Booklist* (Toronto, Canada)
Cafe Con Libros* (Brooklyn)
Eye See Me - children’s bookstore
The Lit. Bar (Bronx)
Mahogany Books (DC)
Massy Books (Vancouver, Canada)
Reparations Club* (LA)
Semicolon Chi (Chicago)
Uncle Bobbies (Baltimore)
*Mad love to these stores for supporting my book launches/events :)
Candles
Predominantly Black - candles & loungewear
ADD candles from DC, Rachel’s candles (LA).
Cleaning Products
Clothing
Aminah Abdul Jillil - high end shoes
Andrea Iyamah - clothing & swimwear
Blue Reign - lingerie
BOLD Swim - swimwear
Brother Vellies* - high end shoes
Cheyenne Kimora - crystallized goods
CultureFit Clothing - yoga/workout wear
Frere - menswear
Grace and Elie - kidswear
Grass Fields* - African print apparel
Gyal - sustainable & ethical clothing
Hanifa* - luxury womenswear & bridal
Incense, Trap, & Yoga - Justice culture. Apparel company
Izayla - luxury ready to wear
J. Okuma - Native fashion
Johanna Bramble - handwoven textiles
Kahmune - luxury footwear
Kimberly Goldson - sister-crafted clothing
Kkerelé - leather shoes
Koko D - swimwear
Liberte - lingerie
Love & Nudes - lingerie
Love Vera* - sexyyy lingerie
Marche Rudix* - vintage
Midget Giraffe - bold print apparel
Nakimuli - swimwear, clothing, kidswear
NL the Label - luxury womenswear
Nubian Skin - nude hosiery & lingerie for women of colour
The Nue Naked - women’s loungewear
Odile Jacobs - ethnic print womenswear
Ofuure* - women’s clothing
Own Brown - lingerie
Oxdx Clothing - Dine owned clothing brand
Pantora - bridal
Philadelphia Printworks - graphic tees
Printed Patterned People - colorful textiles + prints
Rebecca Allen - shoes
Riot Swim - swimwear
Rue 107 - street apparel
S by Serena - clothing & accessories
Samantha Black NYC - dope street apparel
Shimasu House - workout wear
Solely Fit - athleticwear
Taylor Jay - clothing/basics
The Tiny Closet - minimalist clothing
Tree Fairfax - leather bags & belts
Tongoro - clothing & bags
Underthing - lingerie
Vintage and Soul - boutique
Vsmine - minimalist fashion
Zou Xou - handmade shoes
*some of my faves.
Feminine Products
Florists
Black-Owned Floral Design Businesses - Via Mayesh blog
Food & Drink
Black Girl Magic Wines - wine
Brooklyn Brewed Sorrel - sorrel
Brown Estate - Napa Valley winery
Crust by Mack - pastries
Golde - superfood health
Me & the Bees - lemonade
Michael Lavelle Wine - wine
Mumgry - nut butter
Partake Foods - gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO cookies
Philosophy Winery wine
Sanaia - applesauce
Theopolis Vinyards - wine
Trade St. Jam Co. - jam
Hair & Beauty
Bronze - Afrofuturist restaurant (DC)
54 Thrones - clean beauty rituals
Afropick - custom afro picks
Afro Hair + Skin Care - skin & hair care
Alaffia - skin, hair & body care
Beauty Bakerie - makeup
Bombd Aesthetics - soap & bath bombs
Breedlove Beauty - natural skin & hair care
Cheekbone Beauty - makeup
Elaine Hair&Body - hair & body care
Emperess Body - feminine care prodcuts
FEMMENOIRE - hair care
Fenty Beauty - makeup
Frigg - skin+ haircare
Girl + Hair - haircare
Hanahana Beauty - skincare
Juvia’s Place - makeup
Kaeess - nail polish
KNC Beauty - lip masks
Latched and Hooked Beauty - chemical free hair extensions
Luna Lab - press on nails
The Lip Bar - lipstick
MDM Flow - lipstick
Melanin Hair Care - styling products
Mented Cosmetics - cruelty free & vegan makeup
Mischo Beauty - luxury vegan cosmetics
MoonXCosmetics L.L.C - skin, body & hair care
Oyin Handmade - haircare
Pat McGrath - makeup
Pattern Beauty - hair care
Patterned Paints - press on nails
Press on Honey - press on nails
Propa Beauty - nude lipstick for darker shades
Quw’utsun’ Made - skin & beauty
Sonshine Bath - skin care & candles
Soultanicals - bath, body & hair care
Sunday 2 Sunday - haircare
Housewares
Bespoke Binny - modern African print homeware
Ekua Ceramics - ceramics
Grain and Knot - Handmade wooden houseware
Klndra Designs - handmade jesmonite homewares
Kultured Kitchens - luxury dinnerware
Linoto - Linen Sheets
Lolly Lolly Ceramics - ceramics
Rayo and Honey - handcrafted banners
Symone Elena - Flatware
Tackussanu Senegal - handmade home decor
xNasozi - Curated African textiles
Yowie - unice houseware
Jewelery & Accessories [UPDATE]
Adele Dejak - jewellery
Afrohemien - jewelry
Anonymous Plugs - Luxurious du-rags
Arimas - jewellery
Aziza Handcrafted - jewelry
Bohten - eye wear
Coco and Breezy - eye wear
Dorcas Creates - jewelry+
Fanm Djanm - headwraps
Foxx the label - Statement Headpieces
Grace Eleyae - headwraps
Hands Bags - handbags
ITSK - jewelry
Jam and Rico - Caribbean inspired jewelry
Lace by Tanaya - jeweled lingerie
Lingua Nigra - jewellery
Lotus and Layne - Leather Goods
MWR Collection - leather bags
Peace Images Jewelry - jewelry
Rework Creative - crystal jewellery
Rokus London - jewelry
Shop Evren - Minimal and Personal Jewelry
Soko - jewelry
Sucre Couture - jewelry
Talley and Twine - luxury timepieces
Third Crown - gender neutral jewelry
Valerie Madison - jewellery
Woven Royal - headwraps
Voni Los Angeles - handbags
Spiritual Products
Akamara Tarot - tarot + oracle cards
Azua Echevarria - healing elixirs + bath soaks
Chakra Zulu - crystals
Dust 2 Onyx -tarot cards
Haus of Hoodoo - spiritual products
Magic Moods - spiritual products
Rituals and Ceremony - spiritual goods
Tea
Ivy's Tea Co - tea
Good Thoughts Tea Co - tea
Goddess Herbals - tea
Just Add Honey - tea & accessories
Kissed By a Bee - apothecary & herbs
Life Body Naturals - herbal teas
Womy - teas
More Good Stuff
Black-Owned Floral Design Businesses - Via Mayesh blog
BLK+GRN - Eco-friendly marketplace
Clare - zero VOC paint + supplies
Colorfull Plates - kid’s tableware
Coral Oral - toothbrushes
Essentially True - vaginal steams
Folkus - wrapping paper
Goddess Detox - vaginal steams
Goddess Food Factory - cooking classes & baking kits
Healthy Roots Dolls - dolls
Lion x Wellness - CBD products
Marche Rue Dix cultural concept marketplace
Minnie + George - leather workshops, DIY kits
Pretty Healthy You - all natural supplements
Roots and Land - prenatal vitamins
Sibahle Collection - dolls
Skin Bandages - inclusive bandages
Studio Oudizo - stationary & calligraphy
Teased Toys - intimate toys
Thinble & Doll - dolls
Trade St. Jam Co - jam/preserves