For someone who is not a beauty blogger, I talk about beauty a LOT on here. In keeping with that spirit, today I’m talking about some Small Business Beauty brands that you may want to check out!

The Lip Bar: I first discovered this brand when I accidentally walked into their store in Detroit last year. Since then, I’ve transitioned a LOT of my makeup to them, including foundation, concealer (truly magical), and most recently, liquid eye shadow. I’m a big fan of their Bawse and Chocolate Spritzer lip shades and their bronzer-blush duos that are perfect to stick in your purse for a touch-up.

The Lip Bar is a Black-owned, woman-owned beauty brand based out of Detroit, Michigan. You can use my Ambassador code, BOMBAY10 to take 10% off your first order.

I love this brand so much that I’m now an affiliate partner. What this means is that if you use the code above, I receive a small fee for introducing you to the brand. This does not impact the price that you pay in any way.

Marie Hunter: Marie Hunter was founded on the belief that beauty should be simple and not complicated. Their mission is to boldly empower (wo)men like you with the beauty, confidence and class to feel like the best version of yourself on the inside and outside. They have gorgeous lip colors and skin care and grab a candle while you’re there too! (Woman-owned, Black-owned)

Olive Me Beauty: Small batch, handmade skincare line out of Cleveland! Owner Nikki creates olive oil based skincare products for the skin you love. Made with all natural, simple safe, and effective ingredients. (Woman-owned)

Beessential: Beessential is a family-owned/run business started by beekeeper David Rzepka. Now, David, his wife Amy, and son, Nathan, work/run Beessential. Pure, Natural, Good. From the beginning, these three words became my guiding criteria for every Beesential product. Natural ingredients in as pure a form as possible are good for people's skin, hair, and well-being. Bombay Taxi readers can take 10% discount for using the discount code, "BombayTaxi"

Pure Alchemy Beauty is an Ayurveda inspired skincare brand started by two sisters. One of the sisters, Dr. Bhavna Singh, is a naturopathic doctor as well as a trained Ayurvedic master. They are one of the few Ayurvedic skincare brands actually started by an Ayurvedic disciple and use this knowledge in all their formulations. (Woman-owned, Asian-owned). Bombay Taxi readers use the code BTB10 for 10% off your first order!

Revival Body Care: Revival Body Care is a line of ALL NATURAL Skin, Lip and Hair Care created using only finest quality Organic, Fair Trade, 100% Vegan Ingredients. Revival Body Care is committed to using ingredients that are sustainable, ethically sourced, fair-trade, cruelty-free and organic, to ensure healthy, nourished skin, lips and hair without the use of chemicals, toxins, artificial colors, fragrances or fillers. Revival offers a range of beauty products that are good for the consumer and the environment. EVERY Ingredient serves a purpose. Each blend of carefully curated ingredients is handcrafted with love, in small batches in Cleveland, OH. I’ve been a long-time user of Revival products, specifically their salt spray. (Woman-owned)

Hope Soap: Hope Soap manufactures and sells plant-based and natural skin and haircare products. I wrote a whole review on Hope Soap that you can read here - beautiful product, and I’m a big fan of their body scrubs!!

I plan to continue features like this through the rest of the year and well into 2021. If you're a small business owner fill out this short form to be featured in the future, or share this with a small business owner you know and love!

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