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Female Entrepreneur Spotlight: Natel Allen Founder of Telle Moi

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Natel Allen, founder of Telle Moi  Natel Allen is a true trailblazer and powerhouse . Natel is the founder of luxury and cruelty-free nail polish brand, Telle Moi. The brand launched in 2019 after Natel found it increasingly difficult to find her perfect nude nail polish. After a long and fruitless search for a nude polish that would suit her skin tone, she decided to create her own nail polish shade.  Natel runs her nail polish business from home in Essex, United Kingdom. The idea for the brand came in 2018 and it was officially launched in 2019 with four stunning nude shades.  Allen is a Business and Law graduate and she currently operates Telle Moi alongside a full-time job at a London University.  Champagne Drippin' Telle Moi nail polish  Natel works tirelessly to handmake and distribute most of the nail polish products for the Telle Moi brand. With bold, vibrant and classic simple shades, Telle Moi is becoming a staple amongst vegan beauty enthusiasts and ...

This Black-owned Beauty and Wellness Brand has a Beautifully Touching Story

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  Unforgivingly Pur Natural products  If you have been reading our content on Black Lives Global on Medium, then you will know that our sole mission is to fight to elevate Black-owned brands as much as possible. One such brand is the fearless and unapologetic brand Unforgivingly Pur. The Canada-based brand is the brainchild of sisters, Cola and Rochelle, and the story behind the inspiration for the brand is beautifully touching.  The independent natural body care and wellness brand launched in 2014 after the tragic passing of concert pianist, Cola's 10-year-old son. The sisters recognised the critical need to focus on radical self-love and physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. At the soul of the brand are natural, pure and clean beauty and wellness products.  Not just self-love from a physical perspective but from a holistic standpoint. The products simply won't provide you with the comfort you need if you don't recognize the need to love yourself from within....

The Importance of Supporting Black-owned Brands Right Now

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  As a black-owned brand owner myself, I think it is vital that we support each other. The highly-publicized murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked major outrage within the black community and they served as a catalyst for the support of Black-owned businesses on a global scale. However, it shouldn't stop with a Black Lives Matter slogan on a mug or tee. It shouldn't stop at Blackout Tuesday and other online initiatives to bring attention to the suffering of the black community.  Supporting Black-owned businesses should be a lifestyle. We should make a conscious effort to support black businesses. In this article, I am going to be highlighting the importance of supporting black-owned brands and I am going to list a few brands that you should be supporting right now.  Here are four reasons why you should be supporting black businesses right now.  Builds and Strengthens Communities  When we all make a very conscious effort to support black businesses ...

Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Fabiola Hinton from SimplyFabilous

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  All black, all day, every day! Our mission is to promote black-owned businesses until the wheels fall off! So, here we are again! Today we blog about Fabiola Hinton, a true boss babe, Fabiola is the owner and founder of beauty and fashion accessory brand, SimplyFabilous. Fabiola, a Haitian-born Canadian moved to Canada in 2008 and she launched SimplyFabilous as a physical store in 2017. Today, we give Fabiola all the props for her courage and tenacity, running a business is definitely not for the faint-hearted! The Story  As we stated above, Fabiola was born in Haiti but moved to Canada in 2008 to pursue education. Upon finishing high school she pursued a career as an aesthetician, inspired by her sister who is a cosmetologist, Fabiola took that path before deciding that she wanted to launch her own business. The inspiration came when she was tasked with creating a spa business plan for a college assignment. She made the decision to transform her dreams from concept to reali...