Multicultural Beauty Insider

03/04/2024

Happy March! 🤍

Women’s History Month has been celebrated every March for the last 45 years to honor the historical and societal impacts made by women all around the world.

MCBI pledges to honor the achievements and contributions of Multicultural Beauty Brands and the women who run them.

07/25/2023

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT‼️

Today, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced a multi-year partnership with Mielle, making the leading black-founded and woman-led beauty brand an Official Marketing Partner and the Official Textured Hair Care Partner of the league.

A WNBA press release notes that Mielle will be an associate partner of WNBA Live presented by U.S. Bank, the league’s two-day interactive fan festival, which provides fans an opportunity to celebrate the league’s marquee moments, teams, and players, and experience the intersection of the WNBA, fashion, music, and culture leading up to the 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game. As a partner of WNBA Live, Mielle will host an engaging on-site activation including sampling of their newest collection and player meet and greet opportunities during the fan festival, which takes place on Friday and Saturday, July 14-15 at Mandalay Bay.

Mielle, a P&G company, operated by its founders Monique and Melvin Rodriguez, is the number one-ranked brand in the U.S. mass market multicultural/textured hair care category.

07/25/2023

July 31 will mark the end of a groundbreaking era, as the date of the final subscription box and last day for customers to shop from .

Launched in 2012 during the early years of the textured hair movement, Curlbox introduced thousands of Black women to hair products made specifically for naturally curly, coily and kinky textures, putting fledgling brands on the map, giving new hair products accelerated exposure, and providing retail buyers with the reference point and data that helped develop the category.

Curlbox makes the claim to be the first monthly subscription service for textured hair and has curated 127 boxes. Although a number of textured hair subscription boxes have followed, none have outlasted or come close to duplicating Curlbox's success.

The news of Curlbox's closing was shared via their social media, website and email list. Curlbox Founder, Myleik Teele, says she started the company as an idea to make textured haircare more fun and accessible without breaking the bank. Over the past 11 years, Curlbox evolved into a trendy educational and shopping platform, honoring and teaching the textured community how to embrace and care for their natural hair. Teele expressed gratitude in a social media post, "I sincerely appreciate every customer who helped make one of my wildest dreams come true."

The Curlbox era ends with an established legacy of being a game changer, disrupter and powerful voice within the multicultural beauty industry.

07/02/2023

NEW‼️

Shea Moisture and Macro Television Studios have partnered with The Roku Channel on a new docuseries following the business journey of 3 Next Black Millionaire grant recipients. Two of the 3 recipients are beauty brands. Hair styling tools, is owned and co-founded by sisters LaToya, LaTrice and LaTasha Stirrup, and skin care brand, , is owned and led by founder, Dorian Morris. Both brands have distribution in mass and beauty retail stores. Target has committed to placing the top sellers of both brands in 600 stores, nationwide (and online) with branded displays.

The 6-episode series is produced by Macro Television Studios, a media company committed to sharing the narratives of people of color. The film, Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan, is counted among the many projects in Macro's portfolio.

“‘The Next Black Millionaires’ demonstrates how Roku can work in unison with a great brand partner to not only produce standout content, but also harness the undisputed power of the platform to bring that content to millions of streamers," says Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals at Roku Media.

When Sundial Brands (parent company of Shea Moisture) was acquired by Unilever, The New Voices Fund was created to fund Black entrepreneurs. The Next Black Millionaires grant benefits from that funding.



Sundial Brands Unilever LaToya Stirrup KAZMALEJE Undefined Beauty Dorian Morris MACRO New Voices Fund Brian Tannenbaum Roku Inc. Target

06/01/2023

JUST IN‼️

Multicultural hair care giant, Mielle, has tapped All-American LSU basketball phenom, Angel Reese, as their newest ambassador, representing the player's first major name, image and likeness beauty deal.

Throughout the partnership, Reese's activation with the Mielle will include marketing, social media, events and a limited-edition product bundle. In a press release, Reese states that as a long-time user and fan of the brand, it's the perfect partnership. Dubbed, "Bayou Barbie," Reese gained notoriety in her junior season by leading Louisiana State University women's basketball team to its first national championship this year, setting new records and being named Most Outstanding Player.

Mielle, owned by P&G, is led by its founder and CEO, Monique Rodriguez, and is the fastest growing brand in U.S. multicultural hair care.

05/13/2023

JUST IN‼️

Carol's Daughter and Black Girl Sunscreen have announced licensed collaborations with the highly anticipated release of Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The film will be in theaters May 26, 2003, and features actress/singer Halle Bailey, who is Black, in the role of Princess Ariel.

Lisa Price, Founder of Carol's Daughter and Shontay Lundy, Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen are ecstatic about their brands' involvement. Both brands feature limited-edition packaging. Products from Carol's Daughter have already launched in stores nationwide, and include 4 maintenance and styling aids, a Black Vanilla kit and Goddess Strength kit. Black Girl Sunscreen remedies include face & body SPF duo: Make It Matte SPF 45 & Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30, exclusively sold in Ulta Beauty stores starting May 14.

03/29/2023

BIG NEWS 🗣️

9 Story Media Group and Karma’s World Entertainment announced the launch of a new licensing-based initiative for their global entertainment property, Karma’s World.

According to License Global, the initiative is designed to support Black-owned businesses and increase representation on-shelf for meaningful change within the licensing industry.

Black-owned, multicultural brands, CurlyKids Mixed Texture HairCare (owned by ADVANCE BEAUTY CARE INC.) and Camry's BFF (owned by Firstline Brands) are the first licensees to participate in the program.

Co-Vice President at 9 Story Brands, Kyra Halperin was quoted, “Diversity and inclusion are in the DNA of the Karma’s World brand. Black-owned businesses have been historically underrepresented within the licensing industry and it’s critical that we work with partners that align with the DNA of the brand and work towards better representation on-shelf. We are thrilled to partner with CurlyKids Mixed Texture HairCare and Firstline Brands – each a first-time licensee – to develop exciting and innovative extensions of the Karma’s World universe.” 

Karma's World is now in its 4th season on Netflix. 🙌🏾

03/26/2023

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! 🗣️

Meet Christina Tegbe, CEO/Founder of - skincare products made from African beauty ingredients!

“So I started traveling around Africa. I went to so many beautiful places after I quit my job. Everywhere I went I saw women making Argan Oils.. I was like, I have to partner with you to create something beautiful. And that is how I got the inspiration to start 54 Thrones. It honors the 54 countries in Africa and that’s where the ingredients come from.” -

MCBI congratulates you on making HERSTORY! 🖤

03/25/2023

BEAUTY NEWS! 🗣️

Founder & CEO of , , celebrates becoming the first LatinX-owned hair care brand in SEPHORA!

Ceremonia has launched in 500 Sephora stores as part of their "Hair's Next Big Thing" curation.

According to a Forbes article, with tripling year-over-year revenue, and a flourishing line of 20 original formulas and products, Ceremonia is entering a new stage of growth just 2 1/2 years after launching in 2020.

Dana Onyewu has joined Ceremonia as its Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the brand's business in Sephora.

Congratulations! 🎊

03/25/2023

WE ARE MCBI 🖤

Meet the team that brings you all things multicultural beauty each and every month! 👀

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We will have more information on who these ladies are at the end of this month.

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03/09/2023

Beauty United announced its open call for applications and nominations for year-long fellowships for BIPOC & LatinX individuals with a focus on developing entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills.

The program deep dives into the issues that people of color face in the industry and supports them with tools and access they need to get ahead.

The non-profit organization led by executive director, Julee Wilson, was created to facilitate conversations and growth within the beauty and wellness industry.

Mentored and advised by existing leaders in and outside the beauty space, Fellows will participate in group discussions, coaching, ideation and more. Deadline to apply is March 24, 2023. Application link in bio: on Instagram.

03/03/2023

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 🗣️

In business news: The highly anticipated cosmetic regulatory overhaul, Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022.

This heightened regulatory oversight of cosmetic products and its facilities.

MoCRA is the first major update to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) cosmetics authorities since 1938, and amends Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) to include new provisions for cosmetic products. 💄
(Source: Akerman.com)

03/02/2023

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 🗣️

In business news: The highly anticipated cosmetic regulatory overhaul, Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022.

This law will bring in heightened regulatory oversight of cosmetic products and its facilities.

MoCRA is the first major update to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) cosmetics authorities since 1938, and amends Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) to include new provisions for cosmetic products. (Source: Akerman)

03/01/2023

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! 🗣️

Meet Tisha Thompson, CEO/Founder of - the 1st black and women-owned clean beauty brand to be sold at 🙌🏾

“I wanted to create a makeup brand that I could identify with and really see myself in and just be comfortable being me and being unique. ” -

MCBI congratulates you on making HERSTORY! 🖤

03/01/2023

Happy Women’s History Month 🖤

Remember, you are strong.. powerful.. determined.. beautiful.. amazing and destined for greatness!

Be great this month! 🗣️

03/01/2023

03/01/2023

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