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Beauty Spotlight: b.l.a.c. Minerals

The beauty spotlight feature highlights companies who are thinking outside of the box in order to deliver exceptional products to consumers. This month we are featuring b.l.a.c. Minerals an all natural cosmetics line created for women of color and diverse ethnic backgrounds. With the recent trend of mineral makeup and everybody going green, b.l.a.c Minerals…

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Kazam Natural Body Care

In this edition Clutch has its eye on Kazam Natural Body Care, a company specializing in handmade, natural and organic products for hair and skin. CEO Marjorie Moutari launched the company in 2004 citing a “demand for preservative free products with no harmful side effects” as the inspiration for its creation. Moutari works with manufacturer…

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Brown Butter Soap

When you think of butter, you think of its rich, smooth and creamy texture. And that’s exactly what Christine Grant of Brown Butter Soap wants your skin to feel like. Launched to the public on New Years Eve 2007, Brown Butter Soap uses natural ingredients to moisturize and promote healthy skin. Each batch of soap…

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Blended Beauty

Blended Beauty hair care products are designed specifically for the needs of those with dry, wavy, curly, kinky and relaxed or heat-straightened hair. Their main goal is to provide superior quality products that beautify the look of the hair but also nourish the hair from the inside out, promoting healthy growth and diminishing breakage. All…

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TruButter

In this month’s edition of Brands to Watch, Clutch is pleased to introduce you to TruButter, an all natural line of skin care products formulated to provide long lasting skin moisture. With a background in Environmental Science, the founder of TruButter has taken key natural ingredients such as jojoba, lavender, sugar and pure shea butter…

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Ada Cosmetics

Natural Mineral Makeup is the latest and greatest trend in women’s health to come along in a long time. While seen as simply a cosmetic trend by some, it has become a health mission by one company in particular. The company is Ada Cosmetics and it is the premiere mineral makeup company for women of…

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HPO Spa Treatments

This month’s Brand to Watch is featuring HPO SPA Treatments. Established in December 2005, HPO SPA Treatments is the brainchild of Debra Small, a long time hair stylist with sensitive skin who, through personal trials and client consulting, realized there was a market for what she had to offer. Today, Debra Small is Founder and…

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Crush Groove Cosmetics

For the health conscious fashionista, Crush Groove Cosmetics introduces mineral make up that gives us not only the appearance of flawless skin but make up that is actually healthy for our skin. With no animal by-products, talc, titanium dioxide or synthetic colors, Crush Groove Cosmetics uses organic and vegan ingredients. Concentrated minerals that don’t dissolve…

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CURLS Haircare

Whether it’s springy, spirally curls, or sexy, loose curls you’re after, CURLS has the perfect products to get your locks under control and in curl-tastic shape. The curly girl’s secret weapon is out, CURLS is a line of premium hair care products that cater to today’s growing demand for effective, luxurious and natural products. Company…

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IMAN Cosmetics

As a girl of color (rich, chocolaty color that is) it would sometimes be downright heartbreaking to stroll the aisles of my favorite beauty boutiques and drugstores and see the selection of makeup available for women with medium to dark brown skin tones. So of course I thanked the heavens when someone put me on…