Mented Cosmetics was created under the mission to create the perfect nude lipstick for all Black women. Now they are helping you to glow. The Black-owned company partnered with Dear White People star ...

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When KJ Miller and Amanda E. Johnson came up with the idea to build a beauty brand for women of color two years ago out of their frustration with the choices of beauty products for black women, they ...

Friends since they were students at Harvard Business School, KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson found themselves lamenting a problem many women of color shared — finding appropriately pigmented cosmetics.

KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson knew they wanted to work together after graduating Harvard Business School, but they didn’t have any idea on the type of business to launch. Finally, after many months of ...

From Lancome's extended shade range to KoVoca's focus on medium to deep skin tones, the beauty industry is seeing major improvement in the foundation department. When it comes to the perfect pout ...

Mented Cosmetics founders Amanda E. Johnson and KJ Miller (Photo provided by Mented Cosmetics) Mented Cosmetics changed the beauty industry for the better when it was founded in 2017. Mented Cosmetics ...

We’ve often heard from founders that running a business can be a 24-hour experience. Still, recently, many of us are denouncing hustle culture for a balance of our own. As women who wear multiple hats ...

The cofounders of Mented Cosmetics, a makeup line for women of color, have become the 15th and 16th African-American women ever to raise $1 million in venture capital to grow their business. Amanda ...

When KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson started Mented Cosmetics in January 2017, the cofounders spent the year navigating two industries that have long overlooked African-American women: high-end organic ...