If you are a person who wears and loves makeup, you may find this story of interest. Check out these two business women who created Mented for all skin tones.

When it comes to beauty, Kristen “KJ” Miller and Amanda E. Johnson refuse to settle.

In September 2015, the two friends and former Harvard Business School classmates set out to solve a cosmetics problem they kept running into: High-end makeup brands didn’t seem to have the right nude lip shades for black women.

Both Miller and Johnson recall frustrating experiences while shopping for nude lipsticks and being handed pink and peach colors for their brown lips — or worse, watching makeup consultants start from scratch.

Read the full story here: http://thegrio.com/2017/02/23/these-black-women-entrepreneurs-are-showing-love-to-all-skin-tones-with-mented/

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