On occasions, one could feel the makeup universe is against deep dark individuals. But with the advent of indigenous makeup brands, tides are fast turning for women with colour.
The Nigerian makeup industry is booming and fast evolving. New indigenous beauty brands, hair care, makeup and skin care brands are taking their place in the market. These indigenous brands are giving foreign makeup brands a run for their money with spectacular quality and competitive prices.
Name whatever makeup products, from concealers and foundations to highlighters, from mesmerising eyeshadows to amazing lip products, Nigerian brands has got you covered.
Now you have makeup brands that not only understand your skin colour but your environment and in no order of preference or superiority, here are the top 10 Nigerian makeup brands making waves in the beauty care industry.
1. Kuddy Cosmetics
Kuddy Cosmetics (KC) is one of the oldest makeup stores we have here in Nigeria. However, they launched their own cosmetic line in 2014. Their products are affordable.
2.House of Tara
House of Tara has cemented its position as Nigeria’s most recognised makeup brand in the industry. House of Tara is a competition to most indigenous makeup brand in the country. Their prices are a little on the high side relative to other Nigerian brands but their products are fantastic.
3. BMPro Makeup
BMPRO (Banke Meshida Professional Makeup) was founded in 2005 with 14 products in the line. Today BM Pro makeup had over 100 products in Nigeria, Ghana, US and other parts of the world. BM pro is one of the trusted indigenous makeup brands.
4. Hegai and Esther
Incorporated in Lagos, Nigeria, Hegai & Esther is owned by Gbemisola Adebayo, the founder and the managing director. This brand has been on the beauty scene for a while now. They launched their eyebrow cream a few years back and it has been doing pretty well. They also launched their foundation, powder, contour kits, eyeshadows and lots of other products.
5. Yanga Beauty
Yanga Beauty is an online beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping destination for mass and prestige beauty products. Yanga Beauty offers a unique combination of high-end and mass beauty products. They have a range of matte and metallic lip creams as well as their very own eyebrow product called Browlution. They describe their range of liquid lipsticks as being formulated using intense pigments and guaranteed to last up to 8 hours, waterproof and transfer free. They are also paraben free.
6. Nuban beauty
Nuban Beauty, a Nigerian based makeup/cosmetics brand dedicated to giving you the very best of makeup and beauty with a major focus on providing quality and affordable makeup products designed especially for the African woman. The Nuban beauty brand was officially launched on the 15th of May 2017 with the theme “Celebrating Beauty in Nigeria.” It was a small red carpet party and the new line of products was unveiled by the CEO’s Stella Ndekile and Jane Ogu. The brand is popularly known for their amazing pro blending sponges which gives amazing application precision and are a perfect dupe to the original beauty blender. They also have eyeshadow palettes which have really chicky colours.
7. Dabota
Dabota Cosmetics recently launched in 2018 and is the brainchild of Dabota Lawson. It is a beauty brand that specialises in high-quality cosmetic makeup product with an extensive colour selection. cosmetics and beauty products.
8. Toas Cosmetics
Taos Cosmetics is an indigenous makeup brand made in Canada but packaged in Nigeria. It was founded in 2014 by Vanessa Onwughalu. They are popularly known for their blush and blending blush.
9. ElsasPRO
ElsasPRO was founded by Mrs Amaka Okeke, a beauty practitioner of over 10 years, as made evident in the conceptualization and outstanding administration of Elsas Beauty Parlor. The brand was founded in 2015. They have a very wide range of products, eye shadows, lip glosses, lipsticks, beauty sponge, blushes, powders, foundations and lots more.They focus more on products for dark-skin women.
10. Kayge Cosmetics
Kayge Cosmetics is a Nigerian brand that focuses mainly on lip products and blush. Their line of lipsticks, lip liners etc. are of good quality
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