I love sharing my favorite brands and products with you. In this post, I am sharing with you my favorite women-owned businesses this spring! This list has products for everyone. Let me know in the comments which products you’d like to try.
My Favorite Women-Owned Businesses This Spring
The brands I’ve highlighted below are all founded by women, including an 11-year-old wonderkid, an LBGTQ coffee brand, medical pros, beauty experts, and more. As you’ll see, there are so many industries where women are leaving an impressive mark.
Beauty/Skincare
Starr Clinical’s Purifying Cleanser
Founder Tenley Starr Fabian is a nurse/skincare guru recognized for her dedication to natural and responsible aesthetic medicine. Gentle and effective, Starr Clinical’s Purifying Cleanser removes debris and surface impurities revealing beautiful, smooth skin. Blended with vitamins, anti-inflammatory agents, and antioxidants that nourish, soothe, and protect. Botanical extracts such as cucumber and green tea, provide natural moisturizing properties that hydrate, creating a beautiful glow Great for all skin types.
Available on the Starr Clinical website.
Sleepy Tie
Invented by entrepreneur and pro photographer Rach Lynsey, this woman-owned brand is a dream come true for those with shoulder-length hair and beyond that struggle with keeping their locks under control. Sleepy Tie is a patent-pending revolutionary hair tie designed to prolong and enhance your style while you sleep. It protects and prolongs your blow-out or styled hair while you sleep and reduces the need for styling tools. There’s a reason why so many have enjoyed using this hair tie to look and feel oh-so-gorgeous since its launch late last year. It’s simply fabulous and word of mouth is spreading fast!
Available on the Sleepy Tie website.
Natural Noor
Springtime is the right time to unleash your inner light. Natural Noor is here to help. Your skin will radiate with a glowing complexion that brings out the best in you as you’re busy running the world! Founded by doctors, Dr. Naz and the team behind the brand combine their medical know-how with a passion for clean beauty essentials, catering to today’s woman that does it all and looks fabulous doing it! The intention is to help all women prioritize self-care and no-longer compromise on skincare. Perfect for every skin type, no wonder women worldwide have found their newest BFF in the Liquid Noor serum!
Available on the Natural Noor website.
Game Beauty
Founded by the talents of Jamie, Game Beauty is the novel way to get your game face on! In our tech-centered world, it’s makeup inspired by video games. Choose from vibrant color palettes in original packaging designed by a CG art professional and put a new face on however your mood feels for the day! Heading out to Coachella? The brand has you covered with stunning colors that will turn heads and bring out the confident you that is waiting to shine! More of a cosplayer? Look no further than these gems to outfit your overall look. All of these beauty must-haves are PETA-certified cruelty-free. Such a cool concept!
Available on the Game Beauty website.
Malibu Bronze
Founder Tiffany is deeply passionate about educating people on tanning practices, helping other people tan safely, and avoiding potential issues in the future. As the world’s first squalane tan, featuring Vitamin B and Collagen, the products provide tanning and skin nourishment in one unique formula. One-hour and ultra-dark formulas are available. This luxury mousse is similar to getting a professional spray tan. Organic and Vegan ingredients lock in moisture, calm and protect, and improve elasticity.
Available on the Malibu Bronze website.
Food & Drink/Accessories
Nostalgia Coffee Roasters
Taylor Fields, the founder of Nostalgia Coffee Roasters is an ex-CPA turned “coffee entrepreneur.” As a gay female founder in the coffee industry, it was important to create an unforgettable experience, be inclusive and welcoming, and brew the best darn coffee possible. The latest offering are Brew Bags to enjoy an epic cup of coffee wherever you go! They’re the first specialty roaster to create its own brew bags (think of it as high-quality coffee in a tea bag). The brand brings convenience and whole-bean taste to coffee lovers and a new way to experience bold, rich flavors. You’ll still get the full jolt of flavor packed into each brew bag, just with no fancy equipment needed – less hassle, more exceptional coffee. The coffee is 100% ethically and sustainably grown and sourced globally. Choose from a medium or dark roast blend. The brand is committed to sustainable business practices, fair wages, putting women in leadership roles, having a diverse team, and giving 5% of revenue back to producers.
Available on the Nostalgia Coffee Roasters website.
Mocktail Club
Redefining social drinking is fun, flavorful, and functional. Options like Mocktail Club allow you to enjoy a Capri Sour or a Manhattan Berry and reap the benefits with ingredients such as pomegranates and blackberries for antioxidants and apple cider vinegar which contains prebiotics for gut health. All offerings are non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegan for added goodness.
Available on Amazon.
Color My Cookie
These paint-your-own tasty cookie sets from Color My Cookie come pre-iced with edible watercolors and sprinkles, making them the perfect canvas for your creativity. These shortbread cookies were the #1 seller in Color My Cookie’s Pastry Chef Sam Major’s retail bakery–soft, not too sweet, and utterly delicious!
Available on the Color My Cookie website.
Family
Power Pony
Founder and Inventor Mia (11 years old) started making this toy when she was five. A horse enthusiast, this young lady always wants to ride a horse, so she invented one that she could ride anytime! The handcrafted Power Pony is powered by a patent-pending ZüME engine. It is iOS connected, fully interactive, and guaranteed to provide fun, smiles, and laughter on many exciting riding adventures.
Available on the Power Pony website.
Tanoshi
Lisa Love developed her passion for education and technology from her mother, a teacher for 50 years in Los Angeles, and her father, one of the first Black electrical engineers to graduate from Purdue University. She used this passion along with a team of educators to launch the Shark Tank-winning startup, Tanoshi, The brand has now released their newest kids’ laptop, the Tanoshi Scholar. With greater durability, more educational content developed by award-winning educators, and with Zoom and Google Meet compatibility, the Scholar is ideal for distance learning. The Android 10-based Tanoshi Scholar has all of the features of the Tanoshi 2-in-1 including a detachable ergonomic keyboard, pre-loaded apps for distance learning such as Google Docs & Sheets, learn to code apps, and the ability to use with or without Internet access. Tanoshi believes every child should have a reliable computer at home, where they can develop the skills necessary for future success.
Available on Amazon and the Tanoshi website.
Cali’s Books
Based in Los Angeles, Cali’s Books is a publishing house dedicated to introducing young children to the joyous world of words and music. It started off as a one-woman show in the garage of Cali’s family home and has now grown to a team of friends and family working remotely around the world! “We are a majority woman-operated business and I am so proud of it!”
We have the Beauty and the Beast Recordable Book, the My Story Blank Booklet, and the Patty Cake Lyrics and Nursery Rymes book and love each and every one of them! These are books that will be cherished for years to come.
Available on the Cali’s Books website and Amazon.
Osisi & Co.
Chic African print baby bibs that are sure to put a smile on babies faces. The quality and design of these bibs is great! They are very well made and have beautiful prints! While they are machine washable and dryable, they are easy to hand wash and hang to dry. They usually dry in a couple hours so they are ready to go for the next meal.