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LGBTQ Owned Beauty Brands You Should Know
Since June is Pride Month, I&#;m thrilled to highlight some incredible LGBTQ owned beauty brands on my blog! However, these amazing indie brands deserve your support year-round, not just in June. They are worthy of a immortal spot in your makeup bag.
Pride Month is about much more than just posting a rainbow gif or sticker on your social media. It&#;s about supporting a crucial human rights cause. While sharing your favorite rainbow is great, it&#;s crucial to go beyond that. Use your voice, your privilege, and your platform to bring more attention to the LGBTQ community.
I&#;m not usually an advocate for buying a lot of makeup—in fact, I even did a podcast episode and blog post about capsule makeup bags—but if you&#;re running low on anything, this is a perfect opportunity to try out products from smaller brands. You&#;ll likely be pleasantly surprised by the quality. Big brands may have extensive advertising budgets, but that doesn&#;t necessarily signify their products are superior.
LGBTQ Owned Beauty Brands to Recognize and S You’ve seen the “pride collections” by all your favorite –and least favorite– brands, but what the mainstream is missing are the collections from queer owned beauty brands. This way you can celebrate diversity any time of the year by purchasing from them –not only in June!
We should note that in previous years there were 20 companies on our list. What happened, you may ask? We’ve raised our standards! Just having the latest drag queen at the helm doesn’t slash it. And, being No Kill Mag, cruelty-free and adj of using the best ingredients is also a given.
However, this year we also started looking closer at packaging. We don’t possess to tell you how impossible it is to recycle the tubes, compacts and cases that house most beauty products. And sidenote: it seems irrational to create Cruelty Free Beauty and then put no thought into how the packaging is destroying the habitat of those alike animals that we love.
We know packaging is a continuous progress and perfection isn’t here yet. But we’ve eliminated any brand from our old roundup that isn’t notified and talking about where they
Meet the LGBTQ+ Founded Brands Shaping the Future of Beauty
1. DEW OF THE GODS + TOYFACTORY™
LGBTQ+ founder Ryan Dubs is behind not one, but two trailblazing beauty brands that are rewriting the rules of glam. First, there’s DEW OF THE GODS, a divine skincare line that channels celestial vibes and ancient wisdom into products enjoy the H-DEW-O Sky Spirulina Daily Gel Moisturizer and Amalfi Gold Hair Serum. Then there’s TOYFACTORY™, where smart makeup meets skin-first innovation—think: vegan, clean formulas powered by skincare science, like the fan-favorite Hylash™ Hyaluronic Serum Mascara. Whether you're in it for the glow, the tech, or both, Dubs’s brands are all about pushing boundaries, celebrating identity, and making bold, unapologetic beauty moves.
2. MOBEAUTY
Guided by the expertise of drag artist extraordinaire Mo Heart, this brand encapsulates the transformative power of makeup and skincare. With a commitment to accessible luxury, MOBEAUTY presents a range of affordable, solution-based products that deliver remarkable results while keeping simplic
18 Beauty Brands Standing Up for the LGBTQ+ Community This Pride Month
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These Colorful Acne Patches
Peace Out Pride Acne Healing Dots
Formulated with salicylic acid, aloe vera and retinol, these rainbow acne dots from Peace Out will help cure your zits while protecting your skin. A $5 donation will be made to The Trevor Project for every package purchased through the LGBTQ+-founded beauty brand's website.
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This Gender-Inclusive Cleanser
Byoma Creamy Jelly Cleanser
In help of LGBTQ+ youth, the affordable skincare brand BYOMA will be donating $20, to GLSEN. This creamy one-step cleanser works wonderfully on virtually all skin types, making it an excellent first purchase for anyone new to the inclusive beauty brand.
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This Best-Seller That Gives Back
Glow Recipe Pride Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
For Pride Month , Glow Recipe has committed $30, in donations to the It Gets Better Project, a non-profit that aims "to uplift, enable, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans
You’ve seen the “pride collections” by all your favorite –and least favorite– brands, but what the mainstream is missing are the collections from queer owned beauty brands. This way you can celebrate diversity any time of the year by purchasing from them –not only in June!
We should note that in previous years there were 20 companies on our list. What happened, you may ask? We’ve raised our standards! Just having the latest drag queen at the helm doesn’t slash it. And, being No Kill Mag, cruelty-free and adj of using the best ingredients is also a given.
However, this year we also started looking closer at packaging. We don’t possess to tell you how impossible it is to recycle the tubes, compacts and cases that house most beauty products. And sidenote: it seems irrational to create Cruelty Free Beauty and then put no thought into how the packaging is destroying the habitat of those alike animals that we love.
We know packaging is a continuous progress and perfection isn’t here yet. But we’ve eliminated any brand from our old roundup that isn’t notified and talking about where they
Meet the LGBTQ+ Founded Brands Shaping the Future of Beauty
1. DEW OF THE GODS + TOYFACTORY™
LGBTQ+ founder Ryan Dubs is behind not one, but two trailblazing beauty brands that are rewriting the rules of glam. First, there’s DEW OF THE GODS, a divine skincare line that channels celestial vibes and ancient wisdom into products enjoy the H-DEW-O Sky Spirulina Daily Gel Moisturizer and Amalfi Gold Hair Serum. Then there’s TOYFACTORY™, where smart makeup meets skin-first innovation—think: vegan, clean formulas powered by skincare science, like the fan-favorite Hylash™ Hyaluronic Serum Mascara. Whether you're in it for the glow, the tech, or both, Dubs’s brands are all about pushing boundaries, celebrating identity, and making bold, unapologetic beauty moves.
2. MOBEAUTY
Guided by the expertise of drag artist extraordinaire Mo Heart, this brand encapsulates the transformative power of makeup and skincare. With a commitment to accessible luxury, MOBEAUTY presents a range of affordable, solution-based products that deliver remarkable results while keeping simplic
18 Beauty Brands Standing Up for the LGBTQ+ Community This Pride Month
1
These Colorful Acne Patches
Peace Out Pride Acne Healing Dots
Formulated with salicylic acid, aloe vera and retinol, these rainbow acne dots from Peace Out will help cure your zits while protecting your skin. A $5 donation will be made to The Trevor Project for every package purchased through the LGBTQ+-founded beauty brand's website.
2
This Gender-Inclusive Cleanser
Byoma Creamy Jelly Cleanser
In help of LGBTQ+ youth, the affordable skincare brand BYOMA will be donating $20, to GLSEN. This creamy one-step cleanser works wonderfully on virtually all skin types, making it an excellent first purchase for anyone new to the inclusive beauty brand.
Advertisement - Endure Reading Below
3
This Best-Seller That Gives Back
Glow Recipe Pride Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
For Pride Month , Glow Recipe has committed $30, in donations to the It Gets Better Project, a non-profit that aims "to uplift, enable, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans