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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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked for the perfect nude lipstick? Amanda E. Johnson had been searching for three years when she finally vented her frustration to K.J. Miller, a friend and fellow Harvard Business ...

When you hear the term "lip gloss," what comes to mind? Chances are it's the image of a shiny, bubblegum-pink product that always manages to trap your hair in a cobweb-like mess (or Lil Mama's epic ...

KJ Miller remembers walking the aisles at drug stores and being disappointed. She’d look for makeup and find only a small section with a handful of products that were somehow meant to encompass the ...

Mented Cosmetics has closed a $5 million Series A round led by Corazon Capital and CircleUp Growth Partners. Mented plans to use the capital to build the team and grow distribution with Ulta Beauty, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- KJ Miller had a problem that, unfortunately, a lot of African American women experience. "I couldn't find myself in the world of beauty," said the 36-year-old. In 2015, she and ...

We love any and all forms of #BlackGirlMagic and Mented Cosmetics‘ recent win is definitely yet another reason to keep an eye on the brand. The company recently announced a new round of $3 million in ...

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 ...