When the whole subscription box hype came about, I won’t lie I wasn’t very interested. The ones I had seen people unboxing didn’t really appeal to me. I saw a lot of products both me and my bank account would agree I couldn’t justify purchasing.
I am quite picky with what I put on my face, however when it comes to my hair I am more inclined to try something new.
Afro-Caribbean women reported to spend six times more than other ethnicities – Think Ethnic
Then I started to see several subscription boxes both created by black women, and some specifically created for women of colour. That’s when I started to gain an interested into the subscription box hype.
“The Voice newspaper reported that the SPENDING power of Britain’s black community was worth an estimated £300 billion and a recent mintal report stated that our global spend is predicted to be 1.7 trillion by the end of the 2017 financial year” – Kam, Founder of Nylah sharing some knowledge on the black communities spending power within the beauty industry.
Lifestyle
The UK’s first beauty and lifestyle subscription box for women of colour. This box contains a range of products from the My Ebony Box shop as well as some great brands like: Sleek, The Soap Connoisseur, Yogi Tea, Gro Healthy, Bea Skin Care and Dorcas Creates, just to name a few.
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A box filled with goodies “helping you to empower, uplift and enrich your mind, body and soul“.
A self – soothing monthly subscription box for those who experience mental health difficulties.
The theme of self love runs through their instagram page, with positive quotes and imagery. A great theme for a subscription box service. I’ll definitely be watching to see what they will be including in their boxes in the future.
Celebrating black womanhood one beautifully curated treat box at a time. This box was also created to fit in most letterboxes, meaning you don’t have to be in to receive your box of treats.
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Came across this box at the Black British Bloggers Social and loved the concept. Each month has a theme and all of the products featured all tie into the theme. One of the themes I liked was their sleep theme. A lavender scented eye mask and a ‘Black Girl Magic’ bookmark, plus a few other soothing treats was included in their March box.
Beauty
The Collectiv Beauty Box is a discovery experience made to complement your lifestyle.
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Supported by a selection of brands that are not typically found on the high street, and introducing you to some new businesses to support.
Vegan Subscription box Shade Sirch, was created with women of colour in mind. Each box is filled with vegan products all made by women of colour.
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“I founded Shade Sirch because I’m a woman who loves my roots and beauty products and cosmetics.” – Founder / Loye Olatunbosun
Hair
The kinky and curly girl friendly subscription box for all ages. With three boxes to choose from you get to pick the box with the right products for your kinks and coils. Discovering new brands and trying out new full sized natural hair care products.
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Treasure Tress also hosted a series of events with Simone (@SimonePowderly) called The Teen Experience.
A new natural hair care subscription box, owned by My Luxe Beauty.
My Luxe Beauty stock a great selection of brands, so I am really looking forward to trying this box – Keep your eyes out for a review.
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Curlee Box – Every month we will send you 4 – 6 quality hair care products. Curlee Box’s brands range from well-known, prestigious product lines to small independent brands.
Starting with the Founder’s Box, the theme will change monthly. Healthy Hair Routine, Growth, Spring Steps & Clean Ingredients are just a few upcoming themes.
These are the subscription box services I am aware of, so do share the ones I haven’t mentioned. I can’t wait to see what other themed subscription boxes launch in the new year. I would be really interested to see some black men create subscription boxes for their needs as well – Find out what I thought about their first Curlee Box here.
Thank you for sharing this! I was just googling something like this and came across your post.
If you had to pick one box, which one would it be?
Lydia x | lydiaonlife.com
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Hiya Lydia! Glad you came across my post. I would recommend treasure tress as they have been around for longer and they host amazing events across the Uk. I feel like it’s more than just a box with treasure tress it’s an experience.
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Nice I’ll try them out! What about for skin care? Which one of them would you recommend? I wanted to try glossybox but thought I’d look into a black owned one instead.
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Hm for skin care I’ve not tried any subscription boxes. I would go to my skin care and beauty post for some black owned skin care recommendations. I really like the soap connoisseur
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