BIPOC Women-Owned Small Businesses to Shop this Holiday Season

Shopping from small businesses is one of my favorite ways to shop. Small businesses often have more ethical business practices than larger corporations, and shopping small means my money goes straight to a business owner pursuing their dream career. Plus, I always get such a thrill out of knowing I’ve found a cool product and get to share it with my friends both online and off!

Last year, I shared this blog post where I highlighted seven of my favorite BIPOC-owned small businesses to shop from for Black Friday last year. This year, I’d like to share 5 more that I’ve purchased from, or that have just caught my eye. After compiling this list, I realized that they also all happened to be owned by women too!

1. UNWRP

UNWRP is a Black woman-owned brand that makes gift wraps, fabric wraps, greeting cards, patterned journals, and patterned throw pillows. Founder Ashley L. Fouyolle describes her products as “a curated selection of fun and cool gifting options that everyone will love. It’s gift giving with personality!”

And not only are their products high quality, they’re also sustainable! All their gift wraps are made from 30% post-consumer materials, fully recyclable, carbon-neutral, and FSC-certified.

Image courtesy of unwrp.com
Image courtesy of unwrp.com

The products shown above are the Portraits Gift Wrap and the Handful of Joy Fabric Wrap, and you can check out their full collection here.

2. SIN

SIN is a handmade decor and homeware line founded by an Asian-American woman, Virginia Sin, and based in Brooklyn. SIN’s products span from candlesticks and vases to bowls, hooks, and soap dishes. For anything from kitchen to bath to lighting needs, they have beautiful pottery that’s definitely worth checking out. I’m especially obsessed with the Buoy Toothbrush Holder and the Weylyn Candelabra!

Image courtesy of SIN
Image courtesy of SIN

You can find SIN at your local West Elm, or their website here.

3. AAVRANI

AAVRANI is a South Asian woman-owned skincare brand founded by Rooshy Roy and inspired by the ancient Indian beauty rituals her grandmother taught her. Rooshy says on the website, “I grew up bouncing back and forth between cultures – too Indian or too American at any given point in time. AAVRANI honors my beauty and celebrates my duality by uniting my worlds: clinically-proven, modern-day routine and ancient, all-natural rituals.” You can read her story here.

The products also use all natural ingredients, are paraben-free, and are made sustainably. Pictured below is the fan favorite Turmeric Ritual Set, but they also sell each of these items individually, as well as other kits, tools, and even candles!

Image courtesy of AAVRANI

You can take AAVRANI’s skin quiz here and shop their products here.

4. Jungalow

Jungalow is a Black woman-owned home brand that makes wallpaper, decor like pillows, stools, and planters, bedding, wall hangings, and patterned rugs to die for!!

Founder Justina Blakeney believes that “good design increases the quality of life and that creativity is the key to having an amazing home; color has the power to bring joy, pattern is the spice of design, and plants are magic.”

Plus, for every product purchased, at least two trees are planted. You can read about that here!

Image courtesy of Jungalow
Image courtesy of Jungalow

Pictured above are the Jamila Spice Rug and the Aja Wallpaper in Teal. You can shop the rest of their products on the Jungalow website.

You can also find a lot of their items on retailers like Target. Check out the Clipped Geo Shower Curtain, the Solano Geometric Print Comforter and Sheets Set, and the Christmas Countdown Calendar.

Image courtesy of Target
Image courtesy of Target
Image courtesy of Target

5. Fly by Jing

Fly by Jing is a Chinese spice company founded by Jing Gao, a Chinese-American woman. From sauces to seasonings to frozen dumplings, I love all their products and have so many of them myself – I bought the whole Lucky 88 spice kit. I especially love the Szechuan peppercorns and the Mala spice mix, which you can get here and here.

Image courtesy of Fly by Jing
Image courtesy of Fly by Jing

You can buy from Fly by Jing here!


Have any favorite small businesses that are woman-owned or BIPOC-owned? Let me know in the comments below!

10 Comments

  1. Vai Sukumar
    December 15, 2021 / 2:14 am

    Thank you sm for sharing! Caught me right before I shopped for my friends. ? Been loving all of your posts lately- you’re doing amazing! Be sure to get some rest love <3 Sending lots of good vibes your way!!

    • anjalich
      Author
      December 15, 2021 / 2:28 am

      ahhh amazing timing! Thank you so much for reading and for this comment – I hope if you check out any of these businesses, your friends love them! ?

  2. Shyam
    December 15, 2021 / 3:49 am

    I love reading all your posts, thank you for taking the time to share these businesses, can’t wait to hopefully try/use some of them! I also love the variety of products listed ?

    • anjalich
      Author
      December 15, 2021 / 12:36 pm

      Thank you so much for reading Shyam!! I definitely tried to find products in different areas so people had lots of options, I’m so happy you liked it ?

  3. December 15, 2021 / 7:45 am

    Omg!!! The items were so cuteeeeee, thanks for sharing this Unnie? I really like the gift wraps and the Buoy Toothbrush Holder it’s minimalistic.

    • anjalich
      Author
      December 15, 2021 / 12:36 pm

      aww thank you so much for reading ♥️♥️ I love it too!! I’m getting it for my bathroom hehe

  4. Raya
    December 15, 2021 / 12:50 pm

    Love it thanks for sharing!

    • anjalich
      Author
      December 15, 2021 / 8:37 pm

      thank you so much for reading!!

  5. Iqra
    December 15, 2021 / 4:06 pm

    Thank you for sharing these products! It’s helpful to know these are out there.

    • anjalich
      Author
      December 15, 2021 / 8:37 pm

      any time! if you try them out I hope you like them 🙂

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