Ami Cole is a brand that fuses makeup and skin care.

The lip gloss, skin tint, and highlighter were created to enhance melanin-rich skin.

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Diarrha NDiaye-Mbaye is the CEO and founder of Ami Cole.

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It honestly wasnt untilFentythat people were like, Wait a minute.

They have something there, she says.

In developing the products, she wanted to provide luminosity to the skin.

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Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye is the CEO and founder of Ami Colé.

I dont think we see that in Black beauty as much, she notes.

The Skin-Enhancing Tint comes in six shades that work with the vast undertones of melanin-rich skin, she says.

It comes in one universally flattering shade, Glaze.

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And the lip oil, well, its a staple item.

Its formulated with camellia oil, passionfruit seed oil, and baobab seed oil.

Plus, its long-lasting and stick-free.

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I feel like the Black joy narrative has not been one in beauty, she says.

Black women and Black people, in general, showing up joyful is just a revolution in itself.

Showing up and being joyful and looking like yourself is just so powerful to me.

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Unrecognisable Caucasian woman model posing and leaving lipstick mark from Monika Blunder lippies on a glass.

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