Boonie's 2021 BLACK Friday Shopping Guide!

 Now that Mariah Carey has dropped a new Christmas song, we all know what time it is! Now in it's sixth year, this list offers great gift options for the holiday season! Let’s spend our coins supporting Black owned businesses! Given the pressure placed on our supply chain currently, it would be wise to spend your coins with Black businesses. Start your shopping early and give a little grace! Check out the 2016, 2017 , 2018, 2019, and 2020 list for more amazing companies!

Clothing & Accessories

1. Salone Monet — This amazing brand is a color inclusive nude shoe company where beauty is defined by the individual. These shoes come in six shades and each pair has a "recessed platform".

2. Flame Keepers Hat Club — Their motto is “Passing the torch of Good Taste from one generation to the next.” With their fly selection of fedoras and wide brim hats, so many great hat options to pick from.

3. Chelsea Paris — From mules to booties to flats, theres something for everyone. You are destined to find something here for your favorite show lover!

4. White Space — This jewelry brand offers simple, elegant, and timeless piece that would be an amazing addition to any collection.

5. Beautifully Undressed — Love, Luxe, Lingerie is their motto. If you want to feel seductive, flirty, feminine, sometimes delicately naughty but always beautifully (UN)DRESSED these are the pieces for you.

6. Love, Cortnie — REAL LEATHER HANDBAGS! These funky and unique pieces are perfect for any fashionista who loves a great handbag!

7. Melanie Marie — Dope jewelry brand that offers so many custom necklace, bracelets, and anklet options. The bangles are kinda fire!

8. Fish Scale — The self proclaimed cuban cigar of apparel, this brand offers fashionable athletic wear.

9. Liz & Ev Intimates — Sexy. All day, everyday. No occasion needed. What a declaration! Looking for something to make you or a loved one feel their best check out this brand!

Hair & Beauty

1. Co-pothecary — Look no further for CBD products. Co-pothecary makes natural, handmade, full-spectrum infused balms with essential oils.

2. Buttah Skin — Give the gift of radiant skin! These products unite the best of nature and science in highly effective products for both women and men.

3. Rebundle — This brand has set the industry standard for non-toxic, eco-friendly hair extensions with all of us in mind. Hair is offered in an array of colors

4. OliveBerry — These plant-based wellness products are luxurious and sustainable. The line features body polish, body melt and other skin care products.

5. Frederick Benjamin — Men deserve quality grooming products too! The founder created a regimen of products to help every man sculpt his best self, no matter his style.

6. Nyakio — Clean beauty products for the win. The facial oils are luxurious and decadent and free of harsh chemicals.

7. True + Pure Texture — Bundles, clip-ins, and ponytails, OH MY! Offering natural hair texture extensions in a variety of styles.

8. Hyper Skin — Offering an affordable vitamin-C serum that helps fight hyperpigmentation. Say bye bye to dark spots!

9. People of Color Beauty — This nail polish is 10-free, meaning it is free from 10 of the most common toxins found in the majority of polishes on the market. With a wonderful mission and eco-friendly this nail polish brand is a no brainer!

Home & Lifestyle

1. The Coochie Candle Company — A sensual luxury home fragrance brand specializing in scented candles inspired by the beauty, strength, and power of women.

2. Mercia Moore — Looking for unique home decor — trays, coasters, and clocks — this brand has the perfect items.

3. Black Star Line Cigars — For the cigar aficionado, this Chicago company offers premium cigars rolled by Aganorsa Leaf infused with your favorite liquor. Infused cigars, sign me up!

4. Effortless Composition — Home Goods who?! This LA based brand has all of your home decor needs. A great source for new vases, trays, throws, and decorative pillows.

5. Celsious — This brand, founded by two sisters, works to provide a cleaner clean and lessen the footprint of laundry day. The eco friendly product line offers premium sustainable garment care.

Kids

1. Brooklynn & Blake — Offering fashion-forward clothing is dedicated to every well thought out detail. Super stylish clothes for both sons and daughter sizes 2-14.

2. Inklings — An exciting new game for kids to learn and play. The game is designed to help kids strength their math skills. Perfect for elementary age school kids.

3. Welcome Home Lennox — A new children’s book of a little boy named Gerald who wants a dog but needs to understand the importance of earning things.

4. Darlyng & Co. — My favorite item are the ABC affirmation flash cards. This brand offers one stop shopping for so many children’s needs.

5. Just Like Me Subscription Box — Have an avid young reader in your life? Perhaps it’s worth considering this subscription. Each month they will receive a themed box of African-American children’s books and educational tools.

6. Paper Play & Wonder — Do kids even know about paper dolls anymore? Oh the nostalgia! The orders can be printed out immediately after purchasing, meaning you can get right to playing.

Food & Beverage

1. LUVSPUN — They are on a mission to “unjunk” one of the world’s most nostalgic and beloved treats by creating artisanal candy floss. Over 200 DROOL INDUCING FLAVORS made from Raw Organic Sugar that are vegan, gluten-free and NO HYPE..Yep, Everything is all natural.

2. La Rue 1680 — Offering the highest quality organic and sustainably harvested tea — with flavors like Italian Cream Earl Gray and India Street Vanilla Chai.

3. Y’all See It — Looking to turn your kitchen cabinets to all Black everything. Saudia Shuler is here to help you do that with her line of seasonings.

4. Red Bay Coffee — Award winning artisanal coffee, that they say is some of the best you’ll ever have.

5. Phillip Ashley Chocolates — When the motto is “Every chocolate should tell a story,” then you know you are in for a treat. Even Lady Oprah says these chocolates are some of her favorite things.

Paper Goods

1. NOTIQ — A fashion-forward line of personal planners, organizers, and animal-free leather goods designed to help women stand out.

2. COPPER & BRASS — Wrapping paper, greeting cards, and notebooks, Cooper & Brass has it. They even have a HBCU notebook collection and other Sorority and Fraternity inspired goods.

3. STATIAnery —   This brand offers customizable monogrammed note cards, return address labels and business cards. Perfect for the those in Greek Letter Organizations and other female affinity groups.

4. Aya Paper Co. — Looking for cards for us by us, then be sure to shop this chic brand. Offering a wide array of greeting cards, notebooks, and journals.

5. Yay Day Paper Co. — A completely digital stationery shop that allows customers to purchase, download and print their designs from the comfort of their homes.

6. Blue Jones Co. — The most adorable wrapping paper and gift bag options for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and more!

7. Addie Rawr — You can find beautifully designed greeting cards, prints, and journals. The various themed journals, such as gratitude, mindfulness, are true standouts.

Don’t forget to grab your Boonie Breakdown merch - You might be responsible & ratchet or hella responsible & hella ratchet, whatever the case there is something there for you! Use code BLACK2021 for 20% off orders over $25 through December 5, 2021.

Happy Shopping! #BuyBlack 

XoXo,

Boonie