{"id":140830,"date":"2019-05-28T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=140830"},"modified":"2019-05-29T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T17:09:36","slug":"the-fabbys-kj-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/the-fabbys-kj-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fabbys: KJ Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Mented Cosmetics"},"content":{"rendered":"

When KJ Miller and Amanda E. Johnson realized how difficult it was for women of color to find the perfect nude lipstick, they set out to create their own. Enter Mented Cosmetics, a black-owned makeup company all about helping women find themselves in the world of beauty (because no one deserves to be an afterthought). <\/em><\/p>\n

I remember the first time I read Laurel Thatcher Ulrich\u2019s quote, \u201cWell-behaved women seldom make history.\u201d I was at the National Civil Rights Museum, the phrase written on a cup (that I promptly purchased), and it felt like the words were written specifically for me. Maybe because I\u2019ve never been particularly good at being well-behaved.<\/p>\n

To be clear, I\u2019m not a contrarian who revels in playing devil\u2019s advocate, or even really a rule breaker. When I say I\u2019m not good at being well-behaved, I\u2019m using the definition of well-behaved that seems to be reserved for women. The definition that says we should be calm, quiet, submissive, and grateful \u2013 that we can take on a leadership role but we better not be intimidating while doing it. We can make a lot of money, but not more than our spouses. We can found a company, but we should surround ourselves with the people (read: men) who know better.<\/p>\n

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