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Black-owned businesses are slowly on the rise in Canada. And Francine Bahati is one woman entrepreneur in Canada...

CanadianSMEPublished November 22, 2021 · 2 min read

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Black-owned businesses are slowly on the rise in Canada. And Francine Bahati is one woman entrepreneur in Canada who is creating the most inclusive and cruelty-free cosmetic products for women out there. If you are an aspiring woman business owner in Canada, reading about her would surely make you more confident about your dreams. And if you are simply fond of vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics, you’ll just find another option to shop from.

Let’s find out more about Francine Bahati and her Queenfidence cosmetics range.

10 yearsFrancine lived as a refugee in Uganda

December 2012When Francine migrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba

About Francine Bahati

Belonging to a small town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Francine was forced to leave her home country due to the ugly civil war. In December 2012, Francine migrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Before that, she lived as a refugee in Uganda for 10 years. Her life in Uganda wasn’t an easy one. She was discriminated against and looked down upon. And as she belonged to a poor family, she was called all sorts of names. But none of these stopped her from dreaming big. She grew up in a household where her mother was very passionate about fashion and beauty. And this inspired Francine to grow a career in the field of fashion and beauty and her love for music. During her childhood in Uganda, her mother couldn’t afford to buy makeup for her and her sister. They would use palm oil as lipstick and chalk as powder. Her favorite was, however, lipsticks.

Launching Queenfidence

Francine launched Queenfidence with five vibrant matter liquid lipsticks. For her, a good lipstick is the perfect way of self-expression which displays confidence and boldness in women. And since she struggled for years to feel confident in her own skin, she thought her business would make it easier for other women (especially Black women) to feel brave and confident in the way they are. With Queenfidence, she aspires to make people connect with the name of the brand and feel beautiful inside out.

About QUEENFIDENCE

About Queenfidence

Queenfidence is an all-inclusive black-owned cosmetic brand in Canada. It is a vegan and cruelty-free makeup brand which was founded by Francine Bahati, a Congolese-born and Canadian-based woman entrepreneur. The goal of Queenfidence is, ‘Unveiling the queen in you’. Their top-graded products are here to inspire every woman to own their skin shade and feel like a queen who is full of confidence. As a makeup brand, Queenfidence is passionate about creating a huge range of high-end beauty products which are well-suited for every single Queen!

Queenfidence first launched a few liquid matte lipsticks, and designed each one of those to uplift and motivate women to be in love with themselves. The company urges its customers to live a fearless life, embrace uncertainties and extend love to one another, thereby creating a confident world for everyone.

To know more about the company and its owner, Francine Bahati, visit – https://www.queenfidencecosmetics.com/francineb

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