Beverley Knight launches cosmetics range for black skin

Soul diva Beverley Knight launches her first cosmetics range, K By Beverley Knight exclusively into Selfridges

Soul-singer Beverley Knight MBE reveals her first ever cosmetics range, K By Beverley Knight, this week, in the largest beauty hall in the world, Selfridges. With a full range of products that claims to address all the issues currently overlooked for darker skin tones, Beverley has worked hard to ensure the gap in the market for beauty products that satisfy every skin type and tone is closed.

The new range has 15 products, from oil-free foundations through to eye liners and highlighters as well as Beverley's personal favourite, the lip gloss. And with prices from £10 to £22 for a foundation, this collection is not only dedicated to overcoming make-up mishaps but keeping your purse happy too.

We know handbag.com readers are keen to find the best products for their skin tones and types ,so we asked Beverley why she, as a performer, felt the need to create this cosmetics range...

What was the inspiration behind your collection?
I wanted to create a cosmetics line that would service women like me, of darker skin, who always struggle to find products that cater for our colours. While I wanted K to be accessible to all skins with the generic products like lipsticks, the primary focus and cornerstone products, ie foundations and powders, were to be for dark-skinned women.

Have you always had a love for beauty? When did it begin?
I have loved make-up since I was a young teenager. I was always spending my pocket money on music and make-up. I would make up my own face and the faces of my friends as I got more confident. As an adult I bought books on how to apply make-up and achieve different looks.

How long did the collection take from your vision to actually hitting the shelves?
From conception to finished product has taken around two years. I was given the opportunity to create K. Having been asked by other companies if I was interested in developing a perfume, or a book or some kind of extension of the "Beverley Knight" brand and declining them all, I was determined that K would have a reason to exist other than my own celebrity. Answering a glaring need in the cosmetics industry with a great quality range made sense to me.

What would you say is your favourite product in the collection?
I am very proud of the foundations and powders, but my absolute favourite product is the lip gloss. I love ruby and blackberry in particular.

If a girl could only buy three products, which ones should they be?
I would spend on the pressed powder, the mascara and my beloved lip gloss! They form my everyday face and these three basics see me through.

Products start from £10, available at Selfridges stores nationwide.

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