Photo Credit: ShutterstockActress Ryan Destiny, best known for her roles in Star and Grown-ish, has become the first celebrity ambassador for the beauty brand, Black Opal.

Black Opal is an affordable, black-owned beauty brand created in 1994. When first launching, Black Opal found instant success with millions of women worldwide due to their state-of-the-art solutions for hyperpigmentation, oil control, and shade matching. Over the years, Black Opal has evolved to meet the beauty and skincare needs of an increasingly diverse population, with the purpose for women to celebrate and embrace their unique shades of beauty.

Before becoming a celebrity ambassador for Black Opal, Ryan Destiny had her own history using their products. Destiny revealed that she actually began using Black Opal when she was 16. They were one of the first foundations that had her shade and were also affordable. Although beauty brands now have been creating products that provide a wide range of shades, this was not always common practice. Since its creation, Black Opal has catered their products to those with deeper skin tones, which in the past, have been difficult to find.

Ryan Destiny becoming an ambassador for Black Opal is a full-circle moment for her. Not only did she organically support the brand in the past, but a deeper connection has been made with their partnership. Black Opal is fully Black-owned and female-owned, which Destiny whole-heartedly supports.

The brand has recently released a new line of products which include their High Shine Lip Gloss, Precision Eye Definer, Precision Eye Liner, Colorsplurge Lipsticks in matte and cream formulas, Oil Absorbing Pressed Powder, Invisible Oil Block Pressed Powder, Lip and Cheek Tinted Balm, and six brand new eye shadow palettes.

Some of Destiny’s favorite products from Black Opal are their lip glosses, the lip and cheek balm, the matte lipsticks, as well as their highlighter stick – which is her all-time favorite.

All products listed can be found on blackopalbeauty.com.