


The Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator is a 10 week entrepreneurship development program to support early stage entrepreneurs who are building businesses in the beauty industry.
Media attention to raise your local + international profile
Direct access the best business minds in the beauty industry.
Opportunity to win cash prizes to invest in your business.
Opportunity to pitch to a room full of investors
10 weeks of hands on support from a team of experts.
2017 Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator Companies
Beauty on TApp – Is a mobile application that is a directory of beauty services and product providers
Beauty Revolution Studios – Is a digital beauty network for African women.
Black Beauty Fair – Is a trade show dedicated to the beauty industry in West Africa.
Fresh Me – Is a mobile application that is a directory of beauty services and product providers
Skin Gourmet – is a premium skincare brand sourced from the wild, it’s so pure you can eat it!
The Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator is in partnership with the Dark and Lovely.

For more than 45 years Dark and Lovely has been dedicated to providing superior hair care and styling products for African women. Dark and Lovely continues to unveil breakthrough hair innovations for African women, including the most recent launch of Dark and Lovely Au Naturale, a range specifically designed for natural African hair.