[6] Billboard magazine called the lyrics "compelling", noting how the song shout-outs pioneering brown girls such as Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, and Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.

[9] Lupita Nyong'o also reacted by posting a video of herself on Friday, July 19, 2019, via Instagram, singing and dancing along to "Brown Skin Girl", in which her name was specifically applauded by Beyoncé.

[citation needed] On August 24, 2020, a standalone version of the music video was premiered on Good Morning America and subsequently released through Beyoncé's YouTube channel.

[18][19] Beyoncé explained the development of the music video, telling Good Morning America, "It was so important to me in 'Brown Skin Girl' that we represented all different shades of brown .... We wanted every character to be shot in a regal light — Jenn Nkiru came up with the black debutantes.

This included a braid crown inspired by the Mangbetu people of the Eastern Congo, whose Lipombo skull elongation technique represented royalty and status, and a style known as Orisha Bunmi, which is a Nigerian hairstyle worn for special events.

[25] Zoe Haylock for Vulture declared the "Brown Skin Girl" video "a revolution in six minutes", praising the "African influences, intricate, opulent styling, and pure Black-girl joy".

Leonardo Adrian Garcia wrote that Variety's review "implies a passivity to the proceedings", however the beauty of the video is not "just about locations and wardrobe", but also "the kinetic motion of the camera in relation to its subjects, subtly panning up, zooming out, or spinning overhead.

[29] Describing the video as "stunning" and "celebratory", Glenn Rowley of Billboard wrote that it "laud[s] and pass[es] down the ideals of Black identity, heritage and beauty to future generations of brown skinned girls.

"[30] Mekishana Pierre for PopSugar described how the video moved her to tears, noting that the "lush visuals punctuate the song's devotion to melanin-rich beauty".

[32] The release of Black Is King kicked off hair and makeup trends, with stylists and artists around the world creating looks particularly inspired by those seen in the "Brown Skin Girl" video.

[33] For an exhibition in the African American Museum titled "Hair Story", artist Youveline Joseph produced artworks inspired by "Brown Skin Girl" that recreated some of the braided hairstyles from the video.