America’s Next Natural Model, an online pageant to promote natural hair, Black beauty & Naturalistas.
Hello again ladies, This week we judges didn’t have anything to say. I mean we just left it to the sponsor to say it all. So without further ado read on to see how you Jamaican Mango & Lime think you did. The judge is Turkesha Flowers-McIvy, MPA at Jamaican Mango & Lime. Lydia Which picture(s) […]
Every little thing is gonna be all right with Jamaican Mango & Lime. Picture yourself wanting to go to a natural hairstylist but you don’t have the time or a lot of money. Therefore you decide to try Jamaican Mango & Lime to get the job done yourself. Don’t worry. I am a witness that you can do […]
Jamaican Mango & Lime Company Background This company truly inspires me. Before the shoot, I watched a Jamaican Mango & Lime infomercial with company president Cyrus Jackson. His message is so captivating. I love that the company is committed to the Jamaican community. If we as a people are ever going to rebuild and revitalize […]
First of all, I would just like to thank the sponsors of this challenge, Jamaica Mango and Lime, for sending all of us such wonderful products. Wow! Before this competition, I had heard of this brand but never used their products. I thought that they were only for people with dreds. Boy was I wrong. […]
At first, I was hesitant about this week’s challenge. I only knew Jamaican Mango & Lime as a product line for dreadlocked hair and I knew little about ‘dreads. I had always assumed dreadlocks were a counter-cultural fashion preference. So before my package of Jamaican Mango & Lime products arrived in the mail I began to […]
Whirlwind. This challenge was by far the most difficult, but also very gratifying. All I kept thinking was it’s freezing and snowing in Ohio. What am I going to do? Jamaican Mango and Lime products are incredible. I was so excited to get so many different products. Trying out new products is probably one of […]
When I first received the package containing Jamaican Mango & Lime products I was so ecstatic. I admit I use to be a product junky, but attending college leaves me little to no room for experimentation with different products for my hair. When opening the box, I didn’t know where to start there were so […]
Hello again ladies, Thank you for a wonderful week. I really enjoyed looking at all of your photos. All of us judges agreed that you’ve improved and we just love seeing that. This week we didn’t all agree on the same winner but we agreed that Lydia Onimo and Jayme both had great photos! Yes […]
I really had fun with this shoot. I’m currently working on my MBA and I am concentrating in marketing so this shoot really pushed me to think about what my photos needed to portray in order for the products to sell. I also looked through magazines and tons of photos for similar products. I made […]
It’s a chilly time of year and many of us (even in L.A.!) are reaching into closets for our coziest winter wear. I’ll be honest. This is the time of year you’ll hear me singing in the shower, “Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don’t; Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I […]
Å la mode can mean served with ice cream but also means “In Style” or “Fashionable”. The two pieces I was given for this challenge are very different but also very bold. The necklace and earring set compliments each other but also is the “item” that everyone would talk about after an elegant party or […]
I was really excited when I heard this week’s challenge was to model the accessories we were sent. I was sent this wonderful leopard print statement necklace along with a cream color newsboy hat. From the moment I saw the necklace I knew that for my hair, I wanted to do some type of updo. […]
All I kept thinking was RELAX Lyd, RELAX. And that made me tense up ….. SOOOOO my photographer and his wife decided to make me giggle. Which is not difficult. They made faces, noises, and tried to help loosen me up! I think it worked! I hope. I really tried not to try. 🙂 For […]
Are you guilty of going out shopping to buy an outfit but a beautiful necklace or earrings gives you pause? Let’s say you find a dress but there is a superb hat staring you in the face and it has your style written all over it. Need I remind you you’re only supposed to buy […]
Hello Ladies, There were again issues of tardiness this week. It is not easy being a model is it? The actual photo shoot is the easiest part don’t you think? Preparation and planning takes most of the time and you can mess all of that up if you choose a photographer who doesn’t send you […]
When the 3rd challenge was announced I had never heard of the Kumba knot before and with a great amount of practice, I was finally able to perfect the Kumba knot out. I began to realize that the Kumba knot out really defines the curl pattern and minimizes frizz that I normally have with a twist […]