America’s Next Natural Model 2013 – Jayme Goodwin. Jayme won a photo shoot in New York, a commercial for Gruvi and $1,000.
Hello again ladies, I think the competition is getting to you all. The photos are not that impressive for round 6. Please read on. Feedback of Dajuan Jones I had a favorite image, Lud’s lead image, but other than that, no one really stood out. Unfortunately, Suzu’s team let her down and would seem like […]
The Maroon Pangi I did a little research on the Maroon Pangi. I learned that the word ‘pangi’ means cloth and ‘Maroon’ is a group of Surinamese people who are descendants of escaped slaves. The word ‘maroon’ comes from the Spanish word cimarrón which can be translated as ‘runaway living on mountain top.’ I also […]
When Mireille said that this was the hardest challenge, she definitely was right! Showcasing 3 specific looks in one photo shoot as well as switching up the look and feel of the each accessory or hairstyle was definitely tough. Maroon Pangi’s Headwrap The maroon pangi’s headwrap, I believe was the hardest shoot of all. […]
For this shoot, I knew (and still know) that I have A LOT of work to do to prove to the judges that I should still be in the competition. Our job this week was to try out, the curl keeper and show off our curls! Definition at it’s’ best! 🙂 We also were to […]
I titled this weeks challenge, “Ain’t I a Woman?” after Sojourner Truth’s famous speech in 1851. I feel as if sometimes natural haired women are often seen as less attractive than other women because of the length of our hair or the texture. Women who wear head-wraps are also stigmatized in various ways. In […]
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 […]