Anyone who has an eye on the beauty industry must have heard
about Chioma Ikokwu, the beautiful and sharp witted co-founder of Good Hair
Limited. Chioma Good Hair as she is fondly referred to by her customers and
fans has been hugely successful in her venture with friend and business
partner, Kika Osunde. Together they have grown their hair and beauty company
from the obscurity of their dorm room to the international brand of repute that
it is today.
Much has been written about the lovely good hair ladies,
celebrating and extolling their unprecedented success in business, their
relevance in society and the dynamic duo’s svelte sense of fashion and style.
Today I caught up with the flawless and ever smiling Chioma
Ikokwu to take a peek into her world. Chioma Good Hair was gracious enough to
grant us courteous audience and of course the questions I rattled off were met
with graceful and sincere answers. I could not help but admire her great (not
just good) hair, her glowing skin and wonderful makeup.
Being the perpetually curious person that I am, I could not
help but ask her a few questions about her beauty regime. Here are the
excerpts;
Q: I cannot help
noticing how fabulous your hair is. How do you take care of it?
C: (chuckles
daintily) Oh thank you so much for the compliment. Right now, I have decided to
go natural with my hair even though it is not how I usually keep it. Also, I am
not so good at the natural hair thing but I make sure to wash and deep condition
my hair every two week.
Also, I get a deep scalp treatment every other month. For my
natural hair grooming, I like to use Keracare products. Keracare are kind of
like my favourite when it comes to maintaining my natural hair but I sometimes
also use Syntonics. So yeah, Keracare and Syntonics it is.
Q: How about you
skin, what is the famous Chioma Good Hair’s super-secret skin routine?
C: Hahahahahaha,
there is actually no secret. Skin wise, black soap is what I use and it is
really good especially for those who have oily skin. Vitamin C serum is also a
very good product to have because it repairs, moisturizes and protects your
skin. I personally use Obagi Vitamin C serum and any natural black soap.
Q: Tell me about your
makeup preferences and techniques.
C: Makeup wise, I
prefer Nars products and the Nars concealer is absolutely amazing. I favour the
Armani foundation. Even though it is not so popular, it is actually very good
and brings a very light finish that is not too thick on the skin. The Inglot
AMC Eyeliner Gel is probably the best eyeliner ever created. It is really dark,
water resistant, and stays on once applied. You literally cannot wipe it off
unless you use an oil based remover.
Q: Do you workout?
Because you actually look amazing!
C: (Big laugh)
You wouldn't believe it, but I really don’t. To be honest, I’m not very
healthy. I do not workout but I do try to drink as much water as I can. I
however eat healthy most times, and then I don’t eat healthy sometimes
(chuckles again). So I will eat a salad but then I would also have deserts
because I unabashedly love ice-cream, Yoghurt, cake, chocolate and all that!
