At any mention of good hair, the names that immediately come
to mind are, Kika Osunde aka Kika Good Hair and Chioma Ikokwu aka Chioma Good
Hair. This is so because the beautiful and stylish ladies are the co-founders
and co-CEOs of Good Hair Limited, the premium hair and beauty brand. Theirs is
an ideal story of beauty and brains, guts and eventually glory. Kika Osunde and
Chioma Ikokwu growing Good Hair Limited from its humble beginnings in the UK to
the doyen of all discerning women that it is today is no mean feat and they
deserve all the celebrity success has accorded them.
Of course, a lot has been written about Good Hair Limited
and its founders Kika Osunde and Chioma Ikokwu though today the focus is on the
tall, light-skinned and oh so beautiful Kika Osunde.
So many women admire (some even envy!) Kika Osunde’s style,
fashion and beauty. So I decided to catch up with her so she can share a sneak
preview of her world with us. And of course the surprisingly humble Kika Osunde
graciously accepted to field some questions honestly. No, I did not ask her
about the boring financial details of Good Hair Limited. It was all about
beauty baby. We spoke about her impeccable sense of style and her admirable
fashion choices. Also, I could not help swooning over Kika Osunde’s wonderful
hair, skin and makeup.
Being the perpetually curious person that I am, I had to ask
her a few questions about her beauty routine. Here are the highlights;
I just love how
fabulous your hair is. Tell me how you take care of your hair, Kika?
K: Hair wise, I
have been team natural for quite a long while now even though I did some
relaxing not so long ago. I usually avoid shampooing my hair unless I
absolutely have to do it, chiefly because of the sulphate in shampoos. I mostly
deep condition, then I do protective hairstyles and put on my wig.
How about your
glowing skin, what is the famous Kika Good Hair’s special skin routine?
K: Well, there is
nothing super special about what I do with my skin. I like natural products and
I also do a lot of research, so I know that Vitamin C and lemons are good to
make my skin brighter. When I am in Nigeria, I usually tend to get darker
because of the sun so I prefer anything that will protect me and accord me an
even skin tone. When I am in London, I make my own scrubs with lemon and brown
sugar which I use in ex-foliating my skin all over, but I have a friend in Lagos
who makes it for me during my stays in Nigeria. My body lotions mostly consist
of Vitamin C creams from body shop. I am also a big fan of Shea butter but I
don’t use it during the day since it makes me dark. And yeah, I just purchased
a skin care line called Murad.
What is the scoop on
your preferred makeup and application techniques?
K: I totally love
Nars products because they are light, airy and skin friendly. I hate it when my
skin is all covered up and giving me that cakey feeling. I like to see all my
imperfections and blemishes so that my face will still look like me (smiles). I
add on a new makeup product every year, which is not good for the skin by the
way, so I am trying to let the skin breathe more nowadays.
As for application techniques, no one has ever taught me
makeup so it’s really just practice.
I know I’ve already
asked about your hair, but please as a parting shot share just one hair tip for
extensions!
K: Okay, let me
see… yes, when you’re buying a bundle of hair, the hair should never look
identical. If they do, just know that they've been processed and mass produced.
Also, wefting of synthetic hair is seamless and perfect but that of human hair
is folded over so you can see the tips of the top end.
