b/w

Hey friends.. Just put together a collection of logos I've designed or recreated over the last year. These are presented in B/W for the collection but most ended up in colour. Thanks for looking.

I can't seem to get the skin color right. It always turns out like that instead of "white"

What would be the best steps to use in converting this to B/W, meaning: Black text and white back ground. So far I adjust the levels, white balance, then convert to Black and White, then lower the Cyan with the results below. I'm sure someone has better steps and results. Something sharper? Less...