I asked her to write a lil summin'summin for you guys so have a read! :)
"My name is Reyna Lauren. I'm originally from New York but have lived in London for nearly 20 years.
Growing up in the states in the 80's, 90's 00's, relaxed hair was the only way. You never wanted to be compared to little rascals only black cast member 'Buckwheat'. He was the archetypal 'nappy', 'bad hair' stereotype and kids would call you that if you rocked an afro. Afro's and natural afro hair was also considered out of fashion-
something our parents wore in the 60's and 70's. I got my first relaxer when I was about 11 years old. I loved it! My hair was straight and I could pretend I was like those white girls, or black girls with 'good hair'. The only problem was, my thick 4C hair would always revert back soo quickly. My edges never seemed straight/slick enough. My hair would never flatten down enough.
I had been living in London for about 4/5 years when a friend showed me a beautiful hairstyle she had. I was so impressed that she was natural and that her hair was so versatile. It took me a month or so to finally have the courage to do it.
I didn't big chop though- at the time there weren't oodles of youtube videos as there are now. So I chopped off little by little; keeping my hair in braids and scarves.
I have been about 12 years natural now. There are still things I'm getting the hang of. When I first started my natural hair journey I thought about getting a Texturizer. Some days I thought about going back to relaxers. It became a labour of love and I wouldn't change a thing about it.
From fear and loathing to love and understanding. I love my 4C hair!"
Reyna's natural hair, lovely! I absolutely love her curls
These photos were at NHW, Even when Reyna's hair had shrunken due to London's typical rainy weather in the morning, it still looked good!
Learn and Love your hair! xo
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