Faune Martin: Hair Crush of the Week

My name is Faune Martin, I’m 18 years old and I live in Copenhagen, Denmark in Scandinavia. My heritage is half Danish and half American in which I’m also part Native American. Since I was a child I’ve mostly had my hair loose without tight up-do’s. I’ve cut it once where I was short haired (to the neck/ears or so”> for approximately a year – it grows out quickly! Since then I only cut the ends to keep it healthy and fresh (and to define the natural curls”>. From time to time I straighten it just to try something different for a while, but I do it rarely – 3-4 times a year, not to damage it.

I’ve always been natural, no weave, extensions, perms or anything like that. I keep it as it is. When I went to the smaller grades in high school I remember being teased a lot, so I had it in a loose ponytail for a couple of years on a daily basis to get rid of the heat, but I never straightened it or stuffed it into a ball to make it seem smaller – just casually took it away from my face and gathered it so it wasn’t too much for the others to handle – needless to say an afro is rather unusual in Denmark! We have many of course, but the majority cannot relate to having an afro, and so they will react differently – some think it’s cool, others think it’s weird.