NC: What are your must-have products and tools?
PL: These are the products which keep my hair looking defined and healthy…without them my hair would look frizzy and dry. I need a good leave-in conditioner, hair cream and oil for maintaining the ends. When it comes to tools, my must-haves are a diffuser and a hair snood to keep the frizz away.
NC: What are your favorite hairstyles to wear with your curls
PL: The classic: “simply let your hair down.” Sometimes I put my curls in a side ponytail.
NC: What do you do at nighttime for your hair?
PL: Put it in a “pineapple” and a hair snood to keep the frizz away!
NC: What about your hairstylist?
PL: I stopped visiting hair salons years ago! It was really hard to find someone who understood the fact that curly hair needs more attention and special routines that are different from those meant to be used for straight hair. Everything that I do with my hair, I do it myself. I know my hair really well and for now, I think I’ll keep our relationship intimate, without meeting anyone new on Saturdays.
NC: What reaction did you get when you went natural?
PL: I’ve always been a natural, but when I wanted a slight change, I flat ironed my hair and cut it into a bob. Some people liked it better straight, but most of them liked it curly. One of my cousins said that curly is more me. And I felt better when my hair was bigger and bouncy! I got bored of flat ironing my hair and quickly went back to being natural.
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