SHOW NOTES Éponine in Les Misérables, Janelle Woods in Beautiful, Eliza in Hamilton Wearing natural hair all the time makes hair inherently healthier You can't wear it down/out everyday Ouidad Curl Creme (first) Ouidad Climate Control Gel (second) Only puts a little bit in hair because she wants hair to feel a little frizzy (doesn't want crunchy look) Deva Cut did not go well! Took too much off when she asked for a trim; TRAGIC! Ana Daniels (Hair Stylist) does a nice cut Half black (dad)/Half white (mom) Became conscious of what other people thought in middle school Standard of beauty in America is a white women with straight hair This is what she thought was beautiful, so she started straightening her hair Her mom/role model was white, so she wanted to look like that Realized to embrace hair in her first year of college Once she got to New York, she saw all the women wearing their natural hair and got excited Jen Waldman Studio (New York, New York) 4C (Color Conscious Character Creation) Class Reach Out by Molly Beck Reach Out Party People at her acting studio kept her going during the pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices