While Reid's relationship with makeup came easily, her relationship with hair? Not so much. As someone with natural, curly hair, Reid struggled to find people with similar styles. "I would go to school in little buns or pouf poufs or Bantu knots, and I initially loved the style," Reid said. "But when I would only see a few other girls have those same styles, and the rest of the girls around me had straight hair, it made me want to fit in a little bit more."
She credits her mom, again, for helping her see her hair is beautiful no matter what way she wears it. "Now I love it and I can do so much with it, whether it is the ban buns, which I still wear, the Bantu knots, or protective styles like twists or braids," Reid said. "It did take some time for me to really get comfortable with what my hair looks like and how it was presented to the world. I had come to realise when I got older that it's really about me and it's really about self-love and embracing what God gave me."
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