Baby Heir Speaks: Bria Lauren, Film Photographer
Written by Shannon Kennard
Who's the first person you remember styling their edges?
My Mama. I hope she can style mine again one day in this lifetime.
What edge products do you use?
Style Factor Edge Booster, Love & rosemary hair oil by Wearecharu.
How do you use beauty as self care?
Investing in my body & skin care each month is a way for me to communicate love to myself. It's important for me to prioritize what adds value to my health & wellness & play every now and again. A lil Fenty shimmer and lavender essential oil goes a long way.
Tell us your beauty Ritual.
I use manuka honey as a facial cleanser, twice a day. Every few days, I will make a tumeric & yogurt mask (I prefer Saturdays). Before applying a moisturizer, I spray rosewater on my skin with an affirmation. This step is essential to my ritual & if the energy is right, I may twerk in the mirror. Lastly, I apply Shea Terra Carrot Seed Oil with Lavender essential oil (2-3 drops). Afterwards, I make a hot tumeric tea wtih rosemary, mint, cinnamon, garlic, and honey. Yum, feels good writing this down!
What songs are you listening to when you're doing your beauty ritual?
Changing Womon Soft Tones Vol. 4. 99 & the 2000 classics. and Frankie Beverly and Maze.
Define what elevation is to you.
Elevation to me is meeting a new version of yourself without fear & accepting that the work to get there is forever evolving too.
Describe your highest self in 3 words.
Confident. Healer, Love.
Tell us 1 really surprising detail about yourself.
Bourbon makes my right eye lazy. Lol! I blame my daddy - he blessed me with that gene.
htxpplproject's most recent work, BLACK MAMA'S, is on display for Project Row House's Artist Round 50: Race, Health, and Motherhood. The installation explores the maternal journey of a Black lesbian couple navigating the traditional and non-traditional health care system. BLACK MAMA'S is open to the public through Feb. 16th, 2020 at 2513 Holman Street Houston,Texas (Wed-Sun) 12-5pm.
