The other day after I took out my braids before we put them back in. I keep it natural underneath. #NaturalHair #NoFilter #NoMakeup #JustMe. I love fake hair. It's one of the great joys of my life. As an actress and a woman I love being able to transform, to switch up my look when I want to with wigs, weaves and bundles a plenty. I love this too. It's about choices and options. [1]
Though Laverne Cox has shared bare-faced selfies before, her most recent makeup-free Instagram post [2] has us feeling inspired. The Orange Is the New Black star proudly showed off her radiant complexion as well as her natural hair.
"The other day after I took out my braids before we put them back in. I keep it natural underneath [3]," she explained. "I love fake hair. It's one of the great joys of my life. As an actress and a woman I love being able to transform, to switch up my look when I want to with wigs, weaves and bundles a plenty. I love this too. It's about choices and options."
Fans of Laverne know that she celebrates self-acceptance and love regularly. Instagram users recently accused her of getting rhinoplasty, but she revealed that it was just a controversial Snapchat filter [4].
For everyone who thinks I had a nose job, the surgeon is snapchat. The first photo has #nofilter. The second has the #snapchat beauty filter. I try to love, embrace and accept myself everyday, filter or no filter, make up or no makeup, weave or no weave. Filters are fun but they are no substitute for me waking up, looking in the mirror and seeing the unfiltered me as beautiful and worthy of acceptance and love. #TransIsBeautiful [5]
In a world where Photoshop and Facetune [6] have become normalized, it can be hard for some to see themselves as naturally beautiful. Laverne's confidence — and bravery to share her true self with the world — is truly empowering. We hope that her followers recognize this and learn to celebrate themselves as Laverne has. Now if only she would reveal her skin care routine . . .