TRAONA KEARNEY:
Story by: Serena Holmes
that’s not going to happen.”
Loving, living, and styling naturally
Photos by: Brian Robinson
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raona Kearney, a licensed natural hair care specialist at Naturally Masterminds Design Studio, a division of Masterminds Design Studio of Greensboro, NC, is the host of the 2013 Sip and Swap hair and beauty event held in August. I sat down to find out exactly what this master of natural hair care had on her mind, and found that there was a great deal that she had to share. IMPLY ELEVATE: “If someone was on the fence about going natural, what would you say to bring them over to the natu &???"6?FS?( ?$???T$?U??( ?v?V?B6??&WGG??V6??( ?v????C?( ?v??V?v??&R&V??VB6?vV"F?V?"?? ??2@??7G&?v?B??B7G&?v?B??BF?W?6?vV"F?V?"7G&?v?B?F?N( ?2&WGG??V6??B???R6?WB6??Rf?W??&?G2???B?'WBF?Bf?W??&?B7G??R?6?( ?Bv???rF??7B???vW"F??&?WBGv?F?F?&VRF?2?F?W?6?WB'&?G2???B??F????F?B?bF?W?v?BfW'6F??G???GW&???"?ffW'2v???&RfW'6F??G??F?W&R&R6????F???w26???r?WB??F?R?&?WB7V6?2F?W&??7G???r?"?W&F??G&VF?V?G2?v?BvR?fR?W&RBF?R6????2F?RFW6?v?W76V?F??27G&V?wF?V???rF?W&?7?7FV??v??6??26???"F?????6?B?&6VB7?7FV?F?B?V?2F?7G&?v?FV???W"??"???fR6?V?G2v??&R?GW&??'WBv????Rv?V?B?WfW"???r&R?GW&????D?????S?( ?v?B&R6??R?bF?RF???w2F?B6?7GV?BF?Rw&?wF??"?V?wF?&WFV?F????b?GW&???#?( ??( ?F?R&?&?V??2?6?V?Bv???6??R???B6??( ???VVB???"F?w&?~( ???6?( ?B??R??W"??"w&?r?F?Rw&?wF??V?2g&??v?F?????W"&?G???6??V? ??&V6W6RF?V?"??"vWG27G&?v?FW"?B?B????2?V6??V?F??W"F??6??R?bF?R6?V?G2v??&R&V??VB?6??v?V?B6??v??V?v??&R&V??VE?v?BF?V?"&V6??f?"7F???r&V??VB?2?????rF?B?gFV??F?W?F??( ?Bv?BF?6??fW'B?fW"&V6W6RF?W?F??( ?Bv?BF?v?F?&?Vv?F?RG&?6?F?????r7FvR?F?W?F??( ?Bv?BF?F?F?R( ?&?r6??( ??v??6??2&?&&?F?R?&FW7B7FvR???6RF?W?vWB7BF?B???B??N( ?26??V6?V6?W"??F????F?B?bV??R6??ffW"F?V?VffV7F?fR??'7G??W2F?vWBF?V?F?&?Vv?F?RG&?6?F?????rW&??B?F?W?( ?BfVV?6??V6???&R6??f?FV?B?B6??f?'F&?R6???r?fW"F?&V??p??6???WFV??GW&??( ??4P??D????( ?&V6W6R6????v??V?&R7&VF??r&?GV7G2f?"F?V?"??"B???R?W6??r?FV?2g&??F?V?"&Vg&?vW&F?'2?B6&??WG2??B??v??rF?V?"?v?&Vv??V?2?v?Bv?V?B??R6?&RF?R&V?Vf?G2?b6???rF?6VR??R?&?fW76???????6?????( ?F????F?BF?R&?vvW7BF???r?2W?W&?V?6R???fR?6V?6R?6?F?B&WV?&W2?RF?vWBFF?F????G&????r?6??F??V??rVGV6F????2F?R?W?f?"???F????r?6V?6R??B6?&V6W6R?bF?B????( ?fR?V&?VB??B?bF?ffW&V?BFV6???VW2?Bv?2F??V?W'6??( ?2??"&V6??G2????V??FV?F????F????F?Bv?V?V??R&RF???r?BB???R?F?W?( ?&R&V???r??( ??R6??6?R6?( ??F?W?( ?&Rv???r????UGV&R( 2v??6??2v??FW&gV??&V6W6RF?W?( ?&R?V&???rF?ffW&V?BFV6???VW6??vWfW"?2?6?B?WfW'?&?G??2F?ffW&V?B??"FW?GW&R?6??v?V?F?W?( ?&R??????rB?6??7W&?7VR?F???r'F?7V?"??'7G??R?7W&?7VR????RF??W2?WB?bFV??F?W2??B?fRF?R6?R??"FW?GW&R2F?RW'6??v???2vF6???rF?Rf?FV??F?W?( ?&RW?V7F??rF?R6?R?WF6??R?'W@????R&WfV?B'&V?vR?v??6?v???6??Wv?BffV7BF?RV&?6R?bF?Rw&?wF????RF???rF?B?( ?fR??F?6VBv?F??6?V?G2v???fR&VV?F???rF?V?"??"B???R??B&RW?W&?V?6R??B?b'&V?vR?2F?BF?W?( ?&RF???rF???V6????V?F????F?W?( ?&R7F'F??rF?FWfV??6??RG?R?bG&V???V6?6W6VBg&??F???V6?V???r&?V?BF?RVFvW2?F???V6?'&?F??r??"'&?F??rF??F?v?F???B?F?W"V??V?F???&?G2???Rv?F?B??V?v?F?F?B?2W6??rF?R7FV?W"F?BvR?fR?W&R??F?R6????7FV?W"???w2V6?7G&?BF??V??V?&??rF?R6??F?F???W"F?V?WG&FRF?R??"7WF?6?R?v??6??V?2F?7G&V?wF?V??B??'B???7GW&RF?F?R??"?F?N( ?2??RF???rF?B?&V??6VR?V?2??Bv?F??6?V?G2F?6??WfR7G&??vW"??V?F??W"??"?F?B??B?WGF??rF?V????rv?V??N( ?2F??Rf?"&?FV??G&VF?V?B?BG&???vfRGFW&???b??W"??"??N( ?2???'F?BF????rF?B&V6W6RF?ffW&V?B??"FW?GW&W2&W7??BF?ffW&V?F?F?F?ffW&V?B&?GV7G2?BF?ffW&V?BG&VF?V?G2?f?"??7F?6R???B?bV??RF????F?B6?'6R??"6?F?R??B?b?VB?F?B?B6?F?R??B?b7G&W72?F?B?B6?F?R??B?b???V?F????F?RF?F???6?FR?2G'VR?7GV???6?'6R??"?26??R?bF?R??7BFV?6FR??"F?B??R6?V?B?76?&??fR?6???R?VVBF????rF?Bv?V???^( ?&RF???rF???w2??R&??r?WG2???R?VVBF????rF?Bv?V???^( ?&RF???rF???w2??R'&?G2???R?VVBF????rF?Bv?V???^( ?&RF???rF?ffW&V?BG&VF?V?G2?V??Rv?F?6?'6R??"F??( ?Bv?BF?v?&V???v?Bv?F?6???"&V6W6RF?Bv???F?vRF?V?"??"&F?W"F???V??B?V??Rv?F?7G&?v?FW"FW?GW&R?fR??"F?B6???F?R?GF?R&?B??&R?'WBF?W??v?B??B??R?B&V6W6RF?V?"Gv?7B?WB?v?B??B????F?R6?R?"F?V?"f?W??&?B7G??R?v?B??B?7B2???r?F?W&R&RGf?FvW2?BF?6Gf?FvW2F???FW?GW&W2?????rF?B??B?bV??RF?6??R?f??r6?'6W"FW?GW&R?b??.(
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