Sunday

My very own Nicki Minaj….



One of my friends Rachael Akanni, is my very own Nicki Minaj, she changes her hair every week to get both a new look and to portray a new image….

I decided to do a little interview on her to see the real story behind all her looks and see if somewhere down the line she does this to satisfy her alter ego…

Interview:

Q. Why do you change your hair so much?

A. I just like showing my work through myself as an artist, it’s just a way of me being creative, and my image defines who I am. Also by looking at me you can tell what I’m into.  

Q. Do you feel your personality changes with each hairstyle you have?

A. Yes, I find that with short hair I feel more mature and more confident within the things I set out to do. Weather that changes my personality I don’t know however it makes me feel different, it makes me feel like I can be anything.

Q. Do you feel you get treated differently with a certain hairstyle?

A. Yeah like for example when I’m at work, the client respects me more when I have short hair, however when I have long hair or my natural hair I get treated like a kid and I don’t get respected within my job role.

Q. When you change your hair will you do it for a certain occasion for example when your going out do u like looking a certain way to if your at work?

A. When I go to work I like looking perfect. Top me I feel that if my hair doesn’t look good, then who am I to do someone else’s. If my hair looks fine then people will feel trustworthy when I’m doing their hair. However when I go out I like standing out from the crowd. So if that means going out in a pink will then I will. Its like if my hair is different I feel like this other person.


From this interview you can see that Rachael changes her hair to become this other person, weather it’s to be treated with respect or become more confident. This in fact is a common alter ego trait, changing ones self to become something or someone else. 

below is a link which shows Racheal reinventing herself on her own personal website... 

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