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Amandla Stenbergs eyes are coated in smudged black makeup.
Her skin is bare, dewy, and dare I say maybe a little sweaty.
The hair color, as she tells me, is her own brainchild.
Amandla Stenberg (left) with Maria Bakalova (right) inBodies Bodies Bodies.
I did my hair forMy Animal, Stenberg reveals.
Amandla Stenberg (left) with Maria Bakalova (right) inBodies Bodies Bodies.
I like trying to come up with braid styles that feel a little different or unusual, she says.
Having been liberated from having traditionally long hair has actually just given weight to this constant experimentation.
If you saw my mom, you would understand, she says.
She also sticks to a regimen ofCeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser,Aesop moisturizer, and jade rollers.
There are moments when I feel high-femme.
There are moments where I feel very masc, she says.
There are moments where I feel like a masc person in drag.
There are moments when I feel like a femme person in drag.
It depends on the season.
The kids are so much cooler than we ever could have imagined, they say.
