Keep Your Love Locked Down!!

Hey all,

I got my braidlocks started!!

They're a small to medium mix of sizes.  The braider made them tight.  Not like tight to my scalp, but like the weaving of the hair.  It is secure.  I am no longer worried about unraveling.  They are in there. LOL

It's been a weird and confusing journey so far, to be honest.  I like them, but I don't love them.  They don't look like what I had imagined, but I can't picture them any other way .  I thought I would have really tiny microlock parts.  That's not what I have, and I've realized it's not what I want, at least not right now. It's been a bit jarring to discover that.

I actually took down a row and split each braid into 2.  I liked the way they came out, but not really any more than I liked them previous to the splitting.  So it just seemed dumb to continue doing it. I may change my mind about later, but for now... I'm good.  I like them enough to wait and see what happens, instead of jumping to conclusions.

I sprayed my hair with a water bottle and spritzed my scalp with a mix of witch hazel and aloe vera gel.  So I added some moisture and battled the itchy scalp. After that, my ends curled up and I like the way those look.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to worry about the size for now.  I'm going to enjoy them and get to know them.  And I'm going to look DAMN CUTE doing it. :)

Until the next time, keep it nappy y'all.

*flips hair*     Deuces!!

One week til Loc Down!!

Hi all!!

A week from today, my braidlocs will be installed.  To say I am excited is an understatement.  I'm one of those people who obsesses and worries about every single thing that could possibly go wrong, so I've basically been driving my friends and family nuts. lol  My husband has told me flat out that he loves me and is excited for me, but he has pretty much stopped listening as soon as I say the words "hair" or "locs" LMAO

The craziest thing, the closer I get to next Saturday, the more calm I become.  Today I went through under my sink and threw out anything that I won't be able to use once I get my braids unless I'm going to use it this week for wash and goes. There wasn't much actually, I had already given away a ton of stuff.

So this week I've been wearing my hair blown out!  I hadn't done it since January, but I was curious to see how it would look one last time and how long it really is.

So yeah... it has grown a LOT!!  I had to do my snoopy dance because my hair has NEVER been this long.  Weird thing though... I no longer like wearing my straight loose hair down lol.  It's too thick and it was slightly rainy this week so I decided to try out some buns that I could maybe transfer to a loc style later.

This was the first bun I wore.  I liked how it looked but I didn't really like how it felt in my head.  It didn't feel secure and I had a tone of pins, not to mention the sticks in there.  I was constantly checking all day to make sure it hadn't fallen. I pulled my hair back like I was going to put it in a ponytail, then folded it in half, grabbed the ends of the fold, and stuck the sticks in.  I added bobby pins until I could shake my head without anything falling.

This was the 2nd bun I tried out.  I put a ponytail at the top pf my head, split the tail in into two pieces, wrapped one to the front and pinned, wrapped the other to the back and pinned.  This actually lasted several days and was so cute and easy.  This is definitely one I'll retry with the locs.

Final note... I've realized it has been exactly 3 months since I dyed my hair in preparation for the sisterlocks that never happened. lol  So I decided to take a pic to show my growth in that time.

 


Pretty good right!!

So that's all I've got for now.  I probably won't be back until after I get my braids done, but I'll try to post that night to show you all how it turned out.  I'm still a little unsure on how small I want them to be, but I'm thinking to err too small because I'm pretty sure it will be easier for me to combine them than split them.

Until next time, keep it nappy!

Update and a Style!!

Hi everyone!!

I've been gone almost a month this time because I needed to do some research.  I have spent the last 6 months learning about sisterlocks, studying sisterlocks, and pretty much stalking anyone with a sisterlock blog.  In the last month, I realized it was time to face a very important fact... I can't afford sisterlocks!  LOL I'm saying I could save up the money and get them, but there's so much other stuff that I could use that money for that when I thought about it, I knew I had to let them go.

However, I'm not letting go of getting micro locks.  I shall be getting micro braids (We call them 'zillions' in Detroit... do they do that where you live too?) and letting them lock into braidlocs.  You'd think I'd be disappointed, but I'm actually so excited.  I'll still get the look that I want and I'll be retightening them on my own like I wanted so... I really don't see this as a bad thing at all.  I've got an appointment set for Oct. 29.  I'm still a little undecided on how small I would like them to be, but I know I don't want teeny tiny.  Not if I'm going to be the one retightening them lol

So let me show you what I've been up to for the last month... 2 Strand Twists!!  I've been putting them in and leaving them for 2 weeks.

Here's the first set I did, they were regular size.  It took me about 4.5 hours to do them, but I was watching movies and taking breaks during it. I wore those for 2 weeks and then rocked the twistout for about 3 days.

These past 2 weeks, I've had mini twists... I actually didn't like them as much at first but I love them now and they lasted much better.  These took about 6.5 hours to do.  I didn't take any pictures during the process because I was just trying to get them done lol  I'll be taking these down and washing my hair tonight. I used the same products as above.  Gotta admit I love that Shea Moisture Smoothie!  It makes my hair SO soft!

That's all I've got for now.  I've only got 3 weeks left until I get my braids, so I'm pretty much going to be going wild with the loose styles for at least 2 of those weeks.  One of them I have to rock my wash and go to show my appreciation for all the fabulousness she has given me in the last 2 years.

Til the next time, keep it nappy!!