A Very Merry UnBirthday Pt. 2

Look how soon I'm back!!  LOL


I finally finished tightening my hair yesterday.  The re-twisting was cool and I definitely will use it in a pinch, but OMG I was so happy to wash my hair!!  I'm not used to having anything in my hair and that gel was making my scalp itch like crazy!!

I'm really here to tell you about something I've learned since starting.  When you first start your locs, you have this vision in your head of what they are going to be like.  When you first have your installation, it may or may not match what you pictured.  Don't sweat the small stuff!!

When I first started I had a few braids that I thought were going to produce locs that were too big for what I wanted.  I split them into 2 smaller braids.  In the last 10 months, I've learned that what I thought I wanted isn't what I actually want, and that super small locs are not for me.  I'm too damn lazy to be trying to tighten 200-300 locs myself lol

Most of the locs that I had separated, I have since combined. As a matter of fact yesterday, I turned 4 locs into 2.  I have 4 more that I plan to make 2 eventually, probably after the new year.  *shrug* We'll see.

Usually I just latch the roots together and twist them, but these have thick ends from budding, so I twisted, then rubberbanded. I'll take the rubberbands off on my 1 year anniversary, which gives them about a month and half to get with the program.  I know some people don't like to use rubberbands, but I used one on my loc that wouldn't lock and didn't have any problems with it.

New babies!!

I'm out for now, talk to you later!


*flips locs*

Deuces!!

5 Golden Months!!!

4 random locks,
3 ponytails,
2 sprouts and buds
and a baby lock with no rubberbands!!!  :)


Hello everyone!

I hit my 5th month and I'm still loving my hair. I pretty much like the way I look every single day. I haven't had a day where I've felt my hair looked bad.  I've had some styles I've had to adjust, but even with its locking craziness.... my hair is fly y'all!!

The back is definitely deep into the locking process.  They are stiff and the ends are heavy.  They are either swollen and full the entire length of the lock, or they are in several places along them.

The back!  I love the texture in this pic.

The front and sides.... not so much. They still look like braids all the way until you get to the part where I've latched. They are definitely thicker than they were 5 months ago, but most of them still look  brand new.  Not really sure how that will turn out, but I like how it looks now. *shrug* Hopefully it will get with the program, but if not, it'll grow out in a few years anyway.

Still looking like braids!!

I've got a style post and a product post coming up this month.  My hair has been super dry lately so I'm cutting back on the shampooing and I ordered Qhemet Biologics Olive & Honey Hydrating Balm and the Burdock Root Butter. The OHHB was one of my fav products with loose hair, so I'm thinking it might be helpful here. I was a little worried about build up but I contacted the company and they assured me it would be okay.


Here's another pic!  I'm out!!

*flips locks* Deuces!!

One, Two, Three and to the Fo'

I'm 4 months in y'all!!

I'm not even going to do a long intro, let's get to the real!

1. My hair is locking and budding like crazy!! Last month I showed you pics of the nape of my neck that had started to bud and shrink up and lock.  Now the entire back of my hair is like that.  I have several buds along all of the braids in the back,  some are stiff from root  to tip.  Those locks that kept coming undone... are locking!  Even the one I had to put the rubberband on.  Took it off and it's locking baby!!
2. If this is the ugly stage, I can't tell!!  I love my hair! It always looks good, even if it's not exactly how I planned.  The versatility is AMAZING!! I wear it straight down, I do braidouts, I rock a high bun... the sky has been the limit with my styles.  I've done more styles in the last 4 months of locks than I ever did in the entire 2 years I was natural before them.  I'm enjoying it so much!
3. The craziness has died down.  In October, I was on 10 with excitement.  I would still say I'm at an 8, but I am no longer just hype about anything locks, or even the steps for my own.  I have calmed down on pictures.  I took 212 pics of my hair in October (IKR!!)...February I took 68.  I've started to develop my routine.  More on that in another post.
4. I've done my 3rd retightening and I like how it looks,  6 weeks seemed like a good cycle for me so I'll be sticking with that.  Even the fat crazy locks have still been able to fit through the eye of my needle, so that went smoothly.  Pretty sure I have the technique down now.
5. Creeping still annoys the hell out of me.  It's like once I have any amount of new growth, they start hugging.  But still, I'd rather pop locks, than detangle loose hair!!
6. Frizz... It's still frizzy, but either it's not as bad as it used to be or it has stopped bothering me.  I can't really tell which it is and I don't care enough to investigate. lol Frizzy or not, I like it.
7. They still look like braids in the front.  The front looks like the back did 2 months ago.  And that's fine because it doesn't look at lumpy and crazy around my face yet. 

Now I'm going to give you the pics.  I'll be back soon with some style posts, I've been taking pictures!!

Day 1, Month 1, Month 4     #POW

Texture Shot!!

Budded and Locking!

No more rubberbands!!  I call this one "the lock that could!" It thinks it can, it thinks it can!!

Until next time, keep it nappy y'all!

*flips locks* Deuces!!