In the figure below, the locs are divided into 4 sections, and each section is also pulled away from the face and positioned on top of the head. However, instead of being fashioned into bow like figures; the stylist separates the locs into smaller groups; wrapping each group and creating coil-like s {loadposition google1}In the […]
Crown with Locs : A style only the original Shakilla can come up with. It shows once again how versatile locs are and that you never have to be bored with natural hair. (Crown with Locs / loc crown style / crown dreadlocks / loc crown) She creates all her styles herself. Clearly a veteran […]
Instant Locs : Instant LocsI feel like a new born baby learning a new word. Right, impossible. I mean the last time I started this journey was in 2003, so I am lost. It’s been nearly six months now and I have seen a significant but yet insignificant amount of loc cultivation. It started with […]
Almost every year I see Shakilla either at the BAM bazaar or at the African Festival but no matter where you’ll see her, she is always implacably dressed with a perfectly coiffed locs that crown her style. More about Shakilla the Master Loc Sculptor finally claimed her spot Going Natural Hair Care for Black […]
AFRO QUEEN by Yenys On this earth I walk as a woman of African decent and ancient wise-ways. I dance on the currents of the ethereal realm wearing a bold sky-high fro till my heart’s content. Adorned in a hair-glow of honor, I exemplify the nappy-haired ancient ones. Heads turn, children stare and I smile […]
For this challenge I’ve opted for an old fashioned approach; cloth rollers. An elder woman gave me the idea when she talked about how back during the Great Depression when money was scarce women used all kinds of different house hold objects for their beauty needs. I used just a few strips of fabric from an old […]
“Why would you DO that to your hair?” “That doesn’t ‘fit’ you” “All that pretty hair…what a waste!” “Your hair used to be so pretty”Believe it or not, all of those are statements I have heard from people, in one form or another, when I decided to lock my hair as well as my daughters’ hair. It can […]
And depending on who you ask, the answer will vary. I’ve seen many people pit one method against another but I’m not going to do that because it’s unnecessary. You see, there are no “best overall methods” so what you really need or want to ask yourself is… “Which method is best for ME?” It’s […]
As people of African-descent, many of us know all too well the angst we go through regarding our hair ESPECIALLY if it’s really coarse and…oh I’ll just say it rather than trying to be so “P.C.”…NAPPY! But the history of our hair in Western society has caused us to go through a plethora of changes […]
I just got my locs started with the interlocking technique. I got them started professionally but the problem is that I don’t like how it looks. My hair is about 4-5 inches and I used to wear 2-strand twists all the time. Now my hair seems so much shorter.
Today, the loc countdown reached 120. My fingers ache. I’m now heating my diluted conditioner(in the microwave) to a little more than warm, before I soak a loc. I’ve also added a touch of acv. Seems to work better that way. The paper clip is more efficient than the cable stitch needle. I’m making faster […]
So you thought locs were permanent? Well it doesn’t happen very often that people take down there carefully grown locs but you can take them down. Lebone from South Africa, is taking down her 3 year old locs. An insight in why and how she does it.