YBW Locs

12/11/11

2 Year locaversary

So, yesterday the locs turned 2.... I really can't believe that I have been loc'd for 2 whole years. It's been one heck of a journey, and now I'm at the stage where it's just a matter of watching them grow. I just keep saying I'll be satisfied once they are long enough that the locs in the front will fit back into my ponytails... in the meantime I make due with finding fun ways to keep the shorties out of my eyes... and though it's not of my hair specifically, here's a pic from last night:

I danced so hard I was sore before we even left the club.

11/29/11

Tying the Knot...

*Disclaimer: This is a hairstyle post, not an announcement ( I know I know).

I don't know if I mentioned it in my last post or not, but lately I've been feeling kind of blah about my locs. So first I dyed them, then I got them retightened, and last I went prowling around youtube for some inspiration. I ended up finding this:

My hair is not nearly so long as pecadora's but I gave it a whirl and came up with my own twist on her 'do:

Side/top

Really like my color here

over the hump

side

The knots (and some of the escaped ends)

The hump

my work pants say hi

Instead of spacing them out and stopping after one or two knots like she did, I just kept tying until I got to the back of my head. I then just tucked the loose ends into the bottom (you can see them peeking out in some pics). Still can't believe I'll be 2 years in like 12 days

10/30/11

Newest Color

I didn't intend that they'd match the cowl I was knitting

10/29/11

M I A

So it just dawned on me that I haven't posted in over a month, and you know what... it's because I'm in a rut. No new styles, no major developments nothing. I combined two locs on my left hand side, and if I like how they turn out I'll combine some on my right. I also colored my hair last night, and I kinda don't know how I feel about it. Other than that yeaaaaaa nothing much going on around these parts but the rent. In the meantime I'm knocking at the door of 2 years loc'd.

9/12/11

YBWLOCS is... 26

Yep today is my birthday, and my locs are 3 months away from the 2 years mark... I cannot complain. I celebrated over the weekend by going out with 3 of my favorite ladies. The hair is a day old perm rod set (I sweated a lot of the curl out with my tipsy dancing).

My Birfday Outfit

The shoes I wore

9/1/11

Curly Locs Ride Again: The Rod Set

I washed my locs last night... no big deal. Then I tried something new... I set my locs on perm rods. Those damned things hurt! Seriously I just took them out ~10 minutes ago, and my scalp is TENDER. I like the tighter curl that they produce, and can't wait to incorporate the resulting curls(will be doing another set next week) into my birthday look.

I can't say that there was much too it, I used gray/pink rods on damp locs. No gel or setting product, and NO HEAT. I really do despise my hooded dryer, but it serves it's purpose. I'm thinking my hair looks like curly fries.

8/16/11

Braid Out

A couple of weeks ago I tried my first braid out.... I'm not really sure how I feel about it at this point. I feel like it's one of those styles that will look better once I get some more length.

In order to "set" the braid out I sprayed my dry locs with water, before saturating them with diluted alcohol free gel.
I then made braids using 3 locs per braid. The braids were secured with black rubber bands. I allowed them to stay in for ~a day. I would have left them up longer but my scalp seemed quite irritated with the braids. In the end they didn't look too bad but meh.... I wasn't feeling it.