Bejeweled

Bandwagon: Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap (Peppermint)

So, I finally gave in to my urge to see what all the fuss was about this stuff, and well I'm with the band on this one.  I got mine from drugstore.com (it came via UPS today).  My scalp was feeling crazy so it was right on time.  One thing I've seen consistently is to dilute dilute dilute.  Well, I didn't have any empty bottles to dilute in so I put a few drops into my hand and allowed it to mix with the water from the shower.  I put this directly on my soaking wet locs and went to town.  It lathered up beautifully, unlike normal shampoo which NEVER gives me a lather on the first wash. 

Then I felt it... the minty tingle.  Oh man it was beautiful. My scalp was like OMG wtf is this feeling... this delicious amazing tingly feeling! I seriously think my locs/scalp were singing and dancing.  I did a prolonged rinse, and for the first time since loc'd I didn't feel the need to do second shampoo.  my locs felt light, soft, and flexible.  I removed the excess water with an old dark colored t-shirt, and then applied my usual EVOO.  So far my locs feel wonderful.

  I guess time will tell if I have the same build up issues I've heard some loc'ers talk about. 

Drive Thru Style: Totally twisted updo

Wash Day

Oh how I loathe thee!  I despise spending 30 minutes in the shower trying to make sure that I got all the dandruff, all the dirt, and all the shampoo out of my locs.  I hate waiting for you crazy loc kids to be dry enough to not get the furniture wet.  Reality is though, that as much as I loathe you wash day... I love the feeling of clean locs and scalp. 

Drive Thru Style: Post Wash Scarf "Braid"

Today was wash day, but I'm headed out of the house so I needed a quick style.  I came up with the scarf "braid" which is really a basket weave sort of deal, but it looks like a braid so I rolled with  the name lol.

Hope you like... off to get cupcakes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAPPTURALITY.COM

I'm just posting to say... I love you.  I stopped relaxing when I was 15 years old.  At the time I did not know what I was doing or the implications, so I got on the computer (dial up was a bish)  and got to searching... I found Nappturality.   Back then it was an old school message board, and I was scared, but I looked anyway.  That was it... From then on anytime I had a question, a worry,  or a rant, I went straight to NP. In a small town where every Black woman relaxed, wore a jerri curl, or bad weave,  NP was my only real friend.  She never told me that I was making a bad choice, and she never pushed me back toward the relaxer.  The women there offered me advice, and support.  It's been a long time (9 years) since I had no clue, and since then NP has given me laughs, support, a shoulder to cry on, and some really awesome friends.  So I just have to say Thank You to Nappturality and Deecoily for all that you've done.  This is one loc rocking sister who will never forget you, will always love you, and will always be thankful for what you do. 


So today NP and NP'ers we gone party like it's our birthday... cause hell it is.

Not Locs, but

I was bored today and made some earrings, just felt like sharing.  If I had to make this loc' related I'd point out that they do look really good with my locs...