1 week loc update!

Hey guys loving my hair atm, Ive even been rocking it out and about. The feeling of being completely natural is liberating and I've gotten so many compliments! 

Things ive noticed at 1 week:

-Hair is beginning to lose elasticity

-SHRINKAGE

- Feels harder 

I might do a light re-twist on the front next week!

The loc journey finally begins! (23.06.12)

Hey guys after long adieu, I finally started my locs! As stated I started them via the two strand twist method ( with the help of my sis shaki) and I used the queen helene sparingly just to help the twists stay down. I didn't really need to use gel to start them of because I realised with my hair texture it just doesn't need it! I will probably  use the queen helene  gel for actual retwists. I'm excited guys. The past couple of days ive been wearing my locs outside and it has just been liberating , because I said id probably cover it up with hats for the first couple of months, but I really havent felt the need to cover them up I've only worn a hat twice and Ive been going out everyday. They are super fuzzy already and its only been 6 days since I started them, I think its because my hair texture is resistant to staying retwisted. I wear of satin bonnet to bed every night. But I dont mind, I dont want them to be forced into something they dont want to do. But I really like the fuzzy look anyway. So hopefully I wont experience the "awkward phase" in this journey because it seems alot of people complain about frizzy and fuzzyness but I dont mind it!

I plan to wash my hair in 6 weeks but I dont know how I'm going to hold up guys, Its really hot here atm and ive been working out, so I dont know if I will be able to wait 6 weeks. I will definitely try and make it to the 4 weeks mark though. I am just fearful of having smelly hair. I got a friend to smell them yesterday and she says my hair  smells fine so hopefully i'll be able to make it to ATLEAST 4 weeks. I am so tempted to wash them now but I know my hair and I know they'll unravel and I am just really attached to my hair,and I am fearful of what I've done becoming undone! I know it's only been 6 days guys but I am LOVING my hair, I cant wait for them to start showing signs of locing!

I am really surprised at everyone reactions though guys! Everyone seems to really like them, like I thought my family and friends would be against it but they really like it! xD i've  also gotten so many compliments from my friends and people from college. which really makes me happy because even though when I started them I was emotionally, mentally and physically ready for anything  negative. Having the people you love like them just makes it so much easier!

I feel like i'm rambling now guys but yeah just wanted to update on here! I love how everything Is going atm, because even though im bringing 12 months of research into the game, I dont really REALLY know what i'm doing xD I guess thats why its called a journey!

Ive been called to locs.

I am at that mindframe that I've NEVER been before. I feel like nothing can get in the way of me doing this. Even though I am facing obstacles it just makes me want to do them even more. I think it's because It's going to change my life, it's not just a  hairstyle.  Its me for the first time embracing my unrefined natural self. My hair is still in braid extensions and the closer it gets to the date for me to start my locs, the more these braids have really been irritating me and I just cant get them out of my face enough. I wear a bonnet everyday. I just really cannot wait to take them out and give my hair a good wash and most importantly start this journey. I am ready for change and to finally become a reflection of the person Ive always wanted to be.

Diarrhea of the mind.

I was hoping that Id possibly start my loc journey this week and I still want to but my damn gel hasnt arrived, I'm so upset. The shampoo and the clips came last week but the main thing I need which is the gel  AND ITS NOT HERE  argggh. I just want to get them started already, I watched a youtube video of a girl starting hers wthout gel, but I know my hair type, I'll need some gel to start me off with my tst, especially if i wont be washing it for the first 6 weeks.

Just received an email and it wont be here until the 20th ;/
 guess I wont be starting until july by the looks of it. Great.

Well I guess everything happens for a reason!

I also promised I'd put my natural hair journey pictures up on here! I will be doing that soon.

Waiting on products to arrive/ random extras

Hey guys I may have mentioned this is another blog post, but I am waiting on my products/ equipment to arrive before I start my locs, estimated delivery is the 16th june so i'll definately have started them by the 20th june!

The prong clips came today! I was so anxious to try them out so I did and they work great. I've really been thinking about products  want to use on my locs and how I can avoid buildup. Because I know certain gels, pomades and greases cause buildup. So yesterday I saw a youtuber retwisting her locs with oil and water and prong clips. So I tried it out today ( I took down a couple of my braid exstensions at the front) and I left the clips in for about 15 minutes and to my amazement they held my hair down. Idk how long they'll stay retwisted but i'll update you guys on how long they stay in. I am so proud of myself though, me trying it out really boosted my confidence that i'll be able to cultivate my own locs, and I think for my first time they arent prefect but they look pretty good to me!

I did notice that they didnt have that fresh skinny look that alot of people have when they retwist but I think its because i only twisted at the root and not the whole twist. I dont know what it'll look like when I do my whole head but I quite liked the fuller look of it. Hopefully its okay to only retwisting the root.

I kinda feel that palm rolling maybe easier to do once your hair starts to mature ( maybe 6-10 months in) I did try to palm roll one but it unravelled the twist so I wont be doing that for now. I guess i'll have to embrace the frizz xD


Products i'm waiting on

Queen Heleene styling gel (mainly this, I want to compare its hold to the oil and water I tried, if it feels too much for my scalp, I will just stick to oil and water)

Jamaican mango and lime tingle shampoo ( I wont be using this until 6 weeks into have my locs, I really dont want my locs to unravel so I think 4-6 weeks sounds pretty safe, so until the beggining of august! eep I go ages without washing my hair when I have braids in, My scalp doesnt start to itch until about the ending of the 3 months I think i've just trained my scalp, so hopefully my natural hair will cope just fine.

In between I'll probably clean my scalp with tea-tree oil and a toothbrush.




I will be washing my  loose hair with my current joico shampoo and conditioner but then I will start using the Jamaican mango & lime. Main reason being The joico products I have are for damaged hair and I no longer feel my hair is damaged. The mango and lime shampoo will be trial and error, if it works I'll continue but if  doesnt i'll move onto something else, I want to try Dr.bronners at some point just because it's a clarifying shampoo. But like I said I'm a newbie so everything I will be trying on hair s trial and error.

Products and equipment I'll be using to start/maintain my locs

Starting locs/ Retwisting with :   Queen Heleene styling gel  


Ive heard good reviews on this gel, and I've decided i'm going to try it out, I mean it it doesnt work or flakes i'll probably try something else. One good thing about this product is that it's alcohol free, I suffer from dry scalp so I dont need to be using any products that contain alcohol. So yeah any loc newbies or even veterans out there thats one peice of advice if you have a dry  flaky scalp and find your scalp feeling dryer than usual check for alcohol in your products!!


Equipment : Prong clips ( I bought a pack of 100 just incase of any problems),  Rat tail comb , Blow dryer ( I dont have a hair dryer and I probably wont buy one until I move to uni halls in september, will have to make do and mend for now)


Shampoo: Jamaican Mango & Lime Tingle 


Conditioner: I wont be using conditioner for the first one year ( my hair is already quite soft)


Moisturisers: Either  Jojoba  or Coconut , ( I will be applying castor oil just to my edges) I am going to invest in some good hair oil moisturisers such as olive and argan I really want to try those. I also made a concotion spritz made up of Coconut, jojoba, castor and lavender oils and distilled water I try to spritz my hair with it once a day and its really help with moisture so I will probably continue spritzing my locs with these once I start. 






The reason I choose to use oils is because they are light can be absorbed by both scalp and hair easily. I am really trying to run away from buildup, I know how gross it is as you all know I  wear braid exstentions for long periods of time ( up to around 3 months) and I used to use heavy pomades and greases in my hair and I used to get gunky buildup near the roots, but now that ive been using oils I barely get any buildup in my braid exstensions, so for me pomades and greases are a no, no! 

How I will be starting my locs (update) VERDICT: Self-maintainence

Hey guys i'm sorry I havent been blogging for a while.. I've been MIA because as you know i've been working on my final major project! I also started a youtube channel ( I will post a link in a new post). But guys after 6 LONG weeks of being phsyically, emotional and mentally drained I will be handing in my project on monday and then I am officially freee xD yaaaay! Sorry I'm rambling..

So yes I've decided that I will be starting my locs myself, purely because I feel that I will be able to get my desired look this way, I thought about it and because i'm very particular about my hair I dont want a situation where I pay a loctician to start them for me and then the parts are too small or too big and I end up wanting to comb out my twists. I just cant afford for that to happen.  It was also because I I wasnt feeling the vibes coming from the 2 places I wanted to start them at and they were too pricey. So yeah I ordered the products I will be using to start them and hopefully a few days after they get here I will put them in. I feel that I have done as much research that I possibly can in the past 1 year and I feel confident in starting them myself and keeping them in once i've done them. I will hopefully have started them by the 16th june give or take a few days because I am waiting on the products I need to start them! I plan to start them with the Two strand twist method
 I want the partings medium sized. I cant really explain what I want my medium to look like but honestly I'm going to go with a medium I feel suits me so they might not even end up being medium i dont know.
I plan to do the grid method as I feel this will be more easier for me to do myself.
So that's how I plan to start them.
I will definitely start posting natural hair pics after monday, because i'll have alot more free time on my hands.

Change of plan!

Hey guys,
I've decided unless I get the money to start them professionally, I will be locing my hair by myself with the help of a friend next month!
Will be back to give an update!

Change of plan maybe (Update)

Hey guys as usual i've been watching more youtube videos and reading forums on napturality. And I've been really thinking about starting my locs myself. Mainly because I still dont have a job and I dont have much money atm. The place I was planning on going to charges £65 to start them and I cant afford to spend that much at the moment.  I really wanted to get them professionally started mainly for having somewhat uniform parts, but when I think about it now I'd technically be paying someone all that money to put twists in . and I might not even like them. So i'd be better off atleast trying to start them myself. especially for gaging sizes and things. recently I've been thinking that I want them to be medium-thick in size so as you can tell  alots changed. One good is by doing it myself I will be able to make the parts myself and i've been thinking with every hairstyle if ever had i've only ever had one person do my parts up to what i've wanted

Accessories & products Ive bought / will be buying to start my journey

Accessories I've already bought : 
- 3 pairs of medium / Large/ Extra large silver hoop earrings
-  Gold spiked earrings
-  Black metal snake hoop earrings
- Gold tribal horn earrings
- Silver snake cuff earrings
( Ive been told to rock a short haircut you need large earrings ) but essentially large hoops, which is funny  because I haven't worn earrings for about 7 years because I thought they didnt suit my face -.- but i've realised the earrings I used to wear back then were tacky as hell which is probably why, and also I used to wear studs and I really dont like them. Ive been wearing my medium sized silver hoops alot  lately and everyones given me such nice compliments! which makes me feel really good about starting my locs and I really like them myself, I will definitely be getting more hoops.

Accessories I will be buying:





Products I've already bought for my locs:



Products I will be trying on my locs :


Queen Helene Gel styling Gel hard to hold (pink )
Ive heard really good reviews on this although all of its ingredients arent natural, I am going to try it out. Tbey82 on youtube uses this products and shes said from using it she hasnt had any buildup, so I will hopefully get round to it. I'll see what my loctician uses and will go from there.

Taliah Waajid Protective Mist bodifier for hair
I  probably wont be able to wash my hair for a while so Im going to need this and Ive heard some good reviews xD

Patience sista.

I know that these locs are going to require alot of patience and sacrifice. I'm not sure about my patience level, I guess i'll have to wait till my starter locs are installed and see how I hold up! Id like to think I am a patient person, i do get quite anxious about things that require patience, but I always try to see the good side to every situation. I know there will be tough times, not gonna lie. It's going to be hard for me, because Ive always worn long exstensions. But I mean ive been telling everyone and anyone how BADLY I want locs and I think if I want these locs so much I'm just going to have to wait it out and be patient, because at the end of the day if I take them out I'll never have them, so I really have no choice. Nothing Is stopping me but myself. Like my boyfriend said to me yesterday "I'm my own worst critic" and I agree I'm grilling and strestting myself SO much about them when really all it is, is hair, it's going to grow no matter what . Yes there will be stages when I might not like it and peoples comments/ stares might make it worse but I just have to remind myself that it's a process. In many ways its an advantage I'm starting them now, because by them time im done with university they'll be fully matured and hopefully at a more desirable length xD.

Drama with partings ( Every loc starters nightmare)

Guys, I'm stressing out about what size partings to start my locs with, I know  I shouldn't be because every locced persons parts are unique, but I can't help it. I'm scared that they'll start them off and I wont like the parts. But then I think I could start them myself but I'm really bad at making straight even parts. So gettting them done professionally ( whatever that means) Is the  best option for me. I know I want them medium sized but medium is not a generic thing. So thats what I worried about if i'm honest. I know noone can  predict what size they'll be when they finally mature but i'm just really nervous. because this is something I plan to have for the rest of my life, so I just want it to be atleast close to what I want them to be. But I guess I'll have to discuss all of this with my loctician, and see what they say. Pray for me guys, I just hope that this isnt going to be something that going to deter me from getting them or taking them do when I finally do. But I know sometimes when you want something so badly you just have to make sacrifices, and see the positives to every situation. So I know i'll be okay, even if my parts are wonky or to fat/ thin. I'll just have to work with it. I guess that is the beauty of locs.

My Loc inspiration

No.3

My Loc inspiration is *drum roll* Tracy Chapman xD Isnt she beautiful! Her music touches my soul and her locs are beautiful. What an amazing talented woman. When I first came across the song Fast car, I originally thought it was a man singing. The voice gave me goosebumps, So when I got home later that day I typed some of the song lyrics that I remembered into google, and I found the song was by  someone called Tracy chapman, I was extremely shocked to find out she was a woman. The first thing I noticed was the smile because the first picture I saw of her was no.3. Then I saw her locs and I thought they were the most beautiful thing! and in my head I was telling myself I want locs like this, ( that was about 1 year ago and I still had relaxed hair at the time) who would have known that  year later i'd be getting loc. So yeah  in many ways she inspired me to start my locs!

I definitely want my locs to be abit thicker than hers though, cause her hair seems to be alot thicker than mine, I would love to have that size but I dont think my hair could withstand that it,  and I know thinning locs happen to people of all loc sizes, but I dont want to take the chance. Also she must have over 100 dreads on her head and that's alot to maintain yourself, again I am an art student which Is one of the reasons why I wanted to loc my hair because I know I wont have the time.  I plan to go to the loctician to start them and then retwists for the first 3-4 months but from then on I will be maintaining myself! Basically when they get to the point where they arent unravelling for my loctician, I will be maintaining them myself.

BIG exciting decisions update!!!

I now feel mentally and physically prepared to start these locs, I know that it's the best option for me and it's something I've wanted for sooooo long, so because of this I've discussed it with my friend khemi who has locs and my boyfriend and they've both agreed that theres no need to wait until july, and me saying I want to start in july is just me procrasinating, and theres no need, because i'm ready! I'm  officially ready , so I will be phoning locstafari next week to book an appointment for a hair consultation, which is basically me asking them questions and just telling them what preferences it's also them having a look at my natural hair to determine what method/maintanance would be best for me, I really want to start with the tst method and have square parts, but they're the professionals and i'd more than likely follow there advice apart from anything that involves the use of wax. The consultation is free so that's a good sign  xD  So yeah the plans are coming along nicely. And I will definately be documenting my journey on here. I MIGHT start making youtube videos aswell. Come JUNE I will be a loc'd sister. I will let you guys know how the consultation goes and the official date.I'm  excited which is why im on here  when I should be doing project work but yeah I just wanted to udate you all.

Continue to shine (: x

My Nappurality starter statement/ a tiny update

I know I said I wouldn't be back on here until after my project but, I joined Nappturality today and I wanted to post up my starter statement for why I went natural!

So here it is:

I did my big chop in august 2011,my relaxed hair was really damaged, due to lack of knowledge on how to take care of it ,and I never wore it out. I was ashamed of it and there really wasnt much to miss. So one day after washing it in the shower,I was fed up with how straggly and damaged it looked/felt, so I took a pair of scissors and cut off all the relaxed ends, bearing in mind I hadn't put a relaxer in since march so I was subconsciously "transitioning". Its been 10 months since then (almost at my one year mark!) and I can honestly say going natural was the best thing I've ever done for myself. I've never loved my hair like this before in my 20 years of life. It's so healthy and soft. It makes me emotional to think about how much damage I was causing my hair and myself by relaxing it. Every time I would put a relaxer in my damaged hair, I knew I shouldnt have been but to be honest, I was petrified of change. I've realised so much and I finally know how to take care of my hair and I've become more confident within myself. I've even made the concious  decision to loc my hair in july. Ive always loved the locced look on others even when I was relaxed but I think me going natural has heightened my love for them,  I want them so badly! so in June I will be going for a consultation at Locstafari and will be  officially loccin my hair after.I'm so excited. If anyone wants to follow me on my loc journey, add me (:


I have so much work to do, should have my head down right now. But
omg Just wanted to let you know that there's less than 1 month until I go for for Loc consultation at locstafari. yaaaay (: super excited and I know ive said this a million times already, but I CANNOT WAIT to start my journey. I just know i'm going to love it.

2 updates! I wont be posting until July / I want to start my locs already!

I was going to put this in a post of its on but I just wanted to go ahead and let you guys know that I will not be posting up until I start my locs in july/august. Reason being I dont really have anything to to post up because my hair is a protective style or braids atm and they will be in until I take them out to go for my consultation. I am also an art student and I have 6 weeks left on my course and I am curently doing my final major project which is just. yeah xD STRESS.But I am planning on making a post nearer to then to show my natural journey. It'll be a year in august!! woo.

I am so proud of myself for sticking in there and not going back to relaxers cause Ive gotta admit it's been pretty time consuming taming my natural hair and the thought of putting a relaxer back in has crossed my mind!  But I love my natural hair, I love its thickness and texture and just how it looks in general, which bring me into my 2nd update!

I cannot wait to start my loc journey, Ive been watching so many videos on youtube about locs in general. I feel to just take out my braids and start my journey now but I know It's not a good time!! I literally feel ready, my mindset has changed, and I just realise that it's just hair, it doesnt need to be given so much importance because at the end of the day as India.Arie states "I am not my hair" I used to be one of those people who was defined by their hair everyone knew me for my braids but gone are the days! Seriously I know getting locs is going to change my life because for the 1st time it'll be me in my fully natural state and I'm just ready to embrace all of the stages and I thank the loc community of youtube for that. I ve watched a millon videos on "things to know before you start your locs"  " How to retwist" "Loc journeys" and " Do and dont products" "Cultivated vs Freeform" "Ending my loc journey "" Ive even been watcing peoples month by month loc journeys. I' m currently religously watching Edhil1998's journey because ive been watching her beforeshe even started her locs and hers aree BEAUTIFUL, they've matured so quickly! I am also watching Tbey82 cause she started her journey along with her daughters 3 years ago and they honestly look beautiful. They are sooo well kept and neat and I love their size!!

As you can tell i'm itching to start them. Literally I keep watching videos on youtube!! I'M physically and emotionally ready, like nothing anyone could say or do to me could stop me from doing them. I'm strong that I can start them and embrace the journey !!
My good friend Khemi has had her locs all her life and she was like you're more educated about locs than I am. I might retwist her hair for her xD

I am not my hair!

I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations


I am not my hair 
I am not this skin 
I am a soul that lives within

Natural hair - TAG (YOU'RE IT)

1. Where are you from and what is the natural hair scene like there?
I'm from London! The natural hair scene hair is quite scarce I would say it's not really as accepted as using weaves/ relaxers. 
2. Why did you go natural?

I used to use a relaxer in my hair and my relaxed hair was literally horrible, it was stringy and had no body. I couldn't leave it out. One day I took it of a protective hairstyle and I was so fed up with it that I cut off the relaxed ends in the shower, best choice I ever made and i'm never looking back!

3. How long did you transition?
About 6 months, I did the BC last year in august 2011
4. How long have you been natural
9 months now!
5. What's your hair texture?

4a

6. How did your family and friends react to your BC?
They weren't really phased by it tbh. They did agree that it was alot healthier though
7. What's your favorite product for your hair?
I'm not really a massive user of hair products  but i'll go with Coconut oil! It leaves my hair feeling really moisturised, and it's all i've been using atm


This is a supershort one but of extreme importance to this blog to update you guys on my hair journey!  so yeah I'm going to do this later today. It's 1.57AM so i need to get some sleep!
Good night (:
Continue to shinee x

25 questions - TAG (:

25 Questions 
1. Do you have any pets?
Oh I wish 
2. Name 3 things that are physically close to you.
Spoon, Ipod and my phone
3. What's the weather like right now?
Its kinda cold xD
4. Do you drive? If so have you crashed?
I drive my legs everwhere I go and yes I have crashed stumbled and tripped many a time  xD
5. What time did you wake up this morning?
erm about 10
6. When was the last time you showered?
Yesterday
7. What was the last movie you saw?
Akeelah and the spelling bee
8. What does your last text message say?
Couldnt find the music app. Things like that ):
9. What's your ringtone?
Its on silent, if it was it'd probably be um something by sade
10. Have you ever been to a different country? 
Yeah
11. Do you like sushi?
Some types, but generally no.
12. Where do you buy your groceries?
Tesco or Iceland and occasionally Sainsburys or ASDA
13. Have you ever taken medication to help you fall asleep faster?
Yeah I took Kalms last year when I was doing a-levels after my exams because my sleeping pattern was SOO messed up!
14. How many siblings do you have?
4
15. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?
Both
16. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
20! My birthday's  actually next week saturday so yeah old age is approaching.
17. Do you wear contacts or glasses?
Glasses, i'm short sighted.
18. Do you color your hair?
No,
19. Tell me something you are planning to do today.
I am planning to get my hair in braids.
20. When was the last time you cried?
A couple of days ago, was just having one of those days.
21. What is your perfect pizza topping?
Chicken , green peppers,  Jalapenos peppers, four cheese. YES PLS!
22. Which do you prefer-hamburgers or cheeseburgers?
Cheeseburgers I dont eat pork.
23. Have you ever had an all-nighter?
Yeah a couple a times when I had to hand in projects or revise for exams.
24. What is your eye color?
It looks black, but in the light, it's dark brown with flecks of a lighter brown in it. lol >.<
25. Can you taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke?
Not really.

Get to know me (: TAG

I really thought this would be a nice way for you guys to get to know me, there is definitely a lot more than 24 things about my life but I think this is a really cute and cool way to get to know snippets about people, I found this tag on youtube but I just thought I'd use it on here. I will be doing a lot more of these tags in the future so watch this space!

1. Do you have a middle name? 
Yup, I do. Aminat
2. What is your Favorite subject in school?
Art actually (:
3. Whats your Favorite drink?
It's changed a lot over the years, it went from still vimto to drench. But I mean if drinks where being scrapped all over the world and I could only choose one I'd go with Apple juice.
4. What is your Favorite song at the moment?
Um this is really hard, Id have to go with Good life- One republic 

It's is such a significant song!

5. What would you name your kids?
Oh wow it's difficult Ive always liked strong sounds to names boy or girl so if it was a boy Raynen and a girl Freya probably
6. Do you participate in any sports?
Not currently but I really want to get back into swimming. I dont know if my future locs will like it though xD
7. Favorite Book? 
Again this is really hard, there are so many to choose from I'd have to go with Justin Case by Meg Rosoff I could re-read a million times
8. Favorite Color?
Green! 
9. Favorite Animal?
I don't really have one, I'm starting to have a thing for cats though.
10. Favorite Perfume? 
Chloe- Narcisse It was like one of the first Eau de parfums I was bought as a gift and the smells always seemed amazing to me.
11. Favorite Holiday?
I haven't really been on many holidays, but I'd have to say  my 1st trip to Nigeria because I didn't realise just how much I enjoyed it there until the day I had to come back to leave, I cried so much on the way to the airport. 
12. Have you graduated high school?

Yup! I'm from England though so we attend secondary school, but yeah same thing xD

13. Have you ever been out of the country? if so how many times? 
Yup erm 4 times to exact.
14. Do you speak any other language?
I wish, I cant only speak english but I do understand Yoruba.
15. How many siblings do you have?
4 girls gee whizz xD
16. What is your favorite store? 
Erm, I couldnt tell you just one cause I dont buy clothes that much abut I mean if i had to pick a store I'd go with UO cause I get alot of stuff from their sale section when I do shop.
17. Favorite restaurant? 
AgainI don't eat out that much but I'd go with a little chinese takeaway restuarant called Good friends
18. Do you like school?
I didnt particulary like primary or secondary school due to various reasons but yeah I'm enjoying college/sixth form
19. Favorite youtuber? 
Um since this blog is dedicated to hair and I've been watching quite a few youtube videos my favourite would have to be Edhill1988 my reason being Ive watched her channel for a long time and I've wanted locs for ages so I watch one of her new videos one day and the next thing I hear her saying is that she plans to loc her hair!!!! I wa ecstatic xD like what how unreal is that! She recently got locs put in Feb 2012. It's just crazy seeing her with locs, and they look amazing on her. So as you can imagine with me being as superstitious as I am i saw this as another sign that me getting my locs was a good idea.
20. Favorite movie?
Erm I have like one from each genre
 I really like
 Law abiding citizen - Drama

Hard candy - Thriller

A clockwork orange - Sci Fi/Crime

Indecent proposal - Romance

The Nightmare before christmas - Animation

21. Favorite TV show? 
I don't really have one because I honestly don't watch that much TV but I'd probably go with Home and away or Teen mom. I;m hooked on those things xD I really liked Idiot abroad when that was on as well. Such a mint guy!
22. PC or Mac?
PC, I can actually say i've tried out both now and MACS really don't agree with me I really don't get what people see in them, but that's just me. It's just little things like  the method you use to copy and paste on it and a few other things but yeah xD I prefer the PC.
23. What kind of phone do you have?
A Nokia I don't remember the brand no. but it's not a smart phone or android. It's a mini brick  xD
24. How tall are you?
I think i'm average I haven't measured myself lately but I think i'm about 5 ft 6




So yeah guys  24 things about me! Enjoy ha xD

Hey guys!

I've been saying that I've wanted to create a blog dedicated to me starting my dreadlocks and their journey, I've decided to start it today because I've literally been lazying around my aunts house and yeah. I just felt like it. My hair is currently natural and I've been wearing a protective hair style (Braids/Single plaits) getting it ready for when I start my dreadlocks in June/July ( I havent set a date yet but it WILL be happening in one of those months).

So for now I'll be continuously be making blogs about my natural hair journey so far and about my hair in the past. I will be uploading some pictures ASAP so you can see how much its grown. I'm not really sure what hair type mine is but I have worked it out to be a 3B.

Tomorrow I will be getting my braids put back in, and tbh I'm actually quite sad about that. Because for once I am actually loving my hair, i'm just really enjoying taking care of it and how much its grown ( it's still quite short) but I just love it. I know I should let the past remain but If i could turn back the hands of time I wouldn't have ever let my mum put a relaxer in ( I will speak about this in my hair in the past blog). I love my natural hair and I just can't wait to start my locs journey. 

But yes as sad I am to put her away, I have to put her into the protective hairstyle of braids because as you guys may not know I am an Fda art and design student and  my final major project  starts next week and lasts for 9 weeks and I just know I wont have the time to take care of my hair her in her natural state, but yeah it's only for 9 weeks and then i'll be loccing her up. I'm so excited. I really am!

I have some updates about where I will be (hopefully) starting them off and which method I want to use but I will talk about that in another blog.

I just wanted to state my intent for this blog and to also say hello, I hope I will be able to share my journey with you guys and maybe help people out and be helped in return (:

Continue to shine (: 

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