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.