BACK TO LOCS

AFTER WEARING MICRO BRAIDS AND INTERLOCKING THE REGROWTH FOR BOUT 3 MONTHS I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THE BRAIDS OUT.

THESE TWO PICS ARE ACTUAL AFTER BRAIDS WERE TAKEN OUT PICS. I WAS TIRED AFTER WORDS. I'M THINKING," WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO? SISTER LOCKS ARE VERY SMALL NOW AND DO YOU FEEL THE PAIN IN YOUR ARMS?" THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. AM I TUFF ENOUGH FOR THIS? WELL LETS SEE.

WELL AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PIC I WASN'T READY AND TWO DAYS AND SORE THUMBS LATER THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.

I ACTUALLY DID THE COLOR WHEN I HAD THE SMALL LOCS IN WITH A CAP. I DID GOLDEN BLOND AND RED BROWN EAR TO EAR AREA AND OCCIPITAL BONE TO TOP NAPE IN RED BROWN WITH DARK BROWN AND NATURAL BLACK IN NAPE AREA. JUST GORGEOUS.

I SHAMPOO WITH KERA CARE HYDRATING SHAMPOO AND CONDITION WITH KERA CARE HUMECTO CREME CONDITIONER AN APPLY A PLASTIC CAP FOR 15-20 MI NS.RINSE AND USE HCO BY DESIGN ESSENTIALS FOR A BLOW DRYING AGENT/PROTECTION. BLOW OUT HAIR STRAIGHT AND I USED MY CHI IRON WHICH CAN BE PURCHASED AT YOUR LOCAL MALL SALONS LIKE JCP OR TRADE SECRET. I FEATHERED THE HAIR GOING TO ONE SIDE WITH THE SIDES BRAIDED TO CREATE A FEATHERED MOHAWK PRESS. MAINTAIN WITH MIZANI HRM AND HOLDING SPRAY AND KERA CARE OIL SHEEN. WRAP WITH SCARF AT NITE.

REMEMBER MY HAIR IS STILL 100% NATURAL.

GIRL I NO U GOT SUMTIN N UR HAIR

LOL....WHEN I WOULD WEAR MY FRO TO WORK. I GOT THIS SAYING ALOT. SOME PEOPLE NEVER SAW A BLACK WOMEN WITH MY HAIR TEXTURE AND SKIN COLOR WITH IT LOL. WELL HERE IS A LIST OF DIFFERENT HAIR TEXTURES THAT WE HAVE. THERE ARE PLENTLY MORE PATTERNS AS ALL HAIR IS DIFFERENT.

1A-STRAIGHT

1B-STRAIGHT W/SLIGHT BODY

1C-STRAIGHT W/BODY

WAVY

2A-LOOSE,STRETCHED OUT S-WAVE

2B-SHORTER MORE DISTINCT S-WAVE EX:(BRAIDS TAKING OUT PATTERN)

2C-S-WAVES PLUS SOME SPIRALS

CURLY

3A-BIG,LOOSE SPIRAL CURLS

3B-BOUNCY RINGLETS

3C-TIGHT CORKSCREW

REALLY CURLY (COARSE)

4A-TIGHTLY COILED S-CURLS

4B-TIGHTLY COILED BENDING IN SHARP ANGLES EX:(Z PATTERN)

HOW FLAWDA DOES NATURAL

WHY DID I DO THE BIG CHOP? AS A LICENSED HAIR STYLIST HERE IN FLORIDA I LOVE ALL FORMS OF HAIR. NATURAL HAIR JUST HAS ITS OWN STYLE. NOBODY ELSE CAN WEAR YOUR STYLE. AS ALL HAIR IS DIFFERENT. MY HAIR TEXTURE IS FINE AND DENSITY IS NORMAL. MY CURL PATTERN IS A 2C AND2A ON PERIMETER. I LOVE THIS TEXTURE OF HAIR. I CAN EASILY WEAR MY HAIR WAVED AS SHOW ON TOP PICTURE OR SET AND SMOOTH WITH EASE. SO GOING SHORT DIDN'T SCARE ME, ACTUALLY I LIKE SCARING PEOPLE BY DOING SOMETHING DRASTIC. THAT JUST MEANS THAT I'M TAKING MY HAIR TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND PEOPLE WILL START TO LOOK AT YOUR HAIR AND WONDER WHAT IS SHE DOING WITH HER HAIR.

NOW TO MAINTAIN MY HAIR AT THAT SHORT LENGTH I WOULD SPRAY MY HAIR DAMP WITH DESIGN ESSENTIALS HCO LEAVE IN CONDITIONER AND BLOW DRYING LOTION AND WATER. MASSAGE AND THEN COMB THRU. NEXT I WOULD APPLY CRYSTAL ICE BY PROCLAIM. I WOULD USE JUST A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME TILL THE LOOK THAT I WANT IS ACHIEVED. I WOULD THEN JUST SPRAY THE HCO EVERYDAY TO REACTIVATE THE CRYSTAL ICE AND ADD MORE IF NEEDED. THE PRODUCT CRYSTAL ICE GIVES A WET LOOK TO YOUR STYLE SO THE PRODUCT CAN BE BET HEAVY SO THAT'S WHY I USE A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. JUST USING H20 IS FINE AS A ALTERNATE TO USING THE HCO.

TIP: I LIKE TO USE THE PRODUCT CRYSTAL ICE BY PROCLAIM TO BRAID WITH. YOU CAN PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT AT YOUR LOCAL BEAUTY ETHNIC SUPPLY STORE OR YOUR LOCAL SALLY'S.

TIP:2 DESIGN ESSENTIAL ALSO CARRIES PRODUCTS TO USE ON YOUR HAIR IN ITS NATURAL STATE TO ENHANCE YOUR CURLS OR WAVES.

MY NATURAL HAIR TRANSITION

I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AN WANTED A CHANGE FROM MY TRADITIONAL LOCS. THIS IS AFTER THE BIG CHOP. PICKING OUT MY LOCS WAS TWO TIRING FOR ME AND I'M NOT AFRAID OF SHORT HAIR. I LOVE NATURAL HAIR AND WILL NEVER GO BACK TO CHEMICALS EXCEPT FOR COLOR. BIG COLOR JUNKIE TOO. WELL ON THIS JOURNEY I HOPE TO INSPIRE AND TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF NATURAL HAIR.