Lock It Up! Support Thread (Sisterlocs, Dreads, Freeform, Etc)

shortycocoa said:
Yeah, cornrows (and even flat twists, etc) can be hard to keep uniform and small. You (general you) have to make very small parts and sections to accommodate all your hair, especially when it's very thick. When you have fewer sections it just makes your hair look even thicker and the braids will be bigger also, if that makes sense.

Cornrows up into a bun seems like it would be a nice style to last you through your vacation and several different activities.
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I’m going to try it this weekend.
 
mz.rae said:
I love my sisterlocks and am enjoying my journey since switching consultants. But, I keep gettin this itch to want to combine my locs for some reason. A few years ago I was all about micro locs and even wished my sisterlocks were smaller. But recently I have fallen in love with thicker locs as well as the idea of palm rolling to maintain. If I do combine I know I don’t want them super big I was thinking about this size in the pics below. I’m not sure what to do or if this feeling will go away.
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This is the size I’m hoping mine will be once they mature. Small but not too small.
 
shortycocoa said:
I was supposed to be wearing my hair down this week, but I ended up doing one of my half-up, half-down styles. Today I used a scarf to cinch the 2 ponytails closer together. When I wake up in the morning my ponytails end up on the side...:lachen: So I think I might be doing another side ponytail type of style soon.

I also attempted to go ahead and interlock the base of DS 1's locks the other day. He put up a lot of resistance and moves every time I touch his hair now. So I am at an impasse. I also combined a couple of them. It was mainly some of the ones on the very bottom back rows that were still sections or strands of loose hair.

He also doesn't seem to want me to take the clips out of his hair. I have attempted yesterday and today. Everytime I remove them he asks for them to be back in his hair. So there's that. :lachen:.

I kind of wanted to combine all of his locks but now I don't know. One struggle at a time. :lachen:

ETA: still haven't retightened DS 2's locks. I might continue to wait until he's 12 weeks out to do his. I want his locks to get thicker.
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Girl, you’ve got your hands full! I don’t know how you do it. It’s all I can do to take care of my own head.
 
I rinsed my hair yesterday and my color is still intact. My hair thanked me for it too! Gotta make sure I water my plant! I still haven’t bought any clips.. I’ll do it soon. I know I have an interview coming soon! I can feel it. I gotta have my hair on point for my new position I’m calling into existence!
 
So, I was planning to get locs installed in October or November, but it may be happening even sooner than that...I just found out my hairdresser is moving to another state in a month and a half and I don't trust anyone else to do my hair/install weaves on a normal basis...I guess it's a sign to make the leap.

I'm planning to fly out to Houston to have Damian Walter start my locs and then finding a local loctitian to maintain and re-twist them in the beginning phases. I want them to be started from comb coils because I love how cylindrical locs started from comb coils look as opposed to twists or braids.
 
Frizzy frizz!! I feel like I just retwisted my hair. Tomorrow is my loc appt. I'm getting a wash, retwist and style. I'm super excited b/c this is my 1st time getting a style.

This will be my last appt b/c I plan to maintain my locs myself. I'm excited and nervous about self-maintaining. The front I can do, but the back makes me nervous. I have to remember patience. I feel that since going to the salon, there has been a disconnect between me and my hair. A couple of weeks ago was the 1st time I washed my hair myself since I started locs.

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Guinan said:
Frizzy frizz!! I feel like I just retwisted my hair. Tomorrow is my loc appt. I'm getting a wash, retwist and style. I'm super excited b/c this is my 1st time getting a style.

This will be my last appt b/c I plan to maintain my locs myself. I'm excited and nervous about self-maintaining. The front I can do, but the back makes me nervous. I have to remember patience. I feel that since going to the salon, there has been a disconnect between me and my hair. A couple of weeks ago was the 1st time I washed my hair myself since I started locs.

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You'll be fine. It's really hard to mess up a retwist on established locs. You're far enough in to where it should be relatively easy. Use a mirror and go row by row. You got this.
 
I got a retwist on Tuesday. Haven't seen my scalp since late April (my last retwist) thanks to summer and frizz:lachen: every one is saying that my hair grew a lot and I can finally tell esp with how it hangs in the front. Most of my length was situated in the back.

I think I'm at the stage now where I will now see some length after every appointment. Excuse my face I was tired AF.

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Guinan said:
Frizzy frizz!! I feel like I just retwisted my hair. Tomorrow is my loc appt. I'm getting a wash, retwist and style. I'm super excited b/c this is my 1st time getting a style.

This will be my last appt b/c I plan to maintain my locs myself. I'm excited and nervous about self-maintaining. The front I can do, but the back makes me nervous. I have to remember patience. I feel that since going to the salon, there has been a disconnect between me and my hair. A couple of weeks ago was the 1st time I washed my hair myself since I started locs.

Pics below is the before
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I love your frizz!!
 
Cattypus1 said:
I think I have crossed over into another stage in my loc journey. My locs don’t shrink anymore and I have blunt ends in a lot of them. I don’t know which stage this is, I don’t think there is a name for it but I’m liking it.
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Do your locs look more loc like? I hope that makes sense. I looked like I had twists forever but now the look more like locs. The shrinkage for me has stopped overall.
I keep thinking my gray hair is lint in my locs. :lachen:I’m putting in color in December. Dyeing it black.
 
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prettywhitty said:
Do your locs look more loc like? I hope that makes sense. I looked like I had twists forever but now the look more like locs. The shrinkage for me has stopped overall.
I keep thinking my gray hair is lint in my locs. :lachen:I’m putting in color in December. Dyeing it black.
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I think they look like locs now. I started with comb coils so I didn’t have a pattern other than the coil and I no longer see the coils. I don’t really care about the gray. I can’t tell if I have any lint, maybe the gray is hiding it:lachen:
 
Evolving78 said:
@Cattypus1
Wow! Your hair looks so good! You out here with a fresh retwist too?!? Lol
I had some products in my hand, but put them right back.. one of them, I had no business picking up in the first place! Did you use the Loc n Curl?
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Thank you. It’s about a week old and I did use the loc n curl. I love that stuff. I’m going to repurchase. I’m just mad that I can’t find something on the ground that I like as much. What products were you looking at?
 
Cattypus1 said:
Thank you. It’s about a week old and I did use the loc n curl. I love that stuff. I’m going to repurchase. I’m just mad that I can’t find something on the ground that I like as much. What products were you looking at?
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African pride twist and loc gel and some spray from Hawaiian Silky. I may get that spray but that gel is a no-no for me. It has coconut oil in it.
 
Evolving78 said:
African pride twist and loc gel and some spray from Hawaiian Silky. I may get that spray but that gel is a no-no for me. It has coconut oil in it.
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The only gel I’m not afraid to use is the Design Essentials gel. I only use it on the locs around my edges, not that I’m going for slayed edges because I’m just too frizzy for that. I’m still using the AVJ, vitamin E and rosewater mix as a spray. I’ve added some EVOO to it, too. I was spraying the entire length and scalp but I’m experimenting with spraying just my ends and most of the length nightly and spraying my scalp about every 3rd day or so. I cover with a satin bonnet and go to bed. I love the DE line of products.
 
Cattypus1 said:
I’m 8 months loced!
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Your hair looks sooooo good!!!!! They have thickened up nicely and your ends are sealed. You pretty much can coast now.

BillsBackerz67 said:
I got a retwist on Tuesday. Haven't seen my scalp since late April (my last retwist) thanks to summer and frizz:lachen: every one is saying that my hair grew a lot and I can finally tell esp with how it hangs in the front. Most of my length was situated in the back.

I think I'm at the stage now where I will now see some length after every appointment. Excuse my face I was tired AF.

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Tired AF but still beautiful and working it! Your hair looks amazing!
 
Guinan said:
Frizzy frizz!! I feel like I just retwisted my hair. Tomorrow is my loc appt. I'm getting a wash, retwist and style. I'm super excited b/c this is my 1st time getting a style.

This will be my last appt b/c I plan to maintain my locs myself. I'm excited and nervous about self-maintaining. The front I can do, but the back makes me nervous. I have to remember patience. I feel that since going to the salon, there has been a disconnect between me and my hair. A couple of weeks ago was the 1st time I washed my hair myself since I started locs.

Pics below is the before
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Your hair is looking good, too! Ya'll better do it!!!! In here with all this progress and stuff! I'm so happy for everyone!


BillsBackerz67 said:
You'll be fine. It's really hard to mess up a retwist on established locs. You're far enough in to where it should be relatively easy. Use a mirror and go row by row. You got this.
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@Guinan I agree with this advice. You will be fine and do a great job. You might be a little anxious, but just be calm and patient and take deep breaths in the beginning. I will also say that what helps me with the back of my hair, especially figuring out which loose hairs go back where, is taking pictures of the back of my head so I could figure it out.

Hope that helps.
 
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