July 2011
9 posts
Washing Locs.
I have had my two strands in for about two weeks now. Now, with my hair type being on the finer side, a lot of people have advised me not to wash my hair for at least a month. Umm,…yeah, not happening. I HAVE to wash my hair or I would not be able to manage comfortably. My scalp would itch terribly. Everyone else said not to because they would come down.
But….being the rebel I am, i...
Patience is a Virtue
Shelby here! Today I want to talk about what has been helping me so far in the beginning stages of my locs. The biggest thing for newbies just patience. I am so excited about my locs, but I know they will take time…a LOT of time.
So in my mind, I just think of it like this,…I already have locs. :)
All i need to do is keep maintaining them. Another thing is to take to heart the...
Whoo! :)
Still super excited about my future locs! The only thing that is really bothering me is are some of my ends. I have different textures of hair around my head and in the crown it is kinkier, which is great because my ends are curly. But a lot of my hair is more wavy than curly and the ends tend to be straighter. I am kind of considering taking them down, getting a haircut, and doing them over but I...
Something New.
Dear fellow blog followers. This is Shelby, here. Today marks a very important day for me. Today is the day that I decided to start my own loc journey. No more second guessing, being afraid of how people will see me, what my parents think, stereotypes…none of that. Time to do what I want to do.
So, I started my locs with two-strands and now the waiting begins! I know I may get frustrated...
