2 Years Loc'd

My locs turned two in Mexico.  It was interesting.  Last year, I went and got it done.  This year what was the point?  I pretty much just did a regular styling:

2 years

As pleased as I was with the growth in length, I couldn't help notice...

...my "bald" patch isn't looking any better.  In the  Natural Hair Challenge 2014 newsletter for February, they talked about thinning hairlines.  One recommendation was "combine a few drops of either peppermint oil, tea tree oil, sage essential oil or pumpkin seed oil with a 2 tablespoons of  olive oil or whipped Shea butter and Vitamin E.  Use this on your hairline everyday for several months." Since I have some of these ingredients, I'm going to try this and hope it works out better than the Jamaican Black Castor Oil which caused build up on my scalp and made it gross.  

So when I first got my locs, they looked like this:

A year later:

Two years later:

I just need to be patient and eventually, my hair will cover my boobs.

Social Media Works

I was super pumped when I got an email telling me that Dominique Blake liked one of my pins on Pinterest.  Especially since it was a pin from the blog.  If you want to see some of my random likes, check me out on Pinterest (Nina Pierre) or Instagram (locswillfly).

That's all for now.  I'll post an update on my 2-year lociversary in Mexico in a few (days?).

First Loc Color

End of May I went to Urban Nature Styles and had Lauren color by locs.  She used Naturatint, a plant based natural hair color.  She mixed two colors in the cooper and mahogany family to come up with the final result.

This is one of the better pictures.  I can't find a picture from right after.

I was pleased with the end result aside from the price - $12 per box used and $35 for the process plus the price of regular grooming totaling $134.

Now, I'm bored with my color being so close to the color of my skin, so I've made an appointment to go to Natural Vybz to color it when I redeem my LivingSocial voucher.  For them, I have to have a consultation first, and that's $35 (sheeh).  I hope it's worth it.  

Back to Work

After not having to do my hair for two weeks, it was tough going back to work yesterday.  This was the most I could do:

If I braid the front back, I've got a ponytail. Yay!!!

It's Been a Long Time

The end of the year is so crazy.  I've been trying to take pictures to post, but haven't found the time to actually publish them.  Today is my first day of vacation and so here is a look at what I've been up to:

End of October :

I went to New York and tried the work of Shannan at Pat's Extreme Hair Design.  I was pleased with my after...

...until I started to see the gel flaking by day two.  I will not be returning.  The service was good, but I'm over the raggedy shop look.  They need to do better.

Then in November I tried some some curls in my dry hair using Motions Foaming Wrap Lotion that I bought for $1 or $2 dollars.  After a few days, they fell and I had to get creative

I tried some curls again without the lotion, but didn't really care for the end product:

In the beginning of December I decided to try a braidout:

Almost done...

Yesterday, I finally broke out the cinnamon bar shampoo I mentioned a few months ago.  Love, Jasmine's site is down it seems, but the Facebook page is active.  There was no scent to this bar, but it may all be gone since it's been a year since my first post about it - 12 is a few.  I ended up doing three shampoos, but I put it coconut oil a few days before and Jamaican Black Castor Oil that morning in hopes of retaining some moisture.  It seemed to work.

December 2012

December 2011

 What a difference a year makes?  And it's exactly a year based on the original review post, but who knows how long it took for me to actually publish it.

I followed the wash with a quick shealoe I made with 3 tbs shea butter, 2 tbs coconut butter, 2 tbs aloe vera gel, and a few each drops of lavender and rosemary essential oils.  It wasn't really quick to make, but it was short notice.   I didn't even wait for it to great creamy.  I did my hair while it was runny and finished whipping it when I was done.  I had a plane to catch.

Now we are up to date.  How have you been?