I first wanted to loc my hair in 2004, but after finding out how much it was going to cost to actually start I promptly put a relaxer back in.
Eventually I stopped relaxing my hair (2010) in hopes that I would, I don't know... I guess I really just wanted a change.
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| Relaxer free for six or so months as of September 2011. |
And change I did. I did the "Big Chop" in September 2010.
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| Big Chop - September 2011 |
That was fun for a while, but when it got about an two inches long, I was just frustrated. I didn't care for my mini-fro and couldn't think of how to manage it. So, I decided to start locking.
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| First set of twists - January 2011 |
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June 2011 - Water still makes them fat.
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| So I used that to my advantage and turned it into a twisted 'fro. |
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| Time to re-contain them - July 2011 |
The hard part about locking though was no one was able to help me. Yeah, I have a guy who does it for me, but that gets to be expensive. And besides, I like being able to do my own hair. When I did searches for advice online, I couldn't find any thing that really spoke to me. So I decided I would speak to the world. Follow me as I chart my journey - I'm about 8.5 months in.
