Nappturally Me, Nappturally Free

New Style

2010-05-23T18:34:00.000-04:00

Got a style for Groove's Conclave and Swing's Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.

Shout out to Dreadz N' Headz in Baltimore! Only $15 for styles!

1 Year Loc Video- Overdue

2010-05-23T18:32:00.000-04:00

So yeah as the video stated, my locs are over a year old (exactly a year and 6 months) check out my next post for product updates etc.

Mini-Update

2009-08-10T22:15:00.002-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile I need a new computer. I start grad school in a couple weeks and will be (hopefully) getting a new laptop by that time. Then I will be making mega posts and updates. But my hair is growing. I'm loving my locs!

Nobody Said It Was Easy.....

2009-05-26T23:49:00.003-04:00

you know people with locs always tell you how it is now that their locs are fully mature, long, and luscious...but there are very few that will tell you the nit and grit of the journey. then you have some that say things like, 'oh I loved when my locs were your length (short)' but to you (the one with the short locs...lol) this seems like the hardest stage.

no matter what stage you are in before your locs are fully mature i feel that your locs have a mind of its own! i wake up in the morning, thinking that wearing my satin scarf and bonnet would help lay my locs down, they are every which way. at one point it's like they molded themselves into a side mohawk!

it's like my frustrations are almost EVERYDAY!!! i even combed out one of my locs cause i missed my hair in its natural form. it was beautiful, it was coily!!! and i almost contemplated combing out the rest of them. but just twisted it back. even today before posting the video below, i was FED UP!!! but then I jump back to reality and especially after retwisting my hair, I feel a lot better, I feel whole again!

this makes me ask myself why am I growing locs in the first place? not in a way that answering this question will let me know whether or not I should comb them out, but reassurance in myself in knowing why I am embarking on this journey. so I pose a question to you natural hair and loc wearers:

Why are you embarking on your own natural hair or loc journey?

Question for Loc Wearers

2009-05-26T23:37:00.001-04:00

Here's a question that I asked on my youtube channel: is it okay to retwist just the front of your hair?

5 month LOC update

2009-05-14T19:27:00.002-04:00

I know it's been awhile people but it's been a journey! Enjoy the vid and please leave your questions and comments

Guess What?....

2009-02-24T12:35:00.007-05:00

I'M OFFICIALLY LOC'ING!!! lol

This probably comes as no surprise to you, since I was contemplating it in my last blog. Btw I am soooooooo sorry for neglecting this blog. I've been going through some life troubles and working 2 jobs!! A sista is on the move! But here's a slide show of my progress: from my 3rd big chop until now (or last month) lol:

If anyone could give me other ideas as far as what to use to retwist my hair, that'd be great. I'm considering alternating between twisting (palm rolling) and latch-hooking.

Starting My Locs...maybe

2008-12-04T10:15:00.002-05:00

Sorry people! I haven't been updating this blog as much as I'd like, no phone, internet or cable in the apartment so I have to get in where I fit in, which means doing most of my posts (w/ no pics or vids) from my work computer. But soon and very soon, things will be back to normal!

So I went home (Rochester, NY) for Thanksgiving to spend time with fam and friends. When I arrived to Buffalo (where I flew into) I had an afro. I will try my best to post a pic up! Later on that night, in Rochester, I decided to do my fingercoil style (which the vids are below). I truly feel that this set of fingercoils definitely came out better than the first time.

1. Because my hair has grown and gotten thicker
2. The back of my hair isn't as straight as it used to be which meant that my coils would stay in longer.

So now it's been a week and one day and I'm still getting rave reviews on my hair. The only time that I've been able to have 2+ days of a hairstyle with my natural hair, as 'short' as it is, is when I'd have my bantu knots in (vid for that coming soon).

So you're probably wondering, "What does this have to do with you starting locs?"

Good question! Now I've been through the loc journey before but I became very impatient and wanted quick results, knowing DAMN WELL! that growing locs is a process. Now like I said these coils have been in for about a week and a half and by this wednesday i could basically do a retwist, and my 'do will be fresh 2 def!

So I guess my thought, feeling or question is whether I should attempt this journey again, as much as I'd like to. But I'm afraid that I may become bored with my hair, like I always do. But I guess I've done good so far since I'm going on a week and a half with this 'do. I guess I'll just do what I've been doing and not think about it, cause if I do, I'll never complete my loc journey.

I'll keep you guys posted about every 2 weeks or so (maybe longer) and let you know my verdict. I'll post pics weekly though!!!! This no internet could actually help in my youtube hiatus also! Maybe by the next time I post a vid I'll be budding!!! lol

Fingercoiling pt. 1&2

2008-11-23T18:10:00.005-05:00

So I wanted to try something new with my hair and decided to try 'fingercoiling' or what some may call defining your curls. But because my hair is so thick and coarse, it's not that easy for me to define my curls but just putting some type of product in it and brushing it through with my Denman brush (which I am IN LOVE with, btw). So these are 2 vids that I posted on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/poeticxtension21. If you don't ever feel like checking out my channel...don't worry I'll be posting the vids on here also! (LAZY FOLKS...LOL)

THE PROCESS

THE RESULTS

Products I Have Used/Currently Using

2008-11-23T18:03:00.000-05:00

I haven't really started my natural journey blog but as a first step I just wanna share with you all what I've been using in my hair, old and new! I hope this helps some of you