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I AM A SIMPLE GIRL WHO BELIEVES IN HAVING A SIMPLE LIFE. I ENJOY THE THINGS LIFE HAS TO OFFER AND I LIVE EACH DAY WITH DIGNITY. && IN THE WORDS OF NICKI MINAJ " I BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS A PRIZE, BUT TO LIVE DOESN'T MEAN UR ALIVE". LIVE, LAUGH, AND LOVE.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

MY DREAD LOCS AT 5 MNTHS




RESULTS OF DYING MY HAIR

MY HAIR MAINTAINENCE IS GETTING EASIER FOR ME. MOST OF THE TIME I RE TWIST MY OWN HAIR. IF I WANT IT STYLED I LET MY MOTHER DO IT FOR ME. AS YOU CAN SEE MY MOTHER IS MY PERSONAL LOCTICIAN (I HOPE I SPELLED THAT RIGHT). SINCE I'VE STARTED MY LOCS I'VE TRIED DYING THEM VIVACIOUS RED BUT IT DIDNT TURN OUT EXACTLY HOW I WANTED! IT WAS OVERALL DISAPPOINTING BUT ITS OKAY NOW.
BEFOR

AFTER

DREAD HEADS WHO INSPIRE ME....

CHERI (THE ONE WHO MOTIVATED ME)
MOTHER

MY BOYFRIEND DIEZEL

 
MY BROTHER SIR

MY BROTHER WESLEY
MY COUSIN JOHN

MY 1ST LOC STYLE 10-22-10

AFTER MY 1ST WASH W/ SUAVE JUICY APPLE SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER I ALLOWED MY HAIR TO AIR DRY. WHEN MY HAIR WAS DRY I RETWISTED IT WITH MANGO && LIME LOC GEL. NOT REALLY FEELING COMFORTABLE WEARING MY LOCS LOOSELY I HAS MY MOTHER BRAID IT INTO A STYLE SO THAT NOTHING WAS HANGING. THIS IS THE WAY MY 1ST STYLE TURNED OUT....

 


THE BACK. HELD TOGETHER BY BOBBY PINS



THE FRONT OF MY HAIR




Wednesday, January 5, 2011

HOW MY JOURNEY BEGAN

ON AUGUST 2ND, 2010 MY MOTHER STARTED LOCKING MY HAIR. IM NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE HOW SHE DID IT BUT SHE LOCKED IT IN ONE DAY USING ONLY A NEEDLE. THIS WAS NOT EASY BECAUSE MY HAIR WAS STILL STRAIGHT FROM MY PREVIOUS PERM 2-3 MONTHS EARLIER. I DIDN'T DO DOUBLE TWIST BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT IT WOULD LOOK HORRIBLE AND I WAS ALREADY PUSHING MYSELF TO DO IT. WHEN MY MOM FINISHED HER NEEDLING PROCESS IT LOOKED LIKE THIS..............
I ABSOLUTELY HATED IT !!!!!!!!!!!!
I WORE A HALF WIG OVER IT UNTIL I HAD THE COURAGE TO FACE MY DREADFUL DREADS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER I RETWISTED MY LOCKS AND PUT THE WIG BACK ON UNTIL OCTOBER 21ST. THIS WAS THE RESULTS! THEY LOOKED WAAAAAAAAAAAY BETTER THAN THEY DID THE 1ST TIME I SAW THEM BESIDES THE FACT THAT THEY WERE FILTHY.

WHY GO NATURAL ANYWAY?

I HAD BEEN CONTEMPLATING WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD GO NATURAL OR TO KEEP DOING WHAT I HAD FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, WHICH WAS BASICALLY PERMS AND WEAVES. MY MOTHER WHO IS CURRENTLY A COSMETOLOGY STUDENT WATCHED THE MOVIE "GOOD HAIR" & ADVISED ME NOT TO CONTINUE DAMAGING MY HAIR. MAY 2010 WAS THE LAST I PERMED MY HAIR. YET & STILL I WORE WEAVE! I REALLY CONSIDERED LOCKING MY HAIR AFTER I MET SEVERAL GIRLS WHO SHOWED ME THAT I COULD STILL BE PRETTY WITHOUT THE AFTIFICIALITY. IN AUGUST I DECIDED TO LOCK MY HAIR & NOW IM SO HAPPY THAT I DID..... SPECIAL THANKS TO (COURTNEY, CHERI & MOM)