Hey yall I made it! Thanks for everyone who helped me along the way, I REALLY needed it lol. Follow me @prettipoised so I can run my mouth...or fingers...yall get it! / dreadedlola
I ❤️❤️❤️your hair and your journey! Thanks for being transparent and even sharing the ‘not-so-great’ moments! I’m locking soon and THIS has made me SUPER -EXCITED!!! Bless ya lady!
Hey, I really enjoyed this video. It encourage me to keep going with my dreads. I been wanting dreads for about six years and did not have the courage to get them till now. I had some people who didn't want me to get them/have them. But I do have other supporters. One greatest supporter is my Husband. He has dreads and been having dreads for seven years. I am learning more about the dread life and learning to do them myself. I am going to wash it for the first time since I got them done. I got them done around the first week of October 2014. Thank You for the Inspiration.
I was on a loc forum about how to start your own loc and they recommended this video... I've seen a few of your vids before but not this particular one...watching it just give me the best motivation to start my locs. Usually before I do something I watch multiple videos and yours is the ONE that just made me say F yeah I'm doing it... No looking back! Thank you!!!!
yo, you are extra beautiful lol i can't stop, plus im locking out my hair soon and needed to do research and your the first video I came across the "8 tips for starting..."
I have wanted locs since I was 10 yrs old, today is my 22nd bday & I'm 100% natural & 100% sure that this is the journey for me, Thanks for being such an inspiration!!!
I just love the way you started your locs. Seems so simple. I've been natural for almost 3 years and my hair isn't growing. At least in my eyes it's not but bet!!!! this weekend it's about to go down for sure. Thank you for posting your journey. I just found you and I'm so thankful for your video's Thankyou!!!
You really inspire me! I started my loc journey last September with two strand twists after watching your facts video. I am entering my 9th month. Thanks for all your videos.
I am just starting, baby locs done on 8/20/13. I have watched your videos and others to help me stay encourage and to know what to look forward to. I will keep progress of my hair journey. Thanks, love your hair, live your life!
Thank you so much for making your video. I just started my locs 2 months ago. I have also had my ups and downs. I started my husbands locs and his are almost down his back. I have been natural for about 2 yrs. Your ends look just like mines which gives me hope that I'm on the right track. Your locs are beautiful and you have truly bonded with your look. Peace.
omg it doesn't feel like a year to me. i've been following your journey as an inspiration and i just wanna say congrats! i eneded up relaxing my hair after 8 months being natural and now i miss it so i'm transitioning now and am gonna loc up. once again, congrats and love your hair!
Thanks for your videos!!! I started my journey yesterday, with the two strand twist method. I've been natural almost 4 yrs. I'm looking forward to how they'll turn out!!! They are about your size.
SO INSPIRATIONAL! I WISH I HAD STARTED WITH 2 STRAND TWISTS! A LOCTICIAN STARTED MINE W/COMB COILS & MY HAIR IS SUPER CURLY & SHRINKS WHEN WET SO MY LONG HAIR GOT TIGHT! 2 WKS LATER AFTER MY SHAMPOO, THEY UNRAVELED, HE PALM ROLLED RETWIST & THEN MY LENGTH SHOWED MUCH BETTER!! MY HAIR STAYS FUZZY NO MATTER WHAT & I DON'T LIKE THAT PART, BUT LOVIN' MY HAIR & SO GLAD I BEGAN MY LOC JOURNEY! U PLAYED A HUGE PART IN ME STARTING! I NOW SHAMPOO & RETWIST MY OWN HAIR! THEY ARE 5 MONTHS OLD ON 4/13/13!
hey i started my dreads December 2011 and started with extensions as well. the pic on my page is when i started. the extensions do help with length. in my opinion it makes the locing process a little bit easier. just a little big. as the new growth comes in you just re twist your hair. i will be doing a video soon. after a year i will take the extensions out and let my hair grow out without it.. i am happy with my locs :D love them
Your locs are great and you definitely made a great choice. You're beautiful and that definitely makes it easier. I have sisterlocks and wish I had made the decision years ago.
Im on my 2nd set of locs. My first set was Sister Loc's and had them for 15 years and I cut them last year thought I was tired of loc's!! Well.... now I miss them dearly and i have just started my new set with comb coil method. They now look like yours when you started and my concern is the thickness. This vid just gave me some hope! TFS
After seeing this video, I have finally decided (after a year of researching) to put locs in my hair also. Thank you for sharing. You should also do videos on makeup and skin care because you are beautiful!
Your Locs are beautiful and if I ever break down and decide to loc mine I hope they will look just like yours. But they won't. The reasons being I have a big head and a short neck and you have neither. They are gorgeous though.
@sjeanrich thank you! and no I have never tried that though it sounds like a really good idea. My locs have kind of worked themselves out since I have made this video so its not really a problem anymore, but thank you =) always good to know
awww gurl im soo happy for you..congrats..ima start some a few yrs down the line bcz ive been natural for 8 months and i want to enjoy my hair as it grows stroger and healthier..but i do luv sum locs..and my cuzzo has had hers for one month now an my bro had his for a few months..any wayy bac to you..keep doin ya thang chica : )
Palm roll your ends when you re-twist your hair. That will help with the fuzz. But, in my opinion ur hair looks amazing. I wish my locs looked like yours.
@Misspetaluma aww thank you =) and nah, doing a braid out means just braiding 3 locks together and then taking them out after a while to get that crinkly look =) hope that helps, and good luck with your journey!
I just want to suggest having a professional start off the locks off they will be more uniform. U can retight or have a friuend do to maintain them. Most lockticians do not recommend extentions at least not in the early stages b/c the locks need to settle in. Try some two strand twists to get a feel for the "look" of locks. Your hair may or may not look shorter depending on the texture . Good luck!!
I just watched your 2 month loc update video and I can so relate on wanting the time to go by faster! && look a year! I reached 2 months yesterday and I feel like time is going by so slow...lol Loving your locs though!
WOW!!...I appreciate you letting us in on your loc journey but hands down you are a gorgeous woman lol. no joke...I just gotta say thank you for the video damn. lol
Thanks for this video, it appears we have the same hair and I was beginning to hate my locs. My ends are driving me bats, lol! The curling on the ends is frustrating. I almost gave up til I saw this.I'm in my 10 months now....thanks girl!!!!
@originalathena thank you =) and I have no idea how I got the thin loc at the front lol. It might be because I made the loc too small when I started it...
BTW, as far as the curly ends... KEEP THEM! They look cute. You just gotta let them loc. I cut mines off. I kinda miss them, but it's whatever. I think if you cut them, your locs will look shorter. Unless you wanna take that risk. But I've tried wax, I don't think it'll work out for me.
Nice video. I'm approachapproaching my year and your video has inspired the thought of me making a video for my one year. Thanks for sharing your journey.
You are Amazing! I had to post this to my Facebook wall! Thanks for even more inspiration! By the way I haven't watch any of ur uploads, but are you a model? If not SHULD B!
i too started my locs a year ago, however just like you my hairs very soft,i had to pay close attention to strighter parts in my hair. i suggest you use a gel on those ends it holds better. then as your twisting use a locking wax. now lke i said my hairs very soft but the nothing i love more then the feel of it.
Hey, locs lookin fly! Have u tried using a crochet hook to blunt ur ends? It allows frizzy ends to get pulled back into the loc so ur ends look tame. Thats what I did to mine a while ago....keep at it!
@mzjackson83ful thanks girl =) When I first started my locs I used Organics Olive Oil Twist and Loc Gel. But I only used that because I used it to do my two strand twists in the past and it was just around. Now I use Organic Root Stimulator Loc and Twist Gel. I think twists would be good for that length. I think coils are harder to deal with when washing and stuff like that. Good luck!
Don't add the wax... your hair may seal on its on or not.. I think the beauty of locs are they are individual to you and your hair texture. Your locs are gorgeous!
nice! and congratulations and im still one who wants to start locking just not quite sure when like i keep picturing my fro blown out real big for the 4th! i like how it looks big and puffy after a blow out but still the locs are very versatile and maybe easier far as matintenance we will c wheni will just go for it!
when you retwisted did you twist all the way down or did you leave the two strand twist part fuzzy for a more fuller look? asking because the regular way of locs when it's retwisted it looks like worms (no offense to anyone), but I like how yours always looked full never thin or wormy looking...?
@XavierKillJoy thank you. if you don't know where to start, you should do some research on the best way to start with your hair texture and length. I didn't have any extensions when I started my locking process. but your mom is right, your hair will shrink up. there are videos on youtube about loc extensions if you want to check those out. good luck =)
Hey boo! Congrats! Lol.....this is what I think you should do, now that you have grown your own hair. When your money allows. Now is the time that you should seek out a lock salon. Go in and get shaped up ends trimmed and then go from there. Maybe twice a year , you might want to go and get prophessional mantiance . U are gorgeous. Be Blessed. By
@Younglaylay20 thank you =) it really doesn't matter how long you keep your hair natural before you start them. I guess people usually start their locs when their hair gets to a length they feel comfortable with in having locs. good luck on your journey!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! THIS VIDEO HAS ME SO INSPIRED...IM GONNA DO IT!!! JANUARY I WILL START MY LOC JOURNEY! DO BE UPSET IF YOU THINK IM YT STALKING YOUR VIDEOS! ;) JUST REALLY NEED THE INSPIRATION AND HELP! THANKS AGAIN!!
OMG im watcin your vid and my son comes up and says mommy is that u, lol i think its the skin tone LOL nice locs sis, and beautiful eyes u rock um welll ;)
this Video is awesome. I will definitely be looking at this because I am starting from twist too. Thanks!!!!!!!!!! :) Ready for this first year to start
yu just helped me make my mind up:) thanks ive been natural twice now, not too many grls from my twn have dreads but they all wanna have a mohawk&the one sided shaved look...im super excited about this journey!!! im going with the two strand twists. my question is when is a good time to color my twists?
Idk whyy but it seems like people get more length with dreads then growing out there fro (this is non dread related) your makeup is flawless 😍😍
You're the reason I started my locs!!
I ❤️❤️❤️your hair and your journey! Thanks for being transparent and even sharing the ‘not-so-great’ moments! I’m locking soon and THIS has made me SUPER -EXCITED!!! Bless ya lady!
Hey, I really enjoyed this video. It encourage me to keep going with my dreads. I been wanting dreads for about six years and did not have the courage to get them till now. I had some people who didn't want me to get them/have them. But I do have other supporters. One greatest supporter is my Husband. He has dreads and been having dreads for seven years. I am learning more about the dread life and learning to do them myself. I am going to wash it for the first time since I got them done. I got them done around the first week of October 2014. Thank You for the Inspiration.
I was on a loc forum about how to start your own loc and they recommended this video... I've seen a few of your vids before but not this particular one...watching it just give me the best motivation to start my locs. Usually before I do something I watch multiple videos and yours is the ONE that just made me say F yeah I'm doing it... No looking back! Thank you!!!!
Watching your videos have inspired me to embark on my own journey....thank you so much.
yo, you are extra beautiful lol i can't stop, plus im locking out my hair soon and needed to do research and your the first video I came across the "8 tips for starting..."
I just watched your 3 year anniversary video, and your locs look just like how your genie locs did! Congrats! You're definitely an inspiration
You are really making me want locs.
I have been thinking about it for some years now.
Nice Journey :-)
I have wanted locs since I was 10 yrs old, today is my 22nd bday & I'm 100% natural & 100% sure that this is the journey for me, Thanks for being such an inspiration!!!
I just love the way you started your locs. Seems so simple. I've been natural for almost 3 years and my hair isn't growing. At least in my eyes it's not but bet!!!! this weekend it's about to go down for sure. Thank you for posting your journey. I just found you and I'm so thankful for your video's Thankyou!!!
You really inspire me! I started my loc journey last September with two strand twists after watching your facts video. I am entering my 9th month. Thanks for all your videos.
I am just starting, baby locs done on 8/20/13. I have watched your videos and others to help me stay encourage and to know what to look forward to. I will keep progress of my hair journey. Thanks, love your hair, live your life!
Thank you so much for making your video. I just started my locs 2 months ago. I have also had my ups and downs. I started my husbands locs and his are almost down his back. I have been natural for about 2 yrs. Your ends look just like mines which gives me hope that I'm on the right track. Your locs are beautiful and you have truly bonded with your look. Peace.
omg it doesn't feel like a year to me. i've been following your journey as an inspiration and i just wanna say congrats! i eneded up relaxing my hair after 8 months being natural and now i miss it so i'm transitioning now and am gonna loc up. once again, congrats and love your hair!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!! Your skin is AMAZING GIRL!!!!! Thanks for sharing your journey!
Thanks for your videos!!! I started my journey yesterday, with the two strand twist method. I've been natural almost 4 yrs. I'm looking forward to how they'll turn out!!! They are about your size.
I LOVE YOUR LOCS SIS!! THEY HAVE GROWN & MATURED SO MUCH!!!! :) THIS VID HAS GIVEN ME AN EXTRA BOOST OF MOTIVATION!! *HUGS*
Ab Fab!!!!(absolutely fabulous) Sooo looking forward to my 1 year anniversary...Congrats
SO INSPIRATIONAL! I WISH I HAD STARTED WITH 2 STRAND TWISTS! A LOCTICIAN STARTED MINE W/COMB COILS & MY HAIR IS SUPER CURLY & SHRINKS WHEN WET SO MY LONG HAIR GOT TIGHT! 2 WKS LATER AFTER MY SHAMPOO, THEY UNRAVELED, HE PALM ROLLED RETWIST & THEN MY LENGTH SHOWED MUCH BETTER!! MY HAIR STAYS FUZZY NO MATTER WHAT & I DON'T LIKE THAT PART, BUT LOVIN' MY HAIR & SO GLAD I BEGAN MY LOC JOURNEY! U PLAYED A HUGE PART IN ME STARTING! I NOW SHAMPOO & RETWIST MY OWN HAIR! THEY ARE 5 MONTHS OLD ON 4/13/13!
I love your video....I watch it every week lol....I started my journey because of you....7 months now!!!!
You did a great job with this! Love the loc stages and the song playing. I can't wait till mines locks and get longer.
hey i started my dreads December 2011 and started with extensions as well. the pic on my page is when i started. the extensions do help with length. in my opinion it makes the locing process a little bit easier. just a little big. as the new growth comes in you just re twist your hair. i will be doing a video soon. after a year i will take the extensions out and let my hair grow out without it.. i am happy with my locs :D love them
I appreciate you! I'm starting my Loc Journey it's been a week today. I started with the two strand twist.. You locs are beautiful.
Love your loc's. They look natural. Let your loc's do that they do. They look great!
I can't believe they're a year old and you never condition them! They look so healthy and neat! Good job!! :)
okay you caught me off guard with the song playing in the background, I got mad emotional for no reason lol, but GREAT journey keep it up!!!!
Your locs are great and you definitely made a great choice. You're beautiful and that definitely makes it easier. I have sisterlocks and wish I had made the decision years ago.
Im on my 2nd set of locs. My first set was Sister Loc's and had them for 15 years and I cut them last year thought I was tired of loc's!! Well.... now I miss them dearly and i have just started my new set with comb coil method. They now look like yours when you started and my concern is the thickness. This vid just gave me some hope! TFS
After seeing this video, I have finally decided (after a year of researching) to put locs in my hair also. Thank you for sharing. You should also do videos on makeup and skin care because you are beautiful!
locs are coming along really nice! palm-rolling should help with the ends, but eventually they will take shape.
girl your hair is pretty
i need yo whole playlist, i love all your music
I love your locks. I've had mine now going on 3 years. your so pretty. keep up the good work!
Wow! Your hair looks really good! Way better than mine did at 1 year. Congratulations!!
youre truly gorgeous
Ur locs are coming in nice, and your lining is really neat. Good job!
You are beautiful! I plan on starting locs in a few days and was nervous about how two strand twist turned out but I love yours
Your Locs are beautiful and if I ever break down and decide to loc mine I hope they will look just like yours. But they won't. The reasons being I have a big head and a short neck and you have neither. They are gorgeous though.
@sjeanrich thank you! and no I have never tried that though it sounds like a really good idea. My locs have kind of worked themselves out since I have made this video so its not really a problem anymore, but thank you =) always good to know
@Pony99Pal no problem and thank you =). I may start doing that when I get a better camera. Good luck on your journey when you start!
awww gurl im soo happy for you..congrats..ima start some a few yrs down the line bcz ive been natural for 8 months and i want to enjoy my hair as it grows stroger and healthier..but i do luv sum locs..and my cuzzo has had hers for one month now an my bro had his for a few months..any wayy bac to you..keep doin ya thang chica : )
Palm roll your ends when you re-twist your hair. That will help with the fuzz. But, in my opinion ur hair looks amazing. I wish my locs looked like yours.
@Misspetaluma aww thank you =) and nah, doing a braid out means just braiding 3 locks together and then taking them out after a while to get that crinkly look =) hope that helps, and good luck with your journey!
@chenoda Thanks so much for the love girl!! I'm looking forward to 2.5 years lol
I love your hair!!!!, I'm getting ready to do mine in a week. I actually decided after I seen another one of your videos..wish me luck
I just want to suggest having a professional start off the locks off they will be more uniform. U can retight or have a friuend do to maintain them. Most lockticians do not recommend extentions at least not in the early stages b/c the locks need to settle in. Try some two strand twists to get a feel for the "look" of locks. Your hair may or may not look shorter depending on the texture . Good luck!!
I'm starting my locs (hopefully) and this is my inspired look.....
I just watched your 2 month loc update video and I can so relate on wanting the time to go by faster! && look a year! I reached 2 months yesterday and I feel like time is going by so slow...lol Loving your locs though!
you are the first person that made me want to get locs.
WOW!!...I appreciate you letting us in on your loc journey but hands down you are a gorgeous woman lol. no joke...I just gotta say thank you for the video damn. lol
Fabulous! I love your journey, I can't wait to dread mine!
Thanks for this video, it appears we have the same hair and I was beginning to hate my locs. My ends are driving me bats, lol! The curling on the ends is frustrating. I almost gave up til I saw this.I'm in my 10 months now....thanks girl!!!!
@originalathena thank you =) and I have no idea how I got the thin loc at the front lol. It might be because I made the loc too small when I started it...
@Prec1ous thank you! yeah I wish I had a big fro sometimes....but I have never palm rolled or used a locking tool, I just retwist the roots...
Yo I really just sat thru this whole video without fast forwarding. Absolutely Gorgeous yo
BTW, as far as the curly ends... KEEP THEM! They look cute. You just gotta let them loc. I cut mines off. I kinda miss them, but it's whatever. I think if you cut them, your locs will look shorter. Unless you wanna take that risk. But I've tried wax, I don't think it'll work out for me.
@theboiYo thank you for the advice =) i just cut most of the ends though because I was being lazy lol
Very nice.....want to loc mine now! Afraid to do it myself tho, will probably go to a salon.
@brownbutterflie Aww thanks!! I'm sure yours are just as lovely =) and I use Organic Root Stimulator Loc and Twist Gel (the one with the purple top)
Nice video. I'm approachapproaching my year and your video has inspired the thought of me making a video for my one year. Thanks for sharing your journey.
clawd hammercy...came for the loc journey and got some beauty with it.
They look really nice on you! I enjoyed watching the journey
You're so pretty. You have unique features. :) Not to mention gorgeous hair!
Ur locks look great!! Cant wait to start my journey! !! Very inspiring. .
@sekoukim thank you very much. sisterlocks are really pretty but I know I would have had a hard time keeping them up.
You are Amazing! I had to post this to my Facebook wall! Thanks for even more inspiration! By the way I haven't watch any of ur uploads, but are you a model? If not SHULD B!
i too started my locs a year ago, however just like you my hairs very soft,i had to pay close attention to strighter parts in my hair. i suggest you use a gel on those ends it holds better. then as your twisting use a locking wax. now lke i said my hairs very soft but the nothing i love more then the feel of it.
@originalathena congrats on starting your journey! awe tell your sis I said thank you lol. Glad I can help. peace and blessings to you too =)
You know you want to give me them earrings girl!!:) you and ur hair are gorgeous once again:)
Hey, locs lookin fly! Have u tried using a crochet hook to blunt ur ends? It allows frizzy ends to get pulled back into the loc so ur ends look tame. Thats what I did to mine a while ago....keep at it!
love the video!! im getting dreads too hopefully they'll come out as good as yours! lol
@mzjackson83ful thanks girl =) When I first started my locs I used Organics Olive Oil Twist and Loc Gel. But I only used that because I used it to do my two strand twists in the past and it was just around. Now I use Organic Root Stimulator Loc and Twist Gel. I think twists would be good for that length. I think coils are harder to deal with when washing and stuff like that. Good luck!
Don't add the wax... your hair may seal on its on or not.. I think the beauty of locs are they are individual to you and your hair texture. Your locs are gorgeous!
nice! and congratulations and im still one who wants to start locking just not quite sure when like i keep picturing my fro blown out real big for the 4th! i like how it looks big and puffy after a blow out but still the locs are very versatile and maybe easier far as matintenance we will c wheni will just go for it!
Beautiful journey! Lovin your locs!
when you retwisted did you twist all the way down or did you leave the two strand twist part fuzzy for a more fuller look? asking because the regular way of locs when it's retwisted it looks like worms (no offense to anyone), but I like how yours always looked full never thin or wormy looking...?
@XavierKillJoy thank you. if you don't know where to start, you should do some research on the best way to start with your hair texture and length. I didn't have any extensions when I started my locking process. but your mom is right, your hair will shrink up. there are videos on youtube about loc extensions if you want to check those out. good luck =)
@SIP612 thank you. well my ends don't look like this anymore, but I appreciate the input =)
your locs look great!! i just started locing my hair and its been tuff!! but due to all theses video clipps on youtube im able to hold on. thanks
no wax!!!! crochet the ends in. that may help. I've seen it in you tube.
how do you crotchet the ends
Hey boo! Congrats! Lol.....this is what I think you should do, now that you have grown your own hair. When your money allows. Now is the time that you should seek out a lock salon. Go in and get shaped up ends trimmed and then go from there. Maybe twice a year , you might want to go and get prophessional mantiance . U are gorgeous. Be Blessed. By
@Younglaylay20 thank you =) it really doesn't matter how long you keep your hair natural before you start them. I guess people usually start their locs when their hair gets to a length they feel comfortable with in having locs. good luck on your journey!
Ughhh you're so pretty! I'm jealous lol
You're absolutely beautiful. You go girl! I loved this video and who is singing the song?
Your Journey is very inspiring.I love your vids.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! THIS VIDEO HAS ME SO INSPIRED...IM GONNA DO IT!!! JANUARY I WILL START MY LOC JOURNEY! DO BE UPSET IF YOU THINK IM YT STALKING YOUR VIDEOS! ;) JUST REALLY NEED THE INSPIRATION AND HELP! THANKS AGAIN!!
Beautiful. Im starting mine with two strands TOODAY!!
This one of my fav songs great video babe
beautiful!!! my second set they are 2yrs as of sept 30 loving them
OMG im watcin your vid and my son comes up and says mommy is that u, lol i think its the skin tone LOL nice locs sis, and beautiful eyes u rock um welll ;)
you're absolutely Gorgeous 😍 this just motivates me to start my loc journey ☺💪
YOU ARE SUPER GORGEOUS GIRL. IM NOT GAY OR BI. I JUST THINK YOU ARE VERY PULCHRITUDINOUS! I LOVE YOUR GENIE LOCS BTW
wow I've learned a new word PULCHRITUDINOUS. love it
What a nice vid! I LOVE ur hair! Mine are close but not this lovely so thanks for being my loc idol!
BTW, what are you retwisting with?
The song is Forever Ain't Enough by J. Holiday. I just use Shaazam to find it. :-)
this Video is awesome. I will definitely be looking at this because I am starting from twist too. Thanks!!!!!!!!!! :) Ready for this first year to start
What a nice vid! I LOVE ur hair! Mine are close but not this lovely so thanks for being my loc idol!
BTW, what are you retwistimg with?
@bamllih thank you and I'm definitely stickin with it!
yu just helped me make my mind up:) thanks
ive been natural twice now, not too many grls from my twn have dreads but they all wanna have a mohawk&the one sided shaved look...im super excited about this journey!!! im going with the two strand twists. my question is when is a good time to color my twists?
Ms. Lovely, your locs are gorgeous they grew really fast. LOL . Stay Beautiful :o)