Locked Up

Akon....Locked Up....That's when I used to like Akon's music......."Messed around and got Locked Up, they won't let me out, they won't let me out, I'm locked up....Ohhhh" Yall should see me jamming in my apt to this song. lol

Anywho, it's 2 weeks later and my hair is still twisted up. I am kind of leaning towards keeping them. They have been very care free so far. All I do is wrap my head in a scarf at night. My hair is still soft. I'm telling you, I love that silky milk setting lotion that my stylist (mom) used. Next week I get to wipe my scalp down and retwist at the scalp. I'll post about that process and tell you how it goes......More details to come

I've also decided that I will expand this blog a little bit. Not entirely sure what all it will include, but I will start to write about more than just My hair.

THIS IS IT

So, I started this natural hair journey almost 20 months ago Dec 2008. The whole purpose of the journey was to get locks. That time has finally come. It actually came a little random, I was actually going to the hair salon to get it pressed. (My mom #2 is a hair stylist) As she conditioned it, and was plating it so I could sit under the dryer she said "Your hair would lock up good" Next thing I knew she did two twist. I looked in the mirror and I liked what I saw. So I said to myself, Okay, THIS IS IT.

She twisted it, and I liked how it turned out. I must admit I had some reservations about it the next day. I loved how the twists looked themselves, but I did not really like how it looked on me. Another day passed, and I styled it slightly different and realized that it was growing on me. I even took my license picture with the twists (25 on Aug 31st!! lol) My hair is extremely soft, which is so weird b/c just days ago I had an untamable Afro, but she did use that Silk Milk (setting lotion) which seems to do wonders for my hair.

We will see where this leads me. Will I keep them? Will I take them out? Now that I am about to reach my goal will I go back to a relaxer? Questions Question Questions......More details to come

Hair Stylist: Locks: Cynthia Fluker Salon at Samiyyah's 513-761-7998
Color: Verna' Meadows Dillard's 513-745-4473