My cousin and I celebrating our bday! Oct 21 2011

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10mos locked

ME! @ The Hot Chocolate Run

I ran my first 5k this year! I can't explain how I felt once I ran across the finish line. It was exilarating!

2011 5k/15k Hot Chocolate Run

6mos after (reti)

@ 6mos (before reti)

#4....the back is filling in also. And I love how my consultant has locked what I used to call my bee-bee's on my neck

#3...the edges are doing quite well

#2

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This is at 5mos 1 day after my reti....

This was taken while I was out. I don't want to sound cliche but as they grow out I am falling more and more in love. It so easy to manage and I have always loved being one of a kind. Many comment how they'd like to stop relaxing but we have become so accustom to we are beautiful when we are relaxing our hair and that is so untrue.

The back

@ 16wks

@16wks. Styled before going to work

@ 16wks with a fresh reti. I have clipped my relaxed ends into a bobbed shaped style for easy management. I'm enjoying the freedom and currently I only use water to moisturize.

Yes my SL and I are ready lol

Ready for the play

This is also pre-reti. The high sheen is mostly from the relaxed ends

A front shot. Its been only 3wks since my last reti. I have an event to attend and I wanted my SL to look their best. I been getting inquires frequently on my hair and I would like to be on point all the time. I love my hair!

This is a Before pic the day of my reti 4/19/11(11wks)

Here you can see the difference between to two textures very well. My signature styles are braid-outs

This is another reti 1wk shy of 12 weeks locked.

My signature braid-out style

A quiet moment with my SL

2.5 mos

Here u can see the two textures very well. Im so anxious to rid myself of the relaxed ends but my consultant says they will fall off on there own.

2.5 mos

I am 2.5mos here. At my 2 mo reti I had some locks combined in the front one on each side and in the rear because I had some slippage and some that came undone

Look at growth at 4wks. Im having a fit by the 3rd week. My front edges are doing there on thing. This is and example of why it would be a great idea to take the retightening class when I reach 6mos. And that would be to maintain my edges. I have no desire to be a total DIYer.

Locks

By Sharon L. Goodman

Some people stop, stand back and stare
since I decided to let Mother nature
style my hair
With her magnificent and powerful hand
she styled it in tune with the Motherland
Natural, nappy knots, dripping down long
Like mighty Kings and Queens,
majestic and strong
No more running from the rain,
drops flow free
Why even ancient winds don’t faze me
I jump into the shower, lather, rinse then
shake my head
Like towering, magical mountains
Still locked dread
No more burning lye or slick slippery gel
No more smoking hot comb with that
burnt ear yell
No more hard pink rollers or do-rags soaked
in grease
No more electric curlers, my hair
has found peace
Some people stop, stand back, and stare
since I decided to let Mother Nature
style my hair
I wear my locks proud, natural, and free
the sign of a power people
My locks are me….



Butterfly Queen says "I love this poem"

This is at 8wks the day before my reti. I started wearing the headband because some either slipped or became undone and I don't like the unkept look.

6 wks

6 wks

6 wks

Im getting better at shaping my braid-outs. Ive notice the shrinkage. It seems to be growing fast. I guess that means im in the early stages of locking. If I don't braid it nightly it is very unruly the next day. I'm still dealing with dry scalp. I only spritz the ends with rose water every few days or as needed. Nothing on the scalp. I have noticed when I go two weeks without washing the ends become so dry almost being brittle. Washing adds moisture for a few days. Or I shower without covering my hair for moisture. At my 6wk wash I used aubrey organics clarifying focusing on the scalp only then I used sisterlocks shampoo. It did help with cleansing my scalp.

This is a close up of my babies. I love how they feel. I can't keep my hands out my hair. I can feel the different stages of how they are forming

Another angle.

As u can see I have alot of 'babies' around the edges. During my initial install the entire bottorm row was not long enough 4wks ago. Now I have a row of new 'babies' .....Yay!

As u can see I have very short edges therefore I have a ways to go for growth.

This is the day after my follow-up retightening on 28th of feb. And I was very anxious to see my consultant because I had some locs become completely undone along the edges along with alot of new growth.

Donnie McClurkin - Great Is Your Mercy (Live in London)

Needing to be refueled..........To God be the glory!

Close up 10 days after installation

This is now how I loosely braid it and tuck it in be fore bed. I don't like sleeping in rods or rollers and I think its too much munipulating. Which I can't do right now.

I have up to 2in of natural hair and 6-8.5in of relaxed ends

Here's another one....

This is my work style. It may be my signature style until I cut off all the relaxed ends. Its very easy to manage. All I do is loosely braid and tuck in.