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Megan---> I LOVE your blog. And I'm so glad...

2010-07-01T15:27:50.710-04:00

Megan---> I LOVE your blog. And I'm so glad you commented because now I've got you on my RSS feeder. Stay beautiful and we'll be in touch.

Hi, I love your detailed explanations of your jour...

2010-06-30T07:43:09.632-04:00

Hi, I love your detailed explanations of your journey! I, too have combined some locks due to thinning from a medicine. I started with small to medium sized locks that have had quite an adventure. 3 years now, my locks are maturing and they are still quite small, despite the combining. I chose the smaller size in order to be able to wear a very full head of hair and lots of curls, but I am seeking to have medium sized locks by my 5th year...thank you for sharing your journey.
Peace and Sound,
YASU

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Girl no! I don't think glue is a good idea. It...

2010-04-17T08:04:53.644-04:00

Girl no! I don't think glue is a good idea. It may cause build-up later on. If the latching isn't working, I'm thinking you should just combine the ends via 2-strand twists or braiding and closing with rubberbands.

Hello ladies, I have a question. I really would a...

2010-04-16T11:35:12.892-04:00

Hello ladies,

I have a question. I really would appreciate your feedback. I have thin locs and would to to combine hm...maybe a good 20 or more. I tried to latch just can’t caught on, am so awkward. Okay, can I use hair glue to marry the hair together? Thank you :)

I combined with the nappyloc tool. It's super...

2010-03-21T21:32:30.585-04:00

I combined with the nappyloc tool. It's super easy. I'm combining more and more every month.

oh and about those tips, you can always tie a rubb...

2010-03-21T14:31:50.842-04:00

oh and about those tips, you can always tie a rubberband around them, i have done that recently and it has prevented my locs from having those two headed dragons. i've only done this to a couple of my locs, the rest of them i was just patient with them and let them loc and marry together on its own. you can also sew them together, but i think a rubberband is just easier, plus they will eventually just fall off anyway (just make sure they don't melt in your hair lol).

check out my blog, I have posted pics of my hair w...

2010-03-21T14:25:10.845-04:00

check out my blog, I have posted pics of my hair when it was first installed versus how it looks now since i've married them. It was the best thing I did for my locs! I know thicker locs or combining locs may not be for everyone but from my experience it makes maintenance so much easier in the long run.

I combine my locs on a regular basis when they get...

2010-03-20T02:13:05.352-04:00

I combine my locs on a regular basis when they get too thin. I usually just twist them and let them form 2 headed dragons. Sometimes after a few months, I'll cut one of the 'heads' off. That just depends on how I feel. Lately, I've been doing the two strand all the way down but I don't like the way they look in a sea of mature locs (7yrs). I don't have a head full of dragons so I usually just let them form like that.

Funny enough I just combined two locs recently. Th...

2010-03-20T02:03:00.743-04:00

Funny enough I just combined two locs recently. They were getting a bit thin, but that wasn't what compelled me to combine them. It seemed that within the 2 weeks of retwisting they decided to elope (haha...get it?). I was retwisting my hair and they were just stuck together. Trying to separate them looked like a lost cause, so I just twisted the newgrowth of the newly wed loc as if they were one to begin with.
This isn't the first time two of my locs have eloped either, but I figure that sometimes my locs know what's best for them; as long as they look nice, i'm fine with it.

P.S. - I never did think to twist the ends together; that does make perfect sense.

I combined about 10 locs in the early days by latc...

2010-03-19T20:42:56.576-04:00

I combined about 10 locs in the early days by latching the new growth together then 2 strand twisting them together. I combined 2 on this last retightening and have been thinking about combining the nape rows and a some others for a few months now. Since it's been awhile on the earliest ones and I like the way the early combos slimmed down, I've finally decided to do it on this next retightening.

I've combined 4 so far and will probably combi...

2010-03-19T20:30:14.582-04:00

I've combined 4 so far and will probably combine the rest on my back two row. I simply can't get those to hold.

Combining really is a tricky subject and feat. It ...

2010-03-19T15:35:24.194-04:00

Combining really is a tricky subject and feat. It took me forever to figure out what to do. My texture? It's pretty thick. Like around 4a. But from the middle to the back of my hair, it's like 3b-ish.

So funny that you posted this today because the pa...

2010-03-19T14:40:18.082-04:00

So funny that you posted this today because the past couple weeks I have really been contemplating combining. I have sisterlocks but ABSOLUTELY LOVE, LOVE, LOVE larger locks. My hair is kind of fine so I am not sure combining will be good, they might look too thin. Decisions, decisions! What texture is your hair because it doesn't look thin or too thick?

HN