Throwback: My locs at 15 months. The best length ever!

Oh man....I almost miss this length. Every time I see picture of my locs at their shorter lengths, I get all nostalgic. Short locs is really where it's at. Of course I didn't think that THEN. Ha!

Oh, and 'scuse the makeup. I totally stole this picture from a Clumps of Mascara post.

Fro-Back When: The motivation to loc

Ahhh yesss, I'm smiling in this picture but I really wasn't happy with my hair at this point. I straightened it and couldn't get the natural hair to come back. During this time, I was rocking nappy hair and straight hair. It was awful. But it also gave me the motivation to BC a second time and start locs.

Funny how life happens, uh? This was also when I spent A LOT of time playing around in make-up. Now, even as a beauty blogger, it takes some a whole heap of a lot for me to do more than liner and mascara every day. Womp.

What ultimately made you decide to loc your hair?

Fro Back: THIS makes me miss the TWA

When I BCed a second time, I went through a serious androgynous phase. I would contour my cheeks to make them pop, rock super arched brows, heels. earrings and then throw on a tie. I'm not fashionista but you couldn't tell me I wasn't doin' it big!

But that teeny weeny afro...man. I so kinda miss that.

Random but am I the only one who gets so annoyed by people who say,

"I would go natural but my head is too big."?

WTF!!!

Other Fro-back posts:

Jet Black Fro

My Response to a natural hair hater

Fro in the Snow

Fro at the Beach

2nd BC love

Scarves 'n Stuff

Fro-Back When: Scarves 'n stuff

Man oh man, these pictures bring back some memories!!!

I think I've already featured some of them but wowsers! This reminds me how versatile natural hair is. Some people are hesitant about going natural because they there isn't much you can do with your hair. Um...really? Five photos with five different looks.

I used to LOVE scarves. They were perfect for when I had to to jet out of the house or wanted to funk up a look a bit. Being natural in college was such freedom. There were no limits to what I would do with my hair. Not to say that funky natural hair styles can't be professional. The picture of me in the middle sippin' a Shirley Temple (because I can't do liquor...so sad) was taken while I was on a business dinner cruise. Craziness!

And when folx email me and tell me they JUST did the big chop and want to loc up right away, I tell them to wait at least a year. Most just tell me to go to hell because they're going to loc up anyway. LOL! I wanted to really enjoy my natural hair and do all kinds of hair styles before I loc'd it up. How about y'all?

How long were you natural for before you loc'd up?

Other Fro-back posts:
Jet Black Fro
My Response to a natural hair hater
Fro in the Snow
Fro at the Beach
2nd BC love

Fro-back when: 2nd BC love

Yeah baby! I loved my hair at this stage. This was my second BC which was different from the first BC in that I actually knew what products to use. I felt so much more confident and fell in love with the wash 'n go all over again. If I ever cut my locs off (I probably will one day...but then I'll loc up again), I'll be rocking this! In fact...I can't even look at this picture too hard because it really makes me miss the fro. The TWA though. I SO don't miss the big afro. No ma'am. LOL!

Any loc rockers miss their TWA to the point that they think they'll chop the locs? Short natural hair is the best but I think I'm too attached to my locs (aka fuzzy 2-strand twists...ha!).

If you are a loose natural and want to be featured on LR, shoot an email to Brittany@LocRocker.com!




Other Fro-back posts:
Jet Black Fro
My Response to a natural hair hater
Fro in the Snow
Fro at the Beach

Fro-back: My fro's favorite place...

In college, I absolutely ADORED going to the beach a few times a week. My girlfriends and I would anxiously wait for Saturday. We would pack up the car with cheap snacks, towels and books and head 35 minutes South of Tampa Bay to Clearwater Beach.

Isn't it crazy how looking back at old hairstyles can bring back soooo many memories? I'm shocked that my hair is as brown as it is in that picture. I colored my fro waaaaay too much.

Some things never change.

Hair Throwback: Fro in the Snow

When I was in Atlanta, it brought back memories from the time I was there Winter '08. I was also there for New Year's '09.

I love me some Atlanta.....like a lot.

But anyway...

I remember when I was there during the winter and it was colder than a bih. This was back when I was living in Los Angeles and was rocking the insane fro.

Me and my youngest sister...



Fro in the snow....loves it. The fro that is. I love snow for a day or two but to live that for months?

.....yeah, I am so going to the pool this weekend. LOL!

Fro-Back When: My response to a Natural Hair Hater

A few days ago I was looking through one of my email accounts that I had in college. I noticed a folder called "Drama Crap" and after looking at some of the emails exchanged from ex-boyfriends, old roommates and friends, I came across one that really made me mad allll over again.

One of my high school best friends straight up told me that she HATED my natural hair. This was around the time that I went natural and was insecure about the whole "natural and short" look. Her words cut me deep. And here was my response to her.

May 2005
20 Years Old

How appropriate is that photo? HA!

Dear Friend,

You really pissed me off the other day. This whole "natural hair" thing has so many people trying to bring me down and make me feel bad and I'm just sick of it. I have people on the streets who say nicer things about my hair than my own friends. And that hurts. Try really believing in something and feeling passionate about it and then your own friends and loved ones.....tell you otherwise. That's exactly what you did when I showed you the picture of my hair. You didn't have not one nice thing to say about it. And maybe you really didn't like it. Okay, fine---I want you to be honest about it, but I didn't want you to be rude and go down the list of things that made me cutting off my hair so bad.

It's not easy putting scissors to your own hair and leaving the world of "perms". It takes someone bold, brave and "real" to stop living up to what society says is beautiful. I had to slowly pick myself back up after talking to you because you really made me feel bad. Maybe you don't remember the things you said, or didn't mean for them to sound so harsh, but honey trust me......it hurt. It seems as if no one can understand this "new found" Brittany. Cutting my hair was about change, about sick of straight and FAKE hair, about discovering the new "me" that was always hidden by the lye.

But believe it or not, I'm not an advocate for natural hair. I could care less if you or anyone else loooove natural hair. I'm doing me. And while you may not understand that, I do think respecting my decision is important. That's what friends do, right?





Haven't talked to her since. We had other problems but a friend not accepting my new look was really the icing on the cake.

If you are considering going natural or loc'ing but are hesitant about what people think, consider one thing: IT DOESN'T MATTER! [Newsflash] It is YOUR hair. And no one should make you feel bad about wearing it in its natural state. The road to natural hair isn't an easy journey. If forces you to love yourself in a way that you have never done before. If you choose to see it that way. Do you and love you.


Peace and loc've

Fro-Back When: My jet black hair

I got an email from a reader (I didn't even know that many people read this blog, HA!) who wanted to know what I looked like with jet black hair.

The story behind the blue/black hair...

I was bored with the fro.

The end.

I wanted something different. And something unexpected. So in the summer of....'06 I bought a box of some black hair color and dyed the roots.

My silly behind should have probably gotten a rinse but I didn't even consider that.


Freshman 15 or 20 is written all over that picture. HA!!

It looked a little better in an afro puff.


The jet black hair was fun for the first month I had it. I mean I thought I was baaaad.


I would wear these insane fro hawks to class. I really felt like a bad ass with the jet black hair. But after a good month I got sick of it. As to not damage my hair, I didn't re-color again until 3-4 months later.

They say once you go black, you'll never go back.

That may be true for men but not for hair coloring. LOL.....I'm just sayin'.

Peace and loc've