Long Hair Kinda Do Care...

I really shouldn't complain. I mean...it's a silly thing to complain about. But but...

My hair is getting long!

I'm not used to this much hair growing down. When I was a loose natural, the hair grew up. It never touched my neck. And now I've got locs touching the tip of my back. Wowsers! I hope I can get used to it. Lately it's been a wee bit of an annoyance. Love you anyway, locs.

On another note...is it just me or do my locs look hella immature? To be almost 16 months, shouldn't they look a bit more loc'd? The pic makes them look like fuzzy twists. Maybe the combining has something to do with it. Not complainin', but sayin'...

Loc'd love

Now I'm a single lady (no, I'm not throwing my hands up, lol) and I should really keep my options open. You know...you can't just want ONE type of man. Right? And I'm trying. However, I can't help but desire a kind of love like this...

OMG!!!!!!!!! Look how long his locs are. And look how beautiful hers are. *tilts head to the side and sighs* I don't know what it is, but very rarely do I see loc'd men with loc'd women. And so with my fascination of locs, when I see this, I'm like...*mouth open* Such beauty.

Hey loc'd ladies...do you find yourself more attracted to men with locs or is your attraction to them the same as with other men? As for me...my head usually doesn't turn UNLESS he has locs.

I know, I know. It's so sad. I can't help it! And I was like this before I had my own locs. Sheesh!

I got this photo from Naturally Beautiful Hair blog. Do y'all have her on your RSS reader? She posts the best natural hair photos around. Loves it!

ETA: Check out Ms. Honey Dip and her hubby's locs here. Beautiful!!

I combed out a loc!

Yes, I did and I don't feel guilty about it either.

In fact, it was a bit liberating. Don't get it twisted, I'm not thinking of combing out ALL of my locs. In fact, the title is misleading because I only combed out a good 2 inches of a loc. And the only reason I did this was because I was combining 2 locs and needed to 2-strand twist alllll the way down. I've got enough split locs and am trying to avoid forming any more.


So I picked and I combed and before I knew it, I had combed out this much hair...

Awww! I felt all nostalgic rubbing the fro hair between my fingers. I kinda missed it. I say "kinda" because those who remember me during my huge fro days know that I never really liked doing my hair. It just took too much time.

Look at hair I lost just from combing out that little bit.

Yikes. And look at all of that lint. I was amazed, to be honest. Seeing that made me appreciate my locs even more. The fact that they don't shed and can trap lint in them is kinda cool. I mean, the lint itself isn't "cool" but...y'all know what I'm sayin' right?

I had my fun and 2-strand twisted two locs together.

I'm not diggin' this combining/marrying process. My hair seems to be fuzzier than ever. I shouldn't complain about it but ugh... The good news is, washing the hair makes the married locs form together even better. So even though I washed not too long ago, maybe I'll wash again. Hmm....

Comb Coils anyone?

I am really developing a serious passion for natural hair. I mean, granted I've had it for as long as I've been natural but I am really falling in love with it all over again.

A reader sent me this video.

At the end, my mouth was literally hanging open. Comb coils are amazing! I know, I know...my locs were started off with comb coils but I never actually saw the process. I just saw the end result. I think they are absolutely beautiful and I should have considered this as a look when I was a short fro-wearin' natural.

My decision to start my locs off with comb coils was not really MY decision. My locitcian took a look at my hair texture and figured that comb coils would be the best route for me. She was right because within a month, some of my comb coils were budding. A itchy mess, but budding nonetheless.

Comb coils is just another style that makes me love the things that natural hair can do. Yaaaaay!

Loc Style: Curly lochawk...

I don't know what it is but straight locs just don't do it for me anymore. I can deal with them for a week or so but after that I'm itching to do some kind of style. I usually always opt for the curls because curls last FOREVER. Seriously! If I don't finger comb them, they can last for at least 3 weeks...even with intense work-outs.

I think I've done this look before. I love it! And it's really easy to do. I flat twisted two rows of locs on each side of my head and secured them with rubber bands.

I used a few bobby pins in the front to make a bit of a curly bang...

The good thing about the bang is that it can also be gathered to make a swoop or hump. Since it's hot as balls (hahahaaaa!) in Florida right now, I'm not digging the locs in my face, so it'll probably be a hump by the end of the day.

And...ta-da!

Very simple! And I love this look because it works for the when I'm trying to be all business professional AND on the weekends when I want to be a little funky.

LocRocker is growing!

Look!!

LocRocker has a Twitter page. It's @LocRockin. I would have loved for it to be @LocRocker but some inactive busta has it. Boo! I had to think long and hard about doing this. I already actively tweet from @ClumpsOfMascara. I didn't want to bite off more than I can chew. But I figured it my girl @Luuvie can tweet from like 29 accounts and maintain 513 blogs, then I can certainly do this. Not to mention the Twitter natural hair community is, um...all the way live! There is a ton of support.

And guess what else?

We've got a Facebook page too! Now this wasn't my idea. But 200 100 2 people requested this and so...here we go. I'll link this page up to my Blackberry so that I can snap loc related stuffs. I am always running into beautiful loc'ers on the streets and so now I can show them off in the Facebook group. Without their permission of course. HA!

Now a YouTube channel is pushin' it. But I will continue to do hair updates on my regular channel DivineBlackness.

LocRocker also has a new email address: Brittany@LocRocker.com. The Clumps of Mascara email address was sick and tired of seeing LR emails. Crazy, I know.

Thank you ALL for the continued support and love. I intended for LocRocker to be an itty bitty blog that documented my journey. Who knew it would become a great extension for myself and fellow naturals. And not just naturals! There are a lot of other ladies (and fellas) who read this blog to get some insight. Total cool, riiiight? And as always, I am totally open to hair photos, articles and topics. In fact, I encourage it. Some of y'all have been sending me photos so don't be surprised if you get an email from me asking if I can feature you. :)

Love y'all!

Current Shampoo: Head and Shoulders 2-in-1

As promised, here's the review of my current shampoo...

Now a great deal of naturals/loc'd ladies are anti-commercial brands because of their SLS and parabens. I used to be the same way. I am now at the point where I like to use what works; be it natural or commercial. For my danduff, this stuff works! And it smells a whole lot better than tea tree oil. Which, by the way, never worked for me. None of those essential oil blends did. Boo!

Head & Shoulders 2 in 1 is genius. I don't know why I never thought about using or making a 2 in 1 before. A lot of loc'ers stay far away from creamy shampoos/conditioners.

Some say they may contribute to build-up. BUT...I haven't had a build-up issue since visiting my loctician. I have used this shampoo twice and it rinsed thoroughly both times.

To apply it, I rinse my hair and make sure it's soaking wet. I dump a good size dollop on the top of my head and gather all of the locs around it. The shampoo lathers well but it's not TOO lather-y. See...

I let it sit for a good 2-3 minutes. I rinse and repeat.

One of the things that I think helps prevent build-up when rinsing the hair is a strong shower head. The one I have has good 5-6 pressures. I turn it on the highest to blast the shampoo out of the hair. It is as hot as I can stand it. What I'm left with are sparkling locs.

But at the same time, they aren't crunchy or brittle. They are soft and feel well-conditioned. The latter is a must since I have color treated hair. Not to mention I've been spending a lot of time outside lately and the sun can't be that cool for my hair.

I can't say I like how the stuff smells. It isn't "medicinal" but it isn't terribly fragrant either. I suppose this is a good thing as a crap load of fragrances on a dry scalp can only make the dandruff flare up even more.

It really really works well for my locs, y'all. I'm excited! Too add a little more moisture (and smell) to the locs, I spray Oyin Handmade's Greg Juice all over. Happy locs!

The itchies aren't as bad when I use this. I still get a little dandruff after the second week of washing. But this is a HUGE improve. I'm usually battling dandruff a few days after washing. Maybe with prolonged use, my scalp will get better. Only time will tell!

I still like to use castile soap but since I'm on this mission to have a healthier scalp, I have to use products that are specifically designed to help treat it.

Thanks a ton to Rayne for this recommendation!

Of course you know where to find it, drugstores, grocery stores, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. It wasn't more than $6.