Crown of Glory

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It’s been a while, a looong while. So much has been happening over the past few months. I’m not sure if I’ll do a huge review post, but while I have the time, I did want to show off my latest hair style. Two weeks ago I shelled out $255, yes $255 for my last retight and had wrap-a-loc done on my sisterlocs. Why was it so much $$$$? Well, I have missed 2 retights, so they charged me double the usual amount for that = $170 + $10 (wash) + $75 (wrap-a-loc). To tell you that I walked out of there pissed off was an understatement. My hair was NOT all of that and to top it off the curls did not even last. I am beyond over going to my consultant for these retights spending all that money. I am determined to take the retight class and do this ish on my own starting in January. Anywho, since I love wearing my hair curly, I went on a net surfing rampage to find a DIY method. I like the look Bantu Knots give, but they don’t always turn out like I want. To make a long story short, I found out that many women with locs set them using pipe cleaners. Upon closer inspection, the pipe cleaners look VERY similar to the wrap-a-loc tools. The nerve some people have to “develop” something “new” and sell it for bookoo money! I purchased 100 black pipe cleaners from Michaels for $4.00 vs paying probably $80 or more for enough wrap-a-loc tools. Oh, and the $75 I paid my consultant did not come with the tools; they removed them prior to letting me leave of course. So, I washed my hair and rinsed it with Apple Cider Vinegar (I’ll do a post on that later). I set my hair with Lottabody and got to work. I did not sit under the drier because I did not plan to remove the tools right away. The great thing about this method is that while you’re waiting for your curls to set, you have a hairstyle within itself. It turned out way cute and I even went out on the town lastnight just like this. Here’s how it turned out!

A few days ago I decided to experiment with bantu knots. A while ago when I had my loose natural hair, my beautician told me how bantu knots could give me a nice “twist-out, crinkly” effect on my hair. So I thought why couldn’t this be done on SLs? I tried it and the first time didn’t come out so well. I did it on dry hair and did not use two strand twists; instead, I simply twisted the hair on itself using a swirling motion with my fingers. I also did not use any products (i.e. setting lotion). Furthermore, I let my hair air dry instead of sitting underneath a hair dryer. As you can see from the 1st set of Bantu Knot photos, the hair turne dout ok, but the curls weren’t as tight as I like them. Also, by the end of the day, you could not tell that I had even styled my hair at all. If you are viewing this post in a reader and cannot see the images, click here to access the post on http://bloglorious.com.

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You may have noticed in a number of my previous posts that I love curls. For the most part, around the time of my monthly re-tightening sessions, I also have a roller-set done. So far, the only method that has been done on my hair is setting with very small perm rods. I am usually happy with the results, but the curls don’t last that long on my hair and I would also want tighter curls. I’ve been researching other methods for a while, but I still haven’t decided the route I would like to take. So far, I’ve been thinking about Soft Spike Curlers and Wrap-A-Loc. Thanks to the likes of Brunsli and Goodnapps, I have been able to get good comparisons of both techniques…. I think I’m leaning toward Wrap-A-Loc for my hair length right now. As it grows longer, I might prefer a looser curl, maybe even Caruso, as BlaqKofi does so beautifully. I’ll be sure to post pics once I decide and also once I find my camera (I recently moved and have no clue where it might be ).