I am a little late to the party, but I finally saw Black Panther this past week. I loved all the stylistic fashion and hair combinations – many of which combined avant garde elements with traditional African sartorial pieces. Of course, I couldn’t help but pay the most attention the loc looks of Black Panther. In particular, there were three…
Today was wash day. It actually is something I dreaded when I wore my hair out as a loose natural and even when my hair was relaxed. The tangles, planning and braiding were always a part of wash day. However, now with my hair locd, it is a breeze. I won’t lie, in the beginning of my loc journey I…
When I first starting locing my hair, I used to retwist the new growth. It was alright, but I soon became irritated with how it would basically come undone after washing my hair. I also was confined to retwisting right after washing my hair, and I didn’t like that either. After some researching, I found out about interlocking. What I…
For this holiday season, my brother, mother and I went to Cartagena. It is a beautiful city on the coast of Colombia, burgeoned with life and character. It was one of my first big trips outside of the US since I’ve had locs, so I was curious to note whether or not I would see people with locs in Cartagena…
I actually wrote this article months ago, but it got deleted somehow. But that’s how life goes I guess when you don’t make backups… Anyway, it’s been over one year locd for me, and a lot has changed. It has been interesting drawing parallels between my locs journey, and what’s being going on in the broader scope of my…
I’ve been meaning to stop by Big Kitchen Cafe to take some pictures and eat some breakfast for some time now. Why, you may ask? Well, the diner is one of the places Whoopi Goldberg used to work at when she lived in San Diego in the 1970’s. Apparently, she worked at a couple other places including a bank and…
It’s almost been a year that I’ve been locd and I’ve been reflecting on the differences (and non-changes) in how I take care of my hair. Like many people who locd their hair, I wanted less maintenance in my routine and more room for spontaneity (ie., I wanted to be able to be browse the internet in my…
Art feeds the soul just as food nourishes our bodies. Here are a few pieces by some very talented people. Please follow these hardworking artists and support their craft by visiting their pages, viewing their galleries, pondering their meanings, and purchasing available pieces so we can continue to be inspired. After all, what is life without art? 1. Look familiar? This is…
Rihanna’s faux locs have been cropping up in celebrity news this past week and a half. However, you won’t see the the above photo in her recent Instagram feed. Does it look familiar? It’s actually from 2012 when she wore faux locs for the American Idol Finale. She is taking a slightly different look with her faux locs this time though…
Who else has hand in hair syndrome? Part of the reason I decided to loc my hair was because I was tired of constantly messing with it. Unfortunately, having locs has not stopped this issue. I constantly smooth down my hair and re-twist any loose strands from my previous wash. For me, I believe it’s partly a nervous/boredom habit. If…