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Sunday, September 8, 2013

[Tutorial] Torpedo Locs Updo

I made up this style one evening and after posting this picture on Instagram and getting numerous requests for a tutorial, we made it happen!

Check out the latest style tutorial for the "Torpedo Loc Updo"!

In the Stylist's Chair: Goddess Box Braids

I know I've been MIA for a while on the blog, but if you've been following me on Instagram you know all the changes that's been going on. If not, my 7-Month Loc Update (coming soon) will catch you up. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a great protective style that I did on my homegirl, Jess of HairGetsKinky.com, Goddess Box Braids with a hint of purple.

In the Stylist's Chair: Relaxed to Marley

As much as it pains me, my little sister has a relaxer **POUTS** but I have started taking care of her hair and since then its become a lot more healthy. As we all know, "good hair" is healthy hair so relaxed or not she is doing what makes her happy.

When she asked me this week to put "Marley Twists" in her hair, I was so excited because you know the marley braid hair is textured and so I knew it would give her a more natural look and deep down inside I was going to try to convince her to go natural again **sneaky grin**. Unfortunately, the "Marley Twists" didn't change her mind about being natural (lol!) but they did give her a beautiful island-look....

In the Stylist's Chair: Model Day

This "In the Stylist's Chair" is a little different...as you may or may not know, I'm now a full-time cosmetology student at the prestigious Aveda Institute (w00t w00t) and today was our first live model day! Well, let me back track and give you some deets on the program...it's an accelerated & advanced cosmetology curriculum encompassing hair, makeup, and nails and I started almost a month ago. So yes within the first month we've learned so many techniques and are required to execute a few of them on a live person. This is what we call "Model Day" and today was my very first one!!

Needless to say it was hectic, a class full of new stylist applying technical knowledge (for a grade) in a timed scenario. Oh, and we just learned the techniques on Monday, yeah of this week! We were critiqued on a shampoo, blow dry, and updo of the model's choice.

This is the image that my model (and good friend) selected from the options I had available....

In the Stylist's Chair: Curl Stretching Cream

Can you believe these Mini-Twists were done on wet hair?! Believe it! My client wanted her twists to show her length but she didn't want to use any heat, so I gave the Design Essentials "Curl Stretching Cream" a chance and the results were was amazing!

In the Stylist's Chair: Yarn Wraps

Last week's "Beauty & The Blog" feature, Jess of HairGetsKinky.com, told me she was going to Trinidad for Carnival and I immediately suggested she get locs...well not actual locs, but a loc'd look with "Yarn Wraps". This style is not only a great protective style, but it is really low maintenance, will last for several weeks, and a great way to change up your look (especially if you're thinking about locs).

In the Stylist's Chair: CURLS Curl Control Paste

Since I will be starting my locs in a few days, I still want to share loose natural hair products with you so I'm launching a new series called "In the Stylist's Chair". In this new series, I will feature styles I create and/or products that I have discovered and I'll share the results of their styling capabilities.

Marley Twists on Amma's Natural Hair

Today, I had the opportunity to install Marley Twists on a fellow Naturalista in the DMV area, Amma. She has a beautiful head of thick tightly-coiled hair and it was perfect for trying the CURLS Control Paste.

Life As a Hair Stylist Who Cares

As many of you know (or may not know), I quit my corporate job back in July and since then I have started an apprenticeship to obtain my Cosmetology License while also working as a Natural Hair Stylist & Loctician. So far, my experience has been amazing, beyond amazing honestly! I have been able to connect with so many beautiful women and even a few readers of my blog, which has been really cool to say the least!

Even though I am in the early stages of my career in Cosmetology, I see the need to reconnect the Salon/Hair Stylist to women with Natural Hair. I've heard so many women exclaim about bad experiences within a Salon and encountering Stylist that don't know how to or, dare I say, care to take of natural hair. I think that is ludicrous. Natural hair is beautiful, more versatile, and manageable with patience, at least in my opinion but I could go on about that topic forever. I really wanted to share a few hairstyles on natural hair that I've done lately...

Bantu Knots on TWA

One of my good friends did the Big Chop a few months ago and her TWA is starting to grow out of the "Wash-N-Go" phase and she was looking for a new style; so I suggested Bantu Knots. They're relatively easy to do and give great curl definition when you take them out. She was skeptical of doing them, so of course I volunteered to do her first set for her!

Celebrity Hairstylin' x DC Concert Event

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Yesterday, I styled the hair of, by far one of greatest artists in the DMV, Javier Starks. I styled his hair in medium-sized Double Strand Twists using all natural products by Natural Oasis and Shea Moisture.

Javier will be performing tonight and rockin' this hairstyle at his Faces of Change concert in DC!

Loc Hairstyle: Braided Loc Cornrows

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Check out the post on the new website, "Braided Loc Cornrows".

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

LocsMyths' First Palmroll of the Year!

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Check out the post on the new website, "Refreshing Palmroll".

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Flat Twist Double Barrel Style

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Check out the post on the new website, "Flat Twist Double Barrel Style".

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Loc Hairstyle: Double Barrel Twists

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Check out the post on the new website, "Double Barrel Twists".

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

TWA Hairstyle: Mohawk w/ Flexis

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My Client found this cute hairstyle online and wanted something similar to the picture below…

I flat twisted her sides and then set the middle of her hair on Flexi-Rods. The pictures are before the Flexi Rods are plucked out. This style will last about two weeks.