One of our readers wanted to know:

“How important is it that the parts are lined up evenly, brick-layered or just wildly braided?”

That is a great question!  Well, there really is no “right or wrong” answer to that…it all depends on your personal preference.  When I started my first initial set of Bradelocz, I remember making the sections in the front as neat as possible but the ones in the back, I just randomly grabbed sections of hair and braided – I guess what you referred to as “wildly braided”.

Some people prefer that “wildly braided” look because to them, it’s more “natural” and looks more like they were allowing the hair to just lock up as nature intended.  But others prefer a bit more organization and structure or, I guess you could say, neatness to their parting. Read the rest of this entry

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This is another Bradelocz Q & A where Joyce asked:

“Is there something special to do to keep locks from looking ashy and dull?” Read the rest of this entry

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My oh MY how time flies!

I totally forgot that on November 11, 2011 (same as my wedding anniversary) marked one year being locked this second time around.  Seems like just yesterday I posted 6 month updates (at least I “think” it was 6 mo)  But anyway, it’s been a very interesting ride this go-round. Read the rest of this entry

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Here is another Bradelocz Q & A.  In today’s post, I some question(s) from Isabel regarding whether or not locs truly swell over time, how long before she can wash them, how to keep locs moisturized, and what to do about “the itchies”. Read the rest of this entry

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This is the continuation of an article entitled, “The Truth Behind the “Black Women Can’t Grow Long Hair” Myth” and if you haven’t read that first, I highly recommend that you go read that now, as it covers some possible reasons your hair is seemingly “not growing”!

So What Did I Finally End Up Doing That Resulted In Waist-Length Hair And How Can You Too? Read the rest of this entry

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