Loc styles and distinctive dreadlock designs are becoming increasingly fashionable among men and women of African origin who appreciate natural hair.
These natural Black hairstyles range in length from short to medium to long and include updos, bangs, beautiful buns, and ombre coloring. You can accessorize with dope dreadlock accessories, beads, and more.
Dreadlock styles originated among indigenous peoples in Kenya, Africa, and continue to be a social status sign of authenticity and pride in our indigenous ancestors.
Annete notes that things took off in a big way around the time many women of color began their natural hair adventures. "When everyone decided to go for the big chop, Franchesca Ramsey, @chescaleigh, was a huge champion for us," Annette explains. "She simply mentioned us naturally on her YouTube channel, which aided us tremendously. She was one of the first individuals on YouTube to truly demonstrate how to properly care for your locs. And then we backed it up with real-world experience. Thus, that was an excellent match early on, and we produced some truly amazing stuff."
We specialize in locs, and one of our most popular services is certainly our loc extensions, which we make in-house. That is the Fashion Dreads collection. When we initially began conducting loc extensions, as professional locticians, we realized that the previous technique, the wrap method, did not appear as natural. Then we added crochet loc extensions to our product line. It truly blended in! Clients like it significantly more, which prompted us to begin making our own, which resulted in a significant increase in revenue for our organization. And then we expanded our offerings to include additional crochet-related services, such as Instant Locs. Thus, rather of waiting six months to a year to lock your hair, we can now accomplish it in one day while your hair is already mature. And that's with your natural hair alone, without the use of extensions.
We are a natural hair brand that specializes on locs. Thus, our specialty is locs, and this is what distinguishes the salon from the competition, as we have established ourselves as the locs specialists and the locs standard. We really want to create a professional salon experience and elevate it, because I feel like the salon experience has always been so clichéd with black hair in general. It's often a long day, which is why we're making a concerted effort to improve the black salon experience as well."
"There are so many things!" We're preparing to introduce the clip-ins for our extension firm, Fashion Dreads. We feel underrepresented in beauty supply stores, which we believe is unjust. When you visit a beauty supply store, you will discover that there is nothing available for locs that looks like your locs. It's either sparkly or synthetic, but it lacks the natural look of our locs. Thus, I built clip-ins in the same way that you would make clip-ins for curly hair or any other form of straight hair, except for locs. This is an excellent way to increase the adaptability of your locs if you desire additional volume. It's an excellent method to experiment with color without committing to anything or damaging your hair.
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While dreadlock styles are primarily an expression of self-love and authenticity, we can acknowledge that there are numerous counterfeit loc styles available, many of which look quite nice.
We're not here to pass judgment on whether you go for actual dreadlocks or false locs; all we care about is that you look and feel fantastic.
What is the distinction between freeform loci and those that are more stylized?
"Freeform is a term that refers to letting your hair be free and is literally what it sounds like. It adopts a loc form within. You don't really alter it much. You may want to have it crocheted once a year to prevent it from growing out completely, but the objective is to let your hair grow freely and do whatever it wants. Whereas a more stylized fashion dreadlock is someone who maintains and manicures their hair. I'd say it's the difference between going for a manicure and never doing your own nails."
What advice would you provide to someone who is just getting started with locs?
"I'd say you're going to go through a number of phases over the next few months, even more so if you didn't add hair. If you're simply going through a "ugly phase," which I feel does not exist, you're going to discover a lot about yourself and will need to be patient with your hair. Every day, it will not look the way you want it to. You are not going to suddenly achieve the length for which you have locs. You're going to have to endure it, and it's going to be breathtaking. Enjoy it because once it becomes lengthy, it becomes lengthy. You will never be able to reclaim those organic brief days. Therefore, take pleasure in it and trust the process!
How frequently should locs be retwisted, and is there a proper technique? “Yes. Always twist locs to the right. We recommend getting your locs retwisted every four to six weeks during the initial phases, year 1-2. Once your hair has reached maturity, I recommend twisting it every six to eight weeks. However, it is also a matter of personal preference. If you work in a business atmosphere and must always seem professional, then every four to six weeks is sufficient; nevertheless, remember not to over twist your hair.
Locs were not always stylish and trendy in the manner in which they are now. What do you believe increased people's acceptance of loc styles?
"I believe that men are simply doing more with their locs. That's really good because when they use our extensions, they enjoy how seamlessly they blend in, so they don't have to worry about people thinking they have extensions in their hair, which gives them a sense of confidence. I believe it's becoming more fashionable since, following the huge chop, we were unsure what to do with our Afros. Therefore, locs are an excellent choice because your hair is always styled. It's always adorable. You may simply throw it up in any style you like. Even on your worst day, it appears to be in good condition. Thus, you are a member of this community. And, I believe, because of the proliferation of social media, we now have a much broader selection of styles. We have pioneers such as Franchescha who demonstrated how to properly style our hair at home. It's not necessary to visit the salon to maintain locs, but it's comforting to know that in between salon appointments, you can easily maintain your hair. We desire movement. That is why we have braids and weaves. We want movement in our hair, however Afros tend to stay in one place, despite their beauty. And the majority of us lack wash-and-go hair. Thus, the question becomes, what do you do now?
What advice would you share with people who are just starting their locs?
“I would say you're going to go through a lot of phases in the next couple of months, especially if you didn't add in hair. If you're just going through your "ugly phase," which I don't believe in, you're going to be learning a lot about yourself and you're going to have to be patient with your hair. It's not going to look the way you want it to look everyday. You're not going to instantly have that length that you got locs for. You're really going to have to go through it and it's going to be beautiful. Enjoy it because once it gets long, it's just long. You're never going to get those organic short days back. So enjoy it and trust the process!
How often should locs be retwisted and is there a right way to do it?
“Yes. Locs should always be twisted to the right hand side. We recommend in the beginning phases, year 1-2, getting your locs retwisted every four to six weeks. Once your hair is mature, I'd recommend getting it twisted every six to eight weeks. But it's also a personal preference thing. If you have to be in a corporate environment and have to look professional all the time, then every four to six weeks, but just remember, don't over twist your hair.
Locs were not always fashionable and trendy as they are today. What do you think made people more accepting of loc styles?
“I think men are just doing a lot more with their locs, personally. So that's really nice because when they use our extensions, they love it because it blends in instantly so they don't have the thought of ‘Oh, people think I have extensions in my hair,’ and they feel really confident with that. I think it's becoming more trendy because after the big chop, we kind of were in limbo with what to do with our Afros. So locs are a great choice because your hair's always done. It always looks cute. You can just throw it up into any style. Even on your worst day, it looks good. So you're just part of this community. And I think because there's so much social media, we have a lot more access to styles. We have pioneers like Franchescha who showed us how to do our hair at home. With locs, it's not something you necessarily have to go to the salon for, but it's really nice that in between the salon visits, you can maintain your hair very easily. We want movement. That's why we have braids and that's why we wear weaves. We want movement with our hair, whereas Afros just kind of stay in one position, even though it's a beautiful crown. And most of us don't have wash and go hair. So it's like what do you do now?
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While some view the term "dreadlocks" negatively, it accurately describes the feelings of enemy settlers who struggled terribly against these strong loc'd warriors who lived in the mountains and descended to defeat anyone who encroached on their country.
As a result, their colonizer adversaries feared seeing these valiant guerilla warriors.
Rastafarianism's progenitors took great pride in news clippings of Mau Mau warrior resistance and saw dreadlocks as a symbol of anti-colonialist self-love and self-acceptance while instilling 'dread inna Babylon'.
We don't hear much about locs in the NapturallyCurly community, but Annette Roche, owner of New York City's Napp Star Salon, is on a mission to alter that by demonstrating the diversity of natural hair through her loc specialization and mission to enrich your loc adventure. Annette was introduced to me by Francahesca Ramseai, on Youtube and Instagram, when she revealed the stylist that slayed her locs for everything from red carpet events to television appearances, and I've been following them both ever since. I had the opportunity to speak with Annette prior to her Midwest tour, during which she will travel and teach about locs. I quizzed her about loc style products, loc maintenance, and styles, as well as everything in between. She gave her expert advise as well as advice she would give to anyone considering embarking on their own loc journey. I left our conversation wishing I could restart my locs from scratch!
Annette has worked in the hair industry for 15 years, beginning at her mother's Maryland African hair braiding salon. Both she and her sister, Melissa, run NappStar salons, and while Annette is based in New York, she spent six years splitting her time between the Maryland and New York locations. Annette eventually relocated to New York City, where she assisted NappStar in growing a social media following of over 40K followers. It's unsurprising—the salon's social media pages are constantly updated with images of elaborate styles, fun and vibrant color jobs, the newest retwists, and videos of stylist confessionals for your pleasure and inspiration.