This was found on World Star Hip Hop and I am saddened. I really don't know the story behind this except this young lady had natural hair, then her mother thought it would be a good idea to put a kiddie relaxer in her hair. Mothers of the world, each situation is unique please, let's take care of our daughters.
No really it is! Pittsburgh Steelers (Lawd my hubby would kill me if he knew the black and gold is up here on my site!) Larry Johnson's hair has been insured by Head & Shoulders, the shampoo brand that is endorsed by the Steelers safety. The long, flowing black hair that tumbles out of Polamalu's helmet and down his back--it's nearly three feet long! He is very proud of his Samoan heritage and vows to never cut it anytime soon. I see Samson all up and through there okay?
Yesterday, the question was asked on twitter by some fellow loc'd lovelies if loc rockers use a brush. Well the answer to that my friend is a resounding yes, but of course! I know I do, and I know a few others who do as well.
Most often a brush is used when in between hair grooming appointments, or if our locs are a bit unruly at the root. But please note you can't just use any brush all willy nilly, no ma'am! You have to use a soft paddle brush with either natural bristles, or one that has soft bristles. No spokes, nor wires for obvious reasons.
So there you have it, if you need to brush just do it!
Queen Lauryn Hill performed at Rock the Bells event in New York at Governer’s Island over the weekend. Check her out bringing all the stars onstage. I hope and pray she comes back stronger than ever blessing us with her gift! Big ups Lauryn!
Looking for men, women, and children with locs to speak about their loc'd journey.
Casting for a
Corporate business person
Salon owner
Teenage boy and girl with locs
Children between 4 and 15
Rastafarian man and women
Rastafarian family
People without locs that are against locs
People that have recently cut there locs
Email your submissions to Nerissabookings@gmail.com
Also if you want to be involved and your not in the Miami area, I am also taking Skype interviews.
So the Empress Nerissa Irving and I have been doing some brainstorming and since so many submissions are starting to pour in we will finish out the year with those Queens being selected for Loc'd Beauty of the Week, they will now be Loc'd Beauty of the Month (starting September 2010). The lucky Queen selected will receive an On the Road to Queendom T-shirt as the prize!
Then hold on to your seats because the Queendom is gonna get bigger and better for 2011...stay tuned for some great announcements! So if you think you have what it takes to be our next Loc'd Beauty of the Month let us know; send in your 3 best original photos. They must be taken with a digital camera, great clarity with one being up close showcasing your locs, 1 full body shot, and the last photo will be of you showcasing your style!
Sorry about the sparse action around here lately, but I am in the process of moving. You know how that goes with a family (whew), it has taken all of my time! LOL
So with that being said please be patient with a sista...
Oh and you know how we do around here at the Queendom, we are all about empowerment, and uplifting one another; not tearing one another down. If you have a grievance with anything being posted please contact me via email. I do not condone bickering, nor any negativity in the comment box no matter how right you think you are. A public forum is not the place.
Asha, your locs are beautiful and they are a crown! Recently you became the proud holder of the Guinness World Records for the longest dreadlocks in the world, how did they approach you and is this something you were aiming for?
Greetings Queendom...and to my brothers and sistas all over the world....
To Qualify and become a Guinness World Record holder in any category is solely up to the individual who wishes to be recognized and become a World record holder once approved. Based on my understanding GWR does not go looking for people to break records...it’s a free approach to anyone to wishes the attempt.
I knew my locks had grown very long but I didn't realize just how long they really were for two reasons... one being, for 13 years while struggling with medical problems, I would tie them in lots of little knots to protect them from breakage and also to shorten them since they were hard to manage at that point so I never thought of them as being that long. However, every time I would go out people would comment and compliment me on my locs as to being so long and beautiful and the question always came up, are you in Guinness or Ripley’s. Though it was not something I was actually aiming for...After a while I started thinking that maybe I should look into GWR and see what the requirements is to become a World Record Holder.
After reviewing GWR and seeing that in the hair category held the record for the "longest hair" out of China, but nothing on dreadlocs, i made the application and was approved to do the attempt of which the whole process took about 3-4 months. I was awarded the record in November of 2008.
There is a documented difference in my length in earlier videos of which is not a "typo"...I was so excited and caught up in the rush to attempt the record, I totally forgot to take the time to go through my locks and begin to untie all the knots I had put in through the years to shorten and protect them, so I did the attempt and measured at 8ft 6ins. Once I realized my error, I contacted GWR who then informed me I will have to go through the attempt again and have my locs verified by 2 hairdressers and witnessed by a Notary; public so as to be accurate with the length and its authenticity and to have it modified and updated in their records of which was done live on the "CBS Early show" in November of 2009. With my full length totally let down and for full measurement.
How long are your dreads?
My locs are measured at 19feet 6 1/2 inches long.
I know with long locs, you can develop a few physical problems, such as neck problems, and traction alopecia due to the heaviness. Have you experienced anything of this sort?
Having long locs has not caused me any physical problems nor do I have neck pains. Though my locks is a bit heavy at 4lbs when dry and 10lbs when it’s wet. Through the years I have become very creative in finding ways to carry them of which allows me total freedom from any neck or body strain.
I will like to clarify for concerned fans and admirers. The front of my head may seem like I have a "receding hairline" or “Alopecia" due to weight traction. This is not the case at all. Like lots of women, I have trouble with facial hair and during a facial hair removal a few weeks ago, I unknowingly brushed my hands against my forehead with the hair remover and did not realize it till 3 of my precious locs fell out. Since then, the re-growth has been slow but my hair is growing back and I am grateful it was not much worse.
How long have you been growing your locs? Have you ever thought about cutting them?
I have been growing my locscious crown for 21yrs this past January. Never is a strong word, but I will say...I will NEVER cut my locscious crown. They are my life and my "individual" reason for sanity and wisdom filled conscious growth of my whole being.
How do you sleep with that hair at night?
At night, I lay my locs beside me on the bed to sleep. If they are damp from a late hair wash, I let them drop on a sheet on the floor at the bedside to air dry. They don't get tangled or hinder my sleep in any way at all. I sometimes bundle them up to use as an extra pillow.
How do you groom your locs, and do you have to enlist help? Do you twist tightly to the root?
I have never been to a hairdresser in my life except for the two attempts with GWR for authentication and verification. I wash and maintain my locs myself. I only enlist the help of a family member once every 3-6months when I choose to add color to highlight my crown. I no longer twist tightly at the roots except for a bit of grooming since I need the full body of my roots to support the weight of my crown. I really don't have any styling techniques since my locs are so long to begin to style, so besides an occasional up-do wrap... I always let it flow behind me .
Do you have a product preference that you use on your hair?
I do have a product preference that I use, however since I am working on a project at the moment for a new and improved formula, I cannot comment on that product. I will share that even with previous products and the ones I use now..... I always use virgin olive oil to massage my scalp and roots. Olive oil is a great old school remedy especially for Kinky hair that I think is brilliant and works for me, any brand will do.
You know a lot of people say that they are not their hair, that it has nothing to do with who they are as a person? How do you feel about this?
A lot of people who don't feel their hair have anything to do with them as people are solely individuals. I do believe that be it spiritual or carnal, how one carries themselves on the outside is definitely a reflection of who they are on the inside; Be it hair or clothes. Still one does not have to be all hair-styled up or dressed up expensive or fancy to reflect good heartedness. It’s a matter of cleanliness and good moral values that completes the whole personal package.
Hey Queens yours truly has been invited to an exclusive event in Atlanta Georgia at the end of the month. Well you know I can't make it because I live out here on the West Coast. With that being said, I am looking for one member of On the Road to Queendom to represent us well! I mean she has to be fierce, fabulous, and rocking the locs honey!
So do you live in the ATL area? Are you free on August 30th between 7-9? If you want to go to a fabulous event where you will be introduced to the newest Summer Congac series and rub shoulders with the eilte, I need to hear from you!
I will choose one member who leaves a comment and tells me why she should represent On the Road to Queendom! Winner selected August 20th!
So excited that I just received our very own Queen Laquita's shampoo bars for locs! I am so mad that I just washed my hair ytd! LOL I was trying to hold out for the bars, but I digress I will get to use them next week! As soon as I shampoo my locs with the bar I will post my review of them. Now, Laquita just because you are one of my fave readers don't mean you gone receive special treatment *side eye*, I'm sure you won't need it anyway! LOL
She also sent me this cute yellow flower for my hair, and a hair tea bag! I am super excited! Everything smells so divine, and so cute! So thank you Laquita, I can't wait to tell the Queens how great these bars are, and post them underneath my fave products page! Okay...until then!
. This beautiful smile belongs to On the Road to Queendom's Laquita! Laquita Thomas-Banks is quite the woman, as she is well rounded! She is a published writer; with a recurring writing gig on my personal fave, Clutch online magazine, Afro Glitz, and Kinnks as a guest blogger. She has her own blog All Naptural - http://allnaptural.blogspot.com/. She also writes for the DC Natural Hair Examiner, the Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/x-9837-DC-Natural-Hair-Examiner. Then she has enough time to create and sell all natural hair products and accessories at her online Etsy shop, Bobeam. For the sake of this post, we will focus on her shampoo bars which work well with locs.
A little bit about the shampoo bars:
Bobeam's specialty is shampoo bars made with all natural ingredients. The shampoo bars contain no SLS or SLES, detergents, surfactants, or sulfates. They are all-natural, 100% vegetable soap, non-comedogenic, hypo-allergenic and biodegradable. Feel free to check my ingredients on www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
Bobeam from the Ghanaian language Twi means 'the way it was created' and it characterizes all of the shop items - they are all handmade.
Bobeam products are unscented unless otherwise stated.
She was recently interviewed on Clutch Magazine and here is her interview very interesting!
It's hot outside and what better way to stay cool with a head full of locs besides piling it all on top?
You need no set of instructions besides large hair pins to keep the locs in place. I don't know about a lot of you but for me I like to twist my edges lightly to give it a sleek and manicured appearance such as here. But remember not to twist too tight!
Super cute with long earrings!
You can section off a few areas and make a few ponytails, then just wrap the locs around the ponytail. Secure with hairpins.
What you have is an effortless and cute summer style!
The beautiful Karen of Naturally Beautiful Hair!
Her Mohawk was styled by the master Loctician Thierry Baptiste...
More of his awesome work!
So cute, especially the color!
Master Loctician with his two muses! Awesome work!
*Photos courtesy of Naturally Beautiful Hair and Worldwide Natural Hair photo album*
My name is Audrey, I am French 24 year old loc'd Queen living in Paris.
I am a communication major. Some of the things I am passionate about: art (I paint and draw in my spare time), shopping, watching and sometimes playing basketball, reading, dancing, eating and (sometimes too much!). I am a techie! I adore everything related to new technology, computers, mp3, gaming consoles, and traveling!
I love to share time with my friends, although I am pretty much a loner. I am rather stubborn and proud, I am a person who holds to her principles.
Do you think you have what it takes to be our next Loc'd Beauty of the Week?
Send us a brief bio, and 3 up to date original photos of yourself. One photo must be a close up of your locs and 1 must be a full body length photo. Good Luck!
I went to the beauty supply store to get 6 bottles of shampoo to wash my everlasting long hair lol.. (I use a half a bottle to wash my hair lol) and this women comes up to and starts to tell me I shouldn't walk around with soo much weave. I told her my hair was real but she didn't believe. She said black people dont have long hair.. WOW .. how ignorant is that.
P.S... she was rocking a lace front wig... She know her hairline is not suppose to touch her nose...
