Post by ohphob on Feb 14, 2016 15:16:18 GMT
Hello everyone 
ok so almost 2 years ago I started my first set of dreads I didn't do very good sectioning, I used rubber bands, and the worst of all wax! I had about 50 dreadies, and after 2 months I combed them out because I just wanted to start over and do them the right way. I wanted to get my hair back to brown so I could stop dying it and my hair could be much healthier. After a stressful senior year of high school I missed them so much I couldn't wait any longer!
(My hair before dreads, P.S. My hair is longer than how it looks in the picture)
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START: July 17, 2015
(My dreads right after I did them that took a good 12+ hours my arms were so dead after)
(Week 1 right before washing)
(First wash is always the scariest I feel like they fell out so much but I know I just gotta chill and let them do their magic)
(I missed week 2 pictures because I was on vacation)
(Week 3 I'm very happy with how they are turning out they are getting tighter at the roots but still pretty loose as it gets to the end of my hair. Also I got some Dollylocks tightening spray and it is freaking awesome! I ordered some shampoo too)
(Before the 3rd wash, I wash them once a week by the way, and you can see how much of the dreads are loose towards the ends)
(Back of hair before 3rd wash)
(Hair after I washed it. It's my first time using the dolly locks shampoo and they feel so much tighter and it didn't make my hair super frizzy like my other shampoo)
I'm doing my one month pictures today since I have work all day tomorrow here are the pictures my homies
This is mostly how I wear my hair
Let the craziness begin!
Starting to get some bumps
Another back view
My roots are getting more and more knotted
I just used Lush Big shampoo and it is amazing! It feels like all the dead skin on my scalp got stripped away and my hair feels so clean and feels tighter and like I just went swimming in the ocean!
I did some much needed maintenance and sprayed some sea salt spray and they got so much better so fast
1.4 months they are starting to shrink already!
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TWO MONTHS
It's crazy to me how different this set is compared to my last one. I was so OCD about my last set and I crocheted them once a week it was horrible! I'm just letting these do their thing all I do now is separate them and I love them
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THREE MONTHS!! Freshly washed
they are starting the shrink up hardcore!
They are really starting to shrink up o-o
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FOUR MONTHS
Freshly washed and dried a little. It is crazy how shrunk up and fat they are getting I can't wait until they get longer
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FIVE MONTHS
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SIX MONTHS! Aka half a year
So excited how fat they are getting
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7 MONTHS
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8 MONTHS
sunburned cheeks
brushed out the ends that we're starting to blunt up and got some length back
April 5, 2016 I did my first deep clean
Water before
Me during
Water after o.o
Feeling super clean
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9 MONTHS
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MONTH 10
Not much has changed they are getting fatter and fatter and the bumps are starting to straighten out
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11 MONTHS
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ONE YEAR!!!!
I'm so happy that I made it to the one year mark. I can't even imagine myself without dreads, I can't wait for more years to come
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ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS
so last month I dyed my hair blue but I missed my brown hair so I dyed it back
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ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS
Growing out my shaved part
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TWO YEARS!
ok so almost 2 years ago I started my first set of dreads I didn't do very good sectioning, I used rubber bands, and the worst of all wax! I had about 50 dreadies, and after 2 months I combed them out because I just wanted to start over and do them the right way. I wanted to get my hair back to brown so I could stop dying it and my hair could be much healthier. After a stressful senior year of high school I missed them so much I couldn't wait any longer! (My hair before dreads, P.S. My hair is longer than how it looks in the picture)
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START: July 17, 2015
(My dreads right after I did them that took a good 12+ hours my arms were so dead after)
(Week 1 right before washing)
(First wash is always the scariest I feel like they fell out so much but I know I just gotta chill and let them do their magic)
(I missed week 2 pictures because I was on vacation)
(Week 3 I'm very happy with how they are turning out they are getting tighter at the roots but still pretty loose as it gets to the end of my hair. Also I got some Dollylocks tightening spray and it is freaking awesome! I ordered some shampoo too)
(Before the 3rd wash, I wash them once a week by the way, and you can see how much of the dreads are loose towards the ends)
(Back of hair before 3rd wash)
(Hair after I washed it. It's my first time using the dolly locks shampoo and they feel so much tighter and it didn't make my hair super frizzy like my other shampoo)
I'm doing my one month pictures today since I have work all day tomorrow
here are the pictures my homies This is mostly how I wear my hair
Let the craziness begin!
Starting to get some bumps
Another back view
My roots are getting more and more knotted
I just used Lush Big shampoo and it is amazing! It feels like all the dead skin on my scalp got stripped away and my hair feels so clean and feels tighter and like I just went swimming in the ocean!
I did some much needed maintenance and sprayed some sea salt spray and they got so much better so fast
1.4 months they are starting to shrink already!
---------------------------------------
TWO MONTHS
It's crazy to me how different this set is compared to my last one. I was so OCD about my last set and I crocheted them once a week it was horrible! I'm just letting these do their thing all I do now is separate them and I love them
---------------------------------------
THREE MONTHS!! Freshly washed
they are starting the shrink up hardcore! They are really starting to shrink up o-o
---------------------------------------
FOUR MONTHS
Freshly washed and dried a little. It is crazy how shrunk up and fat they are getting I can't wait until they get longer
---------------------------------------
FIVE MONTHS
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SIX MONTHS! Aka half a year
So excited how fat they are getting
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7 MONTHS
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8 MONTHS
sunburned cheeks brushed out the ends that we're starting to blunt up and got some length back April 5, 2016 I did my first deep clean
Water before
Me during
Water after o.o
Feeling super clean
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9 MONTHS
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MONTH 10
Not much has changed they are getting fatter and fatter and the bumps are starting to straighten out
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11 MONTHS
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ONE YEAR!!!!
I'm so happy that I made it to the one year mark. I can't even imagine myself without dreads, I can't wait for more years to come
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ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS
so last month I dyed my hair blue but I missed my brown hair so I dyed it back
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ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS
Growing out my shaved part
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TWO YEARS!
