Hey everyone and welcome to my blog. This is more or less of a lifestyle blog, but mostly I will be covering dreadlock tips, tricks, and styles as well as answering any questions you may have. Before we start, I would like to graciously thank you for visiting my blog, and hope you stick around for more. I am so exited to start this, so let's go!
First, some context. I started out with hair straighter than the Ohio republican Convention attendees, which is pretty hard to work with for dreads.
And I also had no idea what I was doing, I just knew I really wanted fat dreads, but had no idea the patience that goes into it. My first set of dreads was , to put politely, a nightmare. They were half braided, half back combed and completely wild. My mom, (who doesn't like dreads to begin with), almost cried at the sight of the stringy mess that fell from my head.
This picture does not do it justice--they were reallllly bad. I combed them out and started a new set, this time using back comb, then combed those out as well and did the twist and rip method (I'll go into each method further later on). So, after many hours of tearful combing and hair jerking, I made a set I was happy with and have had them for 2 years. I learned a lot from making mistakes over and over again, (DO NOT USE WAX), and feel I have a lot of knowledge in this area.
If you are considering dreads, there are some things you should know before.
1. They are a long term agreement. A set of good, mature dreads may take as much as a year and a half to really start looking like good dreads (also depending on the method), and besides that, you may want to keep them longer before you comb or cut them out. You should make sure dreads are what you want, and seriously consider the time commitment before starting them on a whim.
2. People WILL make judgements of you. Of course, people always judge you, but with dreads there seems to be common judgements (or misjudgments) that you are going to have to deal with. One is that you don't bathe. Some people assume that the only way to get dreads is to not wash your hair for long enough, and your hair will naturally clump up. As true as this may be, most dreads now a days are NOT made that way, nor should they be, as a health hazard. As a dread head, you will always have to answer the question of whether or not you wash your hair. Another judgment people make is that you smoke a loooot of pot. Whether it's true or not, it ups your street cred, but you have to be aware of this in job interviews and school.
3. People will stare. You will stand out as a dread head from the crowd and although it's nice to be complimented at stop lights and the grocery store, you have to know that you are going to be looked at ALL the time , good day or not.
And that covers the dreadlock essentials before starting. I hope this post has helped you in some way, and if you have any questions about my dreads, or some things to know before dreads, leave a comment or email me at iamtheonlyhollis@gmail.com.
I really appreciate you checking this out, and hope you stick around for more.
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