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Hey y'all, Today was a good me day, got to hang out with my friends from way back. I was so so so glad I did. It was much fun and I am still rocking my locs in zigzag curls with an attitude. Just thought to drop a quick one on how I have maintained my locs for a whole week without loosing them. Rocking my Zigzag curls, one week in. Wore them down the whole time. Here's my simple 3 step process. 1. The Satin Bonnet Sleep in a Satin bonnet or Scarf. The primary reason for this is to retain moisture and ensure your locs are not picking up lint from your beddings. The added advantage is that is helps to retain your curls when you are asleep as well. :) 2. The Shower Cap + Tee Shirt Take a bath/shower in a shower cap. reinforced with a tee shirt. Yep, if you are trying to retain your curls water isn't your friend. Once water touches your loc curls they are gone. So I use a tee shirt to hold my shower cap up to ensure I don't get water on...

Disclaimer: This post doesn't declare war on those who choose to wear faux locs, think of it just as a matter of beef. + Don't read if you have misplaced your sense of humor. Hiya, Seems like I'm on a roll, this is my 4th post in the month of February, I'm so so so so loving this. Look who's getting her groove back. Valentines must have been a blast for me, don't ask how X_X.  Yes I know faux locs are so 2014 however, I'm in the mood for some controversy, since we are in the season of controversy with the Nigerian Elections coming in March (hopefully it's not postponed again). You may want to view this as an APC vs PDP post. Haha! Before I go into it, I must say that I never really gave Faux locs much thought until I had a conversation with  +Omotayo Oshodi  sometime last year and now I have an opinion. I"ll be speaking on behalf of a majority of real loc heads who happen to be the minority in this business. Picture source -  Rea...

Hello Y'all, Hope you had a stress-less Monday, I was in a mood for the most part of my Monday after staying awake till 3am this morning, battling with removing the pipe cleaners from my locs. I don't mean to scare you before showing you how to but just so you know; you may want to have some help around before you do a full DIY of this style. I'm not joking! What you need. 1. Medium to Long Length of locs (Damp from after a wash or moistened with water + essential oils in a spray can) 2. Pipe cleaners What I did. 1. I used two pipe cleaners for two strands of locs. 2. Bent pipe cleaners into two equal halves down the middle 3. Twisted the roots of my locs. 4. Hooked the already bent pipe cleaners on the twist strands of locs. 5. Wrapped my locs around the pipe cleaners in a zigzag manner. (Note not to bend the pipe cleaners) 6. Bend left over bits of the pipe cleaners upwards when done wrapping so it stays. 7, Wait for locs to dry. (Air dry or...

Hello Fellas, So excited to be writing a new post. Learning to make Sunday's my me days and today has really worked out well even though I've spent most of it treating my locs and my belly too X_X. It's been 5years and a couple of months since this journey started and I'm so glad I'm gone past those days where I felt like my hair wasn't growing at all. I am now at that point where I feel like it is growing sha but not growing fast enough. Length check - 5years + Locitude, Ade Balogun I got the Length check tee at one of Naija Hair Can Grow’s Salon Day Out some time back. If you want to try out the Length check tee reach out to Dabs on Instagram or Facebook - @naijahaircangrow The picture above is me today the 15th of February, 2015 and I just had a wash with Jamaican Mango and Lime TingleShampoo, Conditioned with the Protein Shampoo. My hair was still damp when I took the picture and as you can see the longest strand is just a tad bit ...

Happy Belated New Year Everyone, I know I'm the last person saying Happy New Year considering we are already in the month of February, but just like the image below says, I feared that my wishes on New Year might get lost amidst all others so wishing you a little late; but better late than never, right? I trust you've all been on to a fantastic start in 2015 and if you are in Nigeria I'm sure you've also been caught in the middle election debates. Well I have been up to a crazy 7 day routine and trying to see how to find the perfect balance between Work, Blogging, Locitude, The Locitude Studio, Relationships, my dreams and Life in general. In finding balance, I realise that one has to look back to see where we are coming from to see how far we have come and  where we are going. So this is to say a Big THANK YOU to everyone who in one way or another has contributed to "Locitude". My list is endless, but I would go ahead to mention a few people ...