Tuesday, February 16, 2010

6 MONTHS!! (Halfway there!)


Saturday marked my official 6 MONTH LOCIVERSARY!!
I'm only halfway to my first major loc-related milestone!

I didn't do much to celebrate, I had a friend-date in Valentine's Day (definition: friend-date (n.) - a date with a friend of which there is no romantic interest) since N and I couldn't see each other. The spot that we went to was a little punk rockish and though it does normally fit my usual style (i'm usually a cross between punk, goth, and emo), I decided to do something different.
Before loccing, I always wanted to rock a Mohawk/Fauxhawk but I never quite knew how to accomplish it. The sectioning method never looked right to me and pins just wouldn't work right so I just never wore one. I don't know what reminded me of the style Saturday, but i tried again...the first time since I've locced my hair.
I was never a big fan pins. They can come loose, they sometimes break hair, and they're not always easy to maneuver so that they're not see. I'm also not too peachy on potentially impailing my loc with a hair pin...it feels like I'd be stabbing myself in the finger. So I went straight for the sectioning method and this is what I came up with:

The back looks just as I wanted it to, but I couldn't quite come up with something just right for the front. I don't want it to look just as the rest...that looks odd to me. I tried doing a basket weave on the front, but that didn't look quite right so what I ended up doing was leaving a few locs out in the front to act as sort of a bang. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but at least it didn't look weird any more and it helped frame my face a bit better. As time goes on I'll try to perfect it as best as I can. Until then, i love my lochawk!