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Category: Dreadlocks

Auburn Dreadlocks

Auburn Dreadlocks

| August 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Black women look stunning when they go the route of auburn dreadlocks as you can see in this picture above. It’s a combination of highlights of different shades which is very creative. We spoke with this women before snapping the photo and she said it took her 9 years to get this length of hair. [...]

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dreadlocks and maintenance

dreadlocks and maintenance

| August 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

  Video by: YouTube user damianjw84 This video have a few tips on dreadlocks and maintenance. It is very important to maintenance your hair for a healthy journey whether its natural, relaxed, or in dreadlocks. If you don’t want Matted Dreads as a style choice, then make sure you maintain your locs with proper care [...]

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dreadlocks braided updo

dreadlocks braided updo

| August 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Elegant at the same time informal, this dreadlocks braided updo can be worn to the office, at a family gathering, or at prom. Although the color red is dynamic and a bit bold, colored dreadlocks really adds flare to the natural style. There are lots of versatile ways to wear dreads, contrary to what many [...]

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Matted Dreads

Matted Dreads

| August 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

This is a very good example of what matted dreads should look like on a man who has chosen to grow his hair out and lock it up. Males don’t get as much love in the black hair game as women but they should especially since they are keeping up when it comes to styles [...]

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Men Long Dreads

Men Long Dreads

| March 13, 2011 | 8 Comments

Okay so you have used the words men long dreads before but I bet you have not seen many males who have locs of this length. This well groomed gentlemen has been growing his hair out for 9 years. Yes, ladies he is stunting on us and in the words of Charlie Sheen he is [...]

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19 Pics of Women Dreadlocks

19 Pics of Women Dreadlocks

| March 3, 2011 | 3 Comments

It’s always nice to see some beautiful women with dreadlocks especially when they are styled up right and individually set apart by color and length. These black women were happy to pose in front of thirsty roots camera lenses so that we could capture their stunning beauty. If you are thinking about beginning dreads this [...]

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Hairstylist Spotlight: Napturalocs Styles by Tiffany

Hairstylist Spotlight: Napturalocs Styles by Tiffany

| February 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

One of Thirsty Roots members have a creative knack when it comes to dreadlock hairstyles. Napturalocs Styles by Tiffany are a range of  loc styles created by Mobile Stylist and Loctician Tiffany Poland. We had a chance to interview the professional Hair Stylist about her specialties, skills, techniques, and more. Read on to get to [...]

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Sara’s locs extensions

Sara’s locs extensions

| January 25, 2011 | 11 Comments

I was checking out Sara’s locs extensions in the community and wanted to share it with our readers. Her stylist did a great job. Sara is on the journey of discovering her “thirsty roots” and joined the community to get advice, hair care, and lock maintenance information. In her words: “Recently I’ve invested in loc [...]

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red dreadlocks photo

red dreadlocks photo

| January 8, 2011 | 5 Comments

Crazy hot red dreadlocks photo for those that need to see what their hair would look like if they placed a little color in it. via: afrocentricmiss:

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dreadlocks photos

dreadlocks photos

| November 15, 2010 | 15 Comments

Here is a page from the dreadlocks photos section of my free hairstyles ebook. If you have not signed up yet then you are missing some really hot dread styles. There is six pages of hair pics for dreads within the ebook.

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dreadlocks loose roots

dreadlocks loose roots

| November 12, 2010 | 4 Comments

There are many who wonder what they need to do with dreadlocks loose roots. The answer is NOTHING. Let them do what they will do anyway which is dread up themselves. There has been some back and forth debating about locking up the roots of your hair with new growth but many of them are [...]

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dreadlocks dandruff

dreadlocks dandruff

| November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

How do you deal with dreadlocks dandruff and can you make it go away. Well, this is a two part answer. If you have dandruff problems now and you don’t have dreads you may want to consider holding off on them. It’s not the hairstyle that causes the itchy skin and white flakes. There are [...]

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dreadlocks african american

dreadlocks african american

| November 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

A hot picture of all natural dreadlocks african american female that is proudly rocking her thirsty roots. I love how she has them whipped to one side of her head giving them a much more dramatic look.

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dreadlocks pin up styles

dreadlocks pin up styles

| November 3, 2010 | 1 Comment

I get a lot of emails from women and men asking about dreadlocks pin up styles that present a professional look for the corporate world as well as formal gatherings and even weddings. Here are six pictures from the ebook I put together as a free download. There are several more you can see by [...]

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dreadlocks grow faster

dreadlocks grow faster

| November 3, 2010 | 5 Comments

So what can make your dreadlocks grow faster without trying what has been rumored to work. There are many things on the market for black hair and some work better than others. Dreads require much more maintenance so how can you grow them fast without damaging your hair and keeping it healthy? Rumor: Dreads damage [...]

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what do dreadlocks look like

what do dreadlocks look like

| November 2, 2010 | 0 Comments

Believe it or not some people still ask the question what do dreadlocks look like. There are so many stereotypes regarding the dreads and who can rock them or how they are formed in a persons head. You hear all kind of negative things like they are for weed smokers or worse. The fact is [...]

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dreadlocks updo

dreadlocks updo

| November 1, 2010 | 2 Comments

Two hot dreadlocks updo pictures from the Thirsty Roots hairstyles ebook I put together that you can get for free when you join my newsletter. Dreads and sisterlocks are gaining major popularity and for those that really know how to style them they are getting much recognition and love in the natural hair community.

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dreadlocks atlanta

dreadlocks atlanta

| October 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

Despite the largest black hair show in the United States being held in Georgia’s capital for mostly relaxed hair styled women dreadlocks in Atlanta are very present as well. If you want to see many of them make sure you come out and support Taliah Waajid’s World Natural Hair Show. There is usually thousands of [...]

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dreadlocks backcombing method

dreadlocks backcombing method

| October 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

For those of you looking to lock up and present the world your dreadlocks you have a couple of different ways to do this and the dreadlocks backcombing method is one. Some say that the best results for this method is to go natural. Here some great information about how it works. Link.

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lil wayne dreads cut off

lil wayne dreads cut off

| September 28, 2010 | 0 Comments

  We have received many emails asking is lil wayne dreads cut off of his head and is he bald? When Dwayne Carter was sentenced to the year in prison it was said that he would have to cut the dreads off but we have not seen any pics surface. As far as we know [...]

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