Today I wanted to share that I finally hit 7 months into my dreadlock journey! 🥳🎉 I officially started August 2nd 2025. I went to the braid shop and had comb coils installed. At that point I wasn’t sure which direction I wanted to go with my dreadlock journey. I didn’t know if I wanted neat cultivated locs in which my roots are twisted every 2-3 months, or any other route. By month 3 and two diy retwists at home I soon realized I wanted to freeform my dreadlocks. I always admired the freeform look of dreadlocks more than the more very neat look. To me the freeform locs are more freedom and I won’t have to twist my hair at all to maintain it just wash it and  go.

Don’t get me wrong I think all forms of dreadlocks are beautiful ❤️😍 but I wanted freeforms to suit my current lifestyle and I also didn’t want to have to do my hair so often (which is why I wanted dreads in the first place) my hair locked pretty quickly I’ll say around month 3 my hair had already started to form and look like dreads. In the 7 months of being on this hair journey I’ve learned patience and to not (or try not to) compare my journey to someone else. I’m looking forward to hitting the 1 year mark and looking into the future with my dreadlocks.

I also read a how to book by Adette Wellington on How To Grow Amazing Dreadlocks I’ll leave a link to my  book review podcast sharing my thoughts on the book, but I learned a lot from her book as well.

How to Grow Amazing Dreadlocks by Adette Wellington

Thank you for taking the time out to read from this first series  peace and love

Nikki