How To: Jumbo Box Braids On My 22 Inch Locs
- Posted on 09 December, 2017
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
Decided to try something different. What's an unconventional locstyle you like to do?
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Hi guys welcome back to my channel in this video. I'M gon na show you guys how I got jumbo braids onto my 22 inch locs and all you're gon na need is your hair or your locs and some braiding hair and also basic knowledge of how to braid. I love being creative with my locs and my locs do not limit me in any way, regardless of any anyone's opinions or labels. I don't subscribe to many type of communities. I am just doing me. I love being creative. I love being creative in anything that I do not just my hair, so there's no limit to what you can do with your hair, whether it's locked or loose with that being said, let's get into this video, the hair that I use is from expressions. I use the 84 inch packs. I got two packs of black and one pack of bright blue because I wanted the ends to be bright blue for some reason. So all I'm doing here is I'm prepping the hair for braiding, I'm taking it out of that original braid. It was in when it came in the pack and from there I'm gon na prep my sections themselves for braiding. What I did was I separated my sections into sections. I felt were big enough to make jumbo braids and big enough to conceal my locs when I do start braiding them. So what I just did here was I feathered the ends, because, because if the ends are blunt, you're not gon na really have a seamless end. You'Re gon na have blunt ends that you have to burn or put rubber bands on. But if you don't want to do that feather the ends and run your fingers through and that should help with the ends of your braids and once I've done that I go ahead and I section off my hair, my hair's locked. So it's already sectioned off and I'm just choosing to use two lakhs per braid because I feel like I can pull that off with the amount of hair that I have so all I did is I I'm separating the hair into two thirds. This section that I took for each braid, I'm separating it into two thirds that way I have one strand for each each lock, although I'm using two locks, the third strand will just be by itself. So if you know how to basically braid I'm braiding from the under position as of the over position, taking one strand under the other and alternating and as you can see, I left a lot of hair from the root out, because jumbo braids are big and they Can be heavy which mine were heavy that can damage your hair that can cause you pain. I am very, very tender-headed, so I do not like any type of pain. So that's why I started. I started the braid so far from the roots. This will help with styling. This will help with motility of the braids all right. So I'm going to add my blue at the end, I'm gon na feather the blue out. Just like I did the black and I cut the blue hair into really short sections. Just because I wanted at the ends. I didn't need a full braid, so how I add it is I just line the blue up with whatever strand I have in my right index finger and I continue braiding as normal. Well as if the blue wasn't even there once I've done three alternating sections. When I once I've pulled the sections under each other three times, I add the blue and keep on braiding, as if I didn't add anything, I'm gon na show again, I do that by adding another blue section line it up with the section. That'S on my that's with my right index finger keep on braiding as if it wasn't even there and then pull it down well, I should have pulled it down right there, so I messed up on that one, but pulled it down and keep on braiding as normal. Either way, if you want to be really neat, then of course take your time be meticulous about it. I wasn't trying to be really neat. I kept the style in for not even a week, so I didn't care about it being perfect or neat, but if you are gon na try it and you want it to be perfect or neat, definitely take your time to be meticulous about it. The style took me a good two hours to complete without breaks. I'M gon na show you guys again how I do the route I lineup or pair a lock with a section again, I'm only z2 lakhs per braid and I'm braiding from the under position. So I'm just alternating pulling a section under another section, pulling a section under another section and switching fingers as you can see, I'm trying to conceal the lock, at least by putting it in the middle of the section that has a lock that way. You can't see it when you're just looking at the break. Once again, I'm going to show you guys how I add the blue and, as I said before, I just line it up with a section braid as if it wasn't there and then pull it down all right and that's all there is to it. That'S all. I did throughout my whole head. I have 68 locks. Therefore I had 34 braids. If you have more locks, you can probably add more locks to abrade or if you have less locks, you may want to do one lakh per braid to have a fuller head. So this is just a quick run-through of what I did. I'M gon na keep showing you guys the process over and over again until the end of this video and one thing to make sure if you're gon na try. This is to not braid on dry locks. Make sure you moisturize your locks before you start any type of styling anything you do to your locks if you're gon na do something to them, make sure they're moisturize a malleable, nice and easy to work with, because you don't want them to be dry and start Popping and breaking that would not be good one way of adding the color is holding it with a clip that way it doesn't fall off and right. There is toward the end of some of my locks. So that's why it looks all bulky. As I said this, I was fairly easy to do. It wasn't at all difficult, although my locks are long that didn't add to the difficulty of it. Although I would say, if you have short locks, it would be easier for you to do because you wouldn't have to use hair. As long as I did, the hair was, I thought it was nice. I liked it. However, it was so long that I couldn't keep it in for as long as I wanted to. I want to keep it in for a good week and a half maybe, but it was so long that it was in the way and my children love playing with my locks. They love touching it one of them likes eating it. The other likes rolling it under his fingers to get some type of comfort. So when I, when they saw these long braids in my head and the blue tips, they went crazy and my middle one kept trying to pull them out so yeah those weren't they weren't gon na last long. They were more in the way than anything they didn't hurt, they weren't uncomfortable, but they were in the way. But I saw this as a good way to just kind of have a change have a different look. Add some color without having to actually color my hair. Here I'm just concealing my ends. My ends are the thickest parts of my locks, so they are, they were the most difficult to blend in seamlessly into the braid one more time for adding the color, and this is actually the correct way to do it. They were taking your time, but if you're not you can do it. However, you want to all right. This is the last braid that I did and I'm just gon na. Let you guys watch that again and if you guys saw my video where I did the twist on my hair, you guys don't know, I I'm all about doing creative things with my locs. Regardless of anything. I had a lot of crazy comments under that video also, but I didn't really care so here we are getting braids one more time for how it added the color happiness for the little flyaways. As you see here, you can always just don't worry about those just cut them off after and this is the finished product it was very long like. I said I've never worn any type of hair that long, so I couldn't keep it in for as long as I want to, but they were not at all painful at all and they did not damage my locs if you'd like to see how my locs held Up stay tuned for my five-month nor we twist videos, I still have to do a update for that. I'M also gon na have a styling video coming up of how I styled it, and here are some pictures of the hair in action. Thank you guys. So much for watching stay tuned for more videos to the morning Arthur no she's moving
Comments
Blenda Massey: I'm done !!!!!!! You promote hair weave and u have locs your bringing the curse weave to our people
39Bosski: Whoo hoo! I finally did it. My locs are about the same length as yours so I was hopeful it would come out right. I watched your video a ton of times and finally just sat down to do it. It took me several hours (8 or 9) but it was my first time doing box braids and I love it. I can't wait to do it again. I feel empowered now. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Elle McLean: Love it! Locs are versatile
Olive 💋 Oyl: I love it hunny it came out so cute. My daughter wants braids over her locs too for her bday. “X-mas baby “ so I’m happy u did this video
mschris014: I love how creative you are, and I truly admire how you handle YouTube negativity with so much grace. You address comments with class and respect, regardless of how rude folks are. That can't be easy to do, but I appreciate your ongoing effort to stay true to who you are despite it all. Your hair looks great, by the way.
KnowN cHiLd: This is genius! Definitely trying this in the future! Thanks so much for sharing Sista!
Alicia: This is beautiful. I just locked up my hair once again. This is encurging when my hair gets long to add color. Thanks!
39Bosski: I love this. I'm definitely going to try this for the summer. A nice way to switch thing up and add a little color into the mix. Thanks for posting this! I love your creativity.
anewgirl: Amazing. Love this and it's definitely something I want to try in the future. As for people with crazy comments...really I don't know what to say but trolls will be trolls. Please don't let the negativity ever impact you because you are out here really helping out your fellow loc brothers and sisters and your efforts and creativity are admired and appreciated!
Jessica M.: So creative, I love it might try for holidays thank you!!!
Destavia Davis: I really like how creative you are with locs! It opens my eyes to other things I can do with them!
ppprevil: Love it!... can't wait for the styling video!
Adrienne McMillan: You make it look so easy! I'd love to try it but I'd have to find someone to do it for me lol
Soph B: Love love love this!!! There’s no limitations to locs, just limits of the imagination. If videos like this don’t get made, we don’t learn ❣️
Shadane Hazel: Nice.. I've been doing this for years.. Thought of making a video on more than one occasion but I'm shy.. I'm happy you did though. Keep it up.. Love it
hotmama298: Love it. I never thought of adding braiding hair to locs!. My locs are about as long as yours and I'm itching to try something different. Thanks for sharing.
Nyisha Haney: DOPE!!! I just combed my locs out but I LOVE your channel Queen!
Victoriaaa: Soo neat I love it!!
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Omg they look so good! You cant even tell. I wamt this done on my locs
November January: Love the braids. People need to stay in their lane, and stop being negative.
Mellonee Edgeston: This hairstyle looks really pretty and cute on you
chocolateMough: Omg the BEST VIDEO! Inspired me to do these. I wasn't encouraged to do them myself I was going to pay somebody but I'll save my $200 and do this! Thank you soooooo much!
Anick Johnson: Love you!! you're so down to earth and natural!! I always say having locs shouldn't stop anyone from having different hair styles! P.s where did you're baby fat go!? Looking great!!
S C: Was planning on paying someone a few hundred to do these for me! But thank you imma try them myself!!!!
Mspinklocs: I'm gonna try this. My locs is a bit longer than yours so my hair will be extra long but I just love the versatility in having locs. This style is just beautiful. I'm gonna give my hair a break from resisting and try this out
Brittny A.: I definitely want to try this. My hair is no where near as long tho
Karlen Lewis: You are teaching your sons about beauty and that hair can regrow .What a wonderful example . You are blessed keep doing what you are doing
Jay Angela: I been following you lock journey for a while now. I used to not understand why you let your roots grow so long but the more I watch your videos the more I love the facts that you don’t retwist often. You make it look so desirable, I love it keep up the beauty queen!
Shana Middleton: You are so talented, i really love your videos!! Wish i lived closer because i would definitely have you maintain my locs!!
Diann Cotterell: Wow I didn't know that it was possible to do box braids with locs. Very creative.
KatsThought KP: You always amaze me. Love it
empress luv1: Beautiful!
Kacey Johnson: I know this video is old but thank you . My locs will be 10 years old and I cannot style my own hair and i did not want to cut my 22+ inch locs!!!
Damali Cox: Hi, Was this heavy? I have been looking for a change without colouring my hair and have been thinking of doing braids. My locticians are not familiar with this braiding over locs though, so I have been left without anyone to braid it. Also how many packs did you use?
my j.h.: I did these on my locs about a month ago. It was beautiful yet I found them to be very heavy on my head and neck. Only kept them for a week lol
Cami's Car Rants: great video! I’m only 1yr and half loc’d and I wanted to add some color with out bleaching my hair. I was going to try this... maybe I’ll 3 locs per braid or 2 like how your doing it. But thanks for the tutorial
Jay: Wow!! Love it
Tricia Lino: Thank you for the video.. Love it! will try it this week.. #noretwistchallenge
yoshisaba: I see the hair Nazi's have something to say about your versatility with your locks but I think that you do a beautiful job.
Yonniwiththelocs: How long would you recommend keeping a style like this on locs without having problems?
Neka Wallace: I love your creativeness ... I want locs so bad
MrsNewtons BigFamilyBigNoise: Yessss I love it!!!
sugarpea16: they look good!!
Brooklyn: Beautiful
dpinnace88: I'm inspired to try this style for the end of my pregnancy. How many locs do you have I have 98 just wondering how many packs of hair I'll need.
Lavern Stewart Barnett: All I can say is ..wow!
Arie Bobbitt: So pretty
Vanessa Denise 💚: I Love Your Video's!!....im in need of a protective style to let my new growth grow out (like you do) and something protecting my hair when i go into labor in July.... IDK how it will look...i have more locs than you id say 110 give or take...i want something to conceal my locs but not bulky looking...any suggestions? (Asking Everyone)
Hazel E: I know this video is old, but do you think it would be okay to do box braids on starter locs?
Leannes__Journey: Looks nice
Keona Randall: Beautiful hunny!!! That's my girl!!!
Little Wolf: Lol at your kids going crazy at your new style, mamma had to change it back real quick I never thought you could braid your locs, how did your scalp feel afterward? Thanks for sharing!
Olivia Robison: Love ittttt
Althia Wallace: I love it
Mary Jayne: if i ever start locs i would like you to start them this has been the reason i haven't gotten them is because i love getting braids
Blu Moone: Can you do this on a fresh retwist or is it better to do it when you have some new growth?
AKIYIAKELLY: Very nice
Keirays Targaryen: Hi. Are u on Instagram? I really loved this video alot. I also have locs which I love
Trina Arnold: You should come and braid my hair girl
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: You're gorgeous btw
Wölfchen Spielt: Can I use just one lock? Because mine are pretty thick
Yemi Olukoga: When I braided my dreadlocks..it was heavy on my head if I pack it in a bun or styles...
Neilie Stylez: You are pretty.. Good job
Fit Black Vegan: Super dope!
S Law: Your pictures at the end were soooo beautiful! How on earth did you get that purple sky in the background? Was that a filter or is my computer off?
Kamryn Banks: How many packs of hair did you use
CoCO Jinx: I'm here for it. But I have a question, did your locs got damaged?, it's looks pretty.
Hypertension don’t mention Me: No I’m late but love this video
Maranda Smith: How many bags of hair you use ?
Montoya Mcmillan: May i ask wats in the spray bottle
Rajou Berdiier: Waw so beautifull with locs or not
Yoshi: I want to joint the air Force but I don't want to cut off my dreads. Realistically I will have to hide my hair all the time. Will this thin my locks out since I'm going to have to have my hair in braids a lot ??
Bindi Marc: ca-yute!
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April Randolph: Is you in Miami
Alise Alexander: Song?