Faux Locs On Short Hair | Diy | Soft And Silky Afro Kinky Hair

It'S been pulled as hell like, so i just wanted to just kind of cool down the scalp because it is painful like you can see. I have grabbed every strand of hair on my scalp hi guys welcome back to my channel golden roots in this video. I wanted to show you guys how we're gon na do four lots. Okay, my name is akari in case you guys, don't know me if it's your first time tuning in my name is akari and carrie. For short, so i just noticed that i don't introduce myself in most of my videos and i thought i would share my name all right, so i got these um. I got this soft and silky hair from ebay uh. This color color m31b. It'S like this. I wanted something that could go with my hair and i know that it's not really that close, but i kind of struggled in finding a color for it. So we're doing four locks and i'm not going to cut this. So this is the length that we're going to have most probably, and if you want longer, hair then make sure you get longer hair. But i just wanted to share this method with you guys on how to make your own, or do your own faux, locs and save some money so make sure that you have rubber bands if you're working on short hair like mine, i got rubber buns off ebay Link will be down below not ebay. I got rubber bands off amazon and then i got the hair off ebay because i couldn't find any here, but if you're in ireland you can find some in dublin, i'm very sure about that and um. These are the rubber bands, i'm working with they're, very small, rubber buns, and i have to part my hair, so i will show you the method on how to work on short hair. So this is like four locks on short hair. Even if you have long hair. That'S okay, i mean i'm just sharing the technique. I use and i'm hoping to keep this faux locs for like three months, because i'm just trying to grow out my hair and then move on to the next process, where i plan to lock my hair. So do stay tuned because i have a lot of exciting content, even though it might not come when required or when wanted or or consistently. I would try to be as consistent as i can be all right, so guys your sister wears glasses, i'm gon na need. My glasses cause, i'm not gon na make um neat partings uh neat partings. If i do not wear my glasses, i am trying to just make a medium kind of you know. Medium kind of four locks, so i'm gon na zoom in and i feel, like my glasses - are kind of gon na be in the way all right somewhere there. So i'm just gon na spend this time kind of parting the size that i want. So if you're working on short hair, remember, the rubber bands are gon na work, magic, okay and i'll. Take that all right, i think i should show from the side my glasses might be in the way, but i'll make sure to pull out whatever hair is left alright, if your hair is too short, wait for it to grow, because this method won't work. If your hair's, too short but make sure you tighten the rubber band until it's normal, something like that, you see so that's what we're working with there all right sis hold on there one second! So one thing i should have told you that this is going to be painful. If you're going to tighten your rubber band too close to the scalp, make sure you leave some space and thank me later because i learned the hard way. So if your hair is as short as mine, then the rubber bands will work out and make sure you do need partings. So i'm gon na part, my hair, i usually just start line by line because i just don't want to miss out on the lining or the pattern and i'm just making medium fall locs, and i want a full look. So i'm gon na make sure that i try to stay with the same size all right. So i am done parting and i just want to show you guys what i did. I couldn't see the back so, if you're worried about not seeing the back and you're doing this yourself, then do not worry about that. Ask someone. If you have someone around to help you. If my parting doesn't look neat, that's okay! Okay! Just do what you can do, sis you're just trying to look good and so long as your front parting is neat. That'S okay! So, depending on what hair you're using it all depends on how many strands of hair you have so you can use braiding, hair instead or um if you're, using braiding, hair you're gon na need to crochet it under. So i'm gon na show you guys one example. So we're crocheting this, and this is what we're going to look around so we're gon na loosen the hair um like so to use to wrap the hair as a lock all right. So i just wanted to show you guys this method, because it's like a for um, a soft, lock and make sure you go under. I just want to zoom in, and this looks already like a tight one if it's too tight just make sure to loosen it. So that you're not in pain at night, that was a bit too tight, but you're gon na put your hook underneath all right and then you're going to lock in here all right. I have to turn it this way, so you're just trying to get one side. Anyways, it's not like you're trying to crochet the whole thing just to pass through one side, and then you pull the side out all right now. This is optional. It'S up to you to kind of braid or twist it, so you can either make twists or braids. So, for example, if you're making a twist you'd have to do it like so and make sure to make it loose, because we don't want it a bit, we don't want them too thin. So, like you can see here, why is he not focusing so like you? Can see there right, you want to make it a bit bit loose towards as you go on with the lock all right, i'm sorry. It keeps on getting out of focus, but i'm sure you guys get the idea. So it's either, you can make it with a loose um with a loose finish or you can twist the whole thing all together. So i just wanted to show you first this method and then we are going to see how we get on and it doesn't matter about the end because we're going to work with it so, depending on the hair that you have remember, you don't have to use Or you don't have to use all the afro kinky, you can use braiding hair underneath and then you cover up the braid with you cover up the hair with the afro kinky. So we're going to loosen this all right like so just make it into a loose loose looseness all the way, if you're a beginner, this might take longer for you, but don't worry it's so easy to do guys and it's so neat. So this is something that you can do on your own. We'Re gon na wrap that up. So we start by leaving one out like that, and then we wrap all right. You don't have to leave too much hair, so you make sure you make it tight enough at the bottom and then you braid a bit just to secure it. And then you start wrapping the hair, okay and whichever way you're going to go, make sure you're going the same way. I'M coming in the front at the whole time and try spread the hair so that you are wrapping a bit more of what you already have and make sure that it doesn't look too loose here. We can fix that, but you don't want it looking a bit awkward, you want it to look a bit more blended like so. If you have a thin part, you can go back and fix that or you can just spread it around okay, but as you can see, the lock is coming up all right, so i'm just going to show you to the end just quickly. These are hot water. So they're gon na look like that. So that's the first lock quite thick, but if you want it much thinner then make sure that it's not as thin. So the other way of doing this lock is just braiding at the top, and then you don't have to make a twist. I find i found that this actually made the lock appear a bit much a bit smaller and less thicker than the first one. So i didn't twist this one, i just uh crocheted that hair and then i just wrapped the hair and, as you can tell it's much thinner than the first one. So this is another method that you can use as well. So if you want it to be smaller, just make sure to kind of tighten the lock, they still feel soft uh, just their bit. They'Ll have to soften up with time, but as you can see, this looks much smaller than it did and it's because of the braid here to look or appear to look bigger, but you can always kind of soften it up all right, just try and make it Look a bit uniform with the top the top shouldn't look too much and also try to tighten and cover your hair. You see, okay and i'm just trying to show you the side. I don't know sorry. My camera is not focusing all right. So at this point i've done around six locks and they were taking longer for me because i have commitments with babies. Okay guys, so i wanted to update you guys, because it's evening time i took so many breaks um i have young one and she's gone to sleep. I have two young ones, so they've gone to bed and then i thought this was an opportunity to show you guys how many locks um this one pack has made, and this is using that same method that i showed you guys. So i just wanted to show you guys right now, it's kind of a bit sore. I have to really fix this one because there's a little rubber band showing there so i'll, actually unravel it and then re-do it, but they are looking so authentic guys, like they're, really really nice. I don't know if i can show you they're really nice. I love the color and it just goes with my own color, so this was one packet and all together made about sixteen four locks. If you're, using the method that i showed you and i have three packets left, so i'm actually trying to see if it's going to fit the rest of the heads, because i was hoping that the four packets would be enough. If i ran out that means i have to order some more so fingers crossed if i'm i'm going to actually work with the front first um i'll leave this part just to show you guys towards the end, how i was even doing the end parts and stuff Like that, but i wanted to come and update you here first before i continue and i'm probably finishing tomorrow, so i'm in not a hurry and i'll see you all right guys. So it's the next day and i'm trying to leave this tree in front, and i think i should just zoom in for you guys, so i kind of left uh the three in front so that those will be towards the end and so far. This is how the four locks are looking. I have just kind of crocheted uh crochet. What'S the word crochet shaded these hairs, so i'm yet to twist them, and then i still have the back. So the one thing i would actually also advise is to kind of start if you're not sure about your hair. Being enough is to kind of start in the front ish, so you get it done, but don't try and do the back first. If you don't have enough hair, i've used all afro kinky and it's quite sore right now they will soften up, but they look quite neat. You know i'm really really in love with these locks. Guys, honestly, i can't lie to you and i can't wait to show you guys towards the end, but i just thought i would come here and kind of show an update on how far i am so. I just also bear in mind that this has come to the end of the other. I mean to the it's shifted to the next day because of what i have to do. I have a baby she's three months old and i couldn't complete this all in time. So if anyone does try to ask me how long this takes, i wouldn't be able to kind of give you a time frame because of the amount of breaks i've had to take. So i just wanted to let you know about that so remember, to tighten closely and remember to cover up your rubber band. Okay, if you want this to look natural and you're planning to keep this for a while, then make sure it's nice and neat and tight, and they will last you for three months. That'S what i plan to do. If anyone would like an update on how they look a month from now or even after two months or three months, i can do that um just to show you guys how they are, and especially using this soft and silky afro kinky, all right so i'll be Back when i'm already at the when i'm close to the front, but this is just a quick update, okay, so, as you can see, i need to fix this part because the rubber band is showing, but otherwise all the parting is perfect and we are on the Last one guys last one when i say i am exhausted, please believe me: i am exhausted all right, so i'm gon na try and come under here sorry. This one is a bit too tight as well, and try use the thinnest ones, not the thick ones, so that they're wrapped up nicely and then some people can choose to braid or you can just wrap up the hair. Whichever way is okay so make sure that you get under the rubber band, this is if you're working um. If you're working with rubber bands on short hair, you want to make sure that you wrap them up. I have wrapped up all the other rubber bands, except i noticed this one was showing here so i'd have to redo that one. So i just wanted to show you guys that if you start with this method, just make sure that the hair comes under okay. So you make sure that you're holding this and you cover up the rubber band first and don't make it too tight, because you're gon na have no edges, no edges left all right, so we want to make sure that's covered, and then you can start moving upwards And make sure you're wrapping tighter, because this is like a kind of afro um hair is thicker here. So the tighter you wrap the better and the other thing is that make sure you have enough hair. You see so no rubber band showing there and always spread your hair like so so so guys. This is the finished, look yo all right, that's all i had for you guys so remember to thumbs up this video. I am in love with them guys. I don't know how to stand up wow. That'S my phone, i'm in love with these, and if you love to try them, i love the color as well. So if you'd like to try, try it just try it try it i'm going to try and keep these for three months and we'll see how they keep up. But my scalp is so just remember not to pull it too much, because it's gon na really hurt you won't be able to sleep you'll, be sleeping on your forehead even up to one month, but try try, try, try and not pulitzes, because you're gon na have No edges left okay, so if you're new to my channel remember remember to subscribe guys, don't forget, subscribe and then thumbs up this video and you guys are more than welcome i'll, see you next time. Bye.