As I wrote about in my previous post, I went to Download Festival!
Having been going for 8 years now (I did miss a few) I'd always struggled with my hair while I was there. Yes dry shampoo is a miracle, but with my hair being short and super straight I struggle keeping any volume in it after a day of not washing it, I also struggle while I'm sleep trying not to get kinks in it (as I'm sure many people do) and sometimes a hat just wont do!!
So I had always wanted to braid in synthetic dreadlocks. Mostly so I don't have to worry about my hair at all while I'm there.
This year with the help of Mama Ward (that's my mums name) we successfully installed dreads into my hair!
I got my dreads from a shop called PAKS (http://www.pakcosmetics.com/) I have always bought my hair colours from here (even when I lived in Yorkshire, I had them delivered) They are super cheap!! thy have EVERYTHING you will ever need hair wise. They have a Shop (well 3 separate ones, one for products, one for wigs and one for hair extensions) in Finsbury Park which is where I go, its a great place to find new colours or products. an Aladdin's Cave of Hair!
I already owned the Dreads I braided in my hair, I had previously sewn some into Dread falls for a Industrial Metal club I had been to (http://www.slimelight.com/)
So I cut them out of the stitching and braided them in my hair.
I used about 4 packets of dreads they are around £3.99 per packet (super cheap if you ask me) and a packet of elastic ties I bought from Claire's Accessories.
After watching many YouTube Videos Mama Ward figured out how to do a blanket stich and we begun.
As I have a graduated bob it was harder at the bottom as there wasn't as much hair to play with.
This being Mama Wards first time at any kind of braiding this was the best one to come out >>
Apparently as a child I wouldn't let her practice on my hair!!!
Had I not been trying to grow out the blue that I currently am, my roots wouldn't have looks so bad!!
We tied each one off with an elastic tie (or 3, depending on my hair length and if there had been any layers)
This process took about 5 hours, so its definitely not something you should enter in with someone you don't like very much (cos you wont be able to escape them) and it needs to be someone that loves you very much for them to do this for so long to you!
The finished product was AMAZING!!
They felt a little heavy at first, but when you go from a short bob to all the hair, then its gonna feel different.
I had them in for just over a week. Over that time I only lost one dread from the back at the bottom (probably because my hair was short) I lost quite a few of the elastic ties while I was at Download (I was there for 5 days) but none of the dreads fell out, either their were extra ties holding them in place of the braid its self had stuck in.
I had a bow or a bandanna in everyday, but that's just my style. It also helped as the weekend went along to hide how bad my fringe was.
(Yes that is a slushy in my hand)
When I eventually had to re enter the real world and take them out, it took me about an hour to pull all the bands out (I snapped them as I went along)
My hair was HILARIOUS as I took them out! (apologies for the face, 5 days of drinking and not enough sleep does this to a girl!!)
Seen as I'd been in a field in these for 5 days I didn't keep them (plus at £3.99 I think I can afford some new ones)
I think this is my best look yet!! Having super straight hair this was a totally novelty for me!
Thanks for Reading! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!!
Keep it Positive
Nessa
