*Prepared for BGLH by Meosha Tall of 1MeNaturally
Introduce yourself!
R: My name is Rocquelle, and I am from Houston, TX. I am a full-time graduate student, run a style blog, Consider Me Lovely, and am the owner, creator and designer for Clutched & Covered, a company/shop that makes clutch covers, a means of giving your favorite clutch a new look.
Why did you make the decision to go natural?
R: Iโd been wanting locs since I was a little girl, after seeing one of my older guy cousins with them. I simply thought his hair was beautiful, and when I later learned it was locs I decided it was a style I wanted, but my mom said I had to wait until I was an adult to make such a hair decision, lol. After a failed attempt or two during my freshmen year of college, I wore braids and twists for about 8 months, had my perm cut off, wore a small afro for about 3 hours, and have had locs since. Iโve been natural for 8 years.
How would you describe your texture?
R: When it comes to the numerical/alphabetical term that describes my hair texture, Iโm honestly clueless, lol. I have always had very thick hair, whether permed, pressed, natural, or locโd, and I guess Iโd say my strands are coarse and tightly curled. I am often asked why I am not a hair blogger, it would be because I am clueless about questions like this, lol. All I know is my hair is my hair :-).
Did you start your locs yourself or did you go to a loctician?
R: I went to a loctician for the first 4 years of having locs. They were started using a bit of back combing and palm rolling. The last time I counted a few years ago, I had around 300, but Iโve recently started combining a few of them in hopes of maybe making my job a little shorter when I maintenance them myself, lol.
How do you style your locs?
R: When I style my hair, rubber bands, jumbo hair pins, and elastic headbands as hair ties are my go to daily products. I like to try new things with my hair and I very rarely wear it down, so these three products are essential for me!
What does wash day look like for you?
R: Wash day looks like a VERY long day for me, lol. I have a lot of hair, and it takes FOREVER to dry (I often air dry or do a mix of air drying and sitting under the dryer). When I wash and maintenance my own locs, I am currently using Eden BodyWorks Jojoba Monoi Moisturizing Shampoo and Revitalizing Conditioner and Taliah Waajid Lock It Up Gel. Iโve not really had any residue issues or anything from using this gel, but I am looking to start mixing my own product for loc maintenance soon, after I do a bit more research. Aside from this product, I use olive oil and/or Doo Gro Stimulating Growth Oil for oiling my hair.
Tell us about your hair color?
R: My hair is dark brown with teal (and maybe a bit of red) tips. I did not do it myself, I went to my loctician, whoโd dyed my tips red about a year and a half ago. I donโt recall the names of the products she used, but dyeing my tips teal was a two step process. The first visit she bleached the red out (or as much as she could without damaging my hair) and put a coat of teal dye on my tips. About two weeks later, I went in and she applied a protein treatment to my tips and another coat of teal dye. This dye choice was more intense than any other Iโve had before on my locs, but I have not really noticed any affect itโs had on my locs, or their texture.
What are some of your problem areas (if any) that require special care and attention?
R: With twisting the roots of my locs during monthly maintenance (and sometimes during the day when I am daydreaming, lol), I try to be sure to pay attention to my edges and ensure that they arenโt thinning, which is why I oil my edges with olive oil regularly, even if I donโt have time to oil the rest of my hair. Also, the longer my hair gets, Iโve noticed some breakage here and there on the tips of my locs, so I just try to make sure moisture is reaching the tips of my locs as well as my roots.
What are 2 doโs for your texture?
R: Moisturize: There is nothing worse than dry locs. Cleanliness: I wash my hair every 4 weeks, sometimes 3 now that Iโve started working out. In having locs, washing my hair too much will not aid in the locking process of my new growth. Creativity: One of my goals in starting my locs was to prove naysayers wrong who said I would be limited in what I could do with my locs. As a result, I am always experimenting and trying out new hairstyles.
What are 2 donโts for your texture?
R: Iโm no hair expert, as evident in my answers to some of the previous questions, lol, so my biggest donโt is to not limit my locs. I am of the belief that my locs can do anything some other hair texture can do, natural or otherwise. I just may have to go about a different route, but it is certainly doable :-).
Is there a blog/webpage where we can find you?
R: Yes, my style blog is Consider Me Lovely, www.considermelovely.com, where I share the occasional hair tutorial among posts of style and empowerment. My shop where I sell handmade clutch covers is, www.clutchedandcovered.com, is my biggest project right now. Clutch covers come in fun prints and bold colors; Iโm predicting them to be the next big thing, hehe ;-).
Yes maโam! Loving your style from head to toe ๐
I love her dreadlocks. Features like this make me want to loc my hair NOW ๐
Her locks are AMAZING.
Absolutely beautiful hair and great style!
It would be so awesome to see one day come forth and be like โam 4C/B and proudโ thereโs a lack of that bc they all give the same answer
What is 4C/B? Iโm sure as someone with natural hair, or hair at all, that itโs something I should know, but I am rather clueless on what it means, in terms of defining my hair type.
People call for doing away with typing on here when it comes to the icons. Iโm not sure what the rest of your comment refers to, some icons of all hair types donโt subscribe to the Andre system and say as much, thatโs not exclusive to 4b/c icons. You canโt expect people on the innanet to validate your own hair or hair type, they represent themselves. I find that 4cs are on youtube and labelling themselves as such so maybe this just isnโt the right outlet to get the pride and cheerleading you are looking for.
I think Zantheโs point is that type 4 people tend to be the most vague about their hair type on this site, as such, it is sometimes misconstrued as a lack of pride in kinky hair. We know youtube has a lot of type 4 naturals, but I personally find it dizzying to try to search through 20 pages of results :-(.
I am a 4b/c natural, and Iโm pretty darn proud. But enough about me, lol. I think her locs are lovely, and I understand the point of wanting to know her type, but I kinda feel like with locs, the hair type may not be as important. I dunno, maybe type 4 hair is easier to loc? But it seems that the maintenance locโd hair differs somewhat from that of โfreeโ hair, so perhaps that is why its not mentioned? at any rate, i think we can all agree that her hair looks gawjus!
Check Jouelzy out, sheโs 4C and says as much, her vids are too the point too. I find that when I type in 4C and any style, technique or method, I find a lot more people than I did four years ago. I remember when there was no 4c and you could barely find a 4b on Youtube. If you look hard enough you will find 4Cs who have decent quality videos.
http://bglh-marketplace.com/2012/10/keisha-4bc-natural-hair-style-icon/
http://bglh-marketplace.com/2012/10/shamekia-4cb-natural-hair-style-icon/
http://bglh-marketplace.com/2012/10/chanel-multi-texture-style-icon/
http://bglh-marketplace.com/2012/09/corinne-4bc-natural-hair-style-icon/
http://bglh-marketplace.com/2012/09/brownskin2601-4bc-natural-hair-style-icon/
And these are *just* the icons from September to today, so not including all those that have come before.
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Hey B! My 7 1/2 month old babies are dyin for a dye as well. And i keep teilnlg myself that Im goin to do it myself! after all if something goes wrong YOU can fix it or whatever. Im sorry your experience was bad. I think you should rock and updo room hide the big color change and when you get time (i would at LEAST wait a week) and bleach it (no itโd nor good but we know you, and we know your gonna do it) lol but just hide it for the time being. Donโt immediately re-dye… Read more »
It is such an honor to be featured here!! Thank you ladies for your kind words (so far, lol), and thank you Meosha for reaching out to me for such a feature!
Beautiful locs! how do you moisturize your locs? Iโm about 3 months in and still experiencing some dryness :-/
Thank you Michelle! Aside from regular oiling, I use a spray bottle with water and oil to mist my hair, on the rare times of the year when the Houston air is very dry. I live in a rather humid climate, which I think plays into the fact that I havenโt experienced a lot of dryness.
iโm in houston and a loc wearer too (had traditional before and sisterlocks now). you represented us well!! i agree the houston climate is great for locs!!
Just the other day I was thinking, โBGLH hasnโt featured a locโd style icon in a minute!โ and BAM here she is! Iโm so excited because Iโm consideringโฆno Iโm GOING to loc my hair by the end of this year, haha! Anyways, I like how she decribed her wash day to be extensive, just because people tend to assume that having locs is super quick and easy, when actually you need to take just as much time and care as you would with loose natural hair. Iโm definitely feeling the the teal highlights too, lol. Feeling more and more confident about locing… Read more »
Ive felt the same way about the locโd style icons. So glad to see one today. It def made my Monday!
Lovely locks! Love the purses too. I unravelled my locks six months ago and i miss them hugely. Locks are easier to deal with and more often than not look better than free hair. At least this is my opinion. I was washing my locks every other day and moisturizing them on a daily basis but styling was so easy and quick. Residue are an issue though and i โm not sure itโs avoidable. I know some people think that they donโt have that ( i used not to realize that myself) but anybody that cut open some clean looking… Read more »
Hmm, that sounds a bit off-putting! Did you use a clarifying shampoo at all? Washing every other day and you still had build up?!
Yes i didโฆ I used clarifying shampoo, baking soda and did Avc rinses.โฆ And i never used any creamy conditionnerโฆ I was extremely careful as i was very aware of that risk. Build up was happening anyway. I believe it was mostly due to dust.โฆ
Yes i didโฆ I used clarifying shampoo, baking soda and did Avc rinses.โฆ And i never used any creamy conditionnerโฆ I was extremely careful as i was very aware of that risk. Build up was happening anyway. I believe it was mostly due to dust.โฆ
I love your hair color, I hope to add teal highlights by next summer.
You have such lovely locs,versatility in styling them and a bangin beautiful style,keep it up sista
More locโed up icons please! I follow more than a few on instagram who I would love to learn more about! ๐
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FIERCE & BEAUTIFUL!!
I have such hair envy looking at her locs! Gorgeous!!
HONEY, That Teal SPEAKS!! So beautifulโฆ
[โฆ] Style Icon Rocquelle [โฆ]
Your locs are like Goddess of the nile:) You wear them proudly. I was kinda surpirsed that you as a little girl wanted locs because I never thought Iโd hear that coming from a little girl like my niece or from me years ago. I love locs and when women dye color on it. Keep representing houston!
[โฆ] (who was actually featured in this BGLH Natural Hair Style Icon post a couple years ago) is a beautiful, confident, sister with skin reminiscent of chocolate. During [โฆ]
[โฆ] (who was actually featured in this BGLH Natural Hair Style Icon post a couple years ago) is a beautiful, confident, sister with skin reminiscent of chocolate. During [โฆ]