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I‘ve always thought dreadlocks were too cool. Just look at it, there’s something about it! However, you gotta admit that the maintenance – or lack of it – does make this somehwat of an unhygienic hairstyle.
I remember a guy in my Science class back in high school had dreadlocks and I thought they were badass – until one day when I was talking to him I noticed something moving in his hair. (I’d also throw bits of paper into his hair since I was sitting behind him, but that’s another story, hehe.) The dirt and messiness of it put me off of ever trying this style out myself, but I still love the look of it! So for anyone who’s a bit like me and not willing to take the plunge into dreadlocks, you can always fake this look for a day. Here’s how.
- Step 1: Preparation.
Start by dividing dry hair in half, from your ear downwards and clip, leaving one section – the section that you will start working on loose. Clip the very top section of your hair up and away from your face.
- Step 2: Load up on hair gel.
With the lose section ready to be ‘done’ up, take 1 inch sections of the hair (or if you want smaller dreads, 0.5 inches) and apply a quarter coin size of strong hair gel. (The men in my life all recommend Gatsby for the best hold!)
- Step 3: Teasing it up!
Once that section of hair is full of hair gel, roll it between your palms, as if you’re making a play doh snake (you remember how to do that from your childhood, right?) Roll them until they are fairly stuck together. Allow to dry for a split second (maybe 10 section) and then take a fine-toothed comb. From the tip of your hair to your roots, gently tease the rolled up pieces of hair going upwards, to messy the style a bit more. Let dry.
- Step 4: Repeat, repeat, repeat!
Do the same with every section of hair until your whole head is full of your lovely fake dreads!
And that’s just it! It’s a long process and not exactly the most healthy for your hair, but this works temporarily. To remove your dreadlocks, in the shower allow conditioner to saturate your hair first, then use a wide tooth comb to gently go through the tangles. Next shampoo, condition and rinse off.
What do you think of dreadlocks? Has anyone ever had dreadlocks, or have them right now? Will you be trying this fake dreadlocks looks anytime soon? :D
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I used to love men with dreadlocks, it looked so cool to me :p I still like it but I wouldn’t do it on myself since you’re obliged to cut your hair after a while, because it’s like, impossible to remove real dreadlocks without cutting eveything ! I knew a guy who actually washed his dreadlocks with Marseille soap. It looked pretty neat.
I like dreadlocks on guys too! As long as it’s not too dirty haha.
I’m gonna try this “fake” version one day and see how it goes, at least it’s a little more hygienic :-P
Hmmm, I will agree that on the right person they can look really good, but they are definitely not for me! All that hair gel scares me haha!
The gel scares me too :-P But my friends say it’s the mega hold one and they have some crazy hairstyles so I believe them that it’ll work well! :-P
im kinda cynical about fake dreadlocks…i had real ones for three years and these ones are kinda just messy twisties.
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PS where is the first picture from? its gorgeous
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Hey Dip! I guess this style could be a ‘trial’ for those who may want to get proper dreadlocks in the future, sort of testing how they look in them? If not, twists are kinda nice looking too, I’ll try this out myself sometime and let you know!
As for the picture, isn’t it gorgeous?! I saw it and that’s how this post started, haha. Unfortunately in the days of Tumblr beautiful pictures float around everywhere, so I’m not sure where I got it from. Feel free to take any of my pics… if I know where pics come from I credit them but if not then I just found them floating around the net, haha :-P
I wonder if I have the patience for this, but I’d definitely love to try it! My hair is so straight and I’m always trying to get it to have the smallest bit of texture to it. The top photo makes dreads look super glamorous in a down-to-earth type of way. And guys with dreadlocks can be real cuties too! ;)
They are real cuties I think, too! :) Yeah, the main image is what made me write this post… It looked so carefree and natural, just so cool. :) It does take patience, though, but I guess it could be worth it! :D
Remington has a hair dryer called ‘Spin Curl’ (http://www.spincurl.com/) and it basically curls your hair as it dries it. After you’ve done your whole hair it looks as if you have dreadlocks….it’s kind of scary because I always use it before I night out and housemates get confused with my hair style choice. BUT once you undo them with your hand you get beautiful curls. If you want the dreadlocks look then skip that part.
Ahhh! Thanks Dee! I remember seeing that product but I had forgotten about it. Is it any good, though?
It’s amazing to curl your hair! My hair is very long and it normally takes about 30 mins to dry/curl with this hairdryer and because it curls it as it dries, the curls don’t flop after an hour which is what usually happens when I use other products.
I only like fake dreadlocks, due to the fact that a client back when I was in hair school had insect eggs growing in hers…no joke, unfortunately!!
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Hehe, I can imagine there’s all kinds of nasties living in dreadlocks :S
Just Don’t! Especially if you’re white. They look horrible on white people, and yes, most black people laugh at you.
Hey, i am 14 and not allowed Dreadlocks :( but i am totally addicted to them – i think they’re amazing. I have asked my mum and she said i can get them when i am 16…but of course i can’t wait that long, so i want to get clip in ones. Does anybody know where i can get nice, decent clip-in Dreadlocks? I am desperate!! Thank You :)
I would just like to say, dreads are NOT supposed to be dirty. In fact, when dreading any hair type that isn’t african, the dirtier your hair the less likely your dreads will hold. In order to achieve smooth, well-matured, even looking dreads, your hair has to be completely residue free. I had dreads and it used to infuriate me that people assumed I was unclean. Grease and dirt prevents the hair from locking. It’s true that you aren’t supposed to wash them as frequently. However, as I previously stated, in order to make them mature properly, your scalp HAS to be washed at least once a week using a residue-free shampoo. Just because there are some ultra-boho people who like dreads because they consider them “maintenence free” does not mean dreads as a style are in any way, shape, or form unhygenic. :(