Happy Birthday Hair! - (4 year dreadlocks timeline)

[@thandomkhize2634]

This is the most realest youtube video ever. Thank you so much. Its so relatable and i love the song

[@thetnmstudio]

i come here every time i get discouraged about my hair. very encouraging!

[@aphrikabytia]

Me too!!!

[@CamilleA730]

I'm almost at the 2 year mark and I come back every now and then to watch this video for a little locspiration! Thank you for sharing your journey!!

[@rozchristopherson648]

Thank you for all the pictures. Locs really do go through stages. Patience has its rewards !!! 😃👍

[@warmspiritme]

STILL... out of all the YT vids I have ever viewed THIS is my ultimate FAAAAVORITE!!! I've been a fan of yours since 2008. Peace!

[@DarlinNikki1]

This is soooooo encouraging!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I am only 2 months into my loc journey and there is NO TURNING BACK!!! You are is and always has been beautiful through your loc journey!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! FYI: I found you via fb on the Loc 'N' Dreds page! Now i am sitting here watching all your videos!!! PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!

[@Sikieah]

looking at your video, looks like my hair grows at about the same rate as yours...It's been a little over a year for me, and my locs are about the same length as yours in your pic at 4:32. Also! I started my locs at about the same length as you did coincidentally! im excited to see where I will be in about 10 years considering how long yours are now! woo! well see!.

[@chescalocs]

haa! that's so funny! i just found out that nappiturality was linking my photos and videos. pretty cool. glad to inspire! thanks for your kind words :)

[@TheKdjess]

Wooow I think it's the 5th time that I watch your 2 locks journey. I can't wait... I just started 1 month and a half ago :).

[@wildvolkswagen]

i love this video! and ALL of your creative hairstyles! my favorite was the mohawk. i also loved the patty mayonaise concept. CUTE!

[@lizzymaid]

I can't wait to get locs. I'm 16 years of age and I'm planning to get locs after my senior year of high school. I have a perm like you did, so I'm gonna have to cut that all off. It's a little daunting, but I am just so absolutely excited to get my dreads started. Ahhhhh!

[@RainingWordsTV]

Wow, so cool to see it started (glad you shared your combining). Love how the graphic artist in you shines. Great mirror photos with opposite images. : ) Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Char2007lee]

Thanks for the encouragement. Just started my locs [not even a full month yet]. I just can't wait til they loc, I have major plans for them. Lol.

[@chescalocs]

@Naturaldisiac you're welcome! no, i didn't start my locs. a family friend did them for me using comb coils. more hair FAQ on my website!

[@caasi]

this video is crazy inspiring to me. i just started and cannot wait to make my own 4 year anniversary video. you're the best.

[@chescalocs]

yup! i know that you can pick out locs. still not sure what method i'll choose once i decide to move on from locs, but that's far enough down the road that i don't really think about it :)

[@aprilariesram1289]

Ahhh I'm loving your locs!!!!! I just got my hair sisterlocked about a month ago, and I am enjoying the journey!!!!!

[@chescaleigh]

@peacelovehappine775 you can't start locs with a perm, unless you want sisterlocs and i believe you have to cut the perm eventually

[@nyia25]

Thanks for doing this video Queen.... I'm a little shy of two months in my loc journey and this was truly helpful.

[@dexter8876]

Thank you so much! I recently have gotten so tired of my locs and not being able to do anything with them and this video is making me excied to keep going and how long my hair can get!

[@diedrecallam]

I think I'm going to try that style you did for your 22nd birthday. That will be fun. Hmmm. I wonder if I can get some spray dye. lol. I love the red accents too and I'm on leave from work so I can go crazy with colour! Yay!!

[@HaitianHunny]

I finally got around to making a timeline video for my 6yr lociversary as I promised I would since I never got around to it for my 5yr mark. I've posted it as a vid response to this Fran!! Thanks for the inspiration ;-) Inspirations & Blessings, Nat

[@Shawna79]

Luv, luv, luv it all HOWEVER 6:41....sO hoTt!!! And yes you served as a considerable amount of inspiration! Stay blessed : )

[@chescaleigh]

@sbrowne94 you need at least an inch of natural hair in order to start locs, but it's up to you how long you want to wait before you start. i'd suggest maybe getting braids or two strand twists to help transition your hair. then you can start with your natural hair or get loc extensions to two strand twist extensions (after you cut off your perm) to start your locs

[@songstryssrmb]

i need to play this video everytime i get tired of my locs....i feel so much better now!

[@chocolateEuphoria]

Love it! Im just now starting tbis journey and am in this "raggedy" phase ahhhh

[@Naturaldisiac]

I love your videos...thanks so much for the inspiration, knowledge and the comedy. I have a question....did you start your own locs?

[@Ericaedw]

Thanks for the re-comfirmation that locs were the right choice for me. I am going into 2.5 years of having my hair loc'd and I have been getting frustrated with it's current state. This video helped me see the light and hope that this akward period will end soonl. I was wondering what did you use when you coloured your locs?

[@lt88_56]

I know this video is old. But I just subcribed to your channel. I have baby locs. (one month) and I am trying to be very patient. (Yes, I did watch the latest video of the great product called "Patience." You have been my inspiration. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@neosouldancer89]

yesh!!!! so inspirational! I just started my locs and I know this will be a LONG drawn out process! :)

[@sweetsourcrazygirl]

omg. that girl did your hair really good!

[@MamaShay99]

I should update my profile pic since it's of me with straight permed hair lol. I just passed my 6 monthiversary for my locs. I'm surprised at how much it's grown in just 6 months. Your video has inspired me GREATLY to not give up though lol. Subscribing!

[@chescalocs]

i didn't purchase the spray paint, but you can get it from a hair supply store, drug store, costume shop/party supply. it's temporary hair color spray

[@AtLeastImHere]

I watched this video years ago.. when I was just going natural. I think I was a senior in HS. Now i'm in college and 2.5yrs still natural : ) this vid made me sooo excited to cross over.

[@romyama]

i love ur hair!! please could u give the title of the music in the background?

[@chescaleigh]

@TemperChild4 in order to add color on black hair, you need to bleach it first and then tone the color in order to get the hair as white as possible. i honestly wouldn't advise dying your own hair because i've experienced a lot of breakage. it's very difficult to remove the dye and any left in your hair will lead to breakage. i'd suggest seeing a professional stylist instead.

[@MartyredxMaiden]

This makes me want to do it lol! Wow you're stunningly beautiful! At every stage!

[@siennasista]

I love the red hat!! Do u still have the pattern(s) for it and the other hats??

[@EmmyTah84]

i love this vid chescaaa

[@soulsentivelife]

Nice vid, I wanted to watch this b4 the newer version. What method did youuse to start your locs and what product? I used a beeswax product but will not use to retwist again.x

[@gonplaces2911]

I love your locs!! How old were your locs when you put them together to make them thicker? I've only been locking for about 3 months, they're super small, and I want them to be a little bigger. I'm t hinking about tying them together too

[@YaGulYo]

I am just seeing this video and it truly helped! I am 6 months in and I swear I was gonna take them out. But now I'm over it lol.

[@thedigitalloctician]

Totally inspired to try the pin curls on my Sisterlocks! Thanks!! x0x0

[@dukkhaisnot]

all these styles are so pretty!! can I ask you...what brand of purple dye did you use??

[@testforlove]

i'm in the awkward stage of dreadlocks :c (i'm at 10 months) but videos like this help. love your locs.

[@dancerlegs14]

I swear...you saved me...or rather, my hair. SERIOUSLY. I was about ready to cut it off. *subscribed*

[@chescalocs]

@dr3am207 they would need to comb out their locs first and then perm it. I don't believe perming loc'd hair would have the results they'd want. the hair is matted together and will most likely not unravel with the perm

[@chescaleigh]

check my main channel. or the chescalocs favorites. i did a tutorial about 2 years ago :)

[@chescalocs]

no, i haven't combined any of my locs since i initially did at the 2 year mark. i haven't needed to

[@chescalocs]

awesome! ps love your user name. i'm a huge radiohead fan

[@chescalocs]

@mrzkpz11 i don't plan on combing my locs out.

[@audrizzy08]

This was very encouraging, i started my journey three days ago nd i love my locs, i just gotta be patient nd it's hard sometimes Lol... Thank you

[@sbrowne94]

I am currently still a permer :( but for my 18th birthday (in exactly two months) I plan to start going natural. I'm still not sure if i will do the big chop, but I'm really scared I'll hate how my dreads start out... I know I will have to have faith in them and such, but for someone who hasnt started yet, how long should i let my hair grow before i try to lock it?

[@twista876]

Can you tell me how u do the pin curls showed in the pic at 4:05??? I love it and my locs are at that stage now

[@TemperChild4]

hey, two questions. When you dyed your hair purple, did you dye over locs that were previously colored or did you dye your over your natural hair color? secondly, after coloring your hair, do you feel it made your locs more brittle/thin?

[@parepidemosproductions4741]

I've been watching chescalocs videos since middle school (7+ years) and I still started my locs in college. LOL WHAT ARE THE ODDS

[@testforlove]

@gonplaces2911 i think you should wait until your hair is completely locked before you try combining any of them.

[@MsDeathmetal123]

I haven't started dreading my hair yet and I'm supper scared, I've had braids with extensions my whole life... I dont know how I would look with short hair, so it there a way of telling how short my hair would be?

[@Whiteboard7]

how can one do the pin curls? maybe a guinea pig with shorter locs for a tutorial??

[@nicolesnotebook]

that yellow dresssss! xD so cute

[@chescalocs]

@MsDeathmetal123 unless you have a crystal ball, there's no way to know how short your baby locs will be.

[@Tisha701]

Have you ever trimmed the ends of your locs?

[@jaki9252]

what method did you use i love your hair sooo much

[@TheKdjess]

Haha De'lon is in your video, it's really been a long time since you've met him :)

[@chescalocs]

hang in there!! i hit 6 years this month!

[@MalBeats]

Did you use lemon juice to lighten the tips?

[@csept]

I like the bankground music. What is it?

[@Smileyldy08]

Aww! Beautiful!....and you're super cool. lol

[@everydayroyalty]

lovely!! I said that Id cut my locks when I had kids too. Now I'm a new mommy with a dog ...........cant do it! LOL! i love them too much. Ponytails & buns :)

[@chescalocs]

aw! happy to hear it. hang in there :)

[@shadowlita]

I member this video... gah I've been subbed to you from like forever... haha.

[@authorlajefferson]

Do you do ALL of your own styles or do you sometimes go to a loctician?

[@chescalocs]

good eye! we met our freshman year of college, almost 10 years ago :)

[@BibleWithBritt]

What's you loc count? Your hair looks plentiful

[@laurenc988]

I'm in a HORRIBLE stage..lol..5 months..this video helped:)

[@CrazyAcrazial]

That Frohawk is awesome!

[@king_lib_music_page]

i love your hair

[@chescalocs]

@ssikmoi88 please read the hair FAQ on my website :)

[@chescaleigh]

@dukkhaisnot manic panic

[@Steve01ification]

2:10 looks amazing

[@chescalocs]

thank you!

[@LarishaRR]

i used thread to sew mind toghter but the thread kept coming out

[@MsFrisco87]

I'm gettin starter locs next Wednesday! :)

[@AnaFBebe]

Yay! Locspiration lol you are a very pretty woman btw :)

[@ThePeakMedia]

i actually like the short look at 2:09 mine might be as long as that. maybe shorter

[@chescalocs]

haa! sounds like you enjoyed the video :)

[@Taur1ce]

Omg chesca my husband told me how u think ur hair long when u leaning ur head 2 da side I did a half chop if dat make sense lol :-) and he said its just hair and then I would take a milli pics leanin my head 2 da side he like "no grow no" lol omg hair moment luv ur vids luv u lots Latavia

[@chescalocs]

@AtLeastImHere yay! congrats!

[@AdryannaHoops]

Pix @ 5:09 , hairstyle is wadsup

[@stunnag3641]

#2018

[@DivaC85]

Love 5:12 loc updo

[@parepidemosproductions4741]

IM BACK BABY (hopefully for the last time with "free-hair")

[@AmberAuNaturel]

Thanks for sharing. "Dun.. dun.. dun.. EW.." ← Best part. xD

[@churchpeppergirl]

lol

[@girlieluuv94]

I remember I watched this video years ago before I started my locs...two years later i'm still going strong!!!

[@chescalocs]

thank you!