Any pics of you immediately after getting your dreads?...

Hi people,

Have recently decided I would really like to get dreads, but i'm concerned about my appearance for the transition period before they take shape.

Don't get me wrong i'm a shaggy haired scruffy looking guy (see pic), its just i'm worried about what my boss will say (I have to give a couple of presentations to an audience of chemistry academics over the next 2 months and they can be quite discerning about appearance).

For this reason i thought it might be best to go to a local hairdresser's that specializes in dreads (i know this probably isn't a popular choice among this community, but i think it would be best for my situation).

Does anyone have any pics of their dreads immediately after having them backcombed by a hairdresser so i can have an idea of what to expect? or do you think i should leave it for 2 months (after my presentations) and get it done then?

any thoughts, comments would be much appreciated

peace

 

don't go get them done...

just tie your hair back at work
and do your dreads naturally.

 

maybe you should wait a few months but hopefully nothing will come up after that. i backcombed mine myself, the first month they looked awesome but the 2nd they were kinda messy. but you can't go by other people; everyone is different and dreads are unpredictable. and dont be poppin somas before your presentations haha!

 

;p

 

hey =]]

dunno if this will help you, but on my myspace ive got a folder of pics of my dreads, myspace.com/derry_the_smell

mine werent done at a salon, they were done in my bedroom by a friend of mine, but the first two pics are what they looked like straight after being backcombed

 

I think you have the perfect hair for going natural. They will knot up nice and quick.

 

You can start them naturally, my hair looked even better with a couple knots after, dont ever get them done you'll regret it after and maybe it will look worse then you think, natural is awesome even from the beggining.

If you dont like how its starting to look put a wool hat when you can it'll make them lay down and control a bit how it looks.

Just please dont make them in a salon.

 

llok asround there were a few threads about salon dreads..they were absolurely gross and every 1 of em took em out riyght after only to go natural

like everyoune said just stop combiung
usde dr bronners
when u need to look neat pull em back into a pony tail
or wear a hat
do not even think salon

salonbs scam u they gunk u up charging 450 then say come back every 2 weeks for maintanance charging 100 or so each rtimer week after week adding more wa=x doing more dammage and taking u farther and farther from real dreads..then when u are sick of the sticky messand give up they charge u again to undo what they did
they are a business in business to keep u enlaved to them
dont fall for it u never ever ever need to spens 1 cvent in a salon again

think a momment
dreads set u free from salons forever
so
would you expect them to help u become free/

do u think theyd do a good job at \helpmg u never need them again?
or do u think they will do all they can to keep u comming back and charge u all they can while they can

450 is insane
dreads become dreads for free

 

some random pics of locks I made:









They'll be less spiky after a week orso..

 

haha, that 3rd one is awesome, i love the curly-uppy ends =D

 

well i backcombed and here is a pic one day after i did it...



i wore the bandana bc they were all over the place... oh and this was before the site so there is a bit of wax in there too...

aj

 

I want your beard dude!

 

so ajklnr, are your dreads still kinda sticky or did u just use a small amount of wax and have it wear out in time?..

 

since i didnt "get my dreads" but just let em happen i guessu could say this was immediately after since its always anever ending process

 

i sure do. i backcombed, and didn't use any rubberbands or anything at first. later i did, but that was a mistake. but i had a job that kinda cared about my appearance a lot, but they didn't have a problem with it. they'll be poofy for a bit, but if you tie them back they'll look just fine.

this is on the 3rd day, i hadn't washed yet


this one was the 1st day. they flatten a lot after you sleep on them, especially if you wear a hat or do rag or something.



this one is about 2 weeks later.

 

whoa thats a crazy pic
the dreads..whacku..the smile borderline deranged.. and the eyes like blasck holes

diont take that wrong i love ya and thingk u are very beautifil just thois pic is..freaky

 

it is a freaky pic. i debated whether or not to post, because i hate the way i looked that day, lol. none of the pictures turned out right. but it's a decent representation of my new dreads, so there ya go. i'm trying to get over my vanity, lol!

i tend to have really big pupils, regardless of whether or not i've done any substances... i think it's because i'm so goddamn nearsighted.

anywho... strange picture, but baby dreaddies all the same.

 

cheers. cool pics