Loc Appreciation Day (L.A.D) is an
initiative of a fine youtuber called Qochemist conceived
in 2011. L.A.D is simply a day set aside to appreciate locs. L.A.D is celebrated every 4th Saturday in
June. It serves as an opportunity for Loc Heads to share in on their hair
journeys, maintenance tips, find the right products for locs and most of all
celebrate their crowns.
L.A.D 2014 will be the fourth year anniversary of this initiative and Locitude hosted
a meet up in Lagos, Nigeria. Loc Heads
in London, Boston, New York, Altanta and Conneticut also met up, it was a worldwide event. The Lagos event held on the
28th of June, 2014 at ‘A white Space’, Raymond Njoku, Off Awolowo
Road. It was a well attended event.
Your’s truly was there.
Locitude
is Nigeria's first Blog for Loc Heads. The editor is Ade Balogun, a fine writer
and loc head. If you already have locs or you are thinking of starting one, do
visit her blog: http://locitude.blogspot.com
for very helpful tips on how to start and maintain your locs.
Below is a
picture tale of the event. Well, I took the pictures myself. Pardon me please,
I am still touching up my photography skills.
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Ade Balogun: Host, Loc Appreciation
Day, Nigeria and editor, locitude.blogspot.com
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Our pretty and lively host, Bassey Ikpi
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| Wana,
On air personality, who is also a spoken word poet doing one of her poems |
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| Nibi
Lawson, true natural air veteran and MD Kinky Apothecary, giving us a few tips on natural hair care
products |
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| Ade
Balogun, editor locitude.blogspot.com and host L.A.D showing us how to use pipe
cleaners to make curls with locs |
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| A
cross section of guests |
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| Ade
showing us how to make another quick hairstyle with our locs |
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| Done |
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Esther the volunteer, lol. Jato (popular Lagos
loctician) showing guests how else to finely pack your locs
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| Jato done. I rocked the hair for a week. Hehehe |
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Wana Wana!
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The Obii: Poet, writer and photographer.
Facebook.com/TheObiiIfekija
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Loc’d sister, Bassey Ikpi's hair is 14 years old
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| Ani Simon -Hart's hair is almost 10 years. |
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| Nelly of Nigeria Info FM. |
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| Nelly, front
view |
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| Her hair is natutral! |
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| Ade
and Esther |
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| Ade
Bantu and Esther |
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| Moi
at the red carpet; doing my ‘grab jacket’ pose |
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| Miss
Rickets! |
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| Esther and Tobi Ricketts (Stylist) |
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| www.thekinkyapothecary.blogspot.com. Hi Titi |
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