Half Up Locs Mid

Taking the top up does two things at once: it clears the face completely and it puts height at the crown, so the whole head reads taller than the same locs worn down. The gathered part can be a bun, a loose knot, or a wrapped ponytail, and the parting usually sits above the ear so the sides stay covered. At mid-length the loose portion is light enough to hold all day.

• Suitsround, square, heart face shapes. The gather lifts the outline at the crown while the loose locs still hang at the jaw, so height goes on top without leaving a narrow chin unframed.
• Hair typemedium density, thick, curly, coily. Locs need to be mature enough to take a tie without loosening at the root, and numerous enough that the gathered section has body.
• UpkeepRoot maintenance on the usual four to eight week cycle, and move the parting around so the same locs are not under tension every single day.
• Ask forAsk for a half-up gathered at the crown with the parting taken above the ear, and for the tie set loose enough not to pull the root.

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