Faux locs crochet

If you’ve ever found yourself staring dreamily at a picture of Lisa Bonet and her iconic waist-length dreads (just us?

Nope, impossible), then you’ve probably already gone down the Google rabbit hole of researching everything to know about getting locs…and then ended up here, a safe space for ~commitment-phobes~.

10 things they don't tell you about faux locs

Because as cool as real locs are, they’re most definitely not for the easily bored, since it can take at least a year (!) for your hair to fully loc. And if you don’t have the time or patience for that, we’ve got the next best thing: faux locs.

Faux locs are basically a super-easy (and significantly faster) way of getting the look of locs without the commitment.

But like all good things in life, they come with some important notes to consider before trying them out on yourself, which is why we got our resident Cosmopolitan braider, Stasha Harris, to help break down all the need-to-know info, below.

What are faux locs?

Here’s the deal: Faux locs are a temporary protective style where you