Normal Lightening Condition

The result of this was very beautiful and natural looking. I going to update the "How To" post with updated pictures using the soft pastel colors in the near future (when I apply this again). Below is my review on Soft Pastel Chalk on Sisterlocks.

Claims
Artist's Loft™ 24pc Soft Pastels Assorted Colors
You can achieve beautiful effects with these 24 quality chalk pastels. Each chalk measure 3/8" square and is 2-1/2" long. They are easy to hold yet they are soft enough so that a brush, sponge tool, cotton ball, soft cloth or finger can be used to apply them. Included in this selection are white, black, brown, turquoise, violet, magenta, red, orange, peach , dark blue, blue-green, red-violet, ochre, yellow, yellow-green, earth,grey, red-orange, green, light blue, blue, burnt sienna, dark green and yellow orange.

Like
- Easy To Apply
- Lot of Color Option
- Wash Out Easily
- Very Natural Looking
- Very Bright Under Flash (Photography?)
- Doesn't Bleed!!!

Dislike
- Hair Gets Super Frizzy
- Application & Set Up
- Expensive
- Darker Colors Are Dull Under Low Light (Dark Locks)

I finally got my purple highlights, and it came out really good under the flash (it honestly look like it glows under flash), but it is very dull under regular light. This is not as bright as the Jerome Spray (both the purple and the auburn), but it definitely more natural looking then both sprays.

I honestly like it, and I think the lighter color will do better than the darker colors on my sisterlocks. I highly recommend this as an option to spice up your locks with color. You can check out the updated post about pastel on chalk here (that was done under the flash light). I think I may need to get some holding spray to see if the color would last even longer.

The below pictures were taken with my phone, which show how the actually purple color look under regular light. Trust when I say the darker colors would do well with bleach hair, but with darker color hair, it looks very dull and not very noticeable. When I apply this again in the future, I will do another post, and this time with the lighter colors. Please avoid my mistake, and do not apply this with regular chalk on your sisterlocks. You need premium, high pigmented soft pastel chalk.
I felt it best to take the pictures with my phone, since it will show the colors a little truer to form vs. using my camera. Even with these pictures, they are much brighter than what you actually see. Even my daughter was asking "Where the highlights?” My little girl is a trip (*chucking*). She did notice it more on the pictures, which she thought was "Cool".

Didn't I just say I wasn't going to test stuff on my locks again? This time around, I just did it on two locks first (just to be on the safe side -_-). I used the same method explain on the How To, and got the below result. I added in two more section to complete the look. Can I say this was a MUCH better outcome, and I finally got my PURPLE HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!! So ladies and gentlemen, the key is to use Soft Pastel the Premium Artist Quality.






I went ahead and modify my post; I will release a official review on Soft Pastel on Sisterlocks this weekend. Note: The color are much brighter on these picture due to the flash.

UPDATE - USE ONLY SOFT PASTEL AND DON'T USE ANY OTHER CHALK. I left this as a reference on how it will look with regular sidewalk chalk. The method on how to apply this is still the same. So check out the "how to" for this.

This style was done to celebrate the 4th of July. I'm now releasing it because it came with a round of posts attached to it. I wanted to see if the highlight would wash out, how long it will last, and if I needed to add some additional notes on how to do this. Enjoy and I hope you guys had an amazing 4th of July weekend.







I did a complete shot, so you can actually see the chalk on my hair, is not as "chalky" far away. I took a lot of these pictures under direct flash light. Under normal lighting conditions, it doesn't look so bad. But you still using chalk to apply the highlight, and it look like chalk on your hair. I think this look less chalky with thicker locks, straighter or loose hair. Check out the how to, result, and review of chalk on Sisterlocks.

UPDATE - USE ONLY SOFT PASTEL AND DON'T USE ANY OTHER CHALK. I left this as a reference on how it will look with regular sidewalk chalk. The method on how to apply this is still the same. So check out the "how to" for this.

I really didn't want to put chalk on my sisterlocks, especially without knowing what it entales, and how it will look. I search around to see if anyone has apply it to their sisterlocks, and didn't find anything. I did find people who has used it on much thicker locks, and had success with it. So that give me hope on trying it on my sisterlocks. Once the hair dried, the color became more apparent. Keep in mind that most of these pictures are under direct light/flash, so you see more detail.

Day of Application

Couple Days After Application



After The Wash



I didn't like the result much, and I think I'm going to have to skip testing stuff out on my locks for a while now. The only thing I got out of this is that I can do the color run, and have clean looking sisterlocks afterward.To see the final style using this highlight, click here. To see my review of applying chalk on Sisterlocks, click here. If you are interested in applying this to your sisterlocks, click here. NOTE: You may get a better result with the chalk, if you use the hair version or the soft pastel.

UPDATE - USE ONLY SOFT PASTEL AND DON'T USE ANY OTHER CHALK. I left this as a reference on how it will look with regular sidewalk chalk. The method on how to apply this is still the same. So check out the "how to" for this.
Doing this right involve a lot of work. So if you have time in your hand, and want to try something different with a range of colors, you may want to consider this as an option. Below are the review on using Chalk as an highlight option for Sisterlocks or Lock in general.

Claim
Bright, bold chalk includes exclusive Crayola crayon colors that wash away with water. Create big outdoor art on sidewalks and driveways with easy clean-up. Anti-roll shape keeps sticks handy and produces fine lines or broad strokes.

Like
- Easy Transfer
- Range of colors
- Easily found at a local store
- Doesn't Last Long
- Certain Color Last Longer
- Easy To Wash Out

Dislike
- Set Up & Application
- Doesn't look Natural

UPDATE - USE ONLY SOFT PASTEL AND DON'T USE ANY OTHER CHALK. CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED LOOK USING SOFT PASTEL VS REGULAR CHALK.

I though this was going to be a pain to apply, but it turn out be very easy, it just a pain to set up and apply compare to Jerome Russell hair spray. Now this was mostly done by our Caucasian sisters, but I did find a couple of YouTube video on them on locks. One youtuber didn't get the result she wanted, and another did. The one that did, following what our Caucasian sisters did, and found that was the best way to apply the chalk. I did the same and you can check out the result here. Note: You want to wear an old t-shirt and use an old towel for this.

Material Needed
Soft Pastel or Hair Chalk (No Oil Based Chalk!)
Water Bottle
Gloves
Hair Spritz
Blow Dryer
Flat Iron (optional for longer lasting color)

Step 1 - You will need to figure out the style you plan on wearing with this. Bantu Knots, Curls, or Crinkles. Get your items ready and move to Step 2. I decided to use pipe cleaners for curls.

Step 2 - Wet the locks you want to apply the highlights on. Note: You want to wear gloves, because this can get really messy.

Step 3 - You going to then rub the chalk up and down the area you want to have the color.


Step 4 - Spray your hand with the hair "holding" spritz, you then going to rub the spritz up and down the chalk covered lock. This will help steal the color chalk a little. Note: I didn't have hair spritz, but I did have Aloe Vera Gel, which was fine since I use it on my side from time to time. If you don't plan to do Step 5, I highly recommend getting a hair spritz to avoid bleeding and have the color lasting longer.

Step 5 - This is totally optional, but recommended, if you don't want the color to fade right away, as well as bleed, you going to have to blow dry it, and then roll over the locks with a flat iron to steal the chalk some more. If you don't care for this step, proceed to Step 6. Note: I used the lowest setting on my flat iron.

Step 6 - After you are done flat ironing, shake off the excess chalk dust first, before proceeding to Step 7. Note: Yes your colored hair will be mostly dry, but you can still add your curlers etc. on it. It will be a lot loser then the others curls, but it will be fine if you do the super tight curls like pipe cleaners.


Step 7 - Apply the curlers, braids, etc. to complete the look. Repeat the steps above when adding another color in another section. Note: If you going to add another color, rinse out your glove to remove most of the previous color.


This is a very temporary solution, so play around with as much colors as you want ^_^. Do NOT use oil based chalk, since they contain wax, which will cause build up on locks. Tips: When you are ready to wash your hair out, I suggest you rinse the area that has the highlight first in the sink, and then proceed to wash your hair in the shower. You will NEED a clarify shampoo, and you will need to moisturize!!! Please note that if you have lighter color locks (example red or blond), you may not need to wet your hair in order to get the colors. Test one of your locks first before damping your locks.

You can read the review of chalk as a faux highlight here. You can check out the result of the chalk on sisterlocks here. I ask that if you don't know how to properly clean your locks or have problem with shampoo that has SLS, please don't do this. You have to know how to properly wash your locks in order to avoid build up.