Loc studio in Berkeley
We start locs and keep them. Begin with a consultation call: we'll agree the method and the size, then plan the visits that follow.
The loc journey
A loc journey has stops. We plan the whole run with you, one stop at a time.
A short call about your hair, the method and the size of your locs. We say what each choice asks of you.
Your first set, in one long visit or two. You leave knowing how to wash and sleep on them.
The first months are for leaving them be. We check in, and we say when a retwist helps and when it doesn't.
A retwist every few weeks, at the root, on a rhythm that suits your hair and your week.
The maintenance plan
Pick a rhythm, and the visits are in the diary before you need them. Every plan says what it includes, how long it runs and how a moved visit works.
Over 24 weeks
For new locs and for locs that hold a tight pattern.
Over 24 weeks
For locs that are settled and keep their shape between visits.
Over 24 weeks
For longer, looser or mature locs that wait well.
The menu
Every service shows its time, and whether it starts with a consultation or takes a deposit.
For a first set, whatever your length and texture.
A call before anything is booked. We talk through your hair, the method and the size of your locs, and what the weeks after look like.
Coils shaped at the root with a fine comb, section by section, on hair of a length that holds a coil. A good fit for shorter and medium lengths.
Twists set in your own hair, sized and parted to the pattern we agreed. The twists settle into locs over the months that follow.
Each loc started and held at the root with an interlocking pattern, for hair that needs more hold from the first day. Long visit, planned in two parts if you prefer.
For locs that are already going, new or years in.
A wash, then each loc retwisted at the root with a fine comb and a light hold, as often as your locs ask. Comes with a conversation about when to come back.
Book: RetwistA retwist, then a style to leave in: barrel twists, pinned loops, a low updo or a braided pattern.
Book: Retwist and styleLocs held with an interlocking pattern are re-interlocked at the root. Allow longer for more locs or longer new growth.
Book: Interlock maintenanceA shorter visit between full retwists: the front, the nape and any loc that needs attention, with a wash if you'd like one.
Book: Loc tidyA slow shampoo, a scalp massage and a rinse, with your locs dried your way. Add it to any visit or book it on its own.
Loose ends trimmed and the length evened out, with the outline shaped to suit you.
For a new length, a new look or a fresh start.
Extension locs attached to your own, one at a time, in the color and length we choose together. We plan the number of locs on the consultation call.
A style for an event or a week: updos, braided crowns, barrel twists, loops and pinned shapes. Bring a photo if you have one.
Book: Loc stylingLocs taken down, section by section, with the hair washed and detangled at the end. Long and slow, and booked after a conversation.
The work
Sample photos.
Keeping locs
You don't have to start with us. Bring your locs from anywhere.
A retwist at the root, a tidy between visits, a new style or a plan for the next few months. We look at your locs, ask what's worked, and carry on from there.
Locs started by anyone, in any method
A wash and scalp care with any visit
A plan for visits every four to eight weeks
Your locticians
One owner, one apprentice and one person on the desk. The booking page shows who does each service.
Owner and loctician
Takes every consultation call and starts every new set. Starter locs, retwists and interlocking, and the long conversations about which one suits your hair.
Apprentice loctician
Trains under Dorine. Takes retwists, loc tidies, wash and scalp care and styling visits, with Dorine in the studio.
Studio assistant
Runs the desk and the schedule, shampoos before a retwist and answers the phone and texts during open hours.
From clients
“I called not knowing which method to pick. Dorine walked me through each one and what it would ask of me, and I booked once I knew.”
“My locs have been going for a long time, and she works at the root without hurrying. I left with them neat and my scalp rested.”
“The first day was long. Auriel kept water and a chair ready between sections, and I knew how to wash and sleep on them before I left.”
“Having my next three visits booked means I never have to remember. The plan page said what each one covers.”
Sample reviews.
A short call, about 20 minutes, before a starter set. We talk through your hair, the method and the number and size of locs, and what you'll do between visits.
A few hours to most of a day, depending on the method, the length and the number of locs. Every starter service on the menu shows its time, and a longer set can be split into two visits.
Most locs come back every four to eight weeks. The right rhythm depends on your hair, and we agree it with you, not for you.
Yes. Tell us how they were started and how they've been kept, and we'll look at them at your first visit.
It depends on the number and size of your locs, the method and the time it takes. The booking page shows prices, and a written quote comes before a starter set.
Choose a time
Book a consultation call, or choose your next retwist.