(I am Installed, Loc'in & Luv'in it!)
First off I should point out that I'm starting this blog about a year into my journey with SisterLocks. Secondly, it has took me 3 years to start my lock journey. I did a lot of researching, had 2 consultations, and then of course a lot of researching. I have fine and what some would call thinly populated hair all throughout the crown of my head. Though my first consultation was "very discouraging” it’s fair to say I did not give up "completely" I used the time during this “setback” to decide whether I wanted to even "try" this or not.
My Stats:
- SisterLock Install date: 02/07/2010
- Install time: 18 hours
- Loc size: small & medium
- Starting length: about 3" of new-growth with at least 6" of relaxed hair
- Pattern: 4 point
- Number of locs *to start: 436 (I've since increased the count to 470)
- Sisterlocks Consultant: Rita. faithfulness70@yahoo.com
Regarding my consultations, understand that I have n-e-v-e-r had short hair, and my 1st consultant offered up some great suggestions regarding the thinness of my hair at the crown. HOWEVER, he also suggested that I cut my hair down to 3” (new-growth only) and then comeback for a very expensive install. < IT DIDN’T HAPPEN>.
I waited 3 year transitioning from perming my hair every 4 weeks to “under-processing my hair, to braids & twists; all the while massaging, and trying to coax life back into my underperforming follicles. <NO LUCK!>
I tried the two-stranded twists for about 3 weeks; when this didn’t work I decided once again to find a consultant who would lock my hair as it was. < IT HAPPENED, .........."Thank you" Rita!>.
I tried the two-stranded twists for about 3 weeks; when this didn’t work I decided once again to find a consultant who would lock my hair as it was. < IT HAPPENED, .........."Thank you" Rita!>.
The above picture shows the "combover" style that I felt most comfortable with due to my "scalpyness".
Stay tuned, there's more to come later.....
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