A Wash and an Offer March 16, 2008

Hello,

Just a few updates:

1.) On Tuesday my loctician washed my hair and re-locked my locks that had gotten loose. My first retightening will be abotu 4 weeks from now. I have also began to wrap my hair differently. Instead of tightening the scarf in the back, I am tightening it in the front. Like I am putting the scarf on from behind. I feel that is better from my edges because it holds my locks tighter and so far I have had very little problems, compared to the first two weeks where alot of my back and front became loose. Also I have STOPPED picking in my hair, well at least the edges. The middle of my hair holds well, but again it’s my edges that I am suppose to be careful about so I have tried my hardest to not pick at them.

2.) Yesterday I had this man approach me about my sisterlocks. I am familiar with this man because he works at a barbershop down the street. Basically he tried to turn on his hustle and offered to lock me up the traditional way. He was really forward about it, and once I pretty much dismissed his offer he seemed to have dismissed me all together. Like he knew that I wasn’t budging so his attitude went from ‘hustle’ to ‘whatever’. lol. I have been reading about people’s experiences with people who claim to do locks and have offered them some sort of deal, trying to knock sisterlocks. Wow, i had my moment.

I don’t think that these people really understand the commitment that people may have to sisterlocks. I don’t know any other sisterlocks sisters but I am just speaking from my own experience— I spent 500 bucks for these, so trust me I know what I am getting into! I know what I want! I know what I am going to have to spend in the future (which is not bad at all)!

Silly!

No Regrets March 6, 2008

Hello,

So as expected some of my locks have gotten loose! Aww. But it’s only the locks that outline my head, where my hair is much looser and is expected to be the hardest to lock. But my hair still looks good! And it’s getting even curlier by the day. I am so happy.

Even more, I am having no regrets about getting sisterlocks. Particularly I am having  no regrets about the price I paid to get them, 500 dollars! Today I have read several people’s experience with sisterlocks– particularly the price. I am happy though that i am not having “buyer’s remorse”… and i usually have buyers remorse over the smallest price… “Did I just past a dollar for that?”

I think that I am not having any because I planned for this. Well at least I waited a good month before I got them. I could have gotten my sisterlocks right away, but I didn’t. I decided to wait one month. On top of that, my husband and I had a little deal going on— he got to spend 500 on something else! I’m interested in clothes, but not taht interested in clothes to spend 500 bucks on them… well I could, but I am not into spending that much money on them right now. And I don’t know what else I would have spent 500 bucks on.

No my husband and I do not have “throw away” money. Hunny and I just made a deal, and I guess because of it, it has gotten rid of any questions of did I spend the money on the right thing.

Also, on top of that, I feel that sisterlocks really are the choice for me. I really do. I just feel so at peace iwth this and I can see myself wearing these locks years from now. When I have kids… when I have grandkids.

I feel like I’ve been there and done that with everything else.

PICTURES!!!! March 1, 2008

Hello!

Sorry about not posting pics up sooner but finally I have figured it all out. Yay! Well take a look at my new hair and hopefully you all would like it. Please remember that sisterlocks is a PROCESS and that it’s going to take time to really see what I am going for (long and beautiful hair).

This is the first day of my sisterlocks. As you can see my hair is very fuzzy and hasn’t done that cute curl at the end  yet. You can also see my scalp!  It’s pretty much the same thing going on in the picture to the right. I can’t wait until the hair fills up and no more scalp! Hehe.

 

Here’s another shot of my sisterlocks. As you can see it’s getting curly at teh ends. All of these pictures were taken the very first day of me ever having sisterlocks. My installation took 11 hours! I had a great loctician who was certified on the sisterlocks website and she was really nice. I believe that she did an excellent job. Her shop was really nice and calm. It was really small but very sheek (???). It was only me and her. She didn’t have anyone coming in and out of her shop…no one at all! The only person that came was my husband who had dropped me off some lunch. She was really professional and I just loved it there. She was great to chat too and she gave me directions really well… like she didn’t boss me around telling me to turn my head this and that way or else! She was just really nice and everything. I liked her a lot. I am so happy I found her.

This is the second day of my locks. My locks look like they have settled more and are calming down. You can really see how they are coiled and everything. Love it! And i am especially in love with the parts. I am so in love with them. I love them so much! I didn’t think that I would love them this much, I knew that I would like them but it is just so cool being able to toss my hair this way and thought way and seeing the parts as I go through my hair.

To your right you can see another great part in my hair. The part looks wider than it really is though because of the flash light on my scalp and stuff. But still it looks great. It looks just awesome. And look at how curly my hair is looking. can you see the difference? I am kind of surpised that it has curled that fast. I am happy about it though because that’s what I wanted. I wanted for my hair to look great as soo as possible and I am glad that it’s making its way there. I was really fearing look crazy for a few days and uch.

 Here’s a side view of my hair too. As you can see my hair is really short, espcially with my hair being so curly. It’s actually about 3-4 inches long. I can’t wait until my hair hits my shoulders and it’s curly! That means my hair would actually be longer than that. I just can’t wait!

I know that some people are so “over” long hair but I am not. It’s because I have never had long hair, or at least have never remembered the experience of having it (i’ve seen pictures of my child-self with somewhat long hair…)! I’ve done short hair all of my life and it’s just something that I’ve really wanted. And even more it’s something that I’ve wanted without having to compromise my natural texture. Not having long hair has been more of an issue for me than not having hair that is labeled “fine” by people (what whites, asians, and east africans have). Though I’ve gone through phases of wishing that I had that type of hair, really it’s the long hair that has always drove me crazy and it still does. I just want it! I am not sure if that makes me “brain washed” or something, but it’s what I want. I can’t be mad at anyone for wanting long hair because it’s not something that compromises someone’s natural texture…

Lately I’ve found my hair so jealous of women with long hair and their natural texture (these women have worn sisterlocks). It looks so beautiful. I want that, ok? I want long and natural texture hair! Ok, i’m sounding crazy. lol

Alright that’s all for now.

PEACE

I HAVE SISTERLOCKS!!! February 28, 2008

Hello,

Well I am very happy to tell you all that the day finally came, and the hours finally passed and  now I am officially a sisterlocked sister! Yay!

I am so happy that the locks came out the way I was hoping that they would. My hair is really short at the moment and after surging blogs I saw some really not-so-great photos of other sisterlocks that didn’t look too good with such short hair. But thank God that my hair came out just right…. no big spaces where we can see my scalp! Yay! And what’s even cooler is that the end of my tips are curling all up…. the only part that the doesn’t look as good is part of the top because the hair is permanantly straight because of myn flat iron (great iron for straightening hair)!

I am just so happy. So happy! It’s like a burden has been lifted from my shoulders. No more straightening my hair, not more having to worry so much about it. I am so pleased about that. It’s just wonderful.

I only wish that I would have done this so much sooner. Probably because I just can’t wait until my hair is all the way down my back! lol. My locticians hair is raelly long, I want it like that or maybe even longer.

Well that’s it… I plan on posting pictures tonight or tomorrow.

peace!

Hello world! February 28, 2008

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