Thursday, September 21, 2006
Essie's Traditional Locs
Tra recently asked if my twin sister, Essie, had succumbed to Sisterlocks. Well, first let me say that she is a fan of locs but didn't want the trademark small size of Sisterlocks. Also, she says there is no way she could have sat for 3 days and umpteen hours to have them put in.
In early March 2006, after 3 tries of starting traditional locs with so-called professionals, she decided to do it herself. She did not like that the professionals were installing her locks with numerous products that contained buildup containing properties, such as beeswax and shea butters. Armed with knowlege she obtained from the web and 3 failed attempts. She one strand twisted her hair with the size of locs that she liked and has been maintaining them herself since.
Top of Head April 2006
Front View April 2006
Front View April 2006
Here she is 4 months after starting her locks and she loves them. She's says it's getting much easier for her to maintain. Her routine is to wash every couple of weeks and twist individually. She twists the new growth, uses a JML product for hold, holds them in place with duck clips, and then uses the blow drier to set them.
Front View August 2006
In early March 2006, after 3 tries of starting traditional locs with so-called professionals, she decided to do it herself. She did not like that the professionals were installing her locks with numerous products that contained buildup containing properties, such as beeswax and shea butters. Armed with knowlege she obtained from the web and 3 failed attempts. She one strand twisted her hair with the size of locs that she liked and has been maintaining them herself since.
Top of Head April 2006
Front View April 2006
Front View April 2006
Here she is 4 months after starting her locks and she loves them. She's says it's getting much easier for her to maintain. Her routine is to wash every couple of weeks and twist individually. She twists the new growth, uses a JML product for hold, holds them in place with duck clips, and then uses the blow drier to set them.
Front View August 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
No More Banding and Braiding
On Saturday I had another retightening and was extremely pleased that my consultant agreed that I do not have to band and braid anymore. It had been five weeks since my last retightening and in my last post I confessed that I had not banded and braided last week when I washed my hair. Well of course, I had to wash my hair the night before my retightening on September 16th, and once again, I did not band and braid. I guess I figured that if any damage was going to occur this would be the time since it had only been one week since I had washed my hair. When I got out of the shower I carefully checked each loc and then separated them at the roots. Lucky for me I did not notice any slippage.....but Yvette, my SL consultant, would be the judge of that.
I arrived at Yvette's at 7:50 a.m. and once I sat in her chair I confessed. After checking my locs she agreed that no damage had occurred and that she felt my locs were mature enough to wash without the chore of banding and braiding. I AM SO HAPPY!
Almost 9 Months
I arrived at Yvette's at 7:50 a.m. and once I sat in her chair I confessed. After checking my locs she agreed that no damage had occurred and that she felt my locs were mature enough to wash without the chore of banding and braiding. I AM SO HAPPY!
Almost 9 Months
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Almost 9 Months
On the 28th of September I will have had my Sisterlocks for 9 months. I'm excited to approach this milestone and will try to post photos to chronicle the event.
I have to tell you though about what I did last weekend. My twin had come up for a weekend visit from Vancouver and after she left on Sunday I decided to clean house. It was quite a chore as she had brought her dogs (A german shepard mix and 2 cairn terriers) and the amount of dog hair had quadrupled from it's normal amount of just Milo and Kito shedding.
Needless to say, after vacuuming the area rugs and sponge mopping the hardwood floors my head was feeling kinda sweaty. It was already 7:30 p.m. and I just didn't want to spend time braiding and banding, washing, and then removing the rubberbands. So....... I just washed my hair, very gently mind you, but nonetheless, without the protection of the rubberbands. As soon as the water hit my head I was afraid of what the outcome of my premature actions might produce. But alas, I got out of the shower, towel dried my locks and found that not one lock had slipped or unraveled. Either I was lucky or I'm fully locked and loaded. I will definitely be happy if I don't have to braid and band anymore.
I'm scheduled for a retightening session with my consultant in Portland (Yvette Campbell) and will tell her about my transgression. I think she may agree that I don't have to braid and band anymore but I still want to get the green light about it.
I have to tell you though about what I did last weekend. My twin had come up for a weekend visit from Vancouver and after she left on Sunday I decided to clean house. It was quite a chore as she had brought her dogs (A german shepard mix and 2 cairn terriers) and the amount of dog hair had quadrupled from it's normal amount of just Milo and Kito shedding.
Needless to say, after vacuuming the area rugs and sponge mopping the hardwood floors my head was feeling kinda sweaty. It was already 7:30 p.m. and I just didn't want to spend time braiding and banding, washing, and then removing the rubberbands. So....... I just washed my hair, very gently mind you, but nonetheless, without the protection of the rubberbands. As soon as the water hit my head I was afraid of what the outcome of my premature actions might produce. But alas, I got out of the shower, towel dried my locks and found that not one lock had slipped or unraveled. Either I was lucky or I'm fully locked and loaded. I will definitely be happy if I don't have to braid and band anymore.
I'm scheduled for a retightening session with my consultant in Portland (Yvette Campbell) and will tell her about my transgression. I think she may agree that I don't have to braid and band anymore but I still want to get the green light about it.
