Today is my 1 year Lockversary!!!!!

This year has been

Filled with twist,
turns,
bumps,
bunches,
slippage,
do's,
don't do's,
style hits and misses.

Love, war, peace, discovery, embracing, acceptance, forgiveness, frustrations, elegance, blog stalking, a total love affair. Consultation $$ Installment $$$$$$ reti for 6 months$ retightenting class$$$ a lifetime with Sisterlocks? Priceless! Thats what this year has been for me and I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

This was the style I decided to do. I twisted the front and then braided and locloops the back. It came out great! I have had it in for about 3 days now and the curls have dropped but the braid out is still going strong. Does anyone have any advice on how to make my curls last through the night. Everytime I go to sleep and wake up my curls are all flattened out. I've use a bonnet, scarf and nothing at all it no matter what its flat. I tried sleeping different too, that did work LOL. Anywhoo I'm so glad that I made the decision to get SL. 1 year and counting can't wait to see what this year will bring!

approaching 1 year

well its coming up to that time that I have been waiting for since the first day of my installation. My one year lockversary!!! It has been an interesting year. One filled with frustrations and mishaps but mostly pleasure and adoration towards my hair. Its been one of uncovering what my hair was really made of as it went through its various stages. I'm so pleased with the state it is in now and as I faced slight slippage and a build up issues I REALIZE THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE and all the obsessing I did could have been totally avoided. My consultant just did a fabulous job with my locks as I have been maintaining them for six months now and they still look fabulous because of the ground work she laid. My hair is almost totally locked. They have dropped and the front is finally sealing all the way. My hair has bounce and its getting a lot of body to it. Its great even when my hair was relaxed I never had this much body and bounce. I am absolutely and totally in love with my hair. I can't believe it has been a year this time has really flown by. So for all you newbies out there enjoy all your stages while you can because before you know it you will be at your one year mark and beyond. Oh and my air has been growing like crazy lately. I don't know if its a Florida sun or maybe due to a change in eating habits or maybe its just in a growth spurt stage. What ever it is I hope it keeps it up. Until next time.

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11 months

fresh reti by new consltant

I found her...

Here are a few pics of the young lady with 10 year old locks, I have blocked out her face to protect her privacy.

I'll get here one day :-)

10 months

here are some pics

3 months

10 months

9 months

1.5 maybe 2 months

9 months

Now
1 month

evolution

9 Months

thinking about my future...

I'm learning to pray for my husband even now. For his strength, for his purpose, for his protection, guidance, for his love for the Father, for his love for me. For him to be spiritually filled, exceedingly glad and ready to pour into the nations with me as I know he is doing the same for me. I'm learning to expand myself, embracing obstacles and phases that I did not see coming. I'm learning to accept the curve balls that have been and are destined to be thrown my way. I'm learning to gain knowledge and search for understanding even in a doubtful state of mind. I'm learning to trust in God more now than ever when everything in life is going well. I'm learning what it takes to be me, a woman, a daughter, a sister, a soror, a classmate, a Christian. I'm learning to be satisfied as I wait on what the Father has for me but most importantly I'm learning how to be the person God has called me to be.

Whats my redemption? Emancipationg from ignorance and an acceptance of self.

Check me out

Hello all just wanted to try something new with my Blog Hope you enjoy :-)

10 year old Sisterlocks vs my 9 months

Yesterday I met this young lady who had a head full of beautiful 10 year old locks. I was sooooo excited to see her and clearly walked up to her and asked if I could get a good look at her locks and so the conversation began. If I bump into her again I'll be sure to take pictures.

In other news I've been so busy with school and finals that I guess I've kinda neglected my blog I dunno, maybe. But my locks are doing progressively well. I've mainly been doing the braid out which is surprising because most of you who follow my blog know its not a style that my hair took to at first but now it looks pretty good with it. It still doesn't last longer than a day though neither do my curls even though I have not done any in a very long time. Its growing, slowly now a days but growing.
9 months and I'm still loving my Sisterlocks even with all its quirks.

9 Months

Hello all, on Friday I will be 9 months locked. This is where my hair is right now:
1. Back is locked
2. Middle just about locked
3. Front fighting it but on its way to being locked.
4. Reti every 3 weeks except this go around I've been busy with school and Thanksgiving so I had to push it back and for some strange reason my back has not grown as much this cycle. (maybe due to my rinse who knows)
5. I can get my hair into two piggy tails a style I liked to have fun with when I was a loose natural.
6. I have had to start putting Fantasia oil in my hair every now and again because it feels and looks so dry.
7. I rarely do water spritz anymore it actually makes my hair misbehave and dry out unlike when I was a younger newbie.
8. I try not to style as much so I don't stress my hair out but I kinda have been forced into it because its not behaving at this stage.
9. My hair seems healthy and strong although I went through a shedding phase all of month 7 and part of month 8. Turns out I just needed a good conditioning which I didn't want to do because my hair in the front was still unravelling. It didn't make the front any worse so whatever and my hair stopped shedding afterwards.
10. Using a rinse was a waste of my time all it did was make my hair dry.
11. Since month 7 I have been having the craziest itchy scalp which I did not used to have at all along with dry scalp.
12. I still love my locks

Looking forward to:

1. Coloring my hair with Lush Henna Caca Rouge-red or Manna?-----the chestnut one lol. I've looked up the reviews and I've look at a couple results on youtube and I like what I see. Plus from various blogs that seems to be the way to go as far as color with conditioning. Especially since I know from previous experience that my hair does not do well with permanent color.
I'm shooting for the middle of January before my second quarter of school starts but only if the front of my hair is locked because this method is said to really soften the hair. If not then I Will probably wait until about March for my 1 year. ( wow I cant believe how close it is)

2. I can't wait until my hair is long enough to go into a ponytail I'm sooooo ready to just throw it up and go.
3. Going to a consultant in January to get a good shampoo and reti and maybe a style, maaaaybe... its been a while ya'll.
4. being able to wash with regular shampoos the way I want to and to use conditioner.
5. Being able to spritz my hair again and let it air dry without it looking and feeling crazy.
6. My hair settling enough so that this build up goes away. Another locker maid a good point to me, she said that when her (traditional) locks were young she would get build up on a few of hers too no mater what she did but once they locked and fell it went away on its own. She said its probably just what that part of my hair has to go through in order to lock and once it does the buildup will go away. So I figured I would just stop worrying about it as long as it does really go anywhere that's too noticeable.
I have not really been taking any pictures lately I have been so Busy but I will try to take a few to post. But for the most part my hair looks the same at lease to me it does anyway.

peace