8 MONTHS STRONG BABY

Well I've been loc'ed for eight months and still in love. Yesterday it started raining and I did not worry. As a matter of fact I didn't have my umbrella and I was perfectly okay. I walked right into work out the rain and still look fierce!


That is the wonderful thing about sisterlocks you rarely have a bad hair day. Don't get me wrong there will be some but not many. One month I'm complaining about my hair growing slow..... next it's growing like a weed. I'm luving it baby.

I wanted to show yall my transition. First I started with a perm, then I cut all the permed ends off and got my sisterlocks. The final pic is my locs at 8 months. My
consultant says hair has growth spurts. And last month my hair grew like crazy. By the 5th week I looked like I had an afro at the bottom and locs on the top.But it's
a journey and I am finding what works for me. For example I really dont tie my hair up at night because when I wake up it's smashed and I am forced to spritz it everyday. If I sleep freely I can just fluff and go. But do what works for you, cuz there is a ton of advise.

Dead Loc

It finally happened. I've heard about it, I've read about and it has finally happened to me. I woke up this morning a discovered I had a loc hanging on by a thin piece of hair. I kept telling myself "Oh my God, don't panic. Wait until your company leaves and go look in the mirror." As my friend sat on my coach chatting I was wondering what does this loc look like. I could feel that it was the one right above my ear at my hair line. As a matter of fact it was one of my favorite locs, because it was one of the longer ones. It seemed to be thick at the end and last time I checked it was doing well. My curiosity got the best of me and I excused myself from my company and RAN to the bathroom to check my loc. Shoot there is no saving this lock. I simply cut it off and laid it on the sink. It looked so lonely there at the sink. I looked at the hair left behind and it felt soft to the touch. Surprisingly I am not upset, I guess it is apart of the process. However, I wonder if I contributed to the demise of my dear loc. Did I roll my hair too much? Did I wear my head band too tight? I don't really know what caused this loc to break off but you can bet your lucky penny I will be discussing this with my consultant. Honestly there are some locs that are too small around the nape of my hair line. This is the second thinning lock I've had. Both were near the hair line. I may have her combine a few around that area to avoid breakage. Well this is all apart of the journey. Trust me it's not all roses and love all the time when it comes to this hair thing.

It's been awhile

Hey everybody,


It's been awhile hasn't it. But my hair is growing really well and the texture is changing. One minute I'm complaining about my hair growing slow, next thing
I know it's growing like a weed. Normally I wear lots of head bands but this week I free styled and noticed..........dang my hair is really growing. The great thing about this is I rarely use any product in my hair. My hair loves water and that's
what it gets most of the time. I think about all the useless products I used to grow my hair, to change the texture of my hair and when I go natural all I need is a few spritz of water and I am good. One thing I did do was bump my retightings up from every 8 weeks to every 4 weeks. To be honest by the time the 8th week came around I had a lil afro under my locs. Plus working in a professional enviroment makes me more conscience about my natural hair looking as good as possible. I still have quite a bit of new growth around the 4th week but I can not imagine going ever 2 weeks, I am not trying to be a salon slave again! Overall I am happy with my sisterlocks, I really can't complain.

On another note I love when my hair is freshly done. I love the parts. I've read on other blogs were people hate the parts, but they make the style look fresh and new. I had to get use to not having the parts. I had to realize that due to my course hair texture my parts would not last long. I had to accept that my nappy hair grew fast and locs were not all about parts. People are starting to accept my locs as they get longer, I actually loved them when they were real short. But during that time I caught a lot of flack. But any how just wanted to let y'all see the progress.

I've Hit The Wall

I always wondered if I would always love my sisterlocks. In the begining I thought I would always see them and smile. However, I've hit that proverberal wall. I am frustrated with my sisterlocks. I still love them but I wish I could do more with them. I've been loc'ed for 5 months and most of my ends are still loose. When will these bad boys seal? I hate my loose ends because they stick straight out instead of curling naturally. Yes I know I can rod my hair and have curls but sometimes I just do not feel like it. Actually, I've stopped rodding for the most part, because I felt like I was curling my hair too much and not proudly rocking the free style. But let's face it when you have short locks styling options is something that you can't have. If you have any suggestions , please let me know. I guess I got the sisterlock blues .... eh put it's all apart of the process. Every love affair has its issues, and we (sisterlocks and I) are have some issues. I'm getting baptized tomorrow, should I band my locks (LOL). Naw I wont be that vain, but my head will be submersed in water for a few seconds. I have no plans of getting rid of my sisterlocks anytime soon...... so I just need to get over it. I just wanted to vent.

Growing Slow..... Sort Of

My hair is growing but it is growing so slow. I still have some straight ends. I am slowly trimming the ends off. At first I was scared to trim the permed edges but I am going on 6 months of loc-dom so I decided to chance it. The sides of my hair is beginning to lock, the front and the middle are still kinda twisted looking.

My styling options are limited at this point. Either I wear head bands or I just free style. I've read in other blogs that when the hair is short and locked that it begins to coil . Well my hair is straight in the front and coils in the back. Mostly it's straight so I have to use rods if I want it to have that coily look. I know hair is unique and will do what it wants, but man I wish I had just a little more length. Yes, I am experiencing loc envy. I still love my sisterlocs, just would like some more styling options. I know that is not good to manipulate the hair too much when the ends are still straight. So with that in mind, I'mma let my hair do what it wants to do. I've been tagged but I do not know what to do just yet, but I will have that information up by the end of the week. Well I'm out, stay blessed.

Has This Ever Happened To You

Hey Ya'll,

Long time no hear eh. Well I finally purchased my lap top and got the internet, sorry for the delay. Anyway, I have a very thin loc and I am afraid they may have to combine it with another loc or it may break. The top is thin but the bottom has a big ball on the end. I really don't understand why it thinned out, because I have been very careful not to play with my hair or use too many products. Actually outside of water mixed with 3 drops of tea tree oil I don't use products. Lately I've been letting my hair do it's thing It's grown soooo much. Is there anything I can do to stop the thinning? In the pic my hair is in a bad need of a retight. I cancelled my appointment with my new consultant and she did not have another opening for 4 weeks. So I had to go 8 weeks between retights. Man I had to look crazy for two weeks before she finally hooked me up. Currently my hair has a loc'ed look to it. Most of the straight ends are gone and the texture is slowly changing. I still love my sisterlocs, they make me feel so free. My boyfriend loves my hair, which makes it easier to be my natural self.

New Consultant

Next week I am scheduled to get my hair retighten by my new consultant. My new consultant (Jeannie) asked me to come in so she could get a better idea of what my needs were and to inspect my sisterlocks. Jeannie says my sisterlocks were doing great but wanted to know what pattern my previous consultant used to start my locks. I was unsure so I called my Los Angeles consultant and she advised me that she used the #4 pattern. Once I conveyed this information to Jeannie she said that she disagreed, and in her opinion my current pattern looks more like a #3 pattern. I asked her how she came to that conclusion, she says that my pattern has holes in some of the locks and that is usually how the #3 pattern looks. In her opinion the #3 pattern is used for people with fine hair and the holes will eventually fill in , but it makes fine hair look fuller. I was worried and thought my previous consultant did something wrong, Jeannie assured me that I was okay, but she thinks that a #4 pattern would fit my hair texture best ( I have kinky, nappy, fully textured hair). I asked her if the #3 pattern would ruin my sisterlocks and she said it would not be a problem. Can you believe there is only ONE sisterlock consultant in St. Louis!!!!! Jeannie is the only one....as you can imagine she stays busy.


The first day of my new job, a sistah came up to me and asked me if I had sisterlocks. I was so excited that someone knew what type of locks I was representing. She says she wants sisterlocks but see seems kinda hesitent. I am sure after she sees my sisterlocks growing and looking better everyday she will be ready to get all loc'ed up.


My hair is growing quite nicely and is filling in at a fast rate. I love my sisterlocks and they love me back.