7months

Hiya! Thanksgiving Day will mark my 7th month of having my lovely Sisterlocks! All I can do is smile! Time is definitely flying right on by! before I know it, it'll be a year! I can see some growth in my hair now, not much b/c it still shrinks a lot but it is noticeable. I took pictures of my hair the other night before I went to sleep so I look really tired lol....In love with my hair more now, than before, I have some of the thickness I hoped I would get. My loctician said that my hair would more than likely stay curly at the ends verses closing which I have no problem with. I love my lil curly q's lol.... Going to cut this short b/c I should be working right now lol....Until next time folks!

These pictures are from my re-ti 11.19.2010

This last picture is from last Tuesday(11.15.2010) when I washed my hair...was 6 weeks since I had a re-ti....you can tell by my roots!

HELLO!!

Didn't even notice I haven't been on here in a month, WOW! lol... just been so busy with working and doing things for my Social Club, being the President is a lot of work but I love the positivity we are getting from it! I barely get time to think these days... Just passed 28 weeks!! but I decided not to claim my month until the 25th... the texture of my hair is changing! starting to look more and more like locks everyday =) People are even calling them locks/sisterlocks...instead of "what is that in your hair?" or "lil braids"!! AND I love it!

Tried the bantu knots out last night, not to wear them out but, to get some kind of curl in my hair, it was pretty! Not too tight but noticeable curls, you know what I mean... I didnt get a chance to take a picture b/c i sweated it out lol, but I will do it again 2nite! TTYL lockers!!

Another Re-ti had come to pass!

I got my 5th(i think) re-ti yesterday....and boy was I happy, feels good to look fresh...even though I could really tell how bad my roots looked because I've been rocking straw curls for the last 2 weeks, done with pipe cleaners. They turned out really good and lasted a long time. Think I will start doing those more often with me starting the gym and all this week :) I attended a social club event with my social club(Ladies of C.H.O.I.C.E) a couple weeks ago where I wore my straw curls and a picture of my fresh re-ti, excuse the face I was tired lol....pictures are below...ttyl ! Click on pictures to make them bigger.

ALMOST 5 months tear* lol

Well, well, well...seems like it was just yesterday when I got my sisterlocks installed thinking about how my hair would look by my birthday in July... that has been here and gone! It's now approaching Fall, the season I love the most! Looking back on my 1st day up to now, I can see some change, the texture, thickness, shrinkage, frizziness, loose hairs, my parts lol... didnt think there was that much change but when you a comparison, it's obvious! I'm in love with everything about my hair! Even been told I can use a little tree oil on my scalp! 5 months without any type of oils... you know how that feels ladies..and gentlemen! lol... going to do my 2nd AVC wash some time this week when I get a chance. Between 2 jobs and my social group, I don't have much time to do anything else but sleep and clean AND see family so I'll get to it. Was suppose to get it done today but of course I'm with family lol...you know how the hours can fly by when having fun :-) I may still do so after I get home 2nite, depends on how I feel (lazy ha ha)... I think I've talked enough, ttygl! it's almost football time!

Pictures of my 1st LOChawk!

Here are the pictures from my LOChawk. Click to make bigger.

week 19

Another week has passed :-D Did my 1st LOCKhawk over the weekend and I loved it! Will be adding pictures to this post tomorrow.. I forgot my camera cord lol. I don't think I have been having too many changes but the most noticeable one is the dandruff. My consultant told me it would be okay for me to use a little tree oil at a time so I have to run out and get some..TODAY! Haven't done an ACV wash in a while and maybe that is the reasoning for the pick up of dryness. I think I'll just do one of Friday on my day off. It's time for a wash anyways. I have went back to using my scarf also, was just using the silk pillow case but I have found that with using my scarf I have less fuzziness as the weeks go by in between my re-ti's. I think that's all for now....TTYS!

4th Re-ti

Got my hair retightened on Saturday, it took longer than usual...I guess 4 weeks to 6weeks wait really makes a difference. It took almost 4 hours to complete but I was sooooo happy to get it done. I can see a little growth but as always it shrinks back up. Here are some before and after pictures. Click on pictures to make bigger.

-------BEFORE ----------------------AFTER-------

Just Because....

Just felt like updating my blog, nothing special lol...17 weeks! slippage, casing, growth, no more itching(unless I'm sweating or something), shrinkage...everything! I'm passed the whole new sisterlocked stage..I LOVE EM, no doubt...looking forward to some more length and some locking to occur lol...ready to do other things with this head of mine =) Until next time folks... oh! and I'm sure I previously said my re-ti is this week, Saturday 28th, it's been a LONG 5 weeks and will be almost 6 when I re-ti...WHEW! DEFINITELY NEEDED!!!!.. will post more pictures then, I probably already said that also but I like repeating myself sometimes... so there you have it lol.. Lata Gataz!

16 weeks

I have had my Sisterlocks now for 16 weeks, really equaling 4 months but I don't count my month until the 25th... time, as always, is FLYING ♥ Looking in the mirror today, I've actually noticed a bit of a texture change in my locks(i think b/c they are pulled off my face lol)... they are starting to look like others that I have seen locked for the same amount of time as mine =) My hair is soft so I didn't expect it to start going threw this stage for a couple more months being as though I know my hair will take more time to lock than others. My next re-ti is next week and boy have I been doing any and everything to style them because I have stray hairs everywhere, which only show when it's time to get them re-tightened. I'm waiting a week longer to get them done and I don't know if I'll ever try that again lol... I'll post new pictures after my re-ti!!! TTYS!

Been busy, busy, busy lately! Haven't really had the time to get on here...guess that's how it always goes after a while. Not too much has changed... still having slippage around the edges..ugh! I have been twisting and twirling my hair up so I can try to stop some of it. Still coiling, shrinking, the usual...

Another week has passed, week 14! Still don't see too much of a change. Just letting my hair do it's own thing! Have been anticipating locking though because I want to spice my hair up with some color but I know that will not happen anytime soon but when it does, WATCH OUT AMERICA! lol.. Ready to take my hair to the next level! I know my hair will take a long time to get to that step b/c it's real soft with the natural curl but don't worry, I can wait, heyyy... I really don't have a choice right?!!? Been noticing a lot of slippage around my perimeter, nothing that a few flat twist won't stop until my next re-ti which is weeks away. I'm over the free-style look!!!! That style is 'boyish' to me now, I guess with the volume and the length...idk.. as always will keep ya'll posted...LATER!

Hair style

HELLO! Just wanted to post some actual pictures of what I did do to my hair...you can not really tell in the pics in the previous post. TTYGL!

and AGAIN!

Another month is passing!!! My hair is still doing it's own thing! I just love the versitality of my hair and in this HEAT, a pin up, down, sideways, crooked (lol) will do! Went to VA this weekend with a couple of my girls and it took them hours to find out what they wanted to do with their hair in all the heat... 108 degrees! Now that's what you call blazing lol.. all I did was throw a couple flat twist up the back and side and I was done! They had to press, curl, straighten, etc., during the day and before we went out at night...CAN WE SAY TOO MUCH OF A HASSLE.. don't miss those days for nothing! Here's a couple pics from the weekend!!

Another Re-ti!!!

..Another re-ti...time is really flying! It seems like every time I get one re-ti another is right on it's way in the blink of an eye... I haven't had a roller set since I first got my locks so I decided to get one w/ this re-ti. I plucked most of the curls out. I never did like real tight curls but I should have not fiddled with it as much as I did b/c when the humidity hit it, the more it fell anyways. Oh well something my hair always did and I'm guessing it will still do so..Put a couple flat twist on one side. Here are some pics I have taken..

Slippage

Went to spritz my hair down this morning and I noticed some slippage around my front edges! Two of them were almost all the way unraveled. I'm not sure why being as though I just went last friday to get my edges retightened?!?!?!? Maybe it's because they are shorter than the rest of my hair and I sleep sort of wild lol..idk. I just fixed them two by hand. Sunday will make my 3rd re-ti and my 3rd month. I will ask if there is any reasons for them to be slipping that bad and what I can do to stop most of the slippage.

Big 25!

HOWDIE PEEPS! I've been soooo dang on busy here lately...shweewww lol! My 25th bday just passed on Friday, July 9th....time is definitely flying. Had to get my edge touched up, eventhough my re-ti is this Sunday coming. Wanted to be fresh for the bday lol...nothin much has changed. All I keep hearing is my hair is really growing! Do I see a difference? NO! ha ha... it likes to shrink and do it's own thing and I'm not mad at it!

Ten Weeks

Ten weeks.....came quick...I was had too much fun over this Holiday weekend! It actually feels good to be back at work, well kinda sorta..lol. My sleep schedule is sooo messed up! AND I know I'm not going to get it back this week because of my birthday :) The big 25...[July 9]..sleep sleep sleep sleep SLEEP, I need some (whining) Okay, I know I'm off subject ha ha.

There hasn't been any changes to my hair that I can notice. Still coiling, loose strands, shrinkage, the whole 9. I'm getting a touch-up on Friday(my bday) because my hair has been growing and slipping I guess. Tried an ACV(Apple Cidar Vinegar) wash on Thursday and boy did it stink lol BUT my hair has not been itchy at all, so that's a good thing. No after smell b/c I washed my hair afterwards instead of before, like the youtube video I watched. I think I will add this to my monthly things to do list, so far so good...

Ponytail

Hey folks! I tried a 1/2 pony tail today, down in the back..up in the front. It didn't last long, my face is too fat and my hair is not as full looking at it was before I locked. Maybe when my hair gets a little thicker and LONGER I will try it again =D... Still in love!

another week =D

Hello folks! Yesterday marked 9 weeks...time is just moving right along. Went to one of my cousins weddings on Saturday, not a good picture of what my hair looks like but I like this picture!

I also took some pictures of my hair while lounging in the house yesterday, was TOO HOT to do anything while that sun was out and I already had a sunburn...YES, I said sunburn lol. Not much has changed...just felt like taking pics

At the wedding reception..tryin to be cute lol, me and my cousin Toya