Moving right along. . .

My sisterlocks are doing well. As I've mentioned before, I have very fine hair, and when I got my locks installed, there was a lot of scalp staring back at me. I've experienced a lot of shrinkage, and my locks have
started to fill out, but the crown of my head is still bugging me.

While many sisters are anxious for length, I'm dying for my hair to thicken out more.

My hair in the past...

I relaxed on and off since I was a teen, and I liked it. When my hair looked good, it looked really good. The pictures below were taken in 2002, after my hairdresser had done my touch up. That girl could style hair!

Blow drying helped my hair appear to have some volume, but blow drying is bad for hair if done consistently. I don't have thick hair. I have thin, fine hair, so it took it's toll on my hair. I didn't have any problem taking my sciccors and cutting my hair to a tiny fro to rid myself of the relaxer when it started breaking. It was the only way to stop the breakage, so I've had TWA's a lot, off and on over the past 30 years.


Then there were the braids. Oh, how I love braids!!!

Braids gave me great volume, which I really liked. They're sexy and versatile. But they can also cause damage if you're not careful.

A year ago I discovered lace wigs and tried it. I thought this was great, but this trend didn't last very long. I found that I couldn't wear it in the summer because I would have to keep reapplying the glue, and the jury is still out as to what the long term affects of the glue on skin will be, if any. And the wigs are really expensive and delicate. Nice though, for special occasions. Big hair is hot! LOL.

In the end, I've decided I don't want to do any of this anymore. I stopped relaxing 6 years ago, and my beloved braid was damaging my hair line and thinning my hair even more. And I don't want to wear other people's hair anymore either. LOL.

Locking my hair has done something for me. I'm embracing my natural hair once and for all. I love it! My locs are small, not as thick as I would like, and the slippage is driving me nuts. But believe me when I tell you, I'm having a love affair with my hair! I love my little sisterlocks!!

You Tube help...

My greatest source of information and encouragement came from sisterlocked sisters on Youtube. They've been great without knowing it. I found a sister on there that had hair almost like mine! I was so excited when I found her, and watched her videos constantly. It's Naomisesay, and she had some great vids. They were encouraging to watch because her locs started off thin like mine, but really thickened up and gave me a lot of hope. Her vids are gone now, but I try to keep in touch with her progress by writing to her.

Nricaboni, has an excellent video library on sisterlocs. She's great, has lots of information to share, and is really funny. Her videos are great to watch. There's CreateYourBeauty, nicoleisthenewblack, ibyl, Jackieair, videoprofits, and the list goes on. There are too many to name, but I'm thankful for all of them. :)

The Journey Begins!

After 44 years of doing everything possible to my hair, and nearly a year of researching locs, I finally locked my hair! My locs were born on November 22, 2010. I started with approximately 2-6 inches of natural hair. The process took 2 days to complete. The following pictures were taken on November 21, 2010, the morning of my appointment to start my locs.

Now, I'm a fine hair sister. I don't have the beautiful, thick, dense hair that most sisters have, and this was one of the main reasons it took me so long to finally commit to locking. I searched high and low for someone who had hair like mine, and I really didn't see any. I was worried about the possibility of excessive scalp exposure, but in the end, I opted to take the plunge, and I'm so glad I did! These next set of pictures were taken on the evening of November 22, 2010. My sisterlocs consultant was Martine Bernard, and she's really fabulous! She made the process very pleasant, and I had a lot of fun meeting some of her other clients and discussing locs and how liberating the experience is.

After 2 days and 20 hours, my micro-sisterlocks were born! I was tired, bleary-eyed, but oh, so happy! The pictures above are 3 months old, and my locks have gone through some changes. I have a lot of shrinkage. A LOT! I now have a teenie fro. LOL. The bottom pictures were taken last week.