Locs, Sweat and Heels- My Sisterlocks Journey

Goodbye, 2015 and dirty hair! Hello, 2016 and curls! Bundles - cornrowed my edges - made approximately 10 individual bundles, plus the 2 cornrows for my edges - used silicone bands to secure my tucked ends Shampoo - sisterlocks starter shampoo diluted 1:4 ratio (focused on scalp) - suave clarifying shampoo diluted 1:8 ratio (focused on length of my hair) *I did confess to Superman that went off menu LOL if you want to know why, just ask in the comment section - sisterlocks starter shampoo diluted 1:4 ratio (focused on both scalp and hair) Drying -Turbie Twist towel for 5-8 minutes Styling - satin-covered foam rollers - air dried for about 6 hours - hooded dryer for about 20 minutes; I removed the rollers so as to get the ends dry (I was on a timeline otherwise I would have continued to air dry)

I have been faithfully cornrowing my edges during exercise sessions. I think I had one failed braid-out attempt as a loose natural, but the braid-outs with my sisterlocks have been doing great! Click this link to view the video I am going to go for 6 weeks between my reties and since my hair is a bit prone to slippage, I have been limiting my shampoos. It really isn't any different for me than when I would go 3 weeks (or more...feel free to insert judgement riiiiight here) when I wore crochet weave styles, kinky twists or yarn braids. I have even gone...clutch your pearls... 5 WEEKS without shampooing if I had a protective style. I typically opted to use a "dry shampoo" instead. I will probably aim for every 10-14 days as my hair progresses; but for now, I will see how 3 weeks works in the immediate future. All in all, I am overwhelmingly pleased with the decision to wear sisterlocks. The ease into which they fit my active lifestyle has revilutionized my hair j

We have had rain in my area which is bringing in cooler temperatures. Despite the misty mornings, my Sisterlocks have been delivering lots of style without much fuss.

No, not my wedding. My dear, sweet mother is living her happily ever after with her new husband. I am so happy for them and wish them years and years of happiness. The wedding was also the debut of my hair for the vast majority of my family. Of course, the attention was on the bride and groom- but I still wanted to look nice. I am not sure if ANYONE recognized my hair as Sisterlocks (or locs in general), but I did get general compliments on my dress and makeup. I also had the privilege of being the makeup artist for my Mom. And she received a litany of compliments! Here's what I wore. And my hair! I love how the curls are so oingy-boingy! (Is that a word?!

Here is how I have been wearing my hair during exercise. I originally planned to wear a wider headband, but my hair is longer than I realised.

I had my first retightening session on 12/10/2015. My consultant had the following comments/remarks about my hair (click here for the video ): Post-Shampoo  Maintenance I have not been properly separating my new growth at the base of my locs. I am a bit tender-headed, so it hurt a little as she separated my locs- it wasn't unbearable. My consultant re-educated me with a hands-on demonstration of what I should do as part of my post-shampoo and to a lesser extent "daily" maintenance. Avoiding Exercise-induced Slippage My consultant advised me to cornrow my edges before shampooing and exercising. Presently, I am exercising EVERY day (my burpee challenge ends on 12/31/2015), so the thought of cornrowing my edges daily is a bit disappointing. I will definitely cornrow before shampooing, and  will make a sincere effort on the daily cornrowing  (braid out anyone?) Future Retie Schedule Every 6 weeks. My hair is ultra frizzy, but my consultant says if I

NB: I PROMISE I have more than one dress LOL, this just so happens to be one of my favorites! After an intense workout today (I wore my hair in a loose bun with a headband), my Sisterlocks were all over the place. I decided to attempt a satin roller set on ever so slightly dampened locs. Unfortunately,  they were not going to be dry in time, so I used my blowdryer to help them along. I think Caruso Steam rollers would have made things go smoother (no blow dryer, quick results, etc).