Sisterlocks and Fitness

Sisterlocks

So approximately 9 months ago, I decided to cut off my 3 year old locks to start on a new journey. I have always admired the precision and appearance of sisterlocks. I also appreciated the maintenance was not as tedious as my current set of locks. I was retwisting my hair every 4 weeks but with my new found love for fitness and sweating, I wasn't as appreciative of my locks. For those who follow my Instagram, or Facebook, I initially cut my locks off, got a relaxer, then got a low fade again. To me it was a tough decision because during that 3 month-6 month period, I hate the shape the hair grows out in and I hate the inability to have a variety of style; although others have proven otherwise. I also hated always having to section and create styles for my hair. So....long story short, locks won the battle and they will be installed at the end of this month.

Selecting a trainee or consultant:

I probably emailed a gazillion qualified trainees/consultants in search. My main objectives were: How well the previous clients hair looked and thrived, the interaction between myself and the person, how receptive they were to my concerns and questions ( I am inquisitive ya'll). So my search lead me to consultants in \: New York, Alabama and Atlanta. Now the discouraging factor was the cost it would entail to travel there, lodging, and pay the consultant. So my search redirected me to contacting the trainees in my state to see where they were in the process of obtaining their certification and how well their novice installs appeared. Welp, I said all of that to say that I found a trainee locally had all the attributes I was looking for in a consultant and she was very courteous and professional. We've emailed back and forth what seems like 12 times before even setting up the consultation, and she was it.

Tester Locks

During my consultation I had tester locks installed ( approximately 6). For the first two weeks I wanted to mimic the environment that my hair would be in once started so I did not condition my hair nor put other additives in it. I simply shampooed and air dried. For me this was hard because I'm a product junkie at heart, but I was successful.

Of the six, four stayed. Now the four that stayed had some issues as well. Two completely unraveled with one having slippage in the back, a third is unraveling from the end but the base still seems to be intact, the other two are small and kind of holding up, and my favorite sizing/ pattern didn't even flinch!

So when I go back at the end of this month, I will have had my tester locks for a month and will be immediately go into sectioning in preparation for locks.

My next post will have the tester locks installation photos and two week progress as well as my installation process.

Fitness

I am still in the process of tailoring my training schedule and defining my new fitness goals so stay tuned.