The Day Before I Color...

So I'm FINALLY going to do it. I have an appointment at a salon to get my hair colored. I've never colored my locs before. To say I'm nervous is an understatement. It's scary. But I decided to go with a professional because I just have too much darn hair to take it on myself. This beautician hasn't worked with sisterlocks, but she has worked with locs. Let's just hope I still have locs after it's all over!

So here is the before photo...

Tired of Dr. Bonners...

I need a break from Dr. Bonners. The one thing I miss is that tingly feeling after you wash your hair. I never have that anymore. Anyone out there know any shampoos for sisterlocks that give you that tingly clean and fresh feeling? Please pass them my way.

I could pull it back!

Wow! So for the first time, I was able to totally pull my hair back without pins or anything. It's the small things! With summer coming, I will be sporting this "do" quite a bit!

2 years, 2 months

 

Hair. Lots of it. Everywhere. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm starting to question whether I want to grow these dreads down my back. This is A LOT of hair and I'm just not used to it. That whole, be careful what you wish for, really applies here. I think I'm still going to go for it, but this is a feeling I never thought I'd experience.

Cute Dread Headbands Part 2

Okay, I think I've officially gone overboard. I just can't help myself. So many cute suggestions for my hair. The latest came from Karen, a consultant for Lila Rose (Here's a shout out to her Web site: www.lillarose.biz/hairtoday). She turned me on to her beautiful clips and also Buff headgear on Amazon. So why did it only take me a few hours to order this one:

This evening, I ordered the Festive Poinsetta clip. Isn't it just beautiful? She recommended women with locks get the extra large and mega size clips.

                                 

Cute Dread Headbands on Etsy.com

My hair, in year two, has started to get a little hard to control. It's all over the place. So, I have decided to invest in a few cute headbands I found on ETSY.com. I didn't start out on ETSY. I tried to Google dreadlock sac, TAM, scarf, etc. I just wasn't finding what I was looking for. As cute as the crochet varieties are that I found, I really need something more sophisticated. I saw a few scarves that were okay, but not much better than what I've got now. Then I found these. Aren't they cute? The first two I found on July Bartel's shop page: http://www.etsy.com/shop/juliebartel. The other two I found by a British seller -- go figure, right? She's got the type of African prints I've been craving. In fact, her store is seididread http://www.etsy.com/shop/seididread.

Check both stores out when you get a chance.

It's My Lockversary! Year 2!

I can't believe it has been two years. When I first started, it seemed like no one really knew much about sisterlocks...or so it seemed. But now people stop me in the store or on the street and say, "Hey, love your sisterlocks!" That's refreshing. My retightenings are also longer. I went from  3 1/2 hours to 4 1/2 hours to now nearly 6 hours!!! At least my wonderful consultant comes to my home. That beats sitting behind three heads with long hair in a salon any day.