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Monday, October 20, 2008

Miss A -progress 3 months





Well Miss A and her lovely niece dropped by last Friday. I was so pleased that we had to have an instant photo shoot. She moved away from our area just after we had her installation so I have only seen her once and she's been going to another consultant. You can see the growth already. The photos speak for themselves -lovely. Soila got in on the photos too.

Monday, September 01, 2008

Michelle - A Woman Who Inspires...

 
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Sorry bloggers for being so abysmal about updating. My hands have been soooo busy with many new clients. (God is so good to me :)
My husband just got back from the Democratic National Convention and of course I asked him what he'd brought me. My favorite among the huge bag of goodies was this t-shirt of Michelle Obama - a lady of class, distinction, intelligence and beauty. What a lovely first-lady she'd make I think. I'm not American, but can't help being caught up in this most unique election.
Meanwhile - still loving my Sisterlocks after 5 Years this month!!! This photo is definitely not a glam shot - taken early in the am on the front steps, no make-up, totally freestyle. Will post update pics after I wash and set. I also had a color touch-up last month to cover the ever-intruding gray.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Aaah The Beach...

We just got back from a wonderful week in the sun in Florida at Grayton beach. The kids made sandcastles, swam, fished, kayaked and generally had a wonderful time. My Sisterlocks went through a massive assault of chlorine, sand and seawater but seem to be holding up. Wish you were here...


Monday, July 07, 2008

Contemplating Short Sisterlocks

 
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For a while I've been contemplating cutting my Sisterlocks short or even starting again. Why? A bit of frustration with its current length and general dissatisfaction with the way its responding to color and self retightenings. Seeing recently-installed clients Miss A (pictured with me in the top photo) and Jabreka(bottom photos) rocking their short Sisterlocks with pride, gives me added incentive. Jabreka actually got herself a fade cut in between her follow-up retightening and first retightening. Hey presto! I was like...wait a minute? You've shaved off hours of my careful work? However her new look is fierce although we needed a 7 hr session to reinstall all the unravelling.
Hmm....check back and see what I decide to do.
Psst: Our next Atlanta Sisterlocks Meetup is on coloring Sisterlocks. Don't miss it.
 

 
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Friday, July 04, 2008

Meetup 4 -La Madeleine

Here we are at our fourth meetup June 28th which was a summer brunch. We really had a great time. There were plenty of Sisterlocks in all stages of development from new, new born babies(4 days old Sisterlocks) to 4 plus years. There were also a number of ladies interested in Sisterlocks in attendance so we had a lot of questions and first-hand sharing. Thanks for all who made it. A big thanks to Sophia and Aajiliah for all their help. Looking forward to the next one soon. Check Ayo's blog and Sophia's blog for more photos. We had about 15 ladies attending in all.
 

 
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Friday, June 27, 2008

On splitting Sisterlocks, thin hair and locking

I've been so busy over the past few weeks with my phone ringing regularly and my appointment book getting almost full. I thank God so much for my wonderful clients and transfer clients.
Did you know that Sisterlocks that are too large can be split? It's a long process but I am doing that for one client of mine. When we are done, her already abundant head of locks will be even more so. But well worth it. But it'll back to bundling and banding for a while.
Sometimes for one reason or another Sisterlocks are made too large and then splitting comes in. I'm even in the process of splitting quite a number of my daughter Soila's locks. Because she had her Sisterlocks put in when she was only 3 and a half and her head and scalp surface are still growing, some of her sisterlocks(which were medium and large) to start with, have become thick and bulky. (She's 5 now). It's for this reason some consultants suggest putting micros(the smallest size locks) for kids. But I am totally against that- It's way too much torture for them to sit down even if it's spread over many sessions.
I'll be posting photos of a few of my new clients in my album soon.
One of them, whom I'll call Miss A, has had issues with thinning hair caused by repeated coloring of her traditional locks she had for many years. She also went through months of tight braids and weaves prior to gettting her Sisterlocks.
Here she is 
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Many women with this problem wonder whether Sisterlocks would work for them. Blogs by sisters like Helga and Funmi are sure proof that when we stop messing around with our hair and leave it alone, we will be surprised at the new growth and thickness we can achieve. Hooray for Sisterlocks!!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Finished! Tele's Locked Up

 
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At last!! After a week or so of working a bit here and a bit there, Tele's got his brotherlocks. "Yipee" was all he could say with a grin and a big yawn. The locked siblings then got together for a little portrait---sweet. You can see more of Tele's photos below and in my Fotki album. One thing I can say: Sisterlocks(and Brotherlocks) is great for kids!!!
 
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Finsished pics

 
 
 
 
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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Stone Mountain Atlanta Sisterlocks Meetup

We had a great time Saturday evening, our third Atlanta Sisterlocks Meetup at Stone Mountain Park. The weather was hot and steamy, but the lovely breeze at the top made it worthwhile. We chatted and joked as we went up. My kids went along as did Angela's. (mentioned in the post just before this). My hubby who always acts as photographer, came along too and had a blast.We all voted to do it again soon. Big thanks to Sophia, Onyxcherry and Angela. Sophia and Charanor, who look like sisters, according to my daughter, have attended every single meetup to date and Angela has only missed one. We missed everyone who couldn't make it, but know that this weekend was a big one for graduation ceremonies, weddings and the like. Note Tele in the last photo (on the left). He's due to have his long-awaited brotherlocks installed next week, first week of the summer holidays, as promised. I'll be sure to update with his photos. Don't our Sisterlocks look great blowing in the breeze? - and of course, we didn't have to worry about spoiling our do's. Lovely!





 

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Angela's Lovely Updo!

One of my best client's Angela, came by today. She had such a lovely updo that I couldn't resist taking photos before she took it down to show me how she got the look. To create the effect she made a series of bantu knots held up high with a band and left the back to cascade down. Gorgeous!!
 

 

 

 
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Helllo and belated Happy Mother's Day

Hello everyone!
It's been a while since I updated so here's some of what I've been up to:
Well, I'm building up a client base and my phone's been ringing quite a bit these past weeks. (Amazing what being listed as a certified consultant does for you).
Last week I had 2 retightenings and a new installation(took me a whopping nearly 24 hrs). Another consultation this week and retightenings for next.
My Mother's Day was so sweet. The girls woke me up with breakfast in bed helped by Dad and then we went to church.
I did have a retightening in the afternoon, but we had a special sushi supper.
A belated Happy Mother's Day to all mums and even more thanks to God for this pick up in my business. I'm particularly grateful to all my transfer clients for trusting me.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

We had Our Second Meetup


The Atlanta Sisterlocks Meetup had its second meetup yesterday chez moi. We had eight in attendence, much smaller than anticipated from the rsvps, but we had a good time sharing and talking about our Sisterlocks journeys.
I'm always amazed at how no set of Sisterlocks looks alike. We discussed differences and similarities and swapped products tips and experiences.
Thanks so much to all who came. It's a special thrill to meet bloggers Sophia, Onyxcherry and Docsblogs in person for the second time. Check out their blogs for more photos.

Friday, April 04, 2008

Meet Tele -He's Next In Line For Locks!!


Meet Tele- oldest, only boy and desperately wanting Brotherlocks(TM). For his eleventh birthday present in February, I promised him that if he kept his hair neat and groomed, I would allow him to NOT have a haircut until the summer when I will install his Brotherlocks. Ouch- the promises we make!!
The problem is what do you do with a head of hair that grows faster than you keep up?
Watch the changes since his last haircut.....

 


Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Atlanta Sisterlocks Meetup Meet and Greet Photos- 4

I've finally been able to post some photos from our meetup which went wonderfully. Some of the photos have already been posted on Erica's blog and Sophia's blog
Enjoy!! There are more photos on our meetup site.
 
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Here are me, the girls and Dr. Cornwell. They were ecstatic to meet her in person for the first time. They had tons of attention from the guests as well.