Loc Partner In Charlotte, Nc?

[beastmaster]

Hi all!

I've been cruising for awhile but this is my first post. I think the title is pretty self-sufficient but some background:

- I've big chopped at least twice before and gone back.
- But now I am so ready to get this relaxed stuff out of my life I don't know what to do!
- I'm approaching 30 and to celebrate I'd like to transition my 2-3 inches of natural growth into Sisterlocks or a version thereof that won't get me sued.

There is only one consultant in town and, well, to be honest I'd like to spend a wee bit less than $500. I've been out on maternity leave so a couple hundred dollars is going to be a big splurge.

Anyone within an hour or two even, who's willing to become a hair partner?

I'm actually pretty good at learning and adapting to hair. I come from several cosmetologists and am a certified product/styling junkie.

I'm even willing to buy the hook and dvd from www.nappylocs.com!!

Interested? Please email me.

Or just offer advice! I'll take anything.

[zaire]

Hi! I'm in Charlotte too. I started my locs Aug 1 with 2 strand twists. I started them myself and I've been doing my own maintenance, because I can't afford to go to a loctician. As far as sisterlocks go, there's really only one consultant that I know of in Charlotte. The closest thing to sisterlocks would be braid locks. This method was made popular by Cherie King who wrote an e-book on how to start and maintain braid locks with a latch hook. On Nappturality her name is Rockinlocs. You might want to do a search for braid locks and look at a couple of albums. Hope this helps.

[Ofo]

Hi, you can get similar results (as sisterlocks) with bradelocs or with nappylocs. The choice is yours. It all depends on how small you want to make your parts. Obviously, the smaller they are the more maintenance in time and effort. I started my locs via bradelocs. I made my parts medium 'cos I did't think I could handle them too small. Check out my website http://www.locsdiary.piczo.com/?cr=2&rfm=y It shows how I started and the different stages I went through. Like the other post said, it'll be worthwhile to do some research(as there are many who have micro locs started with braids or twists) and decide the best method based on your circumstances and budget

[watson1920]

I am in charlotte too and i started my locs with bradelocz and people think that i have the sisterlocks. I was a stay at home mom and just could not afford the $500 hairstyle.
Im glad that i chose this method. My 9 year old daughter hair is done the same way. We just reached our 2 year anniversary this month and i will reach mine next month.

good luck on your journey.

sharlata


my daughter's hair


my hair with head wrap


me in london in april

[beastmaster]

I am in charlotte too and i started my locs with bradelocz and people think that i have the sisterlocks. I was a stay at home mom and just could not afford the $500 hairstyle.
Im glad that i chose this method. My 9 year old daughter hair is done the same way. We just reached our 2 year anniversary this month and i will reach mine next month.

good luck on your journey.

sharlata


my daughter's hair


my hair with head wrap


me in london in april
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thank you, thank you, thank you! Your hair looks gaw-gus! Ok. I've done some research on the braidlocz too. May I ask about any difficulties? Did you start them yourself too? I'm scared of making crazy parts and not getting the size just the way I want.

What kind of styles did you use during your grow out phases? I've heard there's a lot of fuzzing with the braidlocz. did you experience this?

again thanks for responding. can you tell i'm amped up?! :P

I am in charlotte too and i started my locs with bradelocz and people think that i have the sisterlocks. I was a stay at home mom and just could not afford the $500 hairstyle.
Im glad that i chose this method. My 9 year old daughter hair is done the same way. We just reached our 2 year anniversary this month and i will reach mine next month.

good luck on your journey.

sharlata


my daughter's hair


my hair with head wrap


me in london in april
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let me also say that the headwrap is perfect! I could rock that. That's what i'm looking for - some cute ways to get me through some of the growth phases.

[watson1920]

I started both of our hair with basic plaits. Ive always been pretty good about my hair so braiding it wasnt a problem. My initial stages (and i have told another young lady this at my church), i just rolled it with sponge rollers and i also did the braidout styles. also, during my fuzzy wuzzy stages and even today, I think that scarves are a girl's best friend, hehe, so on any given day i may go the the local goodwill and see what pretty scarves are there and i wear them to match my outfits that i wear.
I like to braid so doing it myself was not difficult. at that particular time i was still a stay at home mother so i had plenty of time to braid and make the parts the way that i wanted them, hehe. Im proud of my journey. I am thankful that i saw toy's hair, u should check out her album, GORGEOUS!! http://public.fotki.com/toy1/toys_hair_pics/ http://public.fotki.com/Toy2/locs_at_a_glance/

i used her journey as a guide to help me through mine.

keep me posted and if you need help with the braiding, let me know, we are all here to help one another out!!

thanks for the lovely compliments.
:wub:
sharlata

[beastmaster]

I started both of our hair with basic plaits. Ive always been pretty good about my hair so braiding it wasnt a problem. My initial stages (and i have told another young lady this at my church), i just rolled it with sponge rollers and i also did the braidout styles. also, during my fuzzy wuzzy stages and even today, I think that scarves are a girl's best friend, hehe, so on any given day i may go the the local goodwill and see what pretty scarves are there and i wear them to match my outfits that i wear.
I like to braid so doing it myself was not difficult. at that particular time i was still a stay at home mother so i had plenty of time to braid and make the parts the way that i wanted them, hehe. Im proud of my journey. I am thankful that i saw toy's hair, u should check out her album, GORGEOUS!! http://public.fotki.com/toy1/toys_hair_pics/ http://public.fotki.com/Toy2/locs_at_a_glance/

i used her journey as a guide to help me through mine.

keep me posted and if you need help with the braiding, let me know, we are all here to help one another out!!

thanks for the lovely compliments.
:wub:
sharlata
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thank you so much. i'm so touched by how helpful everyone is here. I wish i could transplate to the real world but that's a post for another community.

I can plait but my hair is thick and I worry about making the parts uniform. Thus my request for a partner to help me through the initial phase. I'm thinking starting right is important.

ETA: so i'd need to cut off the relaxed ends or can you transition like you do with sisterlocks? I haven't found any examples of folks who transitioned with bradelocz.

[NaturalLove]

Beastmaster,

I swear you and I have a lot of similarities. I too live in Charlotte and have been wanting to lock for some time. When I decided to go natural way back in 1999, I was going to do Sisterlocks, but the price was too steep for me. I ordered Cherie's bradelocz CD a year and a half ago and was so excited. But I never started the locks because I want my parts to be perfect and uniform and I simply do not have the time for that with an infant and a toddler. I needed help and no one did what I asked them to do as far as making my parts uniform. So, I've put off locking, but I'm ready to do it. I'm rethinking Sisterlocks, but the only thing stopping me is the fact that you have to have somebody else retighten your hair. I'm such a do-it-yourselfer.

Maybe I could ask Watson1920 to do my braids for me. I like her hair, but I'd want my braids slightly smaller

[watson1920]

im glad that you ladies are here to research things. i did the exact same thing when finding the right method for me. its always good to check out different methods or even plans so that you can enjoy your journey a bit better. now there is one sisterlock rep off north tryon that may allow you to do a payment plan, thats an option that i considered but i was not working at the time.


or check out my soror's website http://tlenc.spaces.live.com/, she goes to a sisterlock consultant or email her at myte1@yahoo.com. her name is andrea.


I hope that helps!!

sharlata

[NaturalLove]

I met andrea at Divaemeritus' graduation party about two years ago. She had just gotten her sisterlocks put in and I remember being amazed at how many she had in her hair

I may e-mail her.

Omytyisis has sisterlocks too.