It’s been a long journey with many hair twists and turns!
Each stage has been filled with its own highs and lows – and in some cases, hair loss too.
Here’s a quick run-down of the many hairstyles through the years:
— Combined Sisterlocks – since December 2025
— Second set of Sisterlocks installed – December 2018
— Loose natural once again – with an undercut 2017
— First set of Sisterlocks installed – 4th December 2014
— Loose natural again – for about two years
— Locs – these traditional locs began life as comb twists – had them for 12 years
— Weaves – curly ones mostly and then a re-useable straight one that looked very full!
— Wet Look – once!
— Single plait extensions – my favourite was a bob with the singed ends, but boy did those ends itch a lot!
— Relaxers – at home and then in salons
— Loose natural – single plaits or twists
Writing the list of hairstyles has been a fun trip down hair memory lane. And all the hairstyles have been (now that I think about it), my way of sharing energy or witnessing different phases of life.
The reasons for choosing each hairstyle were as varied as the hairstyles themselves – and each hairstyle ‘phase’ marked one or more major or minor life event.
Since December 2025 the journey has taken its most unexpected turn yet. I’ve stopped retightening and have been combining my Sisterlocks. Find out more about that combining Sisterlocks chapter here.💜