It’s been 21 months since I had my Sisterlocks established! I didn’t think they’d changed much until I looked back at all the photos. They really have changed. And they’ve changed a lot.
My Sisterlocks were installed in December 2018 and the length varied from 4 inches at the back to around 5 to 6 inches at the front, middle and sides.
I had had an undercut before so the back section was shorter. It took 15 hours to install my Sisterlocks and my Sisterlocks consultant split the time over two days.
I’ve documented my 21-month journey in pictures – and you can see the video of my Sisterlocks journey in pictures.
While you’re here, I’ll quickly sum up the three ways in which my Sisterlocks have changed.
1) Less Sparce
Before I had my Sisterlocks my loose natural hair seemed, to me, to be shedding a lot. After each shampoo session, I’d look at the cream carpet in my bedroom with horror! It looked like I’d had a hair fight with a bear.
There were clumps of hair everywhere. Now that the regular manipulation of my loose natural hair is a thing of the past, I’m losing almost no hair at all. It’s natural to naturally shed about 100 strands per day. This, of course, doesn’t apply to Sisterlocks.
At the time of my establishment, I felt that my Sisterlocks looked pretty sparce, but not any more.
2) Thicker
My Sisterlocks are thicker. If I compare them to day one, the difference is huge. I wish I had taken a close-up picture of a single Sisterlock back then so that I could show just how much the thickness has progressed.
But the fact that there is greater overall volume is a clear indication that the locs have all thickened; and this is part of the locking stage, which starts with budding at the ends.
3) Longer
Length is a consideration, but I’m less focused on that because as long as the hair is healthy and the body is too and there are no illnesses or medical conditions or treatments that adversely affect the hair, length is something that will happen over time.
After my establishment I felt that I had lost length and I believe that’s because my hair shrinks up a lot, but now I feel as though I have ‘regained’ the length.
To see my full hair journey in pictures, watch the video on YouTube.
