Locking hair: Sisterlocks vs Nappylocs

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In my search for more information about Sisterlocks, I've learned a lot about the process and what to ask when you meet with a consultant.

I think I probably feel like a lot of people when I voice my frustration about the secrecy behind the patterns. Just because I know how to do something doesn't mean I'm willing to do it myself. I know how to change the oil in my truck and custom frame a picture, but that doesn't mean I want to do it. I'm willing to pay someone else to do the things I don't want to spend my time doing but apparently if people know what it is the consultant is doing to their hair, people won't want to pay a consultant. Whatever. It's only bad business if the consultant doesn't know what she's doing and she's screwing somebody's hair up out of ignorance or laziness.

I want to know as much as I can about what's being done to my hair so that if someone tells me 3 inches of the end of my hair will be left out of the pattern, I'll know to tell that person to stop being lazy and lock the whole length.

I purchased the Nappylocs business in a box and started reading the booklet. The Nappylocs booklets describes several different patterns that can be used to lock one's hair: 8, 6, 5, 3, and 2-point patterns. Now the book doesn't say which pattern works best on which hair types but my guess is the looser the curl pattern, the tighter or more turns you want (8 or 6 pt).

Day 258

Someone asked me what the difference is between Sisterlocks and Nappylocs. Well, I’m not an expert at either type of lock but I think the only difference between the two is the tool use to form the lock. Sisterlocks uses a crochet-like tool and the Nappyloc tool is hard to describe but it’s basically kind of like a big, dull needle with a very large loop.

Back to blogging.

I’ve decided I will no longer allow comments on my blog. It’s nice to get random comments here and there but I really don’t want to be bothered with Tyler Perry groupies and other people who feel like they know me well enough to tell me what I should be liking and how I should be living my life.

I’ve got some things I need to get done tomorrow, so off to bed I go.

Day 117

I got tagged to tell six unspectacular quirks about myself.

The Rules are as follows:
1. link the person who tagged you…
2. mention the rules in your blog…
3. tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. tag 6 following bloggers by linking them
5. leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.
Here are my six things:


1. I bite my nails. I stopped biting my nails when I got of the Army in 2004 and started back up again when I got called back in the Army to do a tour in Afghanistan.

2. I love the smell of soap. The fresher and cleaner the soap smells, the more I like it. Unfortunately, most of the soap sold in stores smell like food. I hate that. People shouldn't smell like cucumbers, they should smell like soap.

3. I wear glasses. I tried to get contacts but I can't get them in my eyes so glasses will be the way I see the world until I can muster the courage to get lasik.

4. I'm addicted to chapstick. My dad was my dealer and got me addicted to Carmex. I kicked the Carmex habit and moved to Chapstick. I like the vanilla mint flavor.

5. I hate gold. Gold looks cheap. I prefer silver and platinum.

6. I like being single. I guess when you've never been in a satisfying relationship, single feels normal. I don't think I will ever get married or settle into a relationship.

If anyone would like to try this out, I would highly suggest you do. I've actually learned about myself doing this.

About other things on my mind...

I watched a movie called Lovesong starring Monica (the R&B singer) and I thought it sucked. Beauty Shop, with Queen Latifa also sucked. I'm beginning to dislike all movies with predominately black casts. That's all I'm going to say.

I'm seeing so many black women on tv with natural hair. Now, the fact that there are so many black women on tv with natural hair (afros, wild curls and coils, and locks) my mother must just be stuck in the Madame CJ Walker mentality that we (black women) can only be accepted if our hair is straight. I call b^llsh!t on that. I'm now 98% sure I want Sisterlocks.

I got my Nappylocs Business in a Box. I don't like the shampoo and moisturizing mist that came with it. They smell like medicine. Remember, I like shampoo to smell clean, fresh soap, not like fricken medicine or food. Well, this stuff smells like medicine. There is no way I would ever put that crap in my hair.

The video that came with it was great. It shows you how to start a loc using your fingers and the Nappylocs tool. The video is well worth it and much easier to understand than the booklet.