Installation Day!

Hey y'all,

So, it is about 19 hours after my Sisterlocks install but I just "HAD" to catch y'all up on what happened yesterday, WHEWWWW!!!!!!

So, as I stated in a previous post, I had to take down the cornrows that I was wearing, wash my hair (with shampoo only, no conditioner) and then rinse what I'm come to learn (from other Sisterlock wearers) is called an ACV wash.  Apple Cider Vinegar!!!  The process (to the best of my understanding) helps to "nap" the hair.  Who would've ever "thunk" that I would have been intentionally "napping" my hair, weird huh??  LOL.  Anyway, this is the ACV recipe I kinda made up by stalking other pages. 

- Shampoo hair
- 2 cups distilled water
-6 oz. applecider vinegar


This was the result of this process:

I was very sleepy, about 6am yesterday morning!!

So, I take the 40 minute trek to Salon Natur'elle in the Whitehaven area of Memphis and arrive at about 7:05 for my 7am appointment.  To my pleasant surprise Barbara's (loctician) Jeep is parked out front.  She greets me at the door and we immediately get started.

She told me that she was going to put some cornrows in my hair so that the parting of the Sisterlocks would be meticulous.  I remember thinking, "I could've kept the cornrows I had up"....

And then, the real process begins...  And boyyyy, was it a long one?!?!  My install was a total of 18 1/2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!  My butt, shoulders, back, neck and legs were so sore and tired!!  I couldn't believe it!!!  I felt really sorry for Barbara but she was an EXCELLENT professional that allowed ME to let her know when I needed a break for lunch, to stretch, etc.  She was assisted but Blenna (Salon owner) for about an hour but the other 17 1/2 she was solo!!!  The pics below are the process of installation:

Right side

Top

Left Side





I left the shop at 2:30 am (yes, the next day) and I was EXAUSTED!!  I drove home and looked in the mirror all the way, lol.  All kinds of emotions set in, "what have you done", "this is so permanent", "these don't look good on 'YOU' "...  No epiphany, no feeling of "arrival", NOTHING!!!!  On the contrary, I was worried about everything (work, family, friends, etc.), I thought I looked like a plucked chicken and I was regretting the decision COMPLETELY!!! 

But, because I was so tired and had to be at work in 4 hours; I came home, put a satin bonnet on my head and PASSED OUT!!!!!