family fun

My boys and me. these are my sons, Kelayda -21 y/o and Amir 12 y/o Cousin, Jeannine. Sl for 2 years. she maintains her own hair. it's healthy and beautiful in the Texas sun.
This is a top view of her locks
Isn't she pretty? this is the full front view. i tried to encourage jeannine to add alittle more vibrant color during our makeovers. she did go an little bolder. i think it looks great and she has room to experiment. she is loving her locks, and so am i.

35 y/o an loving it

So, i've been promising some pics, and here they are. my cousin, Jeannine, sl for 2 years. she came to visit from the ATL. we did makeovers. don't we look good? then, there's my husband , Ricardo. he's the love of my life. both good to me and good for me.

35 yrs old and stunning.

well, i celebrated my 35th birthday on 5/26 and it was wonderful. i washed my hair for the first time, by myself. after banding, i jumped in the shower and washed gently with dr.bonner's castile soap/ water 1:3 solution. after massaging scalp, and rinsing, i separated and counted all 483 locks. that's right, at 12 midnight, i counted each and every lock. happy birthday!!!. my cousin, sl for 2yrs came to visit from atlanta, ga. her locks are so pretty. we have pictures together. check them out.

1st retightening

i got my 1st full retightening done yesterday. it took 2 hours start to finish. there's about 3/4 in new growth, this is after 6wks. today, my scalps kind of tender. my hair looks great though. my consultant had to redo 2 locs. 1 front and 1 back related to slippage. not too bad. the night before i sprayed my scalp with a 50% mixture of seabreeze and distilled water. i had some really bad flaking, and i massaged my scalp. when my consultant did my hair, she didn't wash it and didn't do too much scatching. i looked in the mirror and the parts look clean. i guess the solution really worked to clean the scalp.

itchin for a scratch

ok, so 6 wks after starting my sl journey, it's time for a full retightening. besides some bushiness at the roots, i have the swelling of the locks that my consultant told me about. and that's fine . it just fills in my parts. but did anyone tell me about all the itching? i've had dry scalp with dandruff and seborrhea for years, but never itching. i did the big chop 10yrs ago because of my scalp flakes. haven't had much of a flaking problem while wearing my hair low and natural. that has all changed. there are flakes everywhere, and my scalp really itches. i clean my scalp with seabreeze and distilled water mixture as needed. i also use jml spray occasionally. it really helps the itch, but it also makes the flakes wet and heavy. i'll check with my consultant, but i need some itch/scratch help.

this is day 2 of blogging. it's kind of complicated, but i'm getting the hang of it. posted some pics on www.photos.yahoo.com/nappychik. that's a big accomplishment for me. i've been locked for 1 month and 5 days now. my 1st wash and retightening was @ 3 wks. and it didn't go as planed. the was fine but i was only able to get the front retightened due to personal business. that took about an hour. painfree thankfully. i've heard others complain of pain/discomfort. so now @ 6 wks, it's surely time to get the full retightening. i've got a lot of bush action going on.

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Sisterlocks @ 1 mos.

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after 10 long years of nappy glory and loc envy, i have finally come home to sisterlocks. 4/2/06 after 2 days , 14.5 hours and a sore behind i am sisterlocked. over 500 little soft curly locs, and i love each one of them. shout out to starla, my consultant. she came to my home and did a wonderful job even with my 6week old baby crying.