My First Installation :o)

I have to tell you that after this installation and a couple of retightening clients that I have a whole new respect for SL consultants. :o) This is Berne and she was the perfect first installation client. She was very patient, excited, and friendly. I enjoyed the time we spent together and let me tell you that it took a looooong time...lol. But I know I'll get faster so I'm not worried about it. She had a lot of balding and thinning but I think I compensated very well. I gave her more fullness in the back since I couldn't do it so much in the front. We're hoping that most of her hair will grow back in. I told her that I would add locks as it grew in. I explained everything to her as I went along and she was very understanding. The most exciting part was her reaction when I was finally done, she was sooooooo happy. She kept saying no more bad hair days! She gave me the biggest and warmest hug before she left. I can't tell you how great that made me feel :oD.

Introducing: Sereni-T Sisterlocks Consultant Trainee!

Yay me!!! I had a wonderful time with some beautiful ladies. Here are a few pics, enjoy...

Day 1 Sisterlocks Consultant Training

Hey all! I just got back from my first day of consultant training and I have had a great day :o). It was interesting at the beginning of the day to hear everyone's hair story. Some were very similiar to my own and some had completely different experience's. There was one woman who said her family makes fun of her calling her gorgeous, and they were thick and gawjus, sisterlocks a pick-a-ninny hairstyle. I was amazed that one they couldn't see the beauty in her hair and two that people even still use that term in 2009. We even had a woman in the class that traveled all the way from France to attend the consultant's training. She had just had her installation three weeks ago and had to travel to London to get them done.

The master trainer (MT) and the certified training assistant (CTA) were both very knowledgeable. The MT has had sisterlocks for about 9-10 years and the CTA has had sisterlocks for 16 years! Wow! Her hair was simply stunning. Our first lesson was towards the end of the day and these two ladies made sure we completely understood and learned the objectives before we were released for the day. They make a great team. I look forward to tomorrow.

I met some wonderful ladies that don't live far from me at all. I am too excited about that because in all the time I've been here I have yet to make any friends. So this was definitely a great day for me.

My hair is doing great, I'm in my 8th month and still loving my sisterlocks. I'll have to take some pictures and post them within the next couple of days. Everyone in the class today, except for one lady, had sisterlocks. I loved seeing all the different textures and lengths, I will definitely be taking some pictures and posting them. Anywho, just wanted to check in since its been a little while since I've posted anything. Let you guys know what's going on with Sereni-T. Until tomorrow....Caio!!

Day 1 vs. 6 Months

Ok now I've had time to sit down and get some comparison shots together. They all have day one on the left and 6months on the right.

6 MONTHS!!!!! I'm Baaaaaaaack!!

I've reached my 6 month mark and I am happy about it, wooohooo!! Actually it was on the 21st but close enough. I have a retightening scheduled for July 8, I'm going to have my consultant take a picture of the inside of my babies. I've been neglecting my poor little blog but no more I'm back on track and those few followers that I do have will be getting more updates. They probably won't all be about my hair since not much has changed, not visibly anyway. I'm still loving my sisterlocks and can't wait til I reach the one year mark. I'm not going to type too much, I'm sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to start boarding. I just wanted to post a few pics of my progress. Enjoy....

Looky looky what Sereni-T did...

My first Sisterlock style!!! I said I was going to wait longer but I was getting bored with the freestyle look. So I was laying in bed early Sunday morning mad at my cat for waking me up so early and decided what the hay might as well try a style. On friday I was thinking about just curling it all and seeing how that turned out. By Sunday morning I wanted to be a bit more creative and this is the result. I love how it looks from every angle but the front. Don't know if I like the way the curls are just coming out of my head. But they are still pretty tight and we'll see how it looks over the next couple of days. All in all I thought pretty good for a first try.

Some of the pictures in the collage were taken at work...lol. I work overnight and sometimes I get bored, perfect for picture taking. Last night was reasonably slow and I was alone....click-click. :oP

At my last retightening my consultant got some sisterlock products and and gave me a bottle of the sisterlocks starter shampoo. I was a bit afraid after hearing so many bad reviews on it but washed my hair with it this weekend. I have to say it wasn't bad at all. I diluted it 1:1 in a spray bottle, banded my hair, and sprayed on as usual. It didn't sud as much as other shampoos but did provide some lather. I didn't mind it at all. Though not my favorite I plan to start using it until my hair settles in some more. It did dry my scalp out but I used my peppermint/rosemary eo spritz on my scalp while I was doing my hair. Worked wonders!!! My scalp feels pretty good so I'm satisfied.

I've also been experiencing a new phenomenon, people are recognizing that I have sisterlocks. It's starting to happen more and more. It has caught me off guard each time that it's happened. I'll be out somewhere not even thinking about my hair and someone will tell me they like my hair and ask if they're sisterlocks. Each time it has brought a huge smile to my face...lol. I just didn't expect people to know what they were so soon. I love my sisterlocks!!!

3 Month Retightening

So I had my 3month retightening last weekend and it went very well. It took about 3 1/2 hrs to complete. My consultant said it would have been less but it had been about 8 weeks since the front had been tightened. Everything is moving right along and my hair is doing great. I had one lock in the front that completely unraveled and some in the back with alot of slippage but everywhere else was perfect. I haven't noticed any earth shattering differences in my hair. The ones in the back are starting to open and expand a little but that's about it. I did speak with my consultant about combining the ones on the sides in the front because they are too small for my taste. She wants to wait to see how they do but I don't want to, I know that they are too small for me. So I'm going to talk to her before my next retightening and see how much it would cost to take them down and do them bigger.

When I discussed possibly combining some with my consultant she told me that the two would be combined at the based and then the weaker one cut eventually. I've thought about it and don't really want to do it that way. I figure if it's done that way then most of the lock will still be really small right? Only the base of the lock will be bigger if I'm thinking correctly. I'd prefer the entire lock be larger in size. I'm thinking if we do it now it will be alot easier since they are no where close to being mature. I realize that all of my babies will expand and will be larger than what they are now but those particular ones are not going to expand as much as I'd like. So why not just take care of it now.

I was talking to one of my coworkers about my hair and she was telling me that she thinks I'm being too picky. I've put the deposit down for the consultant's training class that's coming to Boston in August. (Yay me!!) She said that according to the laws of the universe that I'll get clients alot worse than myself. I didn't realize I was a difficult client. I thought that the relationship between the consultant and client is suppose to be an open one. In my opinion, any client should be able to share questions and concerns with their consultant. When I become a consultant I'd like my clients to feel that they can come to me with all questions and concerns. I don't feel that myself or any other client should just sit back with no say whatsoever in this process, but that's me. So I pose the question to those of you who keep up with my blog, do you think I'm being too picky?