Well I have made it to my 2 month mark of being
Sisterlocked!!! And I have to be honest I have been feeling many different varying emotions. Elation because for the first time in a long time I have done something for myself that I have always wanted to do. But at the same time I feel panic when I see how much I had to pay for my
retightning. When I budgeted for it I did so using little above average quoted
retightning time and price but my hair is taking much longer then expected. Little under 8 hours!! Also, I was not able to foresee how bad of a hit the household budget would take this month. I think there are many people feeling that crunch lately. Things will get better, I know that, but till then I have to figure a few things out!
Well back to better thoughts!!!! I love how my hair feels. It may feel as though it is not growing length wise actually it feels much shorter but it is thicker and you can see that I am growing locs. Here are some comparison shots.
Left= First day Right= 2 months
It's beautiful!!!
ReplyDeletesorry - I must have read that wrong. Did you just say it took 8 hours for a retightening?
ReplyDeleteWas your hair completely unravelled/lots of slippage/new growth? I'm very confused...
I'm with Bajan - Eight hours seems very excessive for a Re-ti. Sounds like your consultant may be having some financial problems of her own that she is trying to take care of at your expense. I have 636 locks in my hair; which is super thick and it takes me about 4 hours to get Re-ti...sometimes 5...and she takes her time and is, in my opinion, on "chill mode". Which doesn't bother me because prior to getting my locs installed I asked my consultant what is the longest time I could be expected to be in her chair getting tightened. She told me six hours MAX at $25 an hour for a total of $150 per session. She has taken more than 6 hours on 2 occasions and when she was done, I handed her $150. She hasn't taken that long since. She also was insistent that I come every six weeks - which I did for the first year but after that, I set the tone and now go every 8 weeks. Good luck with your journey!
ReplyDeleteOMG....just saw that it took 30+ hours. I would have died. Mine took 18 hours and that was a killer...Girlfriend you need a new consultant. It's costing you too much money. SL's are an investment but your stocks are high risk. SERIOUSLY.
ReplyDeleteThanx for your response and advice. I don't think that my consultant is purposely trying to rip me off but my budget can't handle so many hours per retightning. I had slippage but it was just 2-3 locks in the front we didn't even finish locking the back yet. sigh
ReplyDeleteyes locked sister!! I am also an SFV-er and its good to see others in our area are realizing the power, beauty and liberation locks can afford us sistas! Your locks look lovely and congrats and I look forward to seeign more of your progress!!!!
ReplyDeleteTWI - are you still with this consultant? I'm afraid I agree with Nihu here. I also think that the time taken to retighten has a lot to do with the individual stylist's skill (as well as number of locks, amount of new growth etc).
ReplyDeleteI don't think your consultant is deliberately trying to rip you off, so please don't take my comments as an attack on her, I am just thinking about your finances. I know that I couldn't afford to sit for 8 hours (and not even have all of my hair done)! I just don't think that is in line with the proposed 'freedoms' SLs are meant to give us. Hope your next re-tighten is quicker :)
Good luck xx