Hair Maturity

I had the pleasure of having lunch with one of my fellow Sisterlocks TM classmates last week to reflect upon our last year as new consultant trainees.

The first gasp out of her pretty head of locks was to remark on the smallness of my locks.  Of course, she is one of my hair idols and I simply said, "If you think my hair is small, believe me when I tell you your hair is tiny."  Ms. D has a completely different head of hair.  My locks will never mature to the perfectly cylindrical, smooth, carefree locks that sit above her head.

However, my locks have matured and they are gorgeous.  Formally, a gorgeous set of thicker looking locks due to my wavy curl pattern, my locks have settled in at 3.7 years.  Some locks look like micros, some look anoxeric compared to a year ago and the medium sized locks look "normal".  I love them all and am now learning how to care for longer hair.

Stay the course.  Your locks will some day be the crown you imagined.

Be your own brand!

Love,

The Chick






 

The Rotation

ROTATION 101:

1. The longer you wait to get your hair done, the more rotations (number of times a tool has to be inserted into said pattern) that your consultant has to complete. 
2. The more rotations a consultant has to complete translates into longer chair time for you.
3. The more rotations a consultant has to complete translates into weaker/uneven locks for you.
4. The more rotations a consultant has to complete translates into more money you have to spend.
5. The more rotations a consultant has to complete translates into an undesirable client.

Proceed at your own risk.

Love,
The Chick

About That Strut

When I walked across the stage to receive my high school diploma, my aunt remarked that I did not walk.  I did not stroll.  Indeed, I strutted across the stage.

That was confidence, charisma, and youth before the world bowled me over and knocked me down a few times.  That was before I realized that there are more people rooting for you to fail, than there are people who sincerely want you to advance your goals.  That was long before I realized that no one was ever going to have as much courage and conviction to complete the task at hand, the right way, the first time, like I would.  It certainly would be decades before I realized that at times you would be punished for your efficient and thought provoking contributions.

However, once I settled into my stride and came to rely on my own fortress of friends to sustain me, this life was made bearable again.  I love you guys. You are irreplaceable.

Find your stride, cultivate some friends and strut across life's stage.

Love,
The Chick

Lint

*The following obligatory entry is intended to assist lockers who have relatively settled locks.  Do NOT attempt this at home without first consulting your locktician.


According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary lint is defined as:: 
1   a : a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by
          scraping

     b : fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short 

          fibers of yarn and fabric

2      : a fibrous coat of thick convoluted hairs borne by cotton 
          seeds that yields the cotton staple 

By definition lint is found everyday in our ordinary environments.  It is in our homes; in the carpet, the furniture upholstery, our bed linens, and our clothes.  It is outside; as the wind blows across the yard.  It is everywhere, unless your clothing repertoire consists of swimwear and you reside in the sea. So it is no small wonder that lint likes to establish our hair as a natural habitat.

There are plenty of websites that suggests ways to avoid becoming a host site for this unwelcome guest, however more than a few of us have wrung our hands in frustration after finding some otherwise, negligible, inconspicuous lint enmeshed in our hair.  Apple cider vinegar (ACV) rinses have been hailed as a solution to moving the trapped lint down the lock, but it doesn't help much if the ends are sealed.

 

My tools of choice are:

1.   Water    (Lots of it and with extremely good pressure).

      Water over time can carve a path in a  mountain. By
      comparison, moving a few tufts of lint down a lock is 
      effortless.

2.   Straight pin.

      These pins are ideally suited to minimize the disturbance to
      the lock.  Carefully move the lint until you can LIFT it from
      the lock. 

This is not a try it once and it works approach.  This is just like that stream of water carving a path down the mountain.  Over time, you will see less lint.

In the mean time, remember this part of the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference. 

Love,

The Chick