Monday, April 11, 2011

I’ve been bitten by the DIY bug…..

My recent frustrating experiences with my SL consultant have motivated me to begin my journey to DIY! I checked the SL website to look at the schedule for the retighten class. The recent changes to the site were not helpful to me finding the information that I need. According to the schedule, I will not be able to fit the class into my schedule until December. :-( So I started looking at blogs, emailing people, and talking to sisters who are currently DIY-ers. I was referred to YouTube and I found a number of videos with retightening instructions. I ordered the Nappy Lock tool and I got it in the mail today! :-) I already had a retightening scheduled for tomorrow the 12th so I am going to say that will be my last salon retightening. I am going to attempt my retightening 4 weeks from tomorrow. I’m excited! I maintained my traditional locks after about 1 ½ years and keep up my neat locks for 5 years. So I am confident that I can do the same with my Sisterlocks. Pray for me as I transition into a DIY-er! Peace & Blessings!

4 comments:

  1. Welcome to DIY. I've recently started maintaining my own locs also. It's a good feeling when you complete your own head of hair.

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  2. You can do it! I too look forward to becoming a DIYer. I would like to take the SL retightening class, mainly to get the too, but also to save a boat load of money! :>)
    I wish you much success! Peace and blessings!

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  3. Thank you ladies for the encouragement!

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  4. I must say that the nappy lock tool is a God-send! I began to DIY out of necessity...just couldn't afford the retightenings anymore. I have strong confidence in you, especially if you maintained your set of traditional locks. In the beginning, it would take me a week of 3 hour sessions to finish my 579 locks...because I was so meticulous and using a mirror, etc. Now, I can do it in three days. YOU WILL BE FINE! Can't wait to see the update!

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