Lock Maintenance...

I must admit that I'm a very low maintenance kind of woman when it comes to my hair, hence one of the many reasons I decided to lock. My game plan was that I'd go to a loctician for the first year (or until my locks were mature, whichever came first) and then I'd do a combination of self maintenance, along with loctician visits periodically.

I was so delighted to find Camille 'Doc' Robbins to start my lock journey with. I knew from previous research that she was very knowlegeable on locking hair and came highly recommended. She's taken care of my hair very well and it's flourished under her care. The only issue I had was the cost. I believe in the saying that you get what you pay for, so initially, I had no problems dulling out the necessary cash. As time has passed, it's taken a toll on my wallet, which in my opinion defeats the purpose of going natural. Part of this is my fault, as I was unwilling to allow my hair to look unkempt, so I went e/o week and every week for a 3mth period while I was working out and my hair needed a regular wash and retwist because it was oh-so-bushy all the time.

Well, since I currently have my niece and factoring in the cost of daycare, I realized that I needed some other options. I don't feel that I'm ready to take over the care of my hair because I think it'll just make me wanna cut it off out of frustration (again, I'm not one for doing my own hair.. lol). While I was at Columbia Mall getting my makeup done (refer to previous post) at the M.A.C. counter, I saw a sister with some beautiful locks about the same length as mine. Her locks were so neat (neater than mine ever looked, but exactly what I wanted them to look like), so shiny, and healthy looking. I had to ask her where she got her locks maintained. She shared the name of her stylist and the name of the shop which is located in Baltimore. I live very close to Baltimore, so I got the information from her. She added that her loctician charged $40 per appt and I was shocked. My appts cost $65. So the combination of the salon being closer and costing less (and in gas too), and the fact that I wanted to see what would be done differently, I decided to go to her loctician.

I had an appoint on Saturday. I first have to admit that I have a strong dislike for B-more. I don't venture into Baltimore often and I was reminded why after my misadventures, just trying to find the shop!! lol. How do people function in a city that doesn't have street signs for most of their streets??? I got mapquest directions and I was thrown off track so many times, being forced to turn around and around trying to locate the streets I needed to turn on. That in combination with a huge accident on BW Pkwy got me to the shop a half hour late although I'd left my house an hour early for a 30min trip. Dion, the loctician, was gracious enough to do my hair even though I was late since I'd been communicating with her on the phone as to my status on the road the whole way.

Dion did a BANG-UP job on my locks. My locks have never looked this neat. No offense to Camille at all because my locks have always been very healthy under her care, but I wanted them to look a bit neater. They had a shine and the roots have never looked so neat and uniform. My girlfriend complimented me on how great they looked when she later saw me that day. I was so happy that I wasn't the only one that could see the difference in their appearance.

I will definitely be going to Dion again and love the fact that I have more than one loctician to rely on at this point. I'll post photos of my locks when I take my next update photos so you can see the difference. I think you'll be as impressed as I was. Kudos to Dion!! (smile)