DO NOT LET THIS WOMAN INSTALL YOUR MICROLOCS. My appointment was scheduled over two days, and half of the first day was wasted on her starting late (she didn't realize what time she set my appointment for...sign) and running errands during what was supposed to be a 90 minute break that ran way over. I asked halfway into the first day if we'd be done on time and she hugged me and assured me that we would be.
Fast forward to the end of the second day and surprise, she's not done. Despite assuring me she would be. She kept putting product on my hair throughout the process, despite us having a conversation about me NOT wanting product in my hair. She also put the finished sections in Bantu knots. When I got home I unraveled them and saw EXACTLY why she was doing that: my locs didn't even make up half of my hair length.
My hair is thick and maybe 12 inches, but none of my locs were interlocked more than 2 or so inches. My parts were also super crooked. And tons of different sizes. Microlocs are usually priced based on length and density, because you have to interlock down most of the hair leaving an inch or 2 loose at max! Then tried to tell me what she did was standard sisterlock practice. We'll get into that later.
If these were individuals, that might have been fine cuz that's easily rectifiable and that's a temporary hairstyle. Starter locs are supposed to be permanent so the foundation should be solid and something you're happy with.
I was supposed to go back Thursday evening but first I gave her a call letting her know I was extremely unhappy with my hair and was concerned about how she could or would rectify it. I told her I was dissatisfied with the parting and the fact that my hair wasn't interlocked down enough. She assured me she could take the tool and go back and interlock my hair further down. So I decided to work it out with her and let her fix it, instead of just cutting my losses (my hefty deposit) which I should have done.
When I got there we spoke a little more and cleared the air. I showed her my problem areas and she agreed to fix. Next thing I know I felt her BRAIDING some of my locs down instead of interlocking them like she said she would. So I asked her not to do that and she tried to argue with me. Basically saying what's the difference. Well the difference is that's not what I asked her for. If I wanted braid locs, I would have gotten braid locs. She also told me that if I wanted perfection, maybe locs weren't for me. Okay girl but sloppy is sloppy. And that's what it was. Period.
She took out a bunch of locs in the front and admitted that my parts were crooked and that it was because she was tired. She also advised that I could take out additional locs that I was unhappy with for her to fix. So we'd have to schedule an additional appointment. We set it up for the upcoming Sunday.
I showed up to her house on Sunday at the agreed upon time and called to let her know I was there. No answer. Called again and texted - no answer. She finally texted me back saying she had an emergency and forgot to text her clients. Final red flag for me. I was done with this ordeal. She clearly took on a job she wasn't fit for, and was trying to get out of it.
In the slight off chance she wasn't lying, I wished her well. But I also asked for my money back since she was clearly not capable of finishing the job and stated this was the last straw in a long line of unprofessional events that had happened over the past week.
She throws "sisterlocks" around a lot so that people think even though she's not certified and didn't actually attend the course, she still learned and executed the technique that they teach. I didn't ask her for sisterlocks but that didn't stop her from using them and their name as a way to sell her services.
Hella disappointed and still in the process of taking these things out and I'm noticing that she knotted the end of my locs!!!! No professional loctician would EVER! Just do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. There are too many locticians and braiders in Inglewood/LA to gamble with your time and money by dealing with her.
Needless to say she refused to refund my money even though she botched my hair. She also called me disrespectful for expressing my dissatisfaction. She talks a good game but don't get caught up. There's so much more but I don't have the energy to keep going. Bottom line is she fleeced me. Don't be me. Don't get fleeced. K? K. read more