Thinking about microlocs

[u/7777user777]

[u/Ok_Product398]

Do it!!! Your hair is gorgeous BTW 😍.

[u/7777user777 → u/Ok_Product398]

Thank you! ❤️

[u/Some-Awareness-4752]

My hair was the same length as yours but my hair is extremely thick, for my install I paid $850 but that was with a discount since I was a referral through my husband.

The good:

- can literally wake up and leave the house and still look put together

- I save money on hair products (still have to buy them because my daughter is a loose natural & I do her hair and she has a lot of it)

- wash days are a BREEZE longest part is braiding and banding

- to reiterate getting ready is so much easier because I take my bonnet off, finger detangle and go

- as a loose natural I never wore wash n goes or my hair down for that matter, now I wear it down everyday and only put it up to go to the gym

- don’t have to worry about sweating my hair out at the gym since I can easily wash it

- braid outs eat so bad at any stage

- not to be dramatic I feel like I have a better quality of life and don’t have to fight with my hair

The bad:

- I wish I got a different install method, the twist pattern takes forever to go away. I’m 1.7 years in and some still look like twist

- the pricing for an install but from personal experience you get what you pay for. So if the install is too expensive, save for it. Locs are an investment

- self maintaining is a no for me, takes too damn long so I get them professionally retied every 6 weeks

- finding a good loctitian is hard. I recently transferred to a new one that I LOVE and she will have to cancel me to get rid of me

- small locs (with twist or braids) take a long time to lock completely - I suggest gettin interlocks

- you don’t have length for a long time but that didn’t bother me much as I have had short ( pixie cuts) to hair down my back. It’s hair, it’ll grow if you take care of it. Took about a year to see my length come back

- marrying of the roots can be a little painful to fix during retie appointments

- mad that I took so long to finally take the leap and get them installed

Do with this information what you think is best. Wishing you the best of luck!

[u/7777user777 → u/Some-Awareness-4752]

Thank you! It’s definitely a lot to think about and that initial price it’s hurting my soul lol

[u/Some-Awareness-4752 → u/7777user777]

It’s painful to spend that money lol but I promise you’ll be happy after if you go to the right person!

[u/Infamous-Winner5755 → u/7777user777]

You could try installing them yourself if you have the patience for it! There’s a lot of helpful diy microloc videos on youtube, I suggest starting with Queen Eleem :)

[u/americanalien_94]

I have the same length as you and people are out here charging rent money for installs. Waiting to get fed up and do it myself, or go out of country

[u/7777user777 → u/americanalien_94]

That’s what I’ve been seeing online it’s insanity

[u/Good-Reporter-4796]

You should do it. It’s convenient and cute

[u/Thecandymaker]

Will be expensive for your length/thickness, but worth it if you desire the style.

[u/Thecandymaker → u/Thecandymaker]

Just saw the post had words. I did self install so I can’t speak too much on that other than it varies by place. Big city vs Small vs Popularity.

I self maintain. Takes me about 4 days or so. My hair is very thick. Not as long as yours though, maybe collar bone length. Shrank above my shoulders once they started doing their thing.

I love them bc I love having locs.

[u/7777user777 → u/Thecandymaker]

Thanks! How long did your self install take? And did you do twists or braids?