OP you did a great job.
I do sisterlocks; at times when I'm sick or dont feeling well I will contact clients to reschedule appointments (with a discount), as I charge by the hour.
IMHO this type of service is definately "performance" or "time" based; if she was still feeling bad she should have offered to reschedule or took her time and did it correctly.
I agree, I would have been more than happy to pay for her to do my hair but her work was absolutely horrible. I have to find the picture of the actual parts that she did. They were HUGE!!! Some were two inch squares, some larger. There was only a total of 16 locs done to cover the sides of my head, 8 per side and the back of my head had about 15, if that. it was a mess and the hair on the locs could easily slide up and down, it was not secure and she braided the bottom of the loc, she didn't secure it like a normal loc. It looked soooo bad. I have had people ask me to do their hair when they see my loc extensions.
I love what you did. Do you have to be natural to get faux locks? I've wanted some type of extension because I'm tired of combing my hair lol. My hair is about as long as your locs. Is there a possibility of tangling?
No, you do not have to be natural to get faux locs. I did braid my hair about an inch or so past the length of my own hair so it does not break my hair when I unravel the loc. I honestly do not foresee any tangling issues. I put oil on my scalp WGHO and JBCO/coconut mix but I also wash the perimeter of my scalp about once a week (this is only my second week with these in) I put my locs in a bun high on my head then I get in the shower and wet the perimeter of my hair. I use castile soap to cleanse my scalp and break up any oil then I use argon oil shampoo. I put conditioner on my scalp and let it sit while I shower then I rinse out the perimeter. The most tedious part of this task is making sure that everything is rinsed out properly. If you do not have a shower with a detachable head then I have found that a cup works great because it concentrates the stream of water and rinses everything well. My hair that is braided underneath is wrapped with hair so there is no manipulation at all, it should come out how it was when I put it in. I moisturized and sealed the hair before I braided and wrapped it. I spray my hair with leave in every morning and night.
One thing that I can say that I love about these is that there is ZERO slipping. I split the section of my hair that I was going to use as a base for the loc into two sections. I put some marley hair in between, connected the two sections of my hair on either side of the Marley hair and braided my own hair then I braided my hair in with the Marley, after a while I just started two-strand twisting, it was much easier. There is no way that the braid can slip out because my hair is braided around it. It will be loose but it is good because when you start wrapping the braid/twist, it will become tight. I can gauge the growth of my hair far more accurately than I can when I have braids because braids can, and often do, slip.
I LOVE these locs!