Tell us where you stand! Are you Team Sisterlocks, Team Microlocs, or both?!

I’m really wanting Sisterlocs but that $1200 start up is like 🥴However here in Atlanta the micro locs are pretty much the same price. I’m going to stay with what my spirit wants & go w/ my Sista locs 😊My journey will be starting soon

Microloc girl here🙋🏾‍♀️. I started out interlocking & 2 yrs later, I'm still loving it. To my understanding, the difference between what I have & sisterlocs is the patented grid. My locs are tiny. I have shaved sides, so naturally I couldn't get the sisterloc grid.

Yeah that up charge is why I am getting microlocs lol. From what I am told the price difference is the required interlock rotation pattern. Microlocs are flexible. You can do only a 2 point rotation if you want but that’s not the case with sisterlocs

I believe the up charge may be associated with the specific grid that is attached to the sisterlocs. I have had micro locs for almost a year. And before I got them, I did extensive research on the difference between the two. From what I was told there cannot be any combining of the locs, and the locs have to be all one size with sisterlocs.. if you have finer hair, this could pose a problem later on when the locs get longer and thicker . For reference I have varying size locs due to my hair density and softness.

I'm a stylist and I will say that I have charged more for sisterlocks in certain cases because most people exceed the time frame to get them retightened and can lead to a lot more matting at the root . With sisterlocs, your grid is everything so sometimes parts have to be recreated. It's more time-consuming to recreate and detangle hair for a sisterloc grid without compromising your parts . But when you have microlocs there is no grid, making it easier to collect fly aways or counter matting that may occur because there is less pressure to keep a straight line. I find that sister locs take more maintenance to maintain parting and most women don't care for them like they should in between retightening so I got tired of recreating portions of grids and charging a flat rate.

I love your hair , and where did you get your top? It’s beautiful

I thought were the same thing

I agree 2 years for a braid loc makes no sense to me.

There may be more Sisterlocks in a person's head to retighten on average and to stay within guidelines of maintaining the grid and integrity, the locticians will use the Sisterlock tool. I am a DIY lady now I use a nappyloc tool on my used to be Sisterlocks. I've combined so many so I am not stuck on the grid anymore either. But yeah, the upcharge is likely tied to maintaining those standards.

I think sister locs or micro locs are ugly and I rather locs to be bigger