At my last retightening session, Sheila told me that my locks were ready for grooming.  So on December 19th I went to Everette's for a retightening/grooming session. Grooming is when the consultant goes over each lock individually and snips any loose hairs or fuzzies -- giving the locks a more manicured look.  Since I was having my hair retightened at the same time, this appointment took a bit longer than my normal retightenings.  I thought I loved my hair before, but after seeing my locks after they've been groomed, well... I didn't think it was possible, but I love it even more!
 

Before Grooming

These pictures were taken a couple of weeks before the grooming session. Here my locks have just been washed and separated. I rolled my hair on medium perm rods and finger-combed it. Notice the fullness and fluffiness of the locks.

The back view.   The locks are going every which way, A little scalp showing in places, but no big deal. A different style wouldn't have shown this. Or even if I had been more meticulous in my finger-combing it would have helped. But I've gotten used to just running my fingers through my hair and not thinking much about it. I didn't even know the scalp was showing until I saw the picture, and frankly I didn't care. :-)

OK... now for some pictures after my grooming session. I hope these pictures show the difference clearly.
 

After Grooming

	Right side after retightening and grooming. Notice the difference in the volume and neatness of the locks.
A view from the left. Still free-styling. No rollers or anything. I just spritzed with my favorite blend of water and essential oils.
	In case you can't tell from the silly grin I'm wearing in this picture, I really love this look! I think I'll stick some rollers in it this weekend and see how that loooks.

Because all the loose hair and fuzzies have been snipped off, the locks are neater and they seem to have less volume.  But this lack of volume is also due to just having it retightened.  As it grows out and I get a little new growth at the base, I'm guessing it will add a little more volume to my look.  I'll take pictures in two or three weeks and add them to this page so we can see if I'm right about this. 

Sheila said the locks only need grooming once a year, and it's not a requirement.  It just depends on the look that the customer wants.  I like it and will definitely have my locks groomed annually.

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