by Paula Clarke | Sep 2, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Health, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image
Since 2020 and the resulting behaviors of nonchalance to hair upkeep , what is the longest you can go without combing/detangling? Some of you may dismiss this question because you were lucky enough to recover from the last few years. However, there are...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 21, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Natural Hair, Self Help
We often get calls for combing out dreads/locs at the salon. There are various reasons given for wanting this: need for a change; dreads/locs too thin; there was excessive buildup and the most common reason of all – they want the length of hair resulting from...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 12, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Curls & Perms, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair
Times have changed because I am not watching TV for hairstyle requests as much. Celebrities used to dictate the way we wore our hair but with so many social media platforms, everyone and anyone could become a “celebrity”! As a young hairstylist, I remember being...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 8, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, Gray Hair, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Health, Nautral Hair
Whether full time or occasionally, at some point in your career you will be working with elderly clients. Aging does not stop the need to look and feel good about oneself. A youthful clientele keeps you trendy but an older clientele can bring the steady income you...
by Paula Clarke | Jul 22, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Coloring Hair, Gray Hair
You may not have been a hairstylist long if you have not had that client that asked ”why is my hair dye growing out so fast?” one month after it was done. The question may be delivered in person or by phone (texting is new) but we can still scramble because the...
by Paula Clarke | Jul 16, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Help, Troubleshooting, Weaves, Wedding Hair, Wigs
It turned out that this summer we should have been preparing for and understanding unpredictable weather. No one wants to get dressed up for an important occasion only to have it destroyed by sudden changes in weather! Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa have had some...
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