 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Jun 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
At some point in your life, you may have had a challenge adjusting to a new hairstyle.  You saw someone, a celebrity perhaps, wearing a certain hairdo and thought, I like that!  After some major social media research and self searching, you decide that it’s the one...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Jun 8, 2024 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Over the years there have been many times I have had to counsel clients on choosing the right thickness for hair extensions.  Social media has made it possible for non-celebrities to showcase themselves.  This has led to some over-the-top behavior especially in their...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Apr 30, 2024 | Braids, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Fails, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Nautral Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I have had quite a few people ask the question:  haircut before or after a   retwist?  It sounds like a strange question but post pandemic, it has become a very real issue.  Clients were bringing it up because their locs were getting thinner after a fade! When things...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Apr 13, 2024 | 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
People in service businesses have many instances where others try to convince them a service can be done quickly and we know it’ll take longer than you think!  There is an amount of time you can expect to complete a task but it sometimes doesn’t go as planned! Here...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Mar 30, 2024 | 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
In the last few years, because of products being used on natural hair, I thought some of you could use some tips for washing greasy hair. Natural hair made a distinctive comeback in the early 2000s.  Relaxer use all but disappeared.  Hairstylists learned new ways to...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Mar 22, 2024 | 4C Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
You might have had a friend or colleague from an afro-centric background suddenly declare that they are “going natural” with their hair, but “what does going natural hair mean?”  When someone says they are “going natural”, it can be a signal that the person has come...				
					
						 
				
		
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