by Paula Clarke | Sep 13, 2024 | Braids, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Self Image, Uncategorized
A career as a hairstylist will have you meeting many clients who will ask “ why is my hair so thin I can see my scalp?” I see so many women on Instagram and Youtube with thin hair, modeling hairstyles that boast the many uses of hair gel! Others are promoting...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
The internet was divided on where the term” calling the shots” originally came from but everyone agrees on the meaning! I thought it was an appropriate name for this post since as hairstylists, we encounter these situations daily. The meaning of “calling the shots”...
by Paula Clarke | Jul 14, 2024 | Braids, Coloring Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Maybe you have seen someone’s head and wondered “why are sections in some people’s dreadlocks more visible than others?” The interesting thing about getting dread/locs, is that you will eventually have to accept what was genetically given to you. Or spend the rest of...
by Paula Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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...
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