by Paula Barker | Jun 12, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
On my way to work today, I saw a child running ahead of his parents on the street and was reminded of parents that cannot say no to their kids. Despite many calls, the child ignored them and ran harder. I was judging because I know I could not have pulled that stunt...
by Paula Barker | Feb 1, 2024 | baby's Hair, Braids, Business, Child's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Uncategorized
Earlier in my career, I did work on infants and toddlers at hair salons. It was not easy because kids move around a lot. As a young hairstylist, you learned to strategically hold their attention while sneakily doing a haircut. Some kids would not be fooled and...
by Paula Barker | Jul 7, 2023 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Setting age appropriate limits does not only apply to say movie or television viewing. It also applies to certain hairstyles. It may seem strange to bring this topic up in a hair blog but with today’s FOMO parents, it is very necessary! Growing up as...
by Paula Barker | May 4, 2022 | Braids, Child's Hair, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
Busy parents often do their kid(s) hair in protective styles, but are braids good for kids’ hair? Many of them lessen the amount of time they have to dedicate to hair care by doing braids. With all the areas competing for attention, cutting...
by Paula Barker | Nov 11, 2021 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
I had a few talks with people recently on what kind of brush is best for your hair. After the release from lockdowns, many people had hair they had as teenagers. Almost all of them were using brushes not meant for their hair. Others just used whatever was at hand...
by Paula Barker | Feb 16, 2021 | Business, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
This coming week small business will once again be allowed to open but we can’t help feeling like we are being conditionally released from custody. It feels great to be able to make your own money again but for how long? Will we be required to do another...
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