by Paula Barker | Mar 21, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Business, Color Shy, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we get asked to do services that confirm why questioning your traditions is a good thing. Often people carry on traditions that affect them but only question it if it threatens their mental health and hair! Hair salons get calls for help with...
by Paula Barker | Jan 29, 2025 | Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
If you want to color your hair and are wondering “will dying my hair ruin the curl pattern (4C hair texture), this might help. There are so many myths about color in the super curly hair community, we want to give you the back stories that are keeping you from...
by Paula Barker | 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 Barker | Mar 8, 2024 | Braids, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Self Image, Uncategorized
With summer coming (in Canada, we are always mentally existing in warm weather, ok) many people are asking “how do you dye your dreadlocks without damaging them? A lot of people with dreads/locs want to have a different look after a while. Some may try new styles...
by Paula Barker | Nov 3, 2023 | Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
As you get older, you will want to know: is it better to go lighter or darker to cover gray hair. People react differently to going gray. In my career, I found the price of having lots of hair when you get older, is it gets gray! Those who get to keep their...
by Paula Barker | Sep 24, 2018 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Weaves
Every now and then in a hairstylist’s life, you get that one client who is indecisive to a fault. This does not happen regularly as I said, but when it does happen, if you are not a seasoned stylist, they can catch you off guard. They walk and talk as people...
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