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...
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 | Feb 15, 2024 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I feel like speaking on “how often should you wash your dreads” is like starting a never-ending argument, as there will always be someone who will react in shock if you say “one week” or god forbid “three weeks”. There are very different reasons for the times. ...
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 | Jan 24, 2024 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Imagine, you decided to get the locs you have always wanted but now you are wondering do dreadlock extensions stay in? After all, the parents and some friends and relatives would just love any reason to say “I knew it was a bad idea!” Dreadlocks extensions have been...
by Paula Barker | Dec 7, 2023 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In a previous post titled “How do you appreciate a Teacher”, I highlighted the fact that a stint in Home Economics class in high school (along with some help from my mom) helped me enormously when fixing broken or damaged locs. It is crazy to think that something...
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