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...
by Paula Barker | Nov 15, 2023 | Blow Drying Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Everyone has a favourite way they wear their hair but as you age, you will find out why it’s important to switch up your hair part. This is not a topic anyone normally discusses but it is good to know. How many celebrities do we hear of that have peculiar...
by Paula Barker | Nov 9, 2023 | Business, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
While I have become experienced in making and maintaining dreadlocks, sometimes the work requires making a judgement call. It is not humanly possible to be able to know what to do in every situation. You will try something and it may or may not work but in the...
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