by Paula Barker | Jul 28, 2020 | Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
It’s July and Ottawa, Canada, is the humidity capital of the world! All the ladies with super curly hair are asking how do you keep natural hair from frizzing in humidity. Isn’t it glorious to have regular stuff to complain about after that confinement? We all...
by Paula Barker | Jul 22, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
People behave differently based on how they were brought up and when I make dreads for a new client, one of the questions that come up is when to wash dreadlocks for the first time. Over my career in hairstyling, I have spoken with clients who wash their hair...
by Paula Barker | Jul 15, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
While the quarantine changed the lives of everyone, some in a challenging way, one of the good things that I found came out of it was the unprecedented growth of hair. I have clients that for years swore they were doing right by their hair, yet it took being...
by Paula Barker | Jul 8, 2020 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Being quarantined and living on a tight budget, many people had to decide what was essential and this made them consider for the first time, the importance of eating the right kind of food. While everything was normal, buying that burger and fries was a regular...
by Paula Barker | Jul 1, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Hair salons are allowed back to work and whew! it was just in time because I think most of us were hanging on by thread! If the Premier had extended the emergency measures once more I would have had to do a sit in outside his offices! There is only so much holiday...
by Paula Barker | Jun 9, 2020 | Braids, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
t has been an emotional last two weeks with lots of turmoil and angst which led me to think about hair: its power and meaning. I did so because the last time there was this much upheaval on this grand scale was during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. I have seen...
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