by Paula Barker | Apr 16, 2019 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
As a professional hairstylist, who is also expert at making dreadlocks, I often get a few dread “researchers” who are definitely disappointed that I do not have locks flowing down my back. I guess they associate the hair with a lifestyle so today I...
by Paula Barker | Mar 26, 2019 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Many times I have been asked to recommend dread maintenance tools by clients who want to do some maintenance on their own. This may be because they might have to do some work on their hair when they travel, move away or just to keep it on a budget. Some of...
by Paula Barker | Mar 18, 2019 | Braids, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
There comes a time in everyone’s life when you have to do something that unnerves you like how to tell someone you wear a wig. You have met the love of your life, your soulmate, and they are everything you want in a partner. The problem is, you met...
by Paula Barker | Mar 5, 2019 | fashion, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Picture this: you are wearing a sexy, new dress, hair and makeup is on “fleek” to meet up with some old friends. You grab a drink; they rain you with compliments and the loud one you don’t know pipes up “Is that your real...
by Paula Barker | Feb 4, 2019 | baby's Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hairstyles for Spring, Natural Hair, Uncategorized, Weaves, Winter braids
After many years of braiding, weaving and adding extensions in one form or another, I still get asked what helps the pain after braiding hair? I wish the answer was as simple as the question sounds! Why do countless people get into toxic...
by Paula Barker | Jan 28, 2019 | Braids, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
I had an interesting question from a visitor at the salon recently. She wanted to get her hair done but needed to know will box braids damage caucasian hair? She had fallen in love with the variety of colours and had picked one (rose pink) but as her hair...
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