by Paula Barker | Aug 12, 2020 | Braids, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
You might have seen the infinite number of women on and off social media  who suddenly developed numerous baby hairs around their hairlines.  They talked  about “laying” their edges and you wondered what does edge control do?  If you haven’t tried it, maybe your hair...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 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 | Jun 2, 2020 | Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
The authorities may have put my salon on lock down but in staying active in my other business I was having challenges on how to look good on video conferencing.  I admire video influencers because I know how much work they put in to look fabulous all day.  What the...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | May 26, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
It is a few months into the quarantine and  people see they have to do something about their hair because there are these modern day snitches called Face Time,  Zoom and Skype. This leads to them asking what happens  if you don’t use product to retwist dreadlocks? ...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Apr 15, 2020 | Braids, Business, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
If you saw my Facebook page recently, you would see I tried wearing false eyelashes in an effort to see how it felt and to keep looking good while working from home.  The eyelashes were fine after an hour or two, but I am such a tomboy, it felt effortful to lift them!...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Paula Barker | Apr 7, 2020 | Coloring Hair, Hair Care, Hair products, Self Image, Uncategorized
Having to colour your own grey hair during quarantine, as a client told me, can be a challenge!  To help with this, I am writing a little on the dos and don’ts of colouring your hair at home. Let’s face it, who thought this shutdown was going to last this long...				
					
						 
				
		
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