by Paula Barker | May 17, 2022 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Uncategorized
I spoke about hedging their bets from a client perspective in my previous post. Now I want to look at it from the hairstylist’s perspective. God knows, over the years I was able to experience it from both sides! How some ethnic salons operated...
by Paula Barker | May 4, 2022 | Braids, Child's Hair, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
Busy parents often do their kid(s) hair in protective styles, but are braids good for kids’ hair? Many of them lessen the amount of time they have to dedicate to hair care by doing braids. With all the areas competing for attention, cutting...
by Paula Barker | Apr 19, 2022 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Open for debate is the question: dread vs locs, what is the difference? Because of the passage of time, there currently is no difference. If you were living in Jamaica after it gained independence, it was a different scenario. Most of the songs...
by Paula Barker | Apr 14, 2022 | Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
When you start a business or get a job you begin with excitement and hope but what are some workplace challenges you may encounter? The textbooks do not tell you that most of what you learn in school almost never happens that way in real life. In a salon...
by Paula Barker | Apr 5, 2022 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Many people regularly get their dreadlocks washed at the salon, But, what if you couldn’t make it in one time? You need to know how to wash dreadlocks at home. Yes it’s hair, it needs shampoo and some kind of conditioner but washing dreadlocks is a...
by Paula Barker | Mar 24, 2022 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Uncategorized
The mask restrictions were lifted for some industries here and people have been meeting face to face for the first time. You never realize how important it is to see someone’s facial expressions until it is suddenly returned to you. . Over the last two years, I have...
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