by Paula Barker | Jun 15, 2022 | Chemical Straightening, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
If you were not around during the 80s, chances are there are some things you need to know about the jheri curl. Most people from that era will either say they love it or hate it. It made such an astounding impact in black hair history, we have to tell you...
by Paula Barker | Jun 8, 2022 | Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
The month of May and now June, in Ottawa, Canada has been wet. The humidity that results is why women with curly hair run from the rain. We watch with envy as the people with straight hair stand primly under their umbrellas and the hair stays...
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...
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