by Paula Clarke | Jun 22, 2022 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Occasionally I have clients who ask “why are my locs thinning in the middle?” This happens more often to dreads than we realize. No matter how thick they are, this is something that can happen to anyone! If a client comes in with dreads thinning in the middle, there...
by Paula Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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 Clarke | 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...
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