by Paula Barker | Aug 7, 2019 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Every now and then, you get that “dreaded” phone call from a frazzled parent telling you “my daughter cut her hair short!”. What are we to do–things have apparently fallen apart and the world is ending! The child no longer looks normal and something has to...
by Paula Barker | Jul 31, 2019 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Nautral Hair, Uncategorized
A number of the requests for maintenance at the salon have to do with ways to repair thinning dreadlocks. Quite a few people will ask for thin dreads when they are first being made. This is fine, except as the dreads mature, they lose some “width” and slim down...
by Paula Barker | Jul 23, 2019 | Business, Hair Styling, Uncategorized
One of the questions I get asked regularly is “how did you come with your business?” and people are genuinely interested to know. This is so gratifying for me as many of them say they too want to start their business but do not know how? As most...
by Paula Barker | Jul 10, 2019 | fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Uncategorized, Wigs
It is Summer 2019 and extra long hair is back in fashion! For those of us who did not receive it naturally, a wig is a helpful alternative, but what do we know about wearing wigs on vacation? Don’t you want to have that long hair cascading down your...
by Paula Barker | Jul 3, 2019 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Every now and then as a hairstylist, you have clients who want dreadlocks and you have to caution them: manage your expectations before deciding to get dreadlocks. They are usually the ones who have done extensive research before coming to see you. ...
by Paula Barker | Jun 25, 2019 | Hair Care, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
As women get more mature, the texture and colour of their hair changes and they tend to start asking their stylist questions like “is my hair too long for my age? As women we want to keep our youth but are subject to social pressures. These pressures dictate how...
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