by Paula Barker | Aug 18, 2022 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
After having paid expensive tuition fees, to end up not working in the field you majored in can be upsetting. I was one of those people. When you remember all the hard work and long nights, you shudder to do a repeat performance. But, you...
by Paula Barker | Jul 13, 2022 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I had a very stimulating conversation on why women have embraced dreadlocks recently. As late as the year 2000, there were still many who refused to even consider doing it. What would they tell their spouses? earthly judges at church and family gatherings? The...
by Paula Barker | 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 Barker | May 10, 2022 | Business, Hair Care, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
When people fear that something might not go their way, they do what is “called hedging their bets”. In the salon industry, I feel we are seeing more people doing this practice. Since the lockdowns, many people have tighter work hours with less time or...
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 | Jun 1, 2021 | Business, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
Since the lockdown, being stuck at home has revealed more of the challenges women face in their daily lives. I recall the days women who stopped working to nurture their kids found it impossible to return. Their years of working at home were dismissed as...
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