by Paula Barker | Jun 29, 2021 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In 2012, due to personal issues, I was figuring out whether to stay in the hair business. I came upon A video from a fellow hairstylist who said writing a book for the first time could be another income stream. I needed another stream of income but could not spare...
by Paula Barker | Oct 20, 2020 | Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
At some point in your hairstylist life, you will have a situation that requires overcoming the language barrier. This does not happen very often, but every now and then there is a “situation”. Most times you can probably figure it out because both sides want to...
by Paula Barker | Sep 16, 2020 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Recently, while viewing some videos of people adding hair extensions, I was “shook” (as my 18-20 year old clients would say) because they did not seem to know the importance of good judgement. I saw ladies who had lost hair, obviously to glue, still...
by Paula Barker | Sep 1, 2020 | Coloring Hair, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Recently, I had a conversation with a gentleman who was obviously practising self care while job searching during covid. The gentleman asked a favour and I was surprised at his request, at first. After thinking about it, I realized how important it is to be...
by Paula Barker | Jul 15, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
While the quarantine changed the lives of everyone, some in a challenging way, one of the good things that I found came out of it was the unprecedented growth of hair. I have clients that for years swore they were doing right by their hair, yet it took being...
by Paula Barker | Jun 9, 2020 | Braids, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
t has been an emotional last two weeks with lots of turmoil and angst which led me to think about hair: its power and meaning. I did so because the last time there was this much upheaval on this grand scale was during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. I have seen...
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