by Paula Barker | Jun 12, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
On my way to work today, I saw a child running ahead of his parents on the street and was reminded of parents that cannot say no to their kids. Despite many calls, the child ignored them and ran harder. I was judging because I know I could not have pulled that stunt...
by Paula Barker | Jan 21, 2025 | 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Natural Hair, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Uncategorized
With so many people reusing their dread/locs, I thought it would be helpful to do a guide to dread extensions from existing dreads. Many people have their dreads/locs cut for reasons such work, medical emergencies or boredom but they come back because they miss the...
by Paula Barker | Aug 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
The internet was divided on where the term” calling the shots” originally came from but everyone agrees on the meaning! I thought it was an appropriate name for this post since as hairstylists, we encounter these situations daily. The meaning of “calling the shots”...
by Paula Barker | Mar 2, 2024 | Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Salon Business, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
Based on the reactions from enquiries, some people haven’t realized that the prices of hair salon services have changed. Post lockdown, prices have increased for hair salons too. It is not unusual to find that the price of most products doubled! Still, many people...
by Paula Barker | Aug 14, 2023 | Business, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
A chance encounter while paying for some products at a beauty supply store made me want to talk about what are examples of starting from scratch? In business, we have so many instances where we have to start from the bottom. The media would have you believe that...
by Paula Barker | Jun 29, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
An important part of doing business is speaking your customer’s language. Depending on where you are located, you may be in contact with people that speak several languages. But language can be non-verbal. Clients will speak to you in your...
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