by Paula Clarke | Oct 28, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Help
Periodically, there are people who are against the established norms and wish to know “how do you freeform dreadlocks”. They do not like looking like everyone else and will go to extremes to be different! Freeform dreadlocks are done as the name suggests: Hair...
by Paula Clarke | Oct 16, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Braids, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Natural Hair, Self Help, Troubleshooting
Over my time working in a salon, we would see instances of persons having allergic reactions to braiding hair. However, this happened with clients who often had skin issues. Nowadays, the amount of people reporting this problem has grown! I have had...
by Paula Clarke | Sep 2, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Health, Natural Hair, Self Help, Self Image
Since 2020 and the resulting behaviors of nonchalance to hair upkeep what is the longest you can go without combing/detangling? Some of you may dismiss this question because you were lucky enough to recover from the last few years. However, there are still those who...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 21, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Natural Hair, Self Help
We often get calls for combing out dreads/locs at the salon. There are various reasons given for wanting this: need for a change; dreads/locs too thin; there was excessive buildup and the most common reason of all – they want the length of hair resulting from...
by Paula Clarke | Jul 16, 2026 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Help, Troubleshooting, Weaves, Wedding Hair, Wigs
It turned out that this summer we should have been preparing for and understanding unpredictable weather. No one wants to get dressed up for an important occasion only to have it destroyed by sudden changes in weather! Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa have had some...
by Paula Clarke | Jul 8, 2026 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Salon Pricing, Self Help, Self Image
In any business, there has often been a need to know how to deal with a client who keeps asking for discounts. Businesses offer discounts for repeat clients or to increase traffic. But, there are limits to everything if you want your business to survive! As...
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