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...
by Paula Barker | Jun 18, 2019 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Winter braids
Sometimes, ladies who have grown long dreadlocks, have asked about adding fake wispy ends to natural dreadlocks. They no longer want to have the rounded ends that is the norm. There is something about long curls or wisps that calls to the romantic side of most...
by Paula Barker | Jun 12, 2019 | Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Your content goes here. Edit Often, while speaking to young women who have reached that ripe “old” age of 25 or have just had their first child, they will say they just found a grey hair! They also confess to yanking them out with tweezers, but is it ok to pull...
by Paula Barker | May 23, 2019 | Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Now that I have been out of hairstyling school for a while, I feel the teachers neglect to give intense training in one huge topic: mastering the art of conversation. I should call this post “Thing They Don’t Teach You in Hairstyling School” but...
by Paula Barker | May 7, 2019 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I have been asked the question “Why are Dreadlocks Called Dreads” and found the answers given online were a starkly romanticized version that would have many “real” Rastafarians rolling on the ground laughing! One version stated that the term came about...
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