by Paula Barker | Nov 19, 2024 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Health, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Working behind a chair and standing all the time can make you prone to getting work-related back pain. Service jobs are notorious for this although you can have this problem sitting at a desk! Other things such as maintaining your weight and a proper diet also play...
by Paula Barker | Nov 13, 2024 | 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Dreads/Locs Repair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Natural Hair, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I am asked quite often about how to get rid of white stuff out of dreads. The stuff is caused by various things. Since dreads are the currently popular, it is very important for them to look great. Having white dots all over them is not something anyone wants to...
by Paula Barker | Oct 26, 2024 | 4C Hair, baby's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Self Image, Uncategorized
After abruptly refusing to cut her broken ends, a client blurted “is it normal to be scared to cut your hair?”- perhaps out of embarrassment. One thing I have learned in life is never to dismiss other people’s feelings because you don’t know how they came about. We...
by Paula Barker | Oct 18, 2024 | Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Extensions, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
In today’s highly social environment, I think we have gone somewhat overboard in our understanding of the functions of hair! If we could talk with our prehistoric self and show them what we do with hair now, no one could have predicted the motivation of...
by Paula Barker | Sep 26, 2024 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
There will always be hair styles clients request that don’t turn out like the photo because we have trouble understanding hairlines. The saying “you cannot put a square peg in a round hole” applies to hairlines too! How your hairline grows can have an...
by Paula Barker | Sep 20, 2024 | 4C Hair, Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Because of the beauty requirements, some social media has been challenging for those who “hate” their natural hair. Every day one can see people who voice the struggles they are experiencing with being “natural”. It often means spending copious amounts on hair...
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