by Paula Barker | Nov 13, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Many times as hairstylists we get people who are tender headed and want “to know how do you fix a sensitive scalp?” Combing and brushing the hair is pleasing or painful depending on the person you get in your chair. Caution is essential in order to deliver the...
by Paula Barker | Oct 24, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Hair Care, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Sometimes at the salon we see clients who want to know “how do I stop compulsive hair pulling”. This is an issue that not many people talk about but it happens more than we care to admit! One of the problems in many afro-centric communities is the unwillingness to...
by Paula Barker | Oct 2, 2025 | 4A Hair, 4B Hair, 4C Hair, Gray Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Health, Lifestyle, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Younger people would be more mindful of the things they are doing to themselves if they ever had to provide hair services for older women. Today, certain requirements to achieve a look involve work that I see leaving them with a lot less hair than their parents and...
by Paula Barker | Sep 18, 2025 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Self Help, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I think we need to address the issue of ghost appointments, why they are a thing and are there cultural differences in decision making processes that we are missing!? Previously, western countries had mostly molded their populace into these proper human beings who...
by Paula Barker | May 8, 2025 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Troubleshooting, Type 1 & 2, Uncategorized
If you are a person curious about the pros and cons of dreads on caucasian hair. Will it destroy my hair in the long run? I can tell you, there is very little that happens to caucasian hair in dreads that does not happen to any other hair type! It still amazes me the...
by Paula Barker | Feb 20, 2025 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
We had two massive snow storms that inspired me to write on what no more slacking off means for business. With all that white stuff blanketing the city and sending many to the emergency room trying to get rid of it, appointments would usually get cancelled. But, this...
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