by Paula Barker | Nov 28, 2024 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Over the years, there have been a few gray-hair inducing moments when I realized why sleep schedules matter. Many people are not sleeping enough. Their schedules are intense and this is resulting in them often feeling tired and falling asleep while in the chair! Age...
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 | 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 | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
One of the things that is often not told to those going in business, is to prepare for bumps in the road. To help one go safely in life, older folk will say this to young people but the same applies to business. It is not all “rolling in money” in the beginning and...
by Paula Barker | Jul 21, 2024 | Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
There are certain words and phrases you may want to think twice about using when you are speaking with a hairstylist. In an everyday setting, some words and phrases are reasonable to use, but in a salon, could be open to wrong interpretation! Some of those words and...
by Paula Barker | Jun 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
At some point in your life, you may have had a challenge adjusting to a new hairstyle. You saw someone, a celebrity perhaps, wearing a certain hairdo and thought, I like that! After some major social media research and self searching, you decide that it’s the one...
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