by Paula Barker | Dec 24, 2018 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Weaves
A Lovely Tradition For Me Is Mothers Who Take Their Daughters to get their hair done. I get to see the little misses walk importantly into the salon and take their place in the chair when it’s their turn. They sit with nervous anticipation as...
by Paula Barker | Dec 4, 2018 | Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Weaves
Sporting a protective style e.g. a weave, especially in winter, is essential for most black women but how long does a weave last for? This is probably the third question most stylists get asked. First, it usually is “do you do weaves?”; next “how...
by Paula Barker | Oct 29, 2018 | baby's Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Prom Hairstyles, Relaxed Hair, Weaves, Wedding Hair
I was once asked to teach on a topic to a class of girls in a youth group and while agonizing on what to speak about, I decided to discuss face shapes and hair styles. It was well received and with the feedback from the moderator, the girls got what I was trying to...
by Paula Barker | Oct 23, 2018 | baby's Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Weaves
“Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.” ― Benedict Cumberbatch Quite often in the salon, I have people with very sensitive hair follicles. They are the first to tell you that...
by Paula Barker | Sep 24, 2018 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Weaves
Every now and then in a hairstylist’s life, you get that one client who is indecisive to a fault. This does not happen regularly as I said, but when it does happen, if you are not a seasoned stylist, they can catch you off guard. They walk and talk as people...
by Paula Barker | Sep 10, 2018 | Braids, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Weaves, Wedding Hair
Today, I did a facelift without surgery. Not on myself of course (far too early for that!), on the front of the salon. I did a long needed paint job to give the outside a boost. The color that was there before had become faded and many of my neighborhood clients...
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