Hedging Their Bets Part II
I spoke about hedging their bets from a client perspective in my previous post. Now I want to look at it from the hairstylist’s perspective. God knows, over the years I was able to experience it from both sides! How some ethnic salons operated...
Hedging Their Bets
When people fear that something might not go their way, they do what is “called hedging their bets”. In the salon industry, I feel we are seeing more people doing this practice. Since the lockdowns, many people have tighter work hours with less time or...
Are Braids Good For Kids’ Hair
Busy parents often do their kid(s) hair in protective styles, but are braids good for kids' hair? Many of them lessen the amount of time they have to dedicate to hair care by doing braids. With all the areas competing for attention, cutting hair care...
A Good Exit Strategy Matters
Usually when you plan to do anything for a long time, you come to realize that a good exit strategy matters. For years exit strategies have been recommended for business or marketing products but what about dreadlocks? Seriously, there are...
Dreads vs Locs: What’s The Difference
Open for debate is the question: dread vs locs, what is the difference? Because of the passage of time, there currently is no difference. If you were living in Jamaica after it gained independence, it was a different scenario. Most of the songs...
What Are Some Workplace Challenges
When you start a business or get a job you begin with excitement and hope but what are some workplace challenges you may encounter? The textbooks do not tell you that most of what you learn in school almost never happens that way in real life. In a salon...
How To Wash Dreadlocks At Home
Many people regularly get their dreadlocks washed at the salon, But, what if you couldn’t make it in one time? You need to know how to wash dreadlocks at home. Yes it’s hair, it needs shampoo and some kind of conditioner but washing dreadlocks is a...
Face To Face For The first Time
The mask restrictions were lifted for some industries here and people have been meeting face to face for the first time. You never realize how important it is to see someone’s facial expressions until it is suddenly returned to you. . Over the last two years, I have...
What length Of Hair Is Considered Long
My first situation that disputed what length of hair is considered long happened in my first year working on commission. A lady came in and asked how much to have her hair coloured. Being green, I gave her a price based on the length her hair was at the time. I...
The Coming Of Age
Do you remember when you crossed that line between adolescence and adulthood? Now they call it life experience. I call it coming of age. Sometimes the event is a great experience, sometimes not so great. It can mean you have reached the age to...