Seasons Greetings And New Year’s Messages
Season’s Greetings And New Year's Messages I want to thank all of my wonderful readers for supporting me all through 2020. Ottawa, Ontario is once again going into a possible month long shutdown. This has, of course, impacted our plans for the holidays. We were...
Why Asking The Right Questions Is Important
As a hairstylist, if you have ever run late, you know why asking the right questions is important. When you attend hairstyling school, they cannot prepare you for everything. Your days are not going to be perfect all the time, bummer! And, to add insult to...
Can I Sell My Dreadlocks
Nowadays, you can sell almost anything, literally, online. Therefore, it came as no surprise when during a consultation someone asked: “can I sell my dreadlocks?” This individual was going to have dreadlocks done on his long, lustrous hair, with the intention...
How To Know When It’s Time For A Haircut
I just came to realize that many people, especially women, have no idea how to know when it’s time for a haircut! As a hairstylist, I think I took it for granted that everyone knows this like they know they need to wash their hair regularly. Well, turns out, it is...
How Do You Reattach A Broken Dread
Depending on how often you maintain your dreadlocks, at some point you might have to figure out how do you reattach a broken dread. No one likes to lose hair and If you were to go through a locking process, losing a dread would be catastrophic!Over the years, I have...
How To Prevent Split Ends On Natural Hair
If you look it up in the dictionary, pruning means to trim a tree, shrub or bush and if you think about it, this is what you need to do when you ask how to prevent split ends on natural hair. The hair is like leaves that grow out of the tree, which is like your...
Good Shoes For Standing All Day
ne of the first things they teach you when you start hairdressing school is the importance of good shoes for standing all day. Of course, being new, you take notes and comply with the rules. However, once you go looking, you notice that good shoes for...
Teaching Adoptive Parents To Care For Natural Hair
Many couples and families now are interracial and this has increased the need for teaching adoptive parents to care for natural hair. The parent who takes charge of the hair is usually at a loss of what to do if they have no family who understands it. They will...
Have Dreadlocks And Suffering From Hair Loss Or Thinning
I did a post on this back in August of this year and was requested to speak more on the subject. There are many people that have dreadlocks and suffering from hair loss or thinning. What starts out as an exciting journey, can become a battle with time, lifestyle...
Overcoming The Language Barrier
At some point in your hairstylist life, you will have a situation that requires overcoming the language barrier. This does not happen very often, but every now and then there is a “situation”. Most times you can probably figure it out because both sides want to...