Can’t Make My Appointment
Since the pandemic, many people now working from home have suddenly realized I can't make my appointment like I used to. Working from home sounded so good. I mean, you don’t have to get dressed for work; no running for the bus or jumping in the car; the fridge is...
Why Can Some People Handle More Pain Than Others
People with curly hair have regular “entanglements”. We can comb our hair and five minutes later, it goes right back to tangles. Not to say this does not happen to those with straight hair, it just seems to like curly hair more. After a few years, you hopefully...
Interlocking vs Crochet Method
Many of the calls I receive on dreadlocks will often ask what I think of the interlocking vs crocheting method. It is like asking what is the difference between planting flowers: they will all grow but each has its requirements. Many people swear all flowers come...
How Many Locs Should You Start With
Starting a dreadlocks journey will be different for everyone but when you do, how many locs should you start with? To answer this question we would have to know a number of things including what texture is your hair, the density etc. Once you know these things,...
The Importance of Good Judgement
Recently, while viewing some videos of people adding hair extensions, I was "shook" (as my 18-20 year old clients would say) because they did not seem to know the importance of good judgement. I saw ladies who had lost hair, obviously to glue, still having extensions...
Can You Dye Dreads Without Bleach
ummer is the time I like to go blonde and some clients with dreads like the colour but want to know can you dye dreads without bleach? This is a loaded question because the answer can be either yes or no. Blonde can be a very hard colour to get as it depends on the...
Practising Self Care While Job Searching During Covid
Recently, I had a conversation with a gentleman who was obviously practising self care while job searching during covid. The gentleman asked a favour and I was surprised at his request, at first. After thinking about it, I realized how important it is to be...
Have Dreadlocks And Suffering From Hair Loss or Thinning
No one likes to lose hair and usually you don’t lose it in the areas you wish you would either. One of the things I am seeing more of are people who have dreadlocks and suffering from hair loss or thinning. Just like grey hair, the places where it appears most are...
Cutting Curly Hair Methods
“Learning to artistically cut and groom curly and over-curly hair presents a challenge to the well-trained barber-stylist” is a quote from the Standard Textbook of Professional Barber-Styling, Milady Standard revised 1983. To do this a stylist needs to know cutting...
What does Edge Control Do?
You might have seen the infinite number of women on and off social media who suddenly developed numerous baby hairs around their hairlines. They talked about “laying” their edges and you wondered what does edge control do? If you haven’t tried it, maybe your hair...