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...
Starting Dreadlocks With Short Hair
Dreadlocks have certainly come a long way from being rebellious to maybe the most popular hairstyle around. The last 10 years has also brought a large number of people who are starting dreadlocks with short hair. How does a style that could get you ridiculed,...
How Do You Keep Natural Hair From Frizzing in Humidity
It’s July and Ottawa, Canada, is the humidity capital of the world! All the ladies with super curly hair are asking how do you keep natural hair from frizzing in humidity. Isn’t it glorious to have regular stuff to complain about after that confinement? We all...
When To Wash Dreadlocks For The First time
People behave differently based on how they were brought up and when I make dreads for a new client, one of the questions that come up is when to wash dreadlocks for the first time. Over my career in hairstyling, I have spoken with clients who wash their hair...