How To Twist Dreadlocks For Beginners
We are weeks into this unexpected confinement and I have been asked repeatedly to talk about how to twist dreadlocks for beginners. Desperate times call for desperate measures and if you are someone who was too scared to do your own hair, guess what? You have to...
Looking Good While Working From Home
If you saw my Facebook page recently, you would see I tried wearing false eyelashes in an effort to see how it felt and to keep looking good while working from home. The eyelashes were fine after an hour or two, but I am such a tomboy, it felt effortful to lift them!...
Dos And Don’ts Of Colouring Your Hair At Home
Having to colour your own grey hair during quarantine, as a client told me, can be a challenge! To help with this, I am writing a little on the dos and don’ts of colouring your hair at home. Let's face it, who thought this shutdown was going to last this long and you...
What To Do When You’re Stuck At Home Bored
I have totally become a two-year-old on “time out” during this quarantine! When you are used to being active, you do not know what to do when you’re stuck at home bored! I mean, don’t get me wrong, my house has benefited greatly from this isolation--it is...
How Do You Appreciate A Teacher
Recently, I was completing some work on a client's hair and after about the 50th time attaching some dreads, I had a thought: how do you appreciate a teacher? Well, in that moment, I had so much appreciation I decided to make it the subject of this blog!In high...
Do You Have To Cut Your Hair To Start Dreads
Myths are described as a widely held but false belief or idea and boy are there a lot of them when it comes to dreadlocks! People ask “do you have to cut your hair to start dreads quite often and I just want to state the circumstances when this is necessary. .Dreads...
Does Deep Conditioning Really Work
There are all types of conditioners available on the market for any hair type. There is one type called a deep conditioner that claims to smooth, repair, detangle and strengthen; but does deep conditioning really work? The majority of the people who ask for a deep...
What Is The Average Number Of Dreads
If you are always on a diet, working out at the gym or careful to make minimal trims to preserve your long hair, you probably have figured out that averages can get you stuck, if you don’t have all the information. This same situation applies for people who want to...
I Don’t Have Time To Wait
Remember when you were a toddler and wanted.... something, perhaps to go somewhere and was told to wait, you would bellow “ I don’t have time to wait!” The outcome was probably decided along ethnic lines, but this impatience has shown up in hair salons in a most...
What Should I Do To My Hair Before Getting Braids
When I was growing up in the islands, seeing a woman with a bald head was rare.. There probably were some, but not on the scale I am seeing today. These days, many of the women wait until they have no hair at the front and at the top before they ask what should I do...