Adding Fake Wispy Ends to Natural Dreadlocks
Sometimes, ladies who have grown long dreadlocks have asked about adding fake wispy ends to natural dreadlocks. They no longer want to have the rounded ends that is the norm. There is something about long curls or wisps that calls to the romantic...
Is It Ok To Pull Out Grey Hairs?
Often, while speaking to young women who have reached that ripe ""old" age of 25 or have just had their first child, they will say they just found a grey hair! They also confess to yanking them out with tweezers, but is it ok to pull out grey hairs? These...
What Is The Minimum Length of Hair For Cornrows
Young men on the cutting edge of fashion regularly call the salon asking what is the minimum length of hair for cornrows. It is almost summer (although, if you lived in Ottawa, you would not think so), and guys are once again challenging the ladies in the...
How To Convince Your Parents To Let You Have Dreadlocks
Are you one of those precocious kids wondering how to convince your parents to let you get dreadlocks? Occasionally, I meet some of them and like most teenagers, they have parents who would lock you in a convent/monastery before they would let that...
Mastering The Art Of Conversation
Now that I have been out of hairstyling school for a while, I feel the teachers neglect to give intense training in one huge topic: mastering the art of conversation. I should call this post "Thing They Don't Teach You in Hairstyling School"...
Is Ocean Water Bad For Your Hair?
After describing the experience of having sea water in your hair, dripping down my face, someone asked "is ocean water bad for your hair?" Seeing I was bleached blonde it was a reasonable question. At the time though, I really did not care. Clear...
Why Are Dreadlocks Called Dreads?
I have been asked the question “Why are dreadlocks called dreads?” and found the answers given online were a starkly romanticized version that would have many “real” Rastafarians rolling on the ground laughing! One version stated that the term came...
Dreadlocks On Children
There are many differing opinions on the subject of dreadlocks on children. They usually fall in two categories: "for" or "against". Each side presents strong arguments for their platform so it is easy to be swayed. While I have a strong...
What Do Dreadlocks Symbolize?
As a professional hairstylist, who is also expert at making dreadlocks, I often get a few dread "researchers" who are definitely disappointed that I do not have locks flowing down my back. I guess they associate the hair with a lifestyle so today I want to...
How To Tell Someone You Wear A Wig
There comes a time in everyone's life when you have to do something that unnerves you like how to tell someone you wear a wig. You have met the love of your life, your soulmate, and they are everything you want in a partner. The problem is, you met them...