by Paula Barker | Feb 1, 2024 | baby's Hair, Braids, Business, Child's Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Uncategorized
Earlier in my career, I did work on infants and toddlers at hair salons. It was not easy because kids move around a lot. As a young hairstylist, you learned to strategically hold their attention while sneakily doing a haircut. Some kids would not be fooled and...
by Paula Barker | Nov 11, 2021 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
I had a few talks with people recently on what kind of brush is best for your hair. After the release from lockdowns, many people had hair they had as teenagers. Almost all of them were using brushes not meant for their hair. Others just used whatever was at hand...
by Paula Barker | Apr 14, 2021 | baby's Hair, Business, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Self Image
Sometimes you interact with a client at the salon and you have no idea what the outcome will be. It is a negotiation and each side has an expectation. Both sides are hopefully managing these expectations, but getting there takes proper communication. The...
by Paula Barker | Nov 3, 2020 | baby's Hair, Braids, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
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...
by Paula Barker | Jul 8, 2020 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Being quarantined and living on a tight budget, many people had to decide what was essential and this made them consider for the first time, the importance of eating the right kind of food. While everything was normal, buying that burger and fries was a regular...
by Paula Barker | Apr 1, 2020 | baby's Hair, Braids, Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
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...
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