by Paula Barker | Jun 24, 2020 | Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Uncategorized
On July 12, the city of Ottawa went to stage 2 of its reopening and many hairstylists breathed a sigh of relief only to realize we are open by appointment only. This tight scheduling is totally in line with keeping clients as well as workers safe, but in an industry...
by Paula Barker | Jun 16, 2020 | Business, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Self Image, Uncategorized
Many years from now in Ottawa and most of Ontario, June 12 might be remembered in greeting cards as the day when you catch up with friends.  After 4 long months of quarantine, people spilled out onto the streets, happy for the easing of more restrictions.  s. I was...
by Paula Barker | May 19, 2020 | Business, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
While checking when hair salons will be allowed to open, I found there was so much fear mongering in the news, I thought, what are the most common phobias now? I was blown away by the list of phobias (the whole alphabet!) and the number of them that this quarantine...
by Paula Barker | Apr 15, 2020 | Braids, Business, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
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!...
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...
by Paula Barker | Jan 22, 2020 | Braids, Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Most of you probably want to know what the anxious leg bounce has to do with hair but today a client and I were joking around and she gave me a challenge! Some time while we were doing maintenance on her dreadlocks, the sandals she was wearing fell off....
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