by Paula Barker | Feb 23, 2024 | Braids, Business, Hair Salon Business, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
One of the challenges of being a hairstylist is that you are often standing for long hours at work. Like all jobs that you stand for a long time, you have to take care to have good health, wear the right clothing and shoes! Before my hairstyling career, I thought it...
by Paula Barker | Feb 15, 2024 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I feel like speaking on “how often should you wash your dreads” is like starting a never-ending argument, as there will always be someone who will react in shock if you say “one week” or god forbid “three weeks”. There are very different reasons for the times. ...
by Paula Barker | Feb 8, 2024 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I am apparently behind the times, as I almost got in trouble because I did not know all the small talk topics to avoid. As an adult, you think you have been around long enough to know this, no, you have to have an app to update you these days! If you think you are...
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 | Jan 17, 2024 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Self Image, Uncategorized
It may seem that things are going badly for the start of the new year, but you need to ignore the noise and focus on your work. This Christmas was the quietest I have seen since 2020. It was also the best in terms of being as close to a green Christmas you can get...
by Paula Barker | Nov 29, 2023 | Blow Drying Hair, Business, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Hairstylists frequently get clients who say their hair is not growing, so what makes hair take long to grow? Growing your hair is relatively easy but many people desire extra-long hair. Advertisements do not help. They will find models with the most beautiful...
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