by Paula Barker | May 12, 2023 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized, Weaves, Wigs
After years of doing certain services to your hair, is it good to give your hair a break? For everything in life, change is going to happen. Hair is no exception. Hairstylists can tell you stories for days of clients who lament the change in...
by Paula Barker | Mar 23, 2023 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In 2022, I read an article about a newly married couple that opened my eyes to understanding your biases. It showed a picture of a blended family with three kids. The adults stood together. Two boys stood in front of them, and a girl stood to the right of the...
by Paula Barker | Jan 15, 2023 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves, Wigs
As a stylist, you sometimes have discussions with clients as to why your food choices matter. People come to you for advice on how to grow their hair, care for their scalp etc., but they expect everything to change overnight. Women are still...
by Paula Barker | Nov 10, 2022 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Chemical Straightening, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Now that the results are in, many women will be finding alternatives to a relaxer. The thought of having to give up chemically straightening their hair has some screaming. If you are one of the lucky ones who can fix your natural hair in twenty...
by Paula Barker | Jun 15, 2022 | Chemical Straightening, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
If you were not around during the 80s, chances are there are some things you need to know about the jheri curl. Most people from that era will either say they love it or hate it. It made such an astounding impact in black hair history, we have to tell you...
by Paula Barker | Apr 14, 2022 | Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
When you start a business or get a job you begin with excitement and hope but what are some workplace challenges you may encounter? The textbooks do not tell you that most of what you learn in school almost never happens that way in real life. In a salon...
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