by Paula Barker | Apr 27, 2022 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Usually when you plan to do anything for a long time, you come to realize that a good exit strategy matters. For years exit strategies have been recommended for business or marketing products but what about dreadlocks? Seriously, there are...
by Paula Barker | Apr 19, 2022 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Open for debate is the question: dread vs locs, what is the difference? Because of the passage of time, there currently is no difference. If you were living in Jamaica after it gained independence, it was a different scenario. Most of the songs...
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...
by Paula Barker | Apr 5, 2022 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Many people regularly get their dreadlocks washed at the salon, But, what if you couldn’t make it in one time? You need to know how to wash dreadlocks at home. Yes it’s hair, it needs shampoo and some kind of conditioner but washing dreadlocks is a...
by Paula Barker | Mar 15, 2022 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
My first situation that disputed what length of hair is considered long happened in my first year working on commission. A lady came in and asked how much to have her hair coloured. Being green, I gave her a price based on the length her hair was at the time. I...
by Paula Barker | Mar 9, 2022 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Do you remember when you crossed that line between adolescence and adulthood? Now they call it life experience. I call it coming of age. Sometimes the event is a great experience, sometimes not so great. It can mean you have reached the age to...
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