by Paula Barker | Oct 6, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
When I first started maintaining dreadlocks, sometimes you got that client that would ask “why are my dread roots so skinny? I would fix the roots and it would be okay for a bit. However, a few months later the same problem would come up. Eventually, I realized...
by Paula Barker | Aug 25, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Repair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
The question: can you undo dreadlocks, is still one of the most frequently asked questions during a consultation. The idea that after making your hair in dreadlocks, cutting it off is usually the only option for a change. This scares off most people. After years...
by Paula Barker | Jul 27, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
After the multiple lockdowns, clients were asking how to fix dreadlocks that are thinning in the middle. It is crazy the epic damage to dreadlocks these lockdowns caused. Clients come apologizing for letting their hair go; but what could they have done? Those that...
by Paula Barker | Jul 20, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
With clients slowly coming back, there are many questions on the common cause of flat locs. People known for excellent self care had no choice but to manage with what tools they had. This is the first time the hair industry has seen this level of wild hair and the...
by Paula Barker | Jul 13, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
One question that was answered by the lockdowns: does parting starter locs matter? The proof is in the pudding as the pre-boomers would say. All the clients who had their partings done properly had limited breakage. Those that did not have proper partings came in...
by Paula Barker | Jun 29, 2021 | Business, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In 2012, due to personal issues, I was figuring out whether to stay in the hair business. I came upon A video from a fellow hairstylist who said writing a book for the first time could be another income stream. I needed another stream of income but could not spare...
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