by Paula Barker | Apr 13, 2023 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
You might be one of those people who always wanted long locs and want to try extensions, but, do dread extensions damage your hair? Who doesn’t admire the current styles that can be done with locs? Technology has changed the choices for hairstyles tremendously so...
by Paula Barker | Dec 14, 2022 | Braids, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In the curly hair book of life, the one thing that will almost never happen is for a female to be caught sleeping without any head covering. This world order has since been extended to people with dreadlocks. Unless, of course, you are free forming or just have no...
by Paula Barker | Sep 9, 2022 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
I think we should clear up any mix-ups people have about hair covers for black hair. Recently, some competitive swimmers were almost left out of the Olympics because the swim caps for black hair were not approved. What could have led to this...
by Paula Barker | Jun 22, 2022 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Occasionally I have clients who ask “why are my locs thinning in the middle?” This happens more often to dreads than we realize. No matter how thick they are, this is something that can happen to anyone! If a client comes in with dreads thinning in the middle, there...
by Paula Barker | May 4, 2022 | Braids, Child's Hair, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
Busy parents often do their kid(s) hair in protective styles, but are braids good for kids’ hair? Many of them lessen the amount of time they have to dedicate to hair care by doing braids. With all the areas competing for attention, cutting...
by Paula Barker | Feb 16, 2022 | Braids, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Prom Hairstyles, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves, Wedding Hair, Wigs
Over the years I have noticed that most people care for their hair by following what others do. As kids, we would see our friends get into trouble for copying another friend. The angry parent would ask “ If your friend jumped off a ten-story...
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