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 24, 2024 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Imagine, you decided to get the locs you have always wanted but now you are wondering do dreadlock extensions stay in? After all, the parents and some friends and relatives would just love any reason to say “I knew it was a bad idea!” Dreadlocks extensions have been...
by Paula Barker | Dec 23, 2023 | Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Self Image, Uncategorized
Another year has passed, and I can only say “Thank You” for continuing to read my blog. Thank You for keeping me positive. You sent kind words that gave me energy to continue writing great content.  Enjoy the holidays and I hope you have a wonderful and prosperous...
by Paula Barker | Dec 7, 2023 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
In a previous post titled “How do you appreciate a Teacher”, I highlighted the fact that a stint in Home Economics class in high school (along with some help from my mom) helped me enormously when fixing broken or damaged locs. It is crazy to think that something...
by Paula Barker | Oct 25, 2023 | Braids, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wigs
As a multicultural hairstylist, I of course get to service many types of textures. I often get asked: is 4C the hardest hair type? This question is usually posed by someone boasting how “good” their hair is or someone lamenting how “bad” their hair type is. I have...
by Paula Barker | Oct 13, 2023 | Braids, Business, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
When you work in the service business, you can often wonder “why do people struggle with delayed gratification”. Delayed gratification or delayed satisfaction is a huge problem for people now more than ever! Having to wait for any time to do anything is a thing of...
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