by Paula Barker | Sep 13, 2023 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
People with long dreads are at risk of being insulted because of the new rage: dreadlocks extensions. Everyone is curious when your hair starts getting long and among other things you may get asked is does your hair grow with dread extensions? I am still amazed...
by Paula Barker | Sep 4, 2023 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Dreadlocks Repair, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
It has become very apparent that people have no idea what causes matted hair. When we say matted hair, many people think of locked hair but there are many other examples that we see as hairstylists. Matted hair happens more frequently than is reported. In my...
by Paula Barker | Aug 14, 2023 | Business, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
A chance encounter while paying for some products at a beauty supply store made me want to talk about what are examples of starting from scratch? In business, we have so many instances where we have to start from the bottom. The media would have you believe that...
by Paula Barker | Aug 5, 2023 | Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
I was listening to one of my favorite Earth, Wind And Fire songs, “After The Love Has Gone”, and thought I would use it as a caption to answer a couple of requests from readers. Some of you are concerned as to what to do when your current hair...
by Paula Barker | Jul 27, 2023 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
One of the questions I often ask clients with locs is “why did you decide to lock your natural hair? The answers are interesting! Each person has their own reason that led to their decision. One thing I learned during my career is that you...
by Paula Barker | Jul 7, 2023 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair products, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Setting age appropriate limits does not only apply to say movie or television viewing. It also applies to certain hairstyles. It may seem strange to bring this topic up in a hair blog but with today’s FOMO parents, it is very necessary! Growing up as...
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