by Paula Barker | Jan 18, 2022 | Braids, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized, Winter braids
If you have straight hair, you may have heard your naturally curly-haired friends grumbling when winter comes. Exactly why is winter bad for curly hair? After all, it’s just hair. You should be able to just shove it under a tuque, zip up your coat and go! Well,...
by Paula Barker | Nov 11, 2021 | baby's Hair, Child's Hair, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Uncategorized
I had a few talks with people recently on what kind of brush is best for your hair. After the release from lockdowns, many people had hair they had as teenagers. Almost all of them were using brushes not meant for their hair. Others just used whatever was at hand...
by Paula Barker | Nov 4, 2021 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
If you want longer dreadlocks, how many dreads do you need for a full head? It sounds like a simple enough question. One that should have a simple answer, but this is where size comes in: the size of your head and the amount of hair you have on it. This is not a...
by Paula Barker | Oct 27, 2021 | Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Wedding Hair
Fall is here with lots of calls for rain. With rain comes humidity. What is humidity and why does it matter? If you have curls and waves, humidity is the ultimate cuss word. Many hairstyles for important events have been changed because of this weather...
by Paula Barker | Oct 13, 2021 | Hair Styling, Haircuts, Uncategorized
I did a previous blog “what are Hair growth patterns” in 2017 and have received several requests to talk more on the subject. Honestly, I did not know so many people had this issue without realizing it. Sometimes, people get their hair cut in a new style and say...
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...
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