by Paula Barker | Sep 23, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Starting a dreadlocks journey will be different for everyone but when you do, how many locs should you start with? To answer this question we would have to know a number of things including what texture is your hair, the density etc. Once you know these things,...
by Paula Barker | Sep 16, 2020 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Recently, while viewing some videos of people adding hair extensions, I was “shook” (as my 18-20 year old clients would say) because they did not seem to know the importance of good judgement.  I saw ladies who had lost hair, obviously to glue, still...
by Paula Barker | Sep 1, 2020 | Coloring Hair, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Recently, I had a conversation with a gentleman who was obviously practising self care while job searching during covid. The gentleman asked a favour and I was surprised at his request, at first. After thinking about it, I realized how important it is to be...
by Paula Barker | Aug 25, 2020 | DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
No one likes to lose hair and usually you don’t lose it in the areas you wish you would either. One of the things I am seeing more of are people who have dreadlocks and suffering from hair loss or thinning. Just like grey hair, the places where it appears most are...
by Paula Barker | Aug 19, 2020 | Hair Care, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
“Learning to artistically cut and groom curly and over-curly hair presents a challenge to the well-trained barber-stylist” is a quote from the Standard Textbook of Professional Barber-Styling, Milady Standard revised 1983. To do this a stylist needs to know cutting...
by Paula Barker | Aug 12, 2020 | Braids, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
You might have seen the infinite number of women on and off social media who suddenly developed numerous baby hairs around their hairlines. They talked about “laying” their edges and you wondered what does edge control do? If you haven’t tried it, maybe your hair...
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