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 | Jul 28, 2020 | Curls & Perms, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
It’s July and Ottawa, Canada, is the humidity capital of the world! All the ladies with super curly hair are asking how do you keep natural hair from frizzing in humidity. Isn’t it glorious to have regular stuff to complain about after that confinement? We all...
by Paula Barker | Jun 24, 2020 | Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Uncategorized
On July 12, the city of Ottawa went to stage 2 of its reopening and many hairstylists breathed a sigh of relief only to realize we are open by appointment only. This tight scheduling is totally in line with keeping clients as well as workers safe, but in an industry...
by Paula Barker | May 12, 2020 | Braids, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Since the quarantine, many people, especially ladies, have become easy targets for ordinary mishaps and inevitable catastrophes. Granted, they did not go out looking to get in trouble but with the quarantine measures, many are missing their favourite beauty habits! ...
by Paula Barker | Apr 15, 2020 | Braids, Business, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Lifestyle, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
If you saw my Facebook page recently, you would see I tried wearing false eyelashes in an effort to see how it felt and to keep looking good while working from home. The eyelashes were fine after an hour or two, but I am such a tomboy, it felt effortful to lift them!...
by Paula Barker | Jan 2, 2020 | Braids, Chemical Straightening, Child's Hair, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves, Wigs
Happy New Year 2020! Time to make new year’s resolutions to finish stuff that you started or will start this year! One of the challenges most of us face: sticking to your word. I don’t know about you, but sometimes, I slack off on the job aka resolutions...
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