by Paula Barker | Jun 8, 2024 | Braids, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Self Image, Uncategorized, Weaves
Over the years there have been many times I have had to counsel clients on choosing the right thickness for hair extensions. Social media has made it possible for non-celebrities to showcase themselves. This has led to some over-the-top behavior especially in their...
by Paula Barker | Jun 2, 2024 | 4C Hair, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
At the salon you likely will get clients that will say “I have extensions in my dreads and they keep falling out”. This is not something you want happening to you. Besides, it traumatizes those groups who accepted that your hair grew overnight and now, you may have...
by Paula Barker | May 24, 2024 | 4C Hair, baby's Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
When people decide to lock their hair, some choose starting locs with a comb twist. It makes that loc “journey” longer and often requires doing the twists much smaller to make the head look fuller but you get the same result. Starting locs with a comb twist is not...
by Paula Barker | May 19, 2024 | 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Uncategorized
Clients with natural hair sometimes ask “if I straighten my curly hair will it go back to normal?” For some us, after wearing the same hairstyle for some time, there comes an urge to change up one’s look. It may be for a special event or just out of boredom but if...
by Paula Barker | May 5, 2024 | 4C Hair, Blow Drying Hair, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
There are always people transitioning to natural hair for various reasons. After many years of having chemical or mechanical services done to your hair, the time comes when one has to make a decision to change. You may not want that change but circumstances demand...
by Paula Barker | Apr 30, 2024 | Braids, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Fails, Haircuts, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Men's Hair, Nautral Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
I have had quite a few people ask the question: haircut before or after a retwist? It sounds like a strange question but post pandemic, it has become a very real issue. Clients were bringing it up because their locs were getting thinner after a fade! When things...
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