Hanging On By A Thread
Hair salons are allowed back to work and whew! it was just in time because I think most of us were hanging on by thread! If the Premier had extended the emergency measures once more I would have had to do a sit in outside his offices! There is only so much holiday...
We Are Open By Appointment Only
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...
When You Catch Up With Friends
Many years from now in Ottawa and most of Ontario, June 12 might be remembered in greeting cards as the day when you catch up with friends. After 4 long months of quarantine, people spilled out onto the streets, happy for the easing of more restrictions. s.I was...
Hair: Its Power And Meaning
t has been an emotional last two weeks with lots of turmoil and angst which led me to think about hair: its power and meaning. I did so because the last time there was this much upheaval on this grand scale was during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. I have seen...
How To Look Good On Video Conferencing
The authorities may have put my salon on lock down but in staying active in my other business I was having challenges on how to look good on video conferencing. I admire video influencers because I know how much work they put in to look fabulous all day. What the...
What Happens If You Don’t Use Product To Retwist Dreadlocks
It is a few months into the quarantine and people see they have to do something about their hair because there are these modern day snitches called Face Time, Zoom and Skype. This leads to them asking what happens if you don’t use product to retwist dreadlocks? ...
What Are The Most Common Phobias Now
While checking when hair salons will be allowed to open, I found there was so much fear mongering in the news, I thought, what are the most common phobias now? I was blown away by the list of phobias (the whole alphabet!) and the number of them that this quarantine...
Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Consequences
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! ...
Should I Cover My Dreadlocks When I Sleep
Whenever a client gets dreadlocks, the common question, after you tell them to cover their head when they sleep is, “should I cover my dreadlocks when I sleep?” So, you repeat “yes” several times while they tell you: how hard it is to sleep with anything on the...
This Is How I Am Going To Do My Hair The Next Time I Go To The Salon
ave you dreamt of the end of this quarantine and thought this is how I am going to do my hair the next time I go to the salon? I hope you are, because as much as I have somewhat enjoyed this gift of a month-long partially-paid vacation, I still want it to end. For...