Andrea

Born and raised in Oklahoma, she eventually spread her wings and flew...sometimes halfway around the world. She is a licensed Barber Instructor with a passion for hairstyling, cutting and education. Andrea lives by her craft and ethos: "Discovery of the past leads to understanding the present and so imagining the future."

As a hairstylist, many of my clients are wanting to grow their hair. It is not always an easy journey. I, myself, have ventured through this several times. Going from pixie short to luscious long hair can take a year or two. Fear not! It is do-able, but it takes perseverance, time, patience and sometimes …

The temperature is changing…and so is your hair. Temperature, humidity and climate all make their marks. How it affects one head to another varies. Winter weather is known to create static, frizz and itchy, dry scalp. Understanding the whys and hows of this winter season can help in making better choices for hair. Here are …

First dates can be awkward, intimidating even. You are a meeting a person whose history may be unknown to you and there are always questions running through your mind before you meet. Are they going to like me? Are they going to be weird? Will we hit it off? Will there be a second date? …

The question…is hair dead or alive? Which begs another question, does it matter? In a simple answer, yes. When we understand how our hair is we then make better choices for how our hair will be. Many people treat hair with hot tools, products, combs, brushes, masque treatments, all in search of good hair. There …

Summer is here with all its sunshine, water fun, and outdoor adventures. It is the time of year when flowers are blooming, grass is green, and people are more active. With all the splendor that comes with summer rejuvenation, there is another side to summer that can wreak havoc on hair. Humid weather, chlorine, saltwater …

If you have ever run your hands through your hair and found your hand at a stand-still, you have come across a knot or a tangle. These are very common in all hair types across the board. We have all battled and forced a comb through them, sometimes with bad results and less hair. It …

Two Hair Truths: Stress and Worry do wreak havoc on hair. Stress is known to make hair fall out. This is true because of the imbalance stress brings to a hair’s “resting” phase. Stress can make hair enter this phase prematurely and hair will fall out over three months after a traumatic event. There are …