Complete Book of Hair Styling [Paperback]

Charles Worthington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

The Complete Book of Hairstyling makes fabulous hair accessible to every woman every day of the year. Filled with creative styles, easy-to-follow instructions, valuable tips and salon secrets, the book is an indispensable guide to beautiful, healthy hair in the latest styles. Dozens of useful tips and style variations are complemented by the fun and fictional stories of four young women as they pursue their careers, manage their love lives and solve their own "bad hair day" crises.

Hundreds of specially commissioned photographs and how-to illustrations show more than 100 fabulous and easily achievable hairstyles to suit every occasion, from work and vacation to a big date or wedding. The book also features:

Color and cut advice for all face shapes, hair types and skin tones

Styling basics

Tips on the right kinds of hair products

How to keep hair in peak condition

The dos and don'ts of up-dos

Easy ways to jazz up and personalize hairstyles

Tips on maintaining hair while on vacation

Everyday hair problems and their solutions

Emergency quick fixes.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Entertaining ... both a primer and advanced course in hair care and styling ... full of beautiful pictures. (Karen Martin Baton Rouge Advocate 20020412)

There are easy-to-follow instructions for more than 100 hairstyles in this glossy and very user-friendly book. (Ronald A. Wood Cosmetics 20020501)

Cartoony-type characters and stunning photography make this a must-have for anyone with the slightest interest in hairstyling. Sumptuous. (www.booksmonthly.co.uk ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

Entertaining ... both a primer and advanced course in hair care and styling ... full of beautiful pictures. (Karen Martin Baton Rouge Advocate 20020412)

There are easy-to-follow instructions for more than 100 hairstyles in this glossy and very user-friendly book. (Ronald A. Wood Cosmetics 20020501) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Publishing (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842228404
• ISBN-13: 978-1842228401
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,457,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Um...., July 25, 2003

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StarGymnast (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Book of Hairstyling (Paperback)

This book wasn't the best one I've read about hairstyling. The book does give a few good hair-care tips, but many of the styles in here are a little difficult to do and I don't think anyone who isn't good at hairstyling would be able to do them without help. Most of the styles in this book are for special occassions like weddings, dates, and vacations. "The Complete Book of Hairstyling" would be a good book if you want to find a style for one of the occasions above, but other then that, it would be wise to skip this book.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A few good styles buried under pages of useless information, April 14, 2005

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Mae (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Book of Hairstyling (Paperback)

Learning how to care for and style your hair seems to take a back seat to a distracting, absurd, and irrelevant storyline of four fictional girlfriends. I did manage to find a few hairstyles that I liked, making it more or less worth the $13.57. I'm all for trying a new look, but this book is innundated with downright ridiculous hairstyles. The photos are not labeled with what style it is, so it is frustrating to try and match styling instructions with the look you would like to achieve. The layout is visually overstimulating and chaotic, making it difficult to find simple answers to styling questions.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Complete, March 5, 2002

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taleeya "taleeya" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Book of Hairstyling (Paperback)

This book is great! Its a combination of his 4 books (Vacation, City, Big Date and Big Day Hair). The pictures are beautiful, the writing is simple and there is pretty much everything you need to know about hairstyling in one book. Everything is broken down into easy to follow steps and tells you what you need before you start. But if you already have his other 4 books, I don't think this has any new material.