Corrective Haircoloring: A Hands-On Approach [Paperback]

Tom Sollock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1991

Designed to take readers from basic color theory to complex chemical reactions, this comprehensive text helps stylists forecast results before initiating color services. Full coverage in this unique resource includes revolutionary color concepts and color information that is not product-specific, but can be used with any color line in the U.S. and Canada. Concepts are provided in an easy-to-understand, readable fashion for optimal retention by readers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Milady; 1 edition (October 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562530836
• ISBN-13: 978-1562530839
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From The Experts:, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Corrective Haircoloring: A Hands-On Approach (Paperback)

After reading the review by a "student", we simply had to say something. This is not a comic book, it is a technical book dedicated to the art of color correction. This book is a bible in up-scale salons that specialize in color correction. We use it every day and it is right on. Of course we are only the experts and this is only our very expensive opinion.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a color class in a book!, December 20, 2004

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Indrid Colt (Mid-Atlantic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corrective Haircoloring: A Hands-On Approach (Paperback)

This book was very useful to me as a hairdresser who'd taken a many-year absence from hairdressing & found myself wanting to return to the field, but not feeling all that confident with color.

It alleviated my fears of working with color, in particular, corrective hair color on hair that may not be in the best condition. The book is basically designed as a class. It first gives you a no-nonsense, succinct breakdown of the color wheel (which I needed to review); explains how/why color/peroxide works (basics, but what so many hairdressers lack, in lieu of the "accidents" I've seen in salons); then guides you thru taking swatches, varrying levels of peroxide, different colors & lighteners, & doing practice/test sessions on multiple swatches to see your results first-hand, and BEFORE you work on a client, making needed adjustments as you go along (such as a client with very porous hair). Perhaps this is why several students who left reviews here were unhappy, since they're not at this advanced level. You do need a professional background to absorb the material, and also need the motivation to practice what's suggested. This is not a guide for the average consumer who wants to color their hair with over-the-counter products, as they, and perhaps beginner or unmotivated students, as well, won't understand the material.

Yes, it is a small book, but that's the point & the beauty of this book (no pun intended!). As the reviewers from the salon told you, they keep this manual in the backroom, so it may be used as such. I'm sure they do great color in their salon. If I'm questioning what to do on a client, I don't want to frantically page thru a textbook, but instead want an easy-to-access manual to follow with instructions/directions/guidelines right in front of me.

The chapters are short and to the point. Latter chapters present your learning objective for each chapter, present multiple problems, and offer multiple solutions for each problem to correct them, including cautions to consider! As in earlier chapters, you're encouraged to practice EACH problem on swatches, as hairdressers know that different products yield different results. It's like having a colorist at your side! But if you just need to know which level color to use to bring a natural level 4 to a 7, the #'s right there for you to just look up.

I initially logged on to sell my copy, but after re-reading portions of the book while waiting to list, I realized that I still had some more practice to do, that this information was too valuable to be without, and I changed my mind to keep this as a reference book for myself.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT PRODUCT,, January 12, 2007

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Universalprice (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corrective Haircoloring: A Hands-On Approach (Paperback)

The Corrective Hair Coloring book.
The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of all those developments and the current education necessary to become an expert corrective hair colorist, regardless of the hair color product you choose to use. As you progress through color theory, selection of base colors, overviews of lighteners and bleaches, and selection of hydrogen peroxide vol. you'll increase you hair color confidence.By working through the experiments, you'll develop and expand the analytical skills that allow you to approach any situation in the salon with self-assurance.Every stylist should have this book as a reference manual for daily use.