How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!): 15 haircuts with variations [Spiral-bound]

Marsha Heckman (Author), Cathy Obiedo (Author), Claudia Allin (Author), Jane Kurisu (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2008

Save money and create flattering haircuts for yourself, your family, or your friends with this easy-to-follow guide filled with styling tips and techniques and packaged to stand conveniently on the counter as you snip! Have you ever wanted to cut your own hair or someone else’s, but were afraid to try? Or maybe you've been cutting hair at home for years but could really use the advice of trained professionals to improve your technique?

This unique book is filled with step-by-step instructions on how to cut styles for men, women, and children. Every type of hair is covered, too—straight or curly, thin or thick, long and blunt, or short and layered. Specifically designed for the home hairstylist, all of the cuts are fully illustrated and presented in easy-to-follow, clear language. It's the book that takes the fear out of haircutting!

How to Cut Your Own Hair includes ten basic cuts with dozens of variations, so you'll find a cut here for every member of the family. Created by three sisters, two of whom are experienced hairdressers, it features insider secrets of the pros, such as how to choose the right haircut for your face shape and hair texture and which tools to use to create the look you want. Each chapter includes tips, informative sidebars, even quotes from celebrities, hairstylists, and more.

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From the Back Cover

Have you ever wanted to cut your own hair, or someone else’s, but were afraid to try? Are you tired of paying salon prices to cut your child’s hair? How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else’s!) has all the tools you need, including illustrations and step-by-step instructions, to create your own easy-to-do, flattering, and stylish haircuts for yourself, your children, and your friends.

How to Cut Your Own Hair includes:
15 basic cuts, plus variations, for women, men, and children including blunt and wispy bangs; long, straight hair; long, curly hair; the layered look; the bob; the buzz cut for men; long and short hair for kids; and many more.
Tools to determine face shape and hair texture in order to select the most flattering cut.
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions for every haircut.
Styling tips including how to use a blow dryer, curling iron, and flat iron to create great looks.
Insider information on natural hair-care products and the best ways to care for your hair.
Tips on how to make cutting kids’ hair quick, easy, and stress-free.

About the Author

Marsha Heckman is the author of four books, including Bouquets. She has written how-to articles on crafts and cooking for numerous magazines and books. She lives in San Francisco.

Cathy Obiedo worked at the famous Organic Hair Care Center in Mill Valley, California, and in 1978 she opened her own salon, Cambiar, in San Francisco.

Claudia Allin is an expert colorist who specializes in fixing cut and color mistakes.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 96 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579125921
• ISBN-13: 978-1579125929
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #838,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I was disappointed, August 29, 2008

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LA "Hope" (Akron,Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!): 15 haircuts with variations (Spiral-bound)

I did not think that this book was detailed enough to ensure that you would achieve a good result. It contained a lot of information,quotes from celebrities and other famous persons,for example,that were a waste of book space. I would have preferred to have purchased a book that presented haircut techniques on a more detailed and serious level.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked for me, November 2, 2009

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Mrs Fire "Yakimite" (Yakima, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!): 15 haircuts with variations (Spiral-bound)

I am very particular about my hair cuts, in all my life (late 30's) I've only been truly happy w/2 of my hair dressers. Both of those were Vidal Sassoon trained. Even though I'm particular about hair cuts, I don't like to spend time styling my hair, it bores me and makes my arms hurt to hold them up so long! So since I moved to a small city where I don't know who to go to and have already had three hair cuts I didn't love and since money is tight I decided to try the methods in this book and all I can say is I'm happy. I have fine thin, very long hair in layers and wispy bangs. Just long feminine hair with layers for fullness and I was able to achieve that effect with the very simple twist and cut methods in this book. I bought the cutting shears at TJ Maxx for $10 and the other stuff at Target and I was set. I could have done without the book but the very good illustrations and explanations gave me confidence. I think my hair looks fine and my husband liked it too. It's not as well done as when I went to my sassoon trained stylist but since she's far away now, and I never liked her manner anyway, this will do for me. I like feeling self sufficient and the book paid for itself already.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A collection of bad ideas, November 20, 2008

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S. Goldstein "The Wardrobe Channel" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!): 15 haircuts with variations (Spiral-bound)

Luckily I flipped through this book in Border's before I wasted any money on it.

For cutting short hair like mine, they recommend that you tie your hair back in a pony tail and simply snip the 'tail' off. I did this once when I was 15; suffice to say, it's a really bad idea.

I won't be trying any of the other bright ideas in this book, I'm too horrified to think what might happen!