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

by Marsha Heckman (Author), Cathy Obiedo (Author), Claudia Allin (Author), Jane Kurisu (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: layered cut

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Product Description
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.

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.

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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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful hints, great pakagin, January 31, 2009

By	Curly (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book actually works and the spiral binding with stand-up backing makes it easy to use and read at the same time. My last haircut at the salon was a disaster. I asked for a trim and lost about 5 inches of hair. I am never going back there again and now i don't have to. I have really curly hair and this book showed me how to style it myself. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to save $$ and look great. Very well done!