Customer Reviews

Milady's Standard Cosmetology 2008: Hardcover

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I am very happy with the Milady's Standard Cosmetology 2008 book. Because it covers new trends that have taken place in the industry.If you are a Stylist that graduated from Cosmetology School many years ago I strongly advise you to get this book.

I went to school for cosmetology in 2007 partly using the previous green covered milady cosmetology book that came out before this one. That book was more informative with wording, pictures, and descriptions. This "new" 2008 book cut out a lot of the information, but had the same exact pictures from the older book. So instead of improving the information- how-to steps, and guides in this new book, they cut out more pictures and information and added new work books, and theory books. Milady makes more money, schools make you buy the work books. And while the work books are very helpful, its much easier to have 1 book to carry around, then having several books to carry around on top of your giant cosmetology kit. It's also easier to refer to one book if you are looking for help instead of digging in 3.

Sadly, most cosmetology schools are hole in the wall places that do not have passionate teachers. So if this book lacks in information, and up to date pictures etc, you cannot always rely on your teacher to teach you as I could not when I went back to school. If the book had better step by step directions, and actually put more content into it, than having less than their old book!- then people would benefit more and think better of Milady.

Very disappointed, it's like having the older book, but with less pictures and information, just a new cover. Waste of creating, they could have done so much. Did not even change the 1990's looking pictures, besides the outer cover. Lucky for me, I had the old green covered milady textbook so when I needed further help, I could to refer to it, my classmates could not. The works books that match this are really good I have to say, but who wants to have to flip through other books trying to find an answer, when that is what this one is supposed to do. Not happy, but the school made me get this book.

Any college-level collection strong in cosmetology history will find MILADY'S STANDARD COSMETOLOGY is a 'must' reference. It covers everything, from general anatomy and physiology to key terms, charts of chemistry basics, procedures for hair or facials - everything covered in a professional cosmetology course. Many a college course will use this as its basic text, and any college-level collection with courses in cosmetology needs this.

This is a very average book. There is very little information on each topic and it's mostly
just fluff. I mostly looked at the hair dyeing information and there was not much written on the topic
at all, very little that specifically explained how to dye hair.
Also, there was a section in the book on vitiligo (which I know a lot about) that was completely
inaccurate. There's no excuse for that - they seemed to be confusing it with psoriasis (some
completely unrelated skin problem). How can you caution people on how to apply a cosmetic product to
someone with a skin issue if the book does not even print remotely accurate information?
Definitely not worth the money unless someone makes you buy the book for a class. It needs to be
updated for accuracy and useful information.

Although I needed this book for school, I will say that this book is a KEEPER!! It is VERY informative.

As an owner of a small cosmetology school, we rely on the Milady textbook and online learning site to give our students the theory of cosmetology to assist in their licensing program.

I used this in my cosmetology school and this really helped me! The quizzes are great and each time you take one they are different. If theres something you dont quite grasp this is the tool for understanding! A must for any cosmetology student!

This disc only has certain things from the book but quizzes you for the whole chapter on the book. I found the videos very helpful but an instructor is so much more helpful because you can ask them questions and they can tell you if you are doing it right or wrong.

I'm not a fan of this text. It contains a lot of superfluous information that you have to wade through in order to find the main idea. In my opinion, its weakest point are its diagrams, or lack thereof. They are unclear (ex. on base, off base curls) and in some cases completely lacking (roller set patterns). A pattern, process or idea is a lot more difficult to visualize when you have to read a sentence about it as opposed to simply looking at a well-constructed diagram. Also, the how-to pages that contain step by step instructions are randomly spaced throughout each chapter. This forces the reader to have to flip through anywhere from 2-8 unrelated pages of instructions in order to continue reading the text of the chapter. It's pretty annoying when you're trying to quickly find answers to complete workbook assignments.

The book came a lot faster than we expected and was in great condition as stated. My daughter needed them for school and we got it much cheaper than she would have buying it from the school. Thank you!