Style Me Vintage: Hair: Easy Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Classic Hairstyles [Hardcover]

Belinda Hay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2011 | Series: Style Me Vintage

Whether the aim is to look like Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, or Brigitte Bardot, this retro-gorgeous tome provides everything needed to create authentic hairdos

 

Filled with step-by-step instructions, tips, techniques, and detailed photographs, this resource to recreating hairstyles from the 1930s to the 1960s puts retro glamour right at readers' fingertips. It outlines essential equipment, and offers photos of each step of the process. It also offers photos of a classic icon showcasing each style as well as a popular contemporary recreation of the look—such as Marlene Dietrich's and Christina Aguilera's takes on finger waves, or the bouffants of both Jackie Kennedy and Joan Holloway. Whether for a special party or event, a night out, or just for fun, this must-have book breaks down the steps to recreating the decadence and fun of vintage styles, and is filled with inspirational images and tips on make-up and accessories.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fun, informative, and beautifully designed, this is an inspiring introduction to classic hairstyles."—Library Journal Xpress Reviews

About the Author

Belinda Hay owns her own vintage and contemporary salon, the Painted Lady, and has created style guides for the staff of a retro bowling alley.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Pavilion (May 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862059020
• ISBN-13: 978-1862059023
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, but not for the beginner! May 9, 2011

By Jenifer

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I bought this because I was interested in learning how to style my hair in a retro style. I had already purchased Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques and found it EXTREMELY helpful. I was looking for this to piggyback on the first book and perhaps give me more pictures of the various styles.

The book itself is physically pretty with a fabric hardcover and full color images. I like how each hairstyle is introduced with pictures of the "silver screen" stars that made the style famous, as well as a picture of a modern celebrity who utilizes the style.

Here's a breakdown of the included styles & their era:

*20s*
Finger Waves & Pin Curls
*40s*
Forties Waves (The Peek-a-boo)
Victory Rolls
The Poodle
*50s*
Fringe Roll (The VV)
Fifties Set (The Marilyn)
Quiffs (The Pompadour)
*60s*
Beehive (The Joan)
Beehive (The Brigitte)
Bouffant (The Jackie O)
Barbarella

Each style has many photographs and descriptions.

A criticism I would make is that if you have no experience styling your hair, this may be a little tough, even with all the pictures. For example, some styles start out by saying, "Prepare your hair, creating volume using heated rollers..." and then immediately launch into the steps of the style. If I didn't see the pictures of how to wet or dry set my hair to prepare it for a vintage hairstyle in the first book, I would have already been lost. I've never used a roller or a curling iron in my life. I barely use a blowdryer. So be aware that this book assumes you have some basics.

The last section has a bit about wearing scarves in your hair. It's not terribly descriptive, but it provides at least one picture of each style.

Overall, if you have some basic hairstyling knowledge, this is a great stand-alone book on retro hairstyling. Personally, I recommend starting with Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip it. Buy "the other" retro hairstyles book. May 17, 2011

By MrsSwanky

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I had high hopes for this book as I already owned 'Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques' - in my opinion it is *far* superior to this book!

I was sorely disappointed in the photography and the styles all fell flat, literally. Most styles had little more than a loose wave to them, no shiny and smooth waves or curls - just limp, barely there, frizzy waves.

The whole thing had an extremely amateur feel to it, the hair styling was poorly done - in most pictures the hair is very frizzy and unfinished looking. It appears there was no attempt to hide the styling accessories, over and over you can see the bobby pins in the "finished" photos - who uses a black bobby pin on a blonde? I could understand using dark pins in an attempt to illustrate location/use of the pins but in the finished photos you should not be able to see the styling products.

The step by step photos and instructions are not very helpful either - they don't really help to guide the reader through each step, it more "here's what it should look like once you've done this step" - not very helpful if you don't quite understand how to get to that point.

The makeup in this book was also really bad - albeit, it's not a makeup book but, I had a difficult time looking beyond the makeup to see the hair. Even when the makeup was done in a true retro style it's so caked on they all look awful.

Each style has photographs of music & movie stars with a similar hair style, some of which were good references.... on the other hand, some were just plain silly - **I do not want to look like Elvis any more than I want to look like Amy Winehouse!**

All in all, even though I only paid $9.00 USD for this book I would not recommend it to anyone. Save your money, or better yet, use the $9 towards the good retro styles book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun! May 7, 2011

By JKH

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book hits on the favorite or most iconic retro hairstyles - bouffant, Bardot, Marilyn, Barbarella, flapper, to name a few - and walks you through recreating them with words and pictures. I got lost a few times, but it was on one of the more complicated 'do's, and I got back on track by studying the picture closely. I successfully did my own Bardot after one reading. A lot of fun, with very good instruction.