Great Braids!: The New Way to Exciting Hairstyles (Paperback)

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Featured are over 25 great braid designs to do yourself. The techniques are easily mastered and responsible for an array of new and exciting looks.*For a quick change of style, turn your traditional ponytail into something completely original in just a matter of minutes. Interested in appearing cosmopolitan? The French braid provides elegance and is sure to never go out of fashion. Want to show off your funky side? If so, see how the four-strand and wrapped crown 'do's grab you. These are but a few of the many wonderful styles. Maintenance tips and some gadgets and accessories you might want to check out will be extremely helpful in guaranteeing you the best-looking hair possible. 96 pages (all in color), 7 x 10.

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Product Details Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Sterling; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (December 31, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0806986174 ISBN-13: 978-0806986173 Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #636,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #96 in  Books > Health, Mind & Body > Beauty & Fashion > Hair

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 68 of 68 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars Exciting but not new, January 17, 2000 By  Madeline Baker (New Jersey) - See all my reviews Hardy's Great Braids! contains interesting and easy-to-do styles for medium-to-long hair. What's disappointing, however, is that the styles - and in some cases, the illustrations! - almost completely duplicate Anne Akers Johnson's Hair: A Book of Braiding and Styles (published two years earlier than Hardy's volume). Buy one or the other, but not both. 25 of 25 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Braids and more, October 1, 2000 By  D. Stamnitz "texasreader" (Round Rock, Tx USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I bought two braiding books at the same time (the other was Beautiful Braids, by Coen and Maxwell) and this is by far the better of the two. There are upside down and inside out braids, as well as herringbones, twists, and some updos. The book seems to be written to beauty professionals though, since several of the styles are explained in terms of how to do it on someone else's hair, not your own. I'm having a hard time convincing my husband that braiding my hair is a good use of his time. I'm still glad I bought this book, since there are several ideas I hadn't thought of. 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars not the best book ever, September 22, 2001 By  "charissavannah" (Flagstaff, AZ United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Great Braids: The New Way to Exciting Hair Styles (Hardcover) if you're a beginner and you've never seen a french braid before, you MIGHT want to invest in this book. I didn't. I got it from the library. Had I bought it it would have been a total waste of money. The "open file system" is annoying, not useful, and you definately can't use it to do your own hair. Because of the open file system, I still don't understand how to do a "four strand braid", which was the ONLY braid I didn't already know how to do. ...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars accurate The book is as it is described. Very helpful and illustrative with both the drawings and the photos. Published on September 28, 2005 by Yola Mae 3.0 out of 5 stars Just got it....not to sure I just got the book last night Great Braids!!! So far just by flipping though it and reading a little bit of it I am not sure about it. Read more Published on November 13, 2002 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (December 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806986174
• ISBN-13: 978-0806986173
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #636,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Exciting but not new, January 17, 2000

By	Madeline Baker (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

Hardy's Great Braids! contains interesting and easy-to-do styles for medium-to-long hair. What's disappointing, however, is that the styles - and in some cases, the illustrations! - almost completely duplicate Anne Akers Johnson's Hair: A Book of Braiding and Styles (published two years earlier than Hardy's volume). Buy one or the other, but not both.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Braids and more, October 1, 2000

By	D. Stamnitz "texasreader" (Round Rock, Tx USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought two braiding books at the same time (the other was Beautiful Braids, by Coen and Maxwell) and this is by far the better of the two. There are upside down and inside out braids, as well as herringbones, twists, and some updos.

The book seems to be written to beauty professionals though, since several of the styles are explained in terms of how to do it on someone else's hair, not your own. I'm having a hard time convincing my husband that braiding my hair is a good use of his time. I'm still glad I bought this book, since there are several ideas I hadn't thought of.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not the best book ever, September 22, 2001

By	"charissavannah" (Flagstaff, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Braids: The New Way to Exciting Hair Styles (Hardcover)

if you're a beginner and you've never seen a french braid before, you MIGHT want to invest in this book. I didn't. I got it from the library. Had I bought it it would have been a total waste of money. The "open file system" is annoying, not useful, and you definately can't use it to do your own hair. Because of the open file system, I still don't understand how to do a "four strand braid", which was the ONLY braid I didn't already know how to do. ...