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Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques |  | Author: Lauren Rennells
Publisher: HRST Books
Category: Book
List Price: $36.95
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Seller: HRST Books
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 10769
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0981663915
EAN: 9780981663913
ASIN: 0981663915
Publication Date: August 1, 2009
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Product Description
There was something very special and beautiful about women in the early- to mid-20th century. The way they dressed was elegant and the way they wore their hair was feminine. This book shows how to create so many of those hairstyles by taking hairstyles from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s and breaking them down into simple, easy-to-follow instructions. It uses brand new photographs and detailed directions. Not only a manual, it is also fun to read. The Finished Styles chapter of the book contains coffee table book quality images of models with their finished hairstyles. Sprinkled in introductions and throughout the book are interesting facts about the history of hairstyling, origins of styles, and information about starlets and performers who made the styles popular. This 200-page full-color book has 6 main chapters. The book begins with the basics of styling and works its way back to advanced techniques. It also provides information on makeup, nails, and accessories for a finished look.
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The best book on vintage hairstyles! August 30, 2009
Michelle (San Antonio, TX USA)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
Reasons I love this book:
1. Every single hairstyle in this book is beautiful.
2. Instructions are clear and concise. Pictures compliment the steps.
3. Packed with useful advice, including the descriptions of a variety of rollers, what kinds of products one may need, and step-by-step instructions on pin curls. Tips to prevent frizzy curls actually work!
4. Tutorials for makeup, manicure, and accessories, including a tutorial to make a flower hair pin. These are actually "icing on the cake," and make take the book over the top.
5. The author encourages the reader to combine techniques to make variations of the hairstyles.
The only thing I did not like about this book is that it isn't spiral bound (but what book is these days?). I took it to an office-supply store and had the spiral bound inserted. Either way, I would rate this book more than 5 stars!
Clearest instructions on vintage hairstyles November 9, 2009
Dame_from_Downunder
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
While some other vintage hairstyle books (e.g. Turudich's 1940s Hairstyles) may use original source material and are true to authentic techniques, I couldn't interpret them well enough to know what to do and ended up not using them.
This book demonstrates traditional techniques, like pin curls, but also covers how to set your hair using curling wands and hot rollers. Using multiple photographs of a mannequin head with hair allowed for clearer instructions than black and white line drawings ever could.
It also covers a wider range of decades, so if you're wanting to experiment across an array of decades, rather than accurately recreate a hairstyle from a particular year or decade, this book lets you try that.
love it! September 20, 2009
Olivia J. Trees (Tallahassee, FL)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love this book! I haven't had the chance yet to try any of the techniques inside, but I can't wait to do them! The book has great hair styles and everything is broken down step-by-step in easy to follow pictoral guides. I'm a costume designer and I was looking for a great book that could show me how to do the complicated 1940s hairstyles. I fell in love with this book because it not only has 40's styles, but also 20's-60's which I'm sure I will find very helpful in the future. I was also very excited about the fact that this book uses modern techniques and products so that I don't have to scratch my head about what on earth they mean or where to find certain tools.
Worth every penny August 20, 2009
E. Medina
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book!!! I wanted a book to help do my own hair for a wedding and this was perfect. She explains everything clearly along with clear pictures so that even someone who has never touched hair before can understand. All the hairstyles are beautiful and elegant and the author has a website that expands on a lot of the styles she does in the book. Hair dressers I know were drooling over this book and wanted it as soon they saw it.
Excellent lessons for fun historic hair September 10, 2009
A. Taylor
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The visuals in this book are terrific! I am a beginner when it comes to working with hair, and I'm grateful to have this in my library. Many of the styles are time-consuming by today's standards, but if you're into recreating an era in your look, this book is a must-have. This book would also be useful to any small theatre needing a hairstyling resource for period performances.
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