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Milady's Standard: Cosmetology

Milady

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Comprehensive and Detailed 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

When I was taking Cosmetology back in the 2000-01 school year, they recommended to purchase this version of Milady's Standard Textbook of Cosmetology. They were only available new in Canada and cost [money], and came with the theory book as well. Our teacher also had the old 1996 version of this textbook for sale, used. However, this is a better purchase. There are more pictures and colors, its not as drab as the previous version. I have to disagree with reviewers who said this is not a detailed book, I found it to be quite detailed and informative in its information. The book meant to be used in a classroom setting, where an instructor teachers and elaborates from this book. You cannot read this book and automatically cut hair, that is where the practical aspect of cosmetology comes in, when you are doing it hands on instead of reading. But this is a helpful tool for aspiring apprentices or students in cosmetology, whether you want to learn about Coloring, Perms, whatever the case, this is definately a worthwhile tool to have.

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Complete haircoloring series offers three tapes that demonstrate the latest techniques and applications in single and double process coloring, along with color theory.

Secrets of Style: InStyle's Complete Guide to Dressing Your Best Every Day

The Editors of InStyle

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Since its launch ten years ago, In Style has built a readership more than eight million strong. In doing so, it has become the pre-eminent publication for style-conscious women. The magazine's lively mix of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and celebrity has created a legion of loyal readers who consider In Style their most trusted fashion advisor. In Style: Secrets of Style, The Complete Guide to Dressing Your Best Every Day is the magazine's first book dedicated to its signature subject: fashion. Secrets of Style offers a full range of timeless advice, including tips on dressing the best for you and your lifestyle, developing a personal style, and shopping strategies, beginning with the basics: * How to flatter your body type. * How to find the right fit for every clothing item. * How to look great seven days (and nights) a week. * How to shop wisely for everything, from shoes to winter coats. Scores of detailed, full-color illustrations and beautiful still photographs bring the book's ideas to life, while photos of chic celebrities demonstrate how the beautiful people get that way. From defining the perfect fit to examining successful style icons of the past, Secrets of Style is a complete and timely reference designed to help you discover your best look every day. Secrets of Style explains the best cuts and fabrics for every figure type. Wardrobe staples like pants, suits, and tops are discussed in specific detail, and advice is offered on how to get the most out of accessories. Tons of tips on time and money-saving shopping strategies, selecting clothes for special events, maternity wear, travel wardrobes and packing, clothing care, and much more make this title an enduring one-stop reference. Secrets of Style is a trend-proof resource not only for the millions of In Style devotees but also the newcomer in search of a personal fashion companion.

The Language of Clothes

Alison Lurie

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

The classic book about the clothes we wear and what they say about us.

Even before we speak to someone in a meeting, at a party, or on the street, our clothes often express important information (or misinformation) about our occupation, origin, personality, opinions, and tastes. And we pay close attention to how others dress as well; though we may not be able to put what we observe into words, we unconsciously register the information, so that when we meet and converse we have already spoken to one another in a universal tongue.

Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, is our savvy guide and interpreter on this tour through the history of fashion. She provides fascinating insights into how changing sex roles, political upheavals, and class structure have influenced costume. Whether she is describing the enormous amount of clothing worn by early Victorian women or illuminating the significance of the long robes worn by aging men throughout history to connote eminence, her analysis is playful, clever, and always on target.

Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women C1560-1620

Janet Arnold

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Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

THE go to book for Elizabethan costuming 5 out of 5 stars.
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Far and above the best reference for the cut and composition of Elizabethan clothing. I have been up close to a number of the clothes she references in this book and I can say with certainly that her accuracy and thoroughness is second to no other researcher. If there are any drawbacks to this book they are that there are no color photos of these clothes (but her color descriptions are very exacting) and the way the entire book is laid out can be confusing unless you are willing to spend time and thought into figuring out her methods and the vast scope she is trying to encompass with a limited amount of space.

Overall, one of the crown jewels of my tailoring collection.

Marvelous ... for the experienced costumer 5 out of 5 stars.
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This purchase was specifically for the purpose of constructing a late Elizabethan wheel farthingale. Although I was disappointed to discover no pattern in miniature, the pertinent drawings were more than adequate for me to put together my own pattern. And the details of the trims, embroidery, etc. are to die for!

If you are an experienced costumer, then you'll have no problem with whatever your project is, in ladies and gentlemen's clothing, including hats. But particularly, the drawings of the men's clothing are the best I've ever seen and in a vast variety of style and era. And I've looked over just about every pattern out there without finding one that suited me. You cannot do better than this book.

Just in case you haven't read the other reviews, the Arnold books do not hold actual patterns--except in miniature. And they are on a grid so that the experienced person can transfer the pattern to paper and make their own. However, of course, you will still have to provide your own tailoring. And for heavens sake remember to make your corset and foundation underthings first.

Be sure to read through the other reviewers as many have valuable things to say. See you at the faire!

Sensational Scarfs: 44 Great Ways to Turn a Scarf into a Fabulous Fashion Look

Carol Straley

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

How to tie scarves not really 1 out of 5 stars.
44 of 78 people found this review helpful.

I purchased this book assuming that it would have creative new ways to tie your scarves. It didn't no scarf roses here or much else that will help you.

Lots of good ideas, but some frustration also 3 out of 5 stars.
21 of 22 people found this review helpful.

This is a cute little booklet with a lot of creative ways to wear scarves. It has some photos of live models as well as sketches of the ways to wear scarves with diagrams of how to tie them. BUT in at least one case, the descriptive text doesn't match up with what the diagram shows. And the diagrams aren't always complete enough to fully explain how to tie the scarves. Text alone just doesn't do it. I found myself frustrated and totally unable to recreate one or more of the neck-tie fashions.

Editorial Review:

Whether you already have a drawer full of scarfs or are going out to buy this year's Fabulous styles, Sensational Scarfs will show you how you can create Fantastic new looks with a scarf and these easy-to-follow instructions. However you choose to wear your scarfs -- around your neck, as a belt, a sarong, or a halter -- once you start you won't leave home without one.

Here are 44 Fantastic ways to create a terrific new look. With easy-to-follow instructions and tips for adding scarfs to your wardrobe, Sensational Scarfs shows you the ins and outs of wearing this year's most popular fashion accessory.

Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving: Shaving Made Enjoyable, Second Edition

Michael Ham

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Unique resource 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Right now, this is the essential primer on wetshaving.

While this is a short book, it covers the new hobby of wetshaving pretty well. Wetshaving includes the search for the perfect old-time shave using double edge or straight razors and a fresh-made lather whipped up by a shaving brush.

Somehow there are many, many products in this niche market and this book will guide you in choosing and using these products to get a great shave. In fact,the goal of this manual and reference is get you to look forward to your morning shave, rather than merely tolerating it.

As far as I know, this is the only unbiased book on wetshaving, as some others are associated with particular companies selling shaving products.

Editorial Review:

The second edition of the beginner's guide to traditional wetshaving---brush, shaving cream, safety razor with double-edged blade. Traditional shaving is enjoyable and thrifty: double-edged blades are as low as 9¢ each vs. as much as $3.50 for a single disposable multiblade cartridge.

The multiblade cartridge's tug-and-cut action often results in skin irritation, razor bumps, ingrowns, and razor burn---thus all the "protective" shaving preparations and "soothing and healing" aftershaves now offered. Most men with skin problems decide that they have "sensitive skin" and never realize that the problem is the multiblade cartridge.

This new edition tells how to cure and prevent razor bumps and ingrowns.

The book is complete in itself, but it also includes links to a host of resources on the Web to complement the book. Sources are provided for all you need to get started. See reader reviews below. For Table of Contents, see Preview.

Beaded Jewelry The Complete Guide

Susan Ray

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Another Super Bead book by Susan Ray 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Well, Susan has done it again. I love the look and feel of this square, spiral bound book. A floppy book can send beads flying off your table as you grab at your book; how nice it is that you can actually open to the project you want to work on, and the book stays open (gotta love that spiral)!

The projects are inspiring, as are the photos.There is a chapter on creating different types of beads, from polymar to lampworked. How do you determine the length of your bracelet? How do you add the ending clasp? Need to know some basic crochet steps? Do you want to add found objects into your jewelry? There's plenty here to keep you busy. Beaded Jewelry also contains a resource guide and contact information on the contributors. What more could a glass and bead lover ask for?

I sent a copy to my sister and to a friend in Germany and they both love it!

Editorial Review:

Portable package and lay-flat format allow you to use this book anywhere.

One-stop reference removes increased degree of difficulty and ensures beading success.

Covers every essential beading technique in vivid detail.

Whether you've been beading for a lifetime, or just a little while the time-tested techniques in this guide will have you creating fashionable beaded jewelry, at a fraction of boutique prices, in no time. Step-by-step instructions and 150 detailed photos, plus 200+ beauty shots lead you through every aspect of beading, and offer encouragement to delve into beaded jewelry design.

The Yoga Facelift

Marie-Veronique Nadeau

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Women and men alike can reclaim their face with The Yoga Facelift, an exercise, energetics, and meditation program specifically designed by Marie-Véronique Nadeau for the most prominent feature of the body. We are inundated with exercise programs to tone abs, biceps, triceps, and insteps, but none to exercise and maintain the most hardworking set of muscles in our entire body, the face!

Nadeau has devised a holistic method for ridding the face of frown lines, reducing extra chins, and eradicating chicken neck. Her book is filled with useful charts, instructive photographs, and simple and natural exercises that readers can do in just five or ten minutes every day while waiting in traffic, talking on the phone, or working in front of the computer, all the while taking years off their face.

Forget BOTOX. Don't even think of invasive and potentially dangerous plastic surgeries. Ditch the collagen. And enter the stress-free, effective world of Nadeau's restorative yoga therapy. The Yoga Facelift will enhance inner and outer beauty and help you to put your best face forward!

* Gorgeous black-and-white photographs accompany each yoga pose.

Milady's Standard Cosmetology 2008: Exam Review Spanish Version

Milady

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Editorial Review:

This is the primary supplement to Milady's Standard Cosmetology. The Exam Review contains chapter-by-chapter questions in a multiple-choice format to help students prepare for their state board exams. The answer key at the back of the book allows students to check accuracy and identify weak areas.

Natural Beauty at Home, : More Than 250 Easy to Use Recipes for Body,Bath, and Hair (Revised Edition)

Janice Cox

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Total reviews: 42 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good stuff but missing stuff 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I really liked this book; however I wish there were more recipes for like soaks for pedicures & manicures & baths.

good basic formulas 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

this book has some really great recipes but it has only four stars because it has some really hard to find ingredients. All in all it cover everything from soap making to eye gel and has some cute ideas for kids, like all natural play dough.

Editorial Review:

A revised edition of the bestselling guide to easy and effective home beauty treatments from America's natural beauty expert

Beauty in modern America is a multibillion-dollar industry, and consumers spend hundreds of dollars on beauty products only to discover that they aren't satisfactory or effective. Natural Beauty at Home includes over two hundred of Janice Cox's recipes (many have been passed down through three generations of her family) for everything from shampoo and mouthwash to face masks and lip gloss, so readers can customize their beauty regimen, save money, and have fun, all at once. In this new edition, Cox has refined over twenty years' worth of simple and self-indulgent recipes for body and soul, including:

- cleaners and scrubs
- creams and lotions
- massage oils and aromatherapy
- hair-care products