Haircutting For Dummies

by J. Elaine Spear

Your short cut to stylish home hairdressing Ever wondered if you could hack it at cutting your friends' and family's hair, or could even make it as a full-blown stylist? If you've got a little creative spark―a love of crafting or painting or a talent for home makeovers―and an obsessive yen to redo the dos you see around you, it's more than likely you can make the cut. The new edition of Haircutting For Dummies shows you how to draw out your inner artist and bring your ideas to glorious life on the heads of your nearest and dearest―and will help shave dollars off your beauty budget into the bargain! In a free-spirited, chatty style, master stylist and social media corporate beauty consultant Jeryl E. Spear sits you down for a comprehensive snip-and-tell overview of how to reproduce the latest short, medium, and long hairstyles, as well as fancying things up with cutting-edge techniques like slicing, notching, and layering. Jeryl also provides a drawerful of tips on the tools you'll need to get started. Packed with detailed illustrations and model shots to guide your work, this book has everything you need to begin the creative work of making everyone you know―and the world―a smarter, more beautiful place!

Genres: Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2002

Reviews

[Lana. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paul might have had second thoughts of me cutting his hair when I read aloud:

Haircutting For Dummies is probably your kind of book... you feel the urge to express your creativity and haircutting is an attractive outlet.

I might also have cackled a little...

The haircut went fine, though by no means was it a salon job: It took almost 45 minutes between me fumbling through pages, trying to hold a comb and scissors at the same time, and all the while standing in the tub.

He was happy with the cut, and I'm pretty sure I'll be faster next time (yes, there will be a next time).

The book was laid out in a very useful manner, and written in a light-hearted manner as billed. Our haircutting session had started out with Paul checking out the photos to choose a cut. We had a good laugh since the photos and men's styles were a little outdated (2002). The women's cuts were very nice, but I won't be contorting my body to try cutting my own (aside from bangs) any time soon. Also includes good tips for cutting hair for children, and ideas for what to do if you're interested in haircutting as a career.

Definitely will re-read and study (this time a couple of days before a cut).

[Two Readers in Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cutting hair is not as effortless as the pros make it look. Still, this book does exactly what it says on the tin! With just the information from this book, a sharp pair of scissors, and a hair band, I successfully bobbed my hair and donated the braid to "Locks of Love."

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm definitely a haircutting dummy. This book gave me some helpful tips, but I ended up turning to YouTube

[Eric]

Agreed with the other reviews, more pictures would have helped. Nonetheless, this book has helped me.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

If this book had pictures to accompany the instructions it would would have been a 5* read.
If your thinking of investing in this book save your money and go on youtube.

[Jeannie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the library to see how to cut men's hair since my boyfriend refuses to spend money to get his haircut and his mom was laid up for a bit. I ended up not having a chance to use it, but the step-by-step directions seemed nearly foolproof. I know nothing is better than experience, but I think this will be a good reference book in the future.

[Elisa Garza · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I liked: there are a ton of different haircuts, many of them updated, and there is information on almost everything about cutting hair
What I didn't like: there are no pictures!!! (well, like 5 of them) And the instruction is poor, hard to follow - it needs lots more pictures!

[Ami · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would like more how-to pictures (like the cover).

[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs more pictures explaining step-by-step.

[Carol Nain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am now successful at giving professional looking haircuts

[Daniel Schulte · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cutting hair is a visual, tactile experience, and I think learning how to do it should be the same. This book doesn't have enough pictures. Period.