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The Braid Book: 20 fun and easy styles
Having tried and failed to braid her 8-year-old daughter's hair into an intricate fishtail plait, Sarah Hiscox had to admit she had no idea what she was doing. When she realised a trip to the hairdressers was both expensive and time consuming, Sarah decided to fill a gap in the market and she started a pop-up braid bar with family friend Willa Burton. Now you can learn to style intricate braids in your own hair with The Braid Bar book,featuring designs from a plaited halo and elaborate fishtail to an intricate Mohican style braid. Sarah and Willa also share how to adorn your hair with accessories like clips, pompoms and bands as well as other temporary styling tools such as hair chalk and glitter. Secret tips, tricks and advice onlooking after your braids, as well as answers to frequently asked questions, ensures you can immerse yourself in the latest hair trend. 'All the girls look so cool when they come out of The Braid Bar.' Kate Moss
- GenresNonfiction
128 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2015
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June 27, 2017
The Braid Book by Sarah Hiscox
As someone who has a background in Hairstyling, I have to say this book is an AWESOME idea. Just reading about a braid bar made my day - because there are days I want my hair done up but I don't want to do it (and my stylist is always mega busy so booking with her the day of is almost IMPOSSIBLE). So, to say that I was excited to finally pick this book up is an understatement!
This book is a fantastic visualization for those who want to learn to do braids. At the beginning, it even includes what supplies you will need (like crocodile clips, hair bands, etc). This do it yourself book is perfect for those who want to learn how to do hair, but don't necessarily want to watch YouTube glamour videos all day. This book even includes some outside references if you are looking for, say coloured hair strips or flowers!! Epic!
Care for your hair is also included in this book, which is a nice touch! I find a lot of videos about how to do your hair don't include the before and after care actually needed (which is stressed in hair school, by the way!!! If you don't take care of your hair, how do you expect it to stay rocking all day?!).
I really enjoyed the pictures in this book - I find it horribly hard to do my own hair!! I can do other peoples hair easy peasey, but my own? Nope. Not being able to see my own hair makes it difficult, so seeing the back of the head of what I should be feeling/doing made it easier to wrap my mind around it! (Haha...wrap....braid...yeah. Cheesey jokes, I know).
Different braids are explained and shown, so you don't have to worry about being limited to only a few. This book gives you the works!
If anything, I found some of the pictures a little to dark to be able to actually see the hair/style that was going on. I would have liked to see the same style on a few different models with different hair colours (blonde, red, brown?) so you can see the style a lot better.
Overall, this book was a fantastic idea and it really should be a lot bigger/popular than it is!!
Five out of five stars.
As someone who has a background in Hairstyling, I have to say this book is an AWESOME idea. Just reading about a braid bar made my day - because there are days I want my hair done up but I don't want to do it (and my stylist is always mega busy so booking with her the day of is almost IMPOSSIBLE). So, to say that I was excited to finally pick this book up is an understatement!
This book is a fantastic visualization for those who want to learn to do braids. At the beginning, it even includes what supplies you will need (like crocodile clips, hair bands, etc). This do it yourself book is perfect for those who want to learn how to do hair, but don't necessarily want to watch YouTube glamour videos all day. This book even includes some outside references if you are looking for, say coloured hair strips or flowers!! Epic!
Care for your hair is also included in this book, which is a nice touch! I find a lot of videos about how to do your hair don't include the before and after care actually needed (which is stressed in hair school, by the way!!! If you don't take care of your hair, how do you expect it to stay rocking all day?!).
I really enjoyed the pictures in this book - I find it horribly hard to do my own hair!! I can do other peoples hair easy peasey, but my own? Nope. Not being able to see my own hair makes it difficult, so seeing the back of the head of what I should be feeling/doing made it easier to wrap my mind around it! (Haha...wrap....braid...yeah. Cheesey jokes, I know).
Different braids are explained and shown, so you don't have to worry about being limited to only a few. This book gives you the works!
If anything, I found some of the pictures a little to dark to be able to actually see the hair/style that was going on. I would have liked to see the same style on a few different models with different hair colours (blonde, red, brown?) so you can see the style a lot better.
Overall, this book was a fantastic idea and it really should be a lot bigger/popular than it is!!
Five out of five stars.
November 9, 2016
From an ancient form of braiding hair to adding a unique modern flair to a hairstyle, "The Braid Book" which I won through Goodreads Giveaways provides "20 Fun and Easy Styles" that will add interest and edge to longer hair.
Sarah Hiscox and Willa Burton provide advice, tips and a list of essentials for creating and caring for your braid as well as easy instructions not only for basic plaits but also more elaborate styles. My favorites have to be the Khalessi from Game of Thrones, and the spirit of a mermaid in Cara 2.0 although there's something distinctive about every braid shown. The book comes complete with an illustrative picture beside each simple instruction and ribbon markers to keep track of your favorites.
I liked "The Braid Book" with its interesting facts about the ancient art of braids at the end as well as a look at the styles endorsed by familiar celebrities and I can predict this book will be a hit with all the women in my family.
Sarah Hiscox and Willa Burton provide advice, tips and a list of essentials for creating and caring for your braid as well as easy instructions not only for basic plaits but also more elaborate styles. My favorites have to be the Khalessi from Game of Thrones, and the spirit of a mermaid in Cara 2.0 although there's something distinctive about every braid shown. The book comes complete with an illustrative picture beside each simple instruction and ribbon markers to keep track of your favorites.
I liked "The Braid Book" with its interesting facts about the ancient art of braids at the end as well as a look at the styles endorsed by familiar celebrities and I can predict this book will be a hit with all the women in my family.
November 11, 2016
The braid book has 20 different styles of braids with step by step instructions to do. My niece and I had fun trying out lots of different styles and the directions were easy to follow and our hair looked fabulous. What a great book to own. I received this book through goodreads first reads in exchange for an honest review
January 1, 2018
The braids were very original and the instructions very concise and easy to duplicate, even for a complete novice such as myself. My favorite braids were the Joan and the Cara 2.0. I enjoyed the brief history of braids at the back of the book. I'm excited for my little girls to have long locks one day that I might braid!
November 16, 2016
Interesting book with good guidance as to how to achieve the desired look. Was hoping to have more braid ideas in the book but glad to have a how-to on some of the more popular braids right now.
October 2, 2018
Now this braid book I loved. Maybe I should open a braid bar here in Margies...…..
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