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The Afro Hair & Beauty Bible is the must have beauty book for women of colour!
This extensive how to book is packed full of sought after information on how to properly care for your Afro hair and skin; allowing you to achieve its full potential.
You will learn tips and technique to discover how to apply grow you hair to longer lengths, rid your skin of hyperpigmentation and how to achieve a fresh youthful finish to your make-up.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
I was very keen to read this book which focuses specifically on afro-textured hair and beauty, mainly because its written from a British perspective. I wear my hair in its natural texture (type 4a for those in the know) so I was interested to see what this book had to offer in terms of natural afro haircare. What I liked about the book was that it provides a good source of information on quality hair products for natural afro hair and relaxed/texturised afro hair including ones which can be purchased from regular high street stores. It debunks a lot of the myths which surround afro hair and explains in detail the differences in hair types from straight - extremely curly/afro types and what ingredients/products benefit curly-afro hair textures.
The book is packed full of tips and advice, however I feel this book could have been made much better by adding photographs/diagrams in the step-by-step sections which would have made following some of the hair methods (i.e. detangling etc.) more enjoyable and easier to follow. Furthermore, a few example photographs/diagrams of protective hairstyles would have been nice. I was also half-expecting to see a lot of natural afro hair models (judging by the front cover), but unfortunately, this wasn't the case. The majority of the beauty models featured had long straight hair - I think I only saw maybe two models with natural afro hairstyles.
About half the book is dedicated to haircare and the rest, to skincare and make-up. The skincare section didn't provide me with anything I didn't know already. A lot of the tips on how to care for different skin-types can be found online anyway. The make-up section was okay - it provides a very basic overview on how to apply make-up so its more geared towards those who know little-nothing about make-up; again there were very few pictures in this section too. Finally, the section on body-care would be particularly useful for those who suffer from certain skin conditions such as hyperpigmentation or eczema.
Overall, its not bad but would mostly benefit those who don't know a great deal about caring for afro hair and don't mind a few make-up and body-care tips thrown in the mix.
The book is packed full of tips and advice, however I feel this book could have been made much better by adding photographs/diagrams in the step-by-step sections which would have made following some of the hair methods (i.e. detangling etc.) more enjoyable and easier to follow. Furthermore, a few example photographs/diagrams of protective hairstyles would have been nice. I was also half-expecting to see a lot of natural afro hair models (judging by the front cover), but unfortunately, this wasn't the case. The majority of the beauty models featured had long straight hair - I think I only saw maybe two models with natural afro hairstyles.
About half the book is dedicated to haircare and the rest, to skincare and make-up. The skincare section didn't provide me with anything I didn't know already. A lot of the tips on how to care for different skin-types can be found online anyway. The make-up section was okay - it provides a very basic overview on how to apply make-up so its more geared towards those who know little-nothing about make-up; again there were very few pictures in this section too. Finally, the section on body-care would be particularly useful for those who suffer from certain skin conditions such as hyperpigmentation or eczema.
Overall, its not bad but would mostly benefit those who don't know a great deal about caring for afro hair and don't mind a few make-up and body-care tips thrown in the mix.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
As a 39 year old woman I was surprised to find there was so much I didn't understand about my own hair!
This book was very insightful and explained different terms in a clear and through manner. The book is filled with beautiful images which compliment the topic and I liked the fact that the author has recommended some good products; some of which I already use but I have now purchased 2 of the recommended products.
It's great to see that there is a book out there for black women to refer to; I don't care too much for blogs and websites so I find this book handy to read wherever.
I loved this book so much that I got one for my sister and my niece! On a side note I saw this in the Voice newspaper yesterday.
This book was very insightful and explained different terms in a clear and through manner. The book is filled with beautiful images which compliment the topic and I liked the fact that the author has recommended some good products; some of which I already use but I have now purchased 2 of the recommended products.
It's great to see that there is a book out there for black women to refer to; I don't care too much for blogs and websites so I find this book handy to read wherever.
I loved this book so much that I got one for my sister and my niece! On a side note I saw this in the Voice newspaper yesterday.
This book is okay. It covers very basic stuff on Afro hair, so for a beginner this would be a good starting point but you would need to go an do more research. The beauty section and health is good too for what it is. The pictures are amazing to look at but all that is missing is some visual step by step hair how to guides. I think Alison Husbands should consider doing a full in depth haircare book with diagrams etc. should she do a next book.
Overall it is a very good starting point and very easy to read and understand.
Overall it is a very good starting point and very easy to read and understand.
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