Amazing Braids, Buns & Twists

This easy-to-follow guidebook puts the power of style in your hands!

Learn to create thirty-four classic and contemporary braids, buns, and twists with step-by-step tutorials for each one. Detailed photographs will take the guesswork out of styling, while glossy fashion photographs will demonstrate how to tailor and accessorize each hairdo. A braiding glossary at the front does the decoding for you, so all you have to do is get to work! With advice for different hair types, textures, and lengths plus product tips and fun variations, Amazing Braids, Buns, and Twists! is a must-have beauty resource for show-stopping hair.Classy, glamorous, exquisite, intricate! The 34 hairstyles contained in this guide will be the envy of many young women. In the book’s front matter, stylist Mayost gives definitions, tools, and accessories needed to for the job. Then instructions for each style follow, using a four-page format that begins with a full-page color photograph of the model showing the finished ’do. Step-by-step instructions follow with detailed text and a color photograph to illustrate. The final photo in each section is again of the finished hairstyle. Models represent different ethnic groups and have different hair types. Mayost is known for his elaborate hair designs and cover styles for magazines, so it is not surprising that this guide goes beyond your average French braid. Though it proclaims, “no professional styling skills required,” most of the featured styles are difficult and take between 13 and 15 steps to complete. This is Mayost’s fourth hairstyle book, and it will likely be popular in high school and public libraries.
- Booklist OnlineTop Tel Aviv hairstylist Eric Mayost is the owner of one of the city's most trendy salons; he has styled hair for ads, television shows, and leading fashion magazines; and he has led professional hairstyling courses and seminars. He is known for creating hairstyles that are innovative and hip. Mayost is also the author of Spectacular Hair (Sterling), Gorgeous Wedding Hairstyles (Sterling) and Fabulous Teen Hairstyles (Sterling).Do you love long hair? If you’ve taken the time to grow your hair, then the answer is probably an emphatic “Yes!” Long hair is really popular these days, and it’s no surprise. Healthy long hair, whether it’s wavy, straight or curly, allows for so many incredible hairstyle possibilities. Long hair can be styled to look romantic, sophisticated, playful or glamorous. It can be curled or swirled, braided or wrapped, twisted or tied, and so much more. In short, the list of possibilities is as long as your hair – if not longer!
            Stunning hairstyles for long hair don’t have to be complicated, either. You can create salon-quality hairstyles in the comfort of your home, using just a few simple tools. All you need is inspiration and practice.
            Amazing Braids, Buns & Twists is filled with fashionable ideas for your long hair (or hair that’s enhanced with extensions). All the styles can be created easily in your home—no professional styling skills required. You just need freshly washed hair and a few basic supplies. You can create these hairstyles on your own hair, but you may find it easier to work with a friend. So invite someone over and learn how to create gorgeous hairstyles together. If you’re planning to style your hair for a special occasion, try out the hairstyle in advance so that when the special occasion arrives, you can recreate it with ease.
            Every hairstyle in Amazing Braids, Buns & Twists is accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions, step-by-step pictures and beautiful photos. Some of the styles include pretty accessories that can easily add a personal touch.
            I hope you find plenty of inspiration and ideas in Amazing Braids, Buns & Twists. After all, if you’ve already got gorgeous long locks, you certainly want to make the most of them!