VINTAGE HAIR STYLES OF THE 1940s: A Practical Guide
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VINTAGE HAIR STYLES OF THE 1940s: A Practical Guide

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The 1940s were exciting times for women, heralding new looks and, crucially, new hair styles.

Vintage Hair Styles of the 1940s provides a complete guide to those hair styles. It takes a step-by-step approach to demonstrate how to achieve the styles for yourself or for your clients at home, in a salon or in the studio.

More than thirty of the most common styles of the decade are illustrated with over 1,000 colour photographs and diagrams. It also charts the history of 1940s hair fashion and provides guidance on how best to achieve vintage looks for those wishing to re-enact, model or wear the classic styles of the era.

  • 30+ step-by-step hair tutorials.
  • Heat setting and wet setting.
  • 20+ pin-curl patterns.
  • Modern and traditional methods.
  • Troubleshooting tips and tricks.
  • Hair accessories guide.
  • Hair styles of the film stars.
  • Make-up and nail tutorials to complete your look.
  • Recipes for hair and beauty products to create at home.

Written by a successful, award-winning vintage hair and make-up artist, this exciting book teaches the skills required to apply these styles to any type of hair. It can be used by novices or those wanting to develop their advanced hair-stylist skills.


 

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Author 1
Bethany Jane Davies
Publication date
October 2014
Pages
192
Illustrations
1000 photos & illustrations
Cover
Hardback
Format
228 x 268 mm
Language
English
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd

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