An article about Philippe Morgese, father who self taught himself to fix his daughter’s hair, became viral on social media owing to the story’s adorable, heartwarming twist. Society has pre-relegated tasks for men and women and styling a little girl’s hair is not in that list of chores a man is expected to do. And yet, the abovementioned Dad did not conform to stereotypes and even went on to organize Daddy Daughter Hair Factory and organized a workshop intended to teach other fathers on how to give their daughters the best hairstyles…ever.
The story above came to mind the moment my eyes laid on my copy of Best Hair Book Ever, a book meant for girls ages eight to 12 years old and teaches them how to style their locks in a many different ways.
The tips and tricks in making one’s crowning glory stand out in a sea of blondes, brunettes and red heads is not only limited to the 8-12 age range. The book is certainly usable and applicable to ladies of all ages.
All of its 128 pages are printed in full color giving a visual feast to all its readers.
Put together by the editors of Faithgirlz and Girls’ Life magazine, Best Hair Book Ever is, obviously, printed and produced by a Christian publication but for those who are uncomfortable about discussing religion, worry not. There are no religious references here, just a message of confidence brought about by “cute cuts, sweet styles, and tons of tress tips”.
The models are tweens and teens, who look like they really had a lot of fun with their hairstyles. It is a plus point that this publication used real girls, the types that readers can relate to. They are those you can see in school, the bus, the grocery store, the soccer field. There is also diversity as this book features not just the white, blonde girls but covers almost all colors, races, and yes, hair types. Straight, wavy, curly, and kinky hair types are well covered here.
The first chapter of the book talks about hair basics including how to determine your hair type, how to take care of your hair, and even discusses the type of shampoo (and other hair products) you should (or should not) use for your hair type and texture.
The succeeding chapters then goes into a hairstyle frenzy, a good kind of hairstyling frenzy and madness as each page teaches you how to rock that sporty hair or nail that party hair. There are tips on getting that “weekend hair” and of course, my ever favorite, how to do different kinds of braids.
These days, it’s easy to find hair tutorials online as they give step-by-step, frame after frame guidelines on coming up and coming out with that French braid or that retro rings. I think this is where this book cannot compete with. For each hairstyle, there are no step-by-step pictures so it may be difficult to just read the instructions and do your thing and sort of guess if you did the right thing or not. I think it may be best that this book has a supplementary video guide on YouTube or perhaps a website where girls can visit for additional help. Otherwise, I don’t see this book as a more attractive alternative to video tutorials.
I’m a mother to a two-year-old toddler with thin, short hair. My Antoinette Elena’s hair isn’t quite suited for hairstyling just yet. She doesn’t like it when I put clips and headbands on her hair/head, and she throws a fit whenever I try to comb her hair. But… I am keeping this book for future reference when my little girl’s tresses are long enough for a basic braid.
For now, I’m going to go and try my hand on that fishtail braid for myself.
Wish me all the luck!
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