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Summary: Gimme a head with hair...
Review: Bad Hair...what possessed me to buy this book? What possesses me to do anything I do? Who knows? But I am glad I dropped some coin and took a chance.You know those pictures they have in salons and barbershops that display different hairstyles? Have you ever seen any that looked like they've been up for quite awhile in that the style has gone out of fashion maybe two or three times since it was posted? Well, James Innes-Smith and Henrietta Webb went scavenging in hair chop shops to collect the worst of the worst of these pictures and compiled them here. What was their inspiration? Maybe the same thing that got me to buy the book.
Within the pages of this book, you will see some of the most awful hairstyles, mullets, mutton chops, bobs, beehives, sideburns gone wide, more mullets, perms that defy description, and so much more...the horror...the horror....
It's a smallish, hardbound book, just a bit larger than a Reader's Digest, and the one thing I noticed right away was there is absolutely no text (I'm quick like that). Just pages and pages of really atrocious hairstyles. Once you start looking through this book, you will understand why there is no text...it's not needed. Each picture speaks volumes. About two thirds of the pictures are black and white, with the other third in color.
A fun little book, this would go nicely on your coffee table, if you're weird like me. Also, if you were ever interested in being a member of the Doobie Brothers, at least now you know where to find an appropriate hairstyle. I hope the authors come out with another book entitled Bad Combovers...
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Summary: Gimme a head with hair...
Review: Bad Hair...what possessed me to buy this book? What possesses me to do anything I do? Who knows? But I am glad I dropped some coin and took a chance.
You know those pictures they have in salons and barbershops that display different hairstyles? Have you ever seen any that looked like they've been up for quite awhile in that the style has gone out of fashion maybe two or three times since it was posted? Well, James Innes-Smith and Henrietta Webb went scavenging in hair chop shops to collect the worst of the worst of these pictures and compiled them here. What was their inspiration? Maybe the same thing that got me to buy the book.
Within the pages of this book, you will see some of the most awful hairstyles, mullets, mutton chops, bobs, beehives, sideburns gone wide, more mullets, perms that defy description, and so much more...the horror...the horror....
It's a smallish, hardbound book, just a bit larger than a Reader's Digest, and the one thing I noticed right away was there is absolutely no text (I'm quick like that). Just pages and pages of really atrocious hairstyles. Once you start looking through this book, you will understand why there is no text...it's not needed. Each picture speaks volumes. About two thirds of the pictures are black and white, with the other third in color.
A fun little book, this would go nicely on your coffee table, if you're weird like me. Also, if you were ever interested in being a member of the Doobie Brothers, at least now you know where to find an appropriate hairstyle. I hope the authors come out with another book entitled Bad Combovers...
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Summary: Oh My!
Review: I first saw this book at the hair salon. The red-headed cover model was daring me to pick it and and give it a browse. Oh My! I'm so glad I did! "Bad Hair" is full of some of the most hysterical and, uh, creative hairstyles. This is from the time of the perm and feathering, after all. In addition to wondering of the hair, the fashions represented are a hoot.
This little book is just so much fun!
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Summary: Oh My!
Review: I first saw this book at the hair salon. The red-headed cover model was daring me to pick it and and give it a browse. Oh My! I'm so glad I did! "Bad Hair" is full of some of the most hysterical and, uh, creative hairstyles. This is from the time of the perm and feathering, after all. In addition to wondering of the hair, the fashions represented are a hoot.
This little book is just so much fun!
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Summary: Laughed until I cried
Review: I picked this up at the store wondering what kind of book is this? And I stood there and kept turning the pages until I went through the entire book. The next day, I went back and bought it. I can't say what is funnier, the styles or the expressions on those faces. These models were meant to look GOOD, that's what is so funny. Oh, my gosh, those shags.....
This isn't a book I'll keep sitting idle on my shelf, I'm sending it to my sister and she'll pass it on, too. The laughs are worth the price!! It's a perfect little book.
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Summary: Non-Stop Laughter
Review: I saw the cover of this book and knew that I had to order it. When it arrived my family and I howled with laughter as we turned each page. This book consists of nothing but photos of hideous male and female hairstyles. A great "coffee table" book that will provide your guests with lots of laughs.
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Summary: A good idea that didn't follow through
Review: I was expecting great things from this little book since it was paired with Lileks' Gallery of Regrettable Food. However, the people who put it together forgot one crucial point: it's the commentary that make the Lileks book, and other like it, funny. Just showing pictures of old hairstyles with no copy added isn't very interesting. I can read The Gallery of Regrettable Food over and over and be amused every time. I doubt I'll ever open this one again. I give it three stars for a good try, but I hope next time the author puts forth a little more effort.
Rating:
Summary: A good idea that didn't follow through
Review: I was expecting great things from this little book since it was paired with Lileks' Gallery of Regrettable Food. However, the people who put it together forgot one crucial point: it's the commentary that make the Lileks book, and other like it, funny. Just showing pictures of old hairstyles with no copy added isn't very interesting. I can read The Gallery of Regrettable Food over and over and be amused every time. I doubt I'll ever open this one again. I give it three stars for a good try, but I hope next time the author puts forth a little more effort.
