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Andre Walker, Oprah Winfrey's stylist and world-renowned hair expert, shares his secrets on how to get the best cut, color, curl, texture, and style to accentuate natural beauty.
Walker, the hairdresser to the stars, here reveals secrets until now available only to his celebrity clients, including:
This is the book for women of all ages with all hair types. Andre definitely talks about hair, and it is definitely worth reading.
With a special introduction by Oprah Winfrey, this is a book every woman should have!
Customer Reviews
"Forget-the-hype" approach to hair care (2010-02-14)
Although I have never been a fan of paying too much attention to the state of my hair, after years of applying permanent color in it, I have seen it grown weaker and thinner. Now I am up to the point where I think my goldilocks need to be chopped off if anything good is ever going to keep coming out of them. Enter André Walker, Oprah Winfrey's personal coiffeur, who openly states: "We always want what we don't have. I'd like to see women really appreciate what they do have and make it work for them" (page 26). If there ever was a no-nonsense approach to dealing with one's hair, this man certainly abets it!
I have to admit, I was always sort of "scared" - really! - from having to worry about my hair. The problem was, I just did not understand how to handle it. In the book's introduction, Oprah herself writes a candid essay about two hair disasters that made her have to shave off her precious mane. After that, she grew distrustful of hairstylists, until André Walker sent her some roses and asked her for the chance to style her hair. It happened twice. After André, Oprah never let anyone else touch her hair.
Although brief in some respects, this book is easy reading and will allow you to first come to terms with your hair, demystifying all the "hype" about the zillions of hair products available nowadays in the market, then teach you how to maintain it healthy. You will learn to identify which hair type you have and pick the necessary - and adequate - products to maintain it in top shape. In subsequent chapters, one learns about different - and fun - alternatives when in mood for a change of look and, last but not least, the essential guide as to how to pick the perfect hairstylist - even how to break up with him / her (yes, André is also a psychologist). But jokes aside I did enjoy the book a great deal and I am now on the lookout for the ideal hairstylist - my first - that will help me change my look and take wise care of my hair.
This book helped me. (2008-10-14)
After going to the beautician for years, I was faced with doing my own hair while in college. Needless to say, I failed terribly and my hair suffered. I read this book back in 2001 and it really helped. All I knew about caring for my hair I learned from my beautician but when I applied the things I learned in the book, my hair really turned around.
For instance, Andre suggests washing your hair at least once a week if you're African-American but I always went to get my hair done every other week. When I started to do wash weekly, I noticed that I had a lot of bounce and the difference I saw was amazing. I don't layer my hair with a ton of grease or styling products. Even when I have braids, I make sure I continue as if it was my own natural hair, I'd wash the braids weekly and condition.
I have people ask where do I get my hair done but I haven't been to a beauty shop in 4 years. I know a lot of his info is common sense, but when I was in school I didn't know where to turn. The book was helpful to me and I think anyone could benefit from his tips.
Very helpful! (2006-04-20)
A lot of common sense and not so common sense. I found the book very helpful for dealing with my type 2c hair. I've followed Andre's advice since reading the book and I've never been more content (I now have my hair under control when it used to tend to frizz with the slightest moisture...and I don't use frizz control products now). Your experience with the book may depend on your specific hair type, but for my moody hair, this contained a lot of the answers I needed.
No new information (2003-05-23)
Although heavily promoted, Andre's book did not provide any new information on how to care for hair. What I particularly disliked was the negativity involved in his presentation of the type 4 hair type. He just added another myth to the list by saying our only two options are to either crop our hair short or relax it. I don't recommend this book.
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