Required Reading

	African-Caribbean Hairdressing African-Caribbean Hairdressing, Second Edition is an updated essential guide covering all aspects of hairdressing techniques in this area. It is the only book written in the UK for students and professionals studying and working with this client group.African-Caribbean hair is more delicate than other types of hair and the techniques and proceedures require a specialist knowledge and expertise. This book takes the reader step-by-step through each skill area with the aid of illustrations and photographs. Basic Care for Naturally Textured Hair:: Cultivating Curly, Coily, and Kinky Hair Amazing locks, braids, weaves, twists, and wraps define some of the hairstyles worn best by those with very curly or African hair. Black Hair Care not only covers the internationally renowned and latest styles, it also shows how to care for your hair, and gives professional advice on hair coloring, chemical treatments, styling, and sculpting techniques. Learn all about hair structure, treatments for hair loss and its prevention, and products to help keep your hair healthy. Whether you're looking for unique styles that you can create at home, or natural, low-maintenance styles, let Black Hair Care help you care for your hair. Beautiful Skin of Color : A Comprehensive Guide to Asian, Olive, and Dark Skin Throughout this comprehensive guide, the doctors show you how to work with your skin and hair -- and your dermatologist -- to create your own unique skin-management program. A long-overdue and much-needed resource, Beautiful Skin of Color is certain to help you look and feel your best. The Black Woman's Guide to Beautiful Hair: A Positive Approach to Managing Any Hair Type and Style No matter what style you choose, you can take care of your hair so that it: --heals from any damage caused by heat or chemicals --grows to its maximum length and thickness --is soft and manageable --is controlled by you, not the other way around! Lisa Akbari, leading researcher into black women’s hair, teaches you how to: --tell what hair type and texture you have so you’re using the right products --shampoo and condition for the best hair possible --use heat and chemicals safely and still keep your hair healthy and strong --take care of your scalp to get rid of itching, flaking and dryness --choose a salon and stylist and get the best results from them --manage new growth and comb your hair without pain or pulling --manage your style so it looks beautiful every day Most importantly, you’ll find out how to have a great attitude about your own hair, so you’ll never have "bad hair" again. The Black Woman¿s Guide To Beautiful, Healthier Hair In 6 Weeks! The 2003 Edition This is the most practical, easy-to-read book on black hair care ever written, and Ms. Gray delivers detailed and tested information, based on research and first-hand experience with a warm and funny writing style. This incredible guide offers: * Easy, step-by-step instructions to help you create your own personal hair care regimen * Updated product recommendations to get you started * An improved shampooing and conditioning regimen that includes mini-regimens for ladies who swim and work out * Over 200 tips on caring for natural and relaxed hair – covering topics such as preventing scalp and chemical damage; ends maintenance and hair trimming; successful air drying; low/no-heat styling alternatives; hair growth and vitamin supplements; and much, much more! Not only will you get valuable information, but you will thoroughly enjoy reading this book, and after reading it, you will be on the road to the beautiful, healthier hair you seek! Born Beautiful: The African American Teenager's Complete Beauty Guide Born Beautiful will help you to understand and appreciate who you are –a beautiful African American teen. Born Beautiful was written specifically for you–the African American teenager. Never before have your specific grooming needs been addressed. You are a unique individual. Fornay’s straightforwardness gives you up-to-date information about: * Daily Routines for Great Skin * Gorgeous Makeup from Day to Date * Chic Hairstyles & Care for Your Hair * Ten Steps to Fabulous Nails * Choosing the Right Colors for Your Best Look * Good Food for Fitness & Fortitude * Making Sense of Your Fragrance Choices * The "411" on Tattoos, Body Piercing & Other Fads * Beauty Tips from Your Favorite Celebs, Including Destiny’s Child, Brandy, and Ananda Lewis Brown Skin : Dr. Susan Taylor's Prescription for Flawless Skin, Hair, and Nails At last -- a book devoted to the concerns of people of color that will help you enhance and protect the health and beauty of your skin, hair, and nails. Dr. Susan Taylor, a Harvard-trained dermatologist and a beautiful woman of color, bases her advice on more than fifteen years' experience treating patients in private practice and at the first-of-its-kind Skin of Color Center in New York City, which she directs. Brown Skin offers comprehensive, culturally specific answers to help you look and feel your best, to recognize and prevent problems, and to get the right treatment for you and your family when needed. Essence Beauty Basics and Beyond From the beauty experts at Essence Magazine comes a must-have book forthe African-American woman. Every woman wants to be told, -You lookabsolutely fabulous!+ and this guide to looking your best easily showsyou how. The Essence Beauty Book celebrates beauty both on the inside andthe outside, and provides step-by-step advice to the best hair, skin andmake-up for the African-American woman. Discover the how-to on flawlesscomplexions, makeup shades that are right for your skin tone, naturaland relaxed hair, the best hair color for you, and other techniquesthat maximize your strengths and minimize your flaws, the classic looksthat will never go out of style...and more!¥ Includes beauty advice from the editors of Essence-beauty isone of the most popular sections of this monthly magazine.¥ Essence+s Total Makeover (1999, Crown) was a popular seller; this bookincludes updated beauty tips and more, including a section on hair.¥ Essence Magazine sells over 1 million copies per issue and hasapproximately 8 million loyal monthly subscribers.¥ Essence Magazine has provided a national voice for theAfrican-American community for over 30 years. The Essence Total Makeover : Body, Beauty, Spirit From Library Journal This is a fully illustrated guide from the popular lifestyle magazine for African American women, covering all the beauty bases: skin, hair, makeup, fitness, diet, and health. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Hair Rules! : The Ultimate Hair-Care Guide for Women with Kinky, Curly, or Wavy Hair “There are plenty of stylists who care about the short term. Dickey is concerned not only about making sure you and your hair look good, but about your hair’s long-term health. I don’t think there’s a person in the world who doesn’t love him.”—Sarah Jessica Parker, actress “Dickey has always put me at ease and made me feel comfortable about wearing a style that was appropriate to my own texture. He never sacrificed the health of my hair for a look.”—Minnie Driver, actress “Dickey doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear, he gives it to you straight, no chaser. Just beautiful results. Listen to him, ladies. He knows of what he speaks.”—Tomiko Fraser, model Healthy Black Hair: Step-by-Step Instructions for Growing Longer, Stronger Hair Healthy Black Hair-step-by-step instructions for growing longer, stronger hair is not just another hair care book. Although chock full of styling and hair care tips, it includes a complete hair care regimen with a total body approach to growing healthy hair. Women will appreciate her honest portrayal of her own hair struggles and will learn how to use safely use herbs, vitamins and even yoga to strengthen and nourish their hair. It even includes information on thyroid disease, which can severely affect hair growth. Good hair care is not limited to traditional methods anymore! Healthy Hair Care Tips For Today's Black Woman This book is the Black woman's guide to maintaining healthy hair. You will learn how to completely eliminate bad hair days. This book is your total reference for: Chemical Hair Relaxing, Hair Coloring, Hair Weaves and Extensions, Hair Cutting, Shampooing and Conditioning and much more. You will refer to this book again and again because it is packed with information. Let's Talk Hair: Every Black Woman's Personal Consultation for Healthy Growing Hair Pamela Ferrell's natural hair care system has helped thousands of women grow healthy hair. You will feel like you have her one-on-one personal consultation to talk about your hair...it's unique qualities and how you can care of it without chemicals. Learn beauty industry secrets and answers to all the questions you wanted to ask but didn't know who to ask. SalonOvations' Beautiful Black Styles This exciting text was created specifically for cosmetologists seeking details on black hair care outlines techniques of styling and care for clients. Celebrated black salon professionals share their own personal styling and technical secrets to help students and professionals alike upgrade their skills, raise profits and increase career satisfaction. SalonOvations' The Multicultural Client: Cuts, Styles and Chemical Services (Milady Salon Orations) This full-color book is filled with tips and tricks from over 30 of today's most successful beauty professionals. It offers advanced techniques for multicultural clients including cuts, styles, braids, and chemical services. Plus, it includes multicultural market history, helping cosmetologists better understand the specific needs of this fast growing market and how to meet them. Self-Seduction : Your Ultimate Path to Inner and Outer Beauty Self-Seduction puts you in touch with a pantheon of women, in and out of the spotlight—from Halle Berry and Vanessa L. Williams to Erykah Badu, Patti LaBelle, and Iman—who share candid insights on how they nurture their inner and outer beauty, and serve up great style day in and day out. They are joined by everyday women who have what author Mikki Taylor calls celebrité (such as eighty-two-year-old body builder Morjorie Newlin); women who give new dimension to what it means to live an empowered life. In addition, you’ll also find anecdotes, methods, and solution-oriented philosophies from the top experts—including psychologists, naturopathic doctors, nutritionists, dermatologists, personal trainers, hairstylists, and makeup artists—to help guide you on your path and insure that you realize all the joys of your desires. Self-Seduction will • Show you the joys of being affirmed, fulfilled, and fabulous • Help you define beauty for yourself • Teach you to avoid the diet-driven, dress-size syndrome and identify a winning formula • Reveal how to achieve clear, radiant skin so you can put your best face forward Taylor, who is passionate about beauty, also shares tried-and-true techniques to help you enjoy makeup on your own terms and close the gap between the hair you desire and the hair you possess. All in all, Self-Seduction is a journey every sister will want to embark upon, as it is the one that leads home. Textured Tresses : The Ultimate Guide to Maintaining and Styling Natural Hair Now, Diane Da Costa, celebrity stylist and master designer of natural hair, unravels the tresses of textured hair, providing readers with information on the proper care of natural hair as well as a step-by-step guide on achieving various exciting styles. Textured Tresses will help you: * Identify and celebrate the texture you were born with (whether it's wavy, curly, very curly, or tightly coiled) * Keep your hair healthy and strong by using hair products and tools correctly and managing stress effectively * Select the right stylist and salon to suit your hair care needs * Transition from chemically relaxed hair to natural hair safely * Experiment with color, weaves, and chemicals * Achieve the styles you admire on your favorite movie stars and recording artists Packed throughout with photos, illustrations, and special celebrity sections, Textured Tresses is a must-have whether you already twist, coil, loc, or want to learn how to begin. Why Are Black Women Losing Their Hair? Kevin Merida, Writer, Washington Post "This book is at times provocative, at times contemplative, always instructive. Fletcher has long been one of the thinkers..." Cheryl Burgess, MD, Dermatologist "Finally, a comprehensive hair guide for African American consumers that addresses medical and cosmetic issues concerning the hair and scalp."