Curl Talk: Everything You Need to Know to Love and Care for Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy, or Frizzy Hair (0609808370)

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Editorial Review:

At loose ends with your locks? Let the "Queen of Curl" show you how to bring out the best in your hair.
The lengths that women go to in order to tame their curls! If you've been blessed with curly hair, chances are that you've thought of it as a curse, complaining, "It's uncontrollable!" "It's a mess!" or "It's so frizzy and
tangly!" Out of frustration, you may have mistakenly resorted to methods (straighteners, irons, blow-dryers) that only cause more damage to your hair. Now renowned New York City stylist Ouidad sets the record straight on curly hair and shows you how to start loving the waves, kinks, and curls you were born with. In Curl Talk, Ouidad reveals the secrets to bringing out your natural beauty, including:
* Finding the right cut
* How often to shampoo (and why you never wrap your wet hair in a towel)
* Why brushes and mousses should be outlawed
* The best conditioning and styling treatments
* Blow-drying, coloring, and straightening the safe way
Based on Ouidad's experience catering solely to curly-haired clients at her exclusive Manhattan salon, Curl Talk is a straight-talking guide for your daily struggle with the frizzies, offering simple, step-by-step solutions for getting a gorgeous head of curls. It will revolutionize the way you treat your hair.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Don't Waste your Money:

This book did not help me at all. In fact, the author actually contradicted something my hairdresser of 30 years told me. If you're curious, get it at the library, don't waste a penny on this waste. Also, my thinking is that a person gets this book for help, not as an advertisement for Ouidad products.

Poor Advice - Supercilious Delivery:

Fellow Curly Girls... IMHO this book is a waste of money. Though the author is "renowned" as the "queen of curls", I might consider a different crown, perhaps queen of the ego. It takes a great deal for me to say an unkind word, so realize I do not "cast this in print" lightly. I could go on describing the off-putting nature of this pathetic excuse of a book, but allow me instead to sing a little praise...
Instead of this dry, black and white poor excuse of a guide, I invite you to read the true "queen... more info

Help for frizzy, knotty, curly hair !:

After 13 years of trying to tame my daughter's hair, I finally learned what to do. After just 2 weeks everyone was commenting on her gorgeous curly hair! This book makes you feel proud of having curly hair & I never realised the potential damage I was doing with all my negative comments about the management of my daughter's hair. I bought all the Ouidad products after reading the book & they are amazing! The Treatment & Climate Control Gel are all we have used so far & I will never be... more info

very informative:

I loved how the book was not propaganda for the author's hair care line. The author gives very good information, (explaining that her hair care line falls under the critera for good shampoo, conditioner, etc of course) on what ingresients are good for curly hair and which ones to stay away from...even listing them in detail so you can shop at the grocery store!! It has great information on how to treat your hair, such as combing, shampooing, etc and even has sketches to demonstrate. LOVED IT!

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