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A review by bushph
Badass Braids: 45 Maverick Braids, Buns, and Twists Inspired by Vikings, Game of Thrones, and More by Shannon Burns
5.0
OMG YES! This is the book that I feel like I have been waiting years and years for and I'm so so happy I've got my hands on it! I've always loved braids - my grandma used to give fench and dutch braids when I was younger and then taught me how to do them on myself and they're something I do to my own hair even now, years on, for work and going out. Braids are just such a simple way to make it look like you've made a load of effort with your hair and they always look fantastic!
So imagine my delight when I saw this beauty on NetGalley, I knew I had to request and I'm so glad I did. This is written by Shannon Burns (A.K.A Silvousplaits) who also has a youtube channel & a website and in it she re-creates a lot of famous hairstyles from a lot of famaous TV programmes, films and games.
There's such a great range of hairstyle in here which cater for every experience level. In the front it contains sections on what tools you may need and also all the simple braids which are used in book such as a normal braid, french braids, dutch braids, fishtail braids and 2 strand braids with simple explanations on how to do them. And each hairstyle itself has a skill level, time it will take and tools you will need. There's a massive range of both updo's and also hair half up/half down and a great range within those categories too - there are some which are very formal and regal looking which I probably wouldn't wear everyday and also more badass and simpler looking which are perfect for everyday to make it look like you put loads of serious effort into your hair.
This features hair from Game of Thrones, Vikings, Sailor Moon, Leia and Rey from Star Wars, Outlander, Hunger games, Final Fantasy and Wonder Woman just to name a few! It's absolutely brilliant being able to re-create your favourite hairstyles from your favourite moveies, TV and games which is great.
The only thing I would have liked was slightly clearer images as they are pencil sketch style drawings which could end up being a bit confusing however there are also explanations on how to carry out each step and I think if you know the basic braids mentioned to be used in that hairstyle, then it shouldn't be too hard to re-create the looks!
I would definitely recommened picking this up if you're a braid lover like myself and I honestly can't wait to try some of these on myself! If you want to take a look at Silvousplaits work before you purchase the book, she does have a website where she posts some of her braids.
Thank you so so much to NetGalley and especially to Silvousplaits / Shannon Burns for writing this beauty of a book which is my new hair bible and also to Race Point Publishing for providing me with the Advanced copy. I would also like to state that all opinions on this book are my own and are honest. I will definitely be picking this up in a physical copy when it's published as I have a feeling I'm going to be using it on a daily basis!
*** I haven't put a read date on this because it's an instruction book and I therefore don't want it to count towards my Goodreads challenge. I did look through the book and read the instrucitons in detail and I 'read' this on January 19th 2018 ***
So imagine my delight when I saw this beauty on NetGalley, I knew I had to request and I'm so glad I did. This is written by Shannon Burns (A.K.A Silvousplaits) who also has a youtube channel & a website and in it she re-creates a lot of famous hairstyles from a lot of famaous TV programmes, films and games.
There's such a great range of hairstyle in here which cater for every experience level. In the front it contains sections on what tools you may need and also all the simple braids which are used in book such as a normal braid, french braids, dutch braids, fishtail braids and 2 strand braids with simple explanations on how to do them. And each hairstyle itself has a skill level, time it will take and tools you will need. There's a massive range of both updo's and also hair half up/half down and a great range within those categories too - there are some which are very formal and regal looking which I probably wouldn't wear everyday and also more badass and simpler looking which are perfect for everyday to make it look like you put loads of serious effort into your hair.
This features hair from Game of Thrones, Vikings, Sailor Moon, Leia and Rey from Star Wars, Outlander, Hunger games, Final Fantasy and Wonder Woman just to name a few! It's absolutely brilliant being able to re-create your favourite hairstyles from your favourite moveies, TV and games which is great.
The only thing I would have liked was slightly clearer images as they are pencil sketch style drawings which could end up being a bit confusing however there are also explanations on how to carry out each step and I think if you know the basic braids mentioned to be used in that hairstyle, then it shouldn't be too hard to re-create the looks!
I would definitely recommened picking this up if you're a braid lover like myself and I honestly can't wait to try some of these on myself! If you want to take a look at Silvousplaits work before you purchase the book, she does have a website where she posts some of her braids.
Thank you so so much to NetGalley and especially to Silvousplaits / Shannon Burns for writing this beauty of a book which is my new hair bible and also to Race Point Publishing for providing me with the Advanced copy. I would also like to state that all opinions on this book are my own and are honest. I will definitely be picking this up in a physical copy when it's published as I have a feeling I'm going to be using it on a daily basis!
*** I haven't put a read date on this because it's an instruction book and I therefore don't want it to count towards my Goodreads challenge. I did look through the book and read the instrucitons in detail and I 'read' this on January 19th 2018 ***