Author
Keryl Titmus
Format
eBook
Description
Master the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the new Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals.Endorsed by City & Guilds as a quality resource supporting their new qualifications, this textbook is focused on the practical skills needed for your course. Written specifically for apprentices taking the new Hair Professional Standards, this book will be your guide as you work through your Apprenticeship and prepare for your end-point assessment.Packed...
Author
Susan J. Vincent
Format
eBook
Description
Bobs, beards, blondes and beyond, Hair takes us on a lavishly illustrated journey into the world of this remarkable substance and our complicated and fascinating relationship with it. Taking the key things we do to it in turn, this book captures its importance in the past and into the present: to individuals and society, for health and hygiene, in social and political challenge, in creating ideals of masculinity and womanliness, in being a vehicle...
9) Hair
Author
Scott Lowe
Format
eBook
Description
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Hair, a primary marker of our mammalian nature, is an extraordinary indicator of economic and social standing, political orientation, religious affiliation, marital status, and cultural leanings, among other things. The meanings of hair are deep, powerful, and so strongly embedded in cultural conditioning that they are usually understood unconsciously...
Author
Keryl Titmus
Format
eBook
Description
Written specifically for the new City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificates in hairdressing or barbering, this book will provide your learners with everything they need to know to succeed in their hairdressing studies. Complementing quality teaching, this textbook covers all the knowledge required for each unit of study.- Carefully matched to the requirements of the new qualifications, this comprehensive textbook will provide you and your learners...
Author
Geraldine Biddle-Perry
Format
eBook
Description
Over the last century, there has been a revolution in self-presentation and social attitudes towards hair. Developments in mass manufacturing, advances in chemical science and new understandings of bodies and minds have been embraced by new kinds of hairdressers and their clientele and embodied in styles that reflect shifting ideals of what it is to be and to look modern. The emergence of the ladies hairdressing salon, the rise of the celebrity stylist,...
Author
Eileen Figure SandlinThe Staff of Entrepreneur Media
Format
eBook
Description
Personal care services from head to toe remain invaluable commodities among consumers in every city and town. Learn the ins and outs of starting a successful business in one of today's hottest industries: salons and day spas.From establishing your business legally in the marketplace to holding a grand opening and developing your prices, service menu and hiring staff, this step-by-step guide takes you from big-picture plans to day-to-day dealings...
