Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

How to Look Expensive

Author: Andrea Pomerantz Lustig
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101591765
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Glamour's "Beauty Sleuth" reveals tricks of the trade to help you look fabulously high-end—in any economy. Andrea Pomerantz Lustig has spent twenty years as a beauty editor, and her contact list is packed with the names of the most exclusive stylists in the business.In How to Look Expensive, she combines her own experience with highly coveted secrets she's learned from the experts to help readers achieve buttery highlights, luminous skin, flawless makeup, and more, all on a budget. Delivering red-carpet looks without putting readers in the red, tips include: • How to get expensive-looking hair color at an inexpensive salon • Superluxe DIY skincare cocktails for less than $20 • The cheap cosmetic secrets of expensive makeup artists • Tips for princess-perfect skin on a pauper’s budget • “Work Your Beauty Budget” sections that help you make the most of every dollar With How to Look Expensive, every woman can afford to get gold-card gorgeous, and reap the self-confidence that comes with it.

How to Cut Your Own Hair (Or Anyone Else's!)

Author: Marsha Heckman
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 9781579125929
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for fifteen basic hair cuts; discusses face shape and hair texture; and offers styling tips.

Haircutting For Dummies

Author: Jeryl E. Spear
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118053842
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
A little off the top? Want to cut hair but think you don’t have the talent? If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a painter, a sculptor, or a home decorator, you can cut hair. If you love sewing, drawing, or craft projects, you can cut hair. This book is designed to help you discover your inner artist, easily enhancing your loved one’s hairstyles while trimming big bucks off your family budget. Haircutting For Dummies is for people who want to cut their family and friends' hair, as well as those who are entering the field of cosmetology. Cutting hair at home will allow you to save money, be creative, and do something nice for your loved ones. If you’re looking to become a licensed stylist, this book will show you how to do simple trims and styles while giving your own creativity room to roam. You’ll see how to: Prepare men’s and women’s hair for cutting Create short, mid-length, and long styles Choose and care for your cutting tools Apply advanced haircutting techniques Seek a career in cutting hair In this easy-to-follow guide, you’ll find step-by-step instructions for the latest short, medium, and long hairstyles as well as more involved techniques such as notching and texturing. You get plenty of expert advice in using your tools, following lengths and angles, and creating show-stopping styles, as well as proven guidance in how to: Cut and style straight, curly, or kinky hair Give the perfect shampoo Judge the texture, strength, and health of hair Handle bangs, layers, and sliced hair Use a blow dryer, curling iron, and flat iron Pump up the volume and fight the frizzies Win your family’s and friends’ haircutting trust Featuring detailed illustrations and model shots, tips on maintaining your own haircut between salon appointments, and special advice on cutting children’s hair, Haircutting For Dummies will have you achieving salon- or barbershop-quality results on all types of hair!

How to Cut Your Hair at Home

Author: Tony de Pasqual
Publisher: Tony de Pasqual
ISBN: 9781513675008
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
Knowing what all the different hair cutting tools are, what they are used for, and even how to use them is crucial. You can trim your own hair at home with some practice.

My Hair is a Garden

Author: Cozbi A. Cabrera
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807509248
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
NEA'S READ ACROSS AMERICA 2019-2020 CALENDAR Like every good garden, my hair must be cared for and nourished, tilled, and weeded. After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can't take any more and she seeks guidance from her wise and comforting neighbor, Miss Tillie. Using the beautiful garden in the backyard as a metaphor, Miss Tillie shows Mackenzie that maintaining healthy hair is not a chore nor is it something to fear. Most importantly, Mackenzie learns that natural black hair is beautiful.

1001 Ways to Save Money

Author: Annie Margarita Yang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781961039056
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Drowning in debt? Wondering how to save money without sacrificing the things that make life enjoyable? It is possible, and frugalist and personal finance teacher Annie Margarita Yang shows you how in this practical and matter-of-fact guide to money management. Offering a different perspective on saving-one based on first determining your priorities and then aligning your spending accordingly-1001 Ways to Save Money makes putting more money in your pocket (and savings account) easy and painless. From the "Ten Commandments of Saving Money" to the twenty-six principles of basic money management to 1001 easy-to-implement ideas to cut costs, 1001 Ways to Save Money provides the ultimate guide to help you spend less and enjoy life more. The comprehensive list of tips-which range from simple and practical to creative and resourceful-cover ways to save in every aspect of life, including: Housing and utilities Transportation Education Travel Entertainment Clothing Healthcare and much more! End the consumerism that's making you miserable once and for all with this must-have collection of quick, useful tips and tactics for saving money so you can fund the life you really want.

Better Than Good Hair

Author: Nikki Walton
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062123777
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
The fresh new handbook on how to achieve and maintain stylish natural hair, from the savviest and most revered expert on coils and curls These days there's a revolution going on. Relaxers are out. Weaves are so yesterday. Tired of damage from expensive chemical treatments and artificial enhancers, women of color are going natural thanks to Nikki Walton of CurlyNikki.com, the natural hair blogger and online hair therapy expert. In Better Than Good Hair, this gifted "curl whisperer" educates women on how to transition from relaxed to completely natural hair, with advice and styles for every length—from Fierce Braid-and-Curls to Fancy Faux Buns. She also counsels those considering the "big chop"—cutting it all off at once to sport a bold and beautiful "teeny weeny afro." Here, too, is essential guidance for parents of mixed-race children dealing with new and unfamiliar hair textures and styles. Combining Walton's expansive knowledge with tips from other experts in the field, Better Than Good Hair includes: Product recommendations Home hair care recipes Advice for parents on how to manage their children's natural hair Tips for using henna on gray hair Guidance on dealing with detractors Step-by-step illustrated directions for nearly two dozen hairdos, from frohawks to twist-outs Full of indispensable information, as empowering as it is accessible, and with a foreword by actress and comedian Kim Wayans, Better Than Good Hair is a must-have natural hair care bible that will help women of all ages and styles achieve their natural beauty.

Real Life Organizing

Author: Cassandra Aarssen
Publisher: Clutterbug
ISBN: 9781633535190
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
#1 Amazon Best Seller ─ Clutter-Free Solutions for an Organized Home Storage solutions and advice to help you create a Pinterest worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for things you love. Organizational expert Cassandra 'Cas' Aarssen, the guru from YouTube's ClutterBug channel, reveals her tips, tricks and secrets to a clean and clutter free home in just 15 minutes a day. Cas spends her time organizing other people's homes, teaching college workshops on organization, and creating weekly videos and blog posts. She offers DIY Pinterest type tips to people like you who are interested in how to get rid of clutter and how to organize your home. Simplify your life: In Real Life Organizing, Cas walks you through the steps to creating a beautiful, organized, clutter free, and almost self-cleaning home. Simplify your life and have an organized home. You do not have to get rid of all of your things, be a yoga loving minimalist or radically change your lifestyle or personality. The truth is you do not need to actually be an organized person to live like an organized person. Organized home: Through years of experience as an industry expert, Cas has uncovered easy and inexpensive tips, tricks and solutions that allow her to maintain a clean, organized and functional home with minimal effort. After you've read Real Life Organizing, you too will be able to live a more organized life without having to give up your sanity. In Real Life Organizing you will learn how to: Create a Household Management Binder Make a "Kids Cupboard" in your kitchen Create an IN/OUT system Organize paperwork based on your unique style Create a Kitchen Command Center Organize your holidays with a gift closet Build a great toy organizing system Enjoy a DIY Pinterest home

Shagg

Author: Sally Hershberger
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060791735
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description