Review: Very useful pointers
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
This book has considerable overlap with the author's edition on face and eyes, but they are individuals. I didn't see until too late that they could be purchased together, which I would recommend.If you are struggling with what your characters look like, how to describe them, and what descriptors to use beyond the bleakly general, these short books will help you out.For example, I now know my dark-haired male lead actually has hair the color of dark chocolate, with highlights of walnut. It's thick and wavy, the texture of bird feathers when you run your hands through it. I found the descriptions of hair more useful than the ones of skin, but maybe that's just me.What really bothered me was the lack of description of hair CUTS, especially for me. I can now describe hair type, color, texture, and what the rain does to it....but not what the haircut is like! For an entire book describing hair and skin, that seems like a shocking oversight.