Review: Keeping Those Luscious Locks
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2012
With just a few months to go until our wedding day, my husband-to-be and I have been on a major quest of self (and relationship) improvement. Unbeknownst to me, for my fiancé, this included a bit of a panic attack regarding the possibility of him going bald someday. Though my guy has had the most gorgeous head of hair since the day we first met (9 years ago, in high school) apparently it has been weighing on his mind that every man in his family over the age of 50 has started to lose his hair. Though I myself think his fears are silly (his hair is just as perfect now as it was the day I met him, and, even if he were to lose his hair, I happen to think bald men are sexy too), I understand that this is something extremely  important to my man, so should not be laughed at or simply pushed aside.As a way to try to show my fiancé that I support him in his goal to try to hold onto his hair, I decided to buy him this book. My fiancé and I have bought quite a few of Stephen William' instructionals in the past few weeks, and we both have come to trust Mr. Williams' advice. Before showing this book to my sweetie, I decided to skim through it, just to see what kind of stuff Williams had to say about this particular topic. Surprisingly, I really love the way Williams approaches the subject of fighting against hair loss.The book starts by outlining the multiple causes of hair loss - there are so many different contributing factors to the loss of someone's hair and whether you're losing your hair because of genetics or an unhealthy diet, or bad habits (like smoking and drinking), this book can help you reduce the effects of hair loss. For someone like my fiancé who has his genetic background to thank for his increased predisposition toward losing his hair, it can feel a lot like you have no control over what is going on with your body. This book puts the control back into your hands and gives you something that you can actually do to stop the backward movement of your hairline. The tips and steps outlined in this book are clear and simple to follow, and I don't doubt that anyone out there (man and woman alike) who is trying to stop the march of time across their scalp will be able to find something worthwhile and useful in this book.Though I love my fiancé and everything about him, from head to toe, I understand that his confidence in his appearance (namely, his hair in this instance) is a huge part of the confidence he feels in himself (as it is for everyone). It comforts me to know that my guy has someone like Stephen Williams that he can go to for advice and a sympathetic shoulder - someone who understands what he's going through. Though I wish Williams focused a little bit more in this book about how IT'S OK if you do end up losing your hair (you're going to be the same attractive, worthwhile human being you've always been), I appreciate that nothing about this book is judgmental or fatalistic (Williams understands that the world won't end just because your hair is thinning) and it provides an invaluable resource for men and women who are hoping to win their fight against hair loss.