EXHIBIT-10.8
     Electronic  Hair  Styling,  Inc.  1996  NONQUALIFIED  STOCK  OPTION PLAN 1.
Purposes of the Plan.  The  purposes of this Plan are: to attract and retain the
best available personnel for positions of responsibility,  to provide additional
incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to promote the success of
the  Company's  business.  Nonqualified  Stock  Options may be granted under the
Plan. 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: (a)
"Administrator"   means  the  Board  or  any  of  its  Committees  as  shall  be
administering  the  Plan,  in  accordance  with  Section  4  of  the  Plan.  (b)
"Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the administration of
stock  option plans and  issuance of stock and stock  options  under U. S. state
corporate  laws,  U.S.  federal  and  state  securities  laws,  the Code and the
applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction  where Options will be or
are being  granted  under the Plan.  (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of
the Company. (d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (e)
"Committee" means a Committee  appointed by the Board in accordance with Section
4 of the  ---------  Plan.  (f)  "Common  Stock"  means the Common  Stock of the
Company.  (g)  "Company"  means  Electronic  Hair  Styling,   Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation. (h) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by
the  Company to render  services.  The term  "Consultant"  shall not include any
person who is also an Officer or Director of the Company. (i) "Director" means a
member  of  the  Board.  (j)  "Disability"  means  total  and  permanent
disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the ---------- Code. (k) "Employee"
means any person,  except for Officers and  Directors,  employed by the Company.
(l) "Fair  Market  Value"  means the closing  sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of  determination,  as reported in
The  Wall  Street  Journal  or such  other  source  as the  Administrator  deems
reliable.  (m) "Notice of Grant" means a written or electronic notice evidencing
certain terms and conditions of an individual  Option grant. The Notice of Grant
is part of the Option Agreement.  (n) "Officer" means a person who is an officer
of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the  Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated  thereunder.  (o)
"Option"  means a stock option  granted  pursuant to the Plan.  Options  granted
under the Plan are nonstatutory  stock options.  (p) "Option  Agreement" means a
written agreement  between the Company and an Optionee  evidencing the terms and
conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the
terms and  conditions of the Plan.  (q) "Optioned  Stock" means the Common Stock
subject to an Option.  (r) "Optionee" means an Employee,  Director or Consultant
who holds an outstanding Option. (s) "Plan" means this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Plan.  (t) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock,  as adjusted in accordance
with Section 12 of the ----- Plan. 3. Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the
provisions  of Section 12 of the Plan,  the maximum  aggregate  number of Shares
which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 250,000  Shares;  provided that
no more than 20,000 Shares may be optioned and sold to Directors. The Shares may
be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. If an Option expires or
becomes  unexercisable  without having been  exercised in full, the  unpurchased
Shares which were subject  thereto  shall become  available  for future grant or
sale under the Plan  (unless  the Plan has  terminated  or the Shares  have been
allocated to another plan of the Company)
     4.  Administration  of the  Plan.  (a)  Administration.  The Plan  shall be
administered by (i) the Board or (ii) a Committee designated by the Board, which
Committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed,  such
Committee shall serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the
Board.  The Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint  additional
members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill
vacancies  (however  caused),  and  remove  all  members  of the  Committee  and
thereafter  directly  administer  the  Plan,  all to  the  extent  permitted  by
Applicable Laws. (b) Powers of the  Administrator.  Subject to the provisions of
the  Plan,  and in the  case of a  Committee,  subject  to the  specific  duties
delegated  by the Board to such  Committee,  the  Administrator  shall  have the
authority,  in its  discretion:  (i) to  determine  the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock,  in accordance  with Section 2(l) of the Plan;  (ii) to select the
Consultants,  Directors and Employees to whom Options may be granted  hereunder;
(iii) to  determine  whether and to what extent  Options are granted  hereunder;
(iv) to  determine  the  number of shares of Common  Stock to be covered by each
Option  granted  hereunder;  (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan;  (vi) to determine the terms and  conditions,  not  inconsistent  with the
terms of the Plan, of any award  granted  hereunder.  Such terms and  conditions
include,  but are not limited  to, the  exercise  price,  the time or times when
Options  may be  exercised  (which may be based on  performance  criteria),  any
vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture  restrictions,  and any restriction
or  limitation  regarding  any  Option or the  shares of Common  Stock  relating
thereto,  based in each case on such factors as the  Administrator,  in its sole
discretion,  shall  determine;  (vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan and awards  granted  pursuant to the Plan;  (viii) to prescribe,  amend and
rescind  rules  and  regulations  relating  to the  Plan,  including  rules  and
regulations relating to sub-plans  established for the purpose of qualifying for
preferred  tax treatment  under  foreign tax laws;  (ix) to modify or amend each
Option  (subject  to Section  14(b) of the Plan),  including  the  discretionary
authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer
than is  otherwise  provided  for in the Plan;  (x) to  authorize  any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument  required to effect the grant of
an Option previously granted by the  Administrator;  (xi) to determine the terms
and  restrictions  applicable  to Options;  (xii) to allow  Optionees to satisfy
withholding  tax  obligations by electing to have the Company  withhold from the
Shares to be issued upon  exercise  of an Option that number of Shares  having a
Fair Market  Value equal to the amount  required to be  withheld;  and (xiii) to
make all other  determinations  deemed necessary or advisable for  administering
the Plan. (c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's decisions,
determinations and  interpretations  shall be final and binding on all Optionees
and any other holders of Options.  5. Eligibility.  Stock Options may be granted
to Employees,  Directors and Consultants.  6. Limitations.  Neither the Plan nor
any Option shall  confer upon an Optionee  any right with respect to  continuing
the Optionee's  employment or consulting  relationship or as a Director with the
Company,  nor shall they interfere in any way with the  Optionee's  right or the
Company's   right  to  terminate  such  employment  or  consulting  or  director
relationship at any time, with or without cause. 7. Term of Plan. The Plan shall
become  effective  upon its adoption by the Board.  It shall  continue in effect
until  terminated  under Section 14 of the Plan. 8. Term of Option.  The term of
each Option shall be stated in the Notice of Grant. 9. Option Exercise Price and
Consideration.  (a) Exercise Price.  The per share exercise price for the Shares
to be issued  pursuant  to  exercise  of an Option  shall be  determined  by the
Administrator.  (b) Waiting Period and Exercise  Dates. At the time an Option is
granted,  the Administrator  shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions  which must be satisfied before the
Option may be  exercised.  In so doing,  the  Administrator  may specify that an
Option may not be exercised  until either the  completion of a service period or
the  achievement  of  performance  criteria  with  respect to the Company or the
Optionee.  (c) Form of  Consideration.  The  Administrator  shall  determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option,  including the method
of payment.  Such  consideration  may consist entirely of: (i) cash; (ii) check;
(iii)  promissory  note;  (iv)  other  Shares  which  (A) in the case of  Shares
acquired  upon  exercise of an option,  have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of  surrender,  and (B) have a Fair Market  Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate  exercise price of the Shares as to
which said  Option  shall be  exercised;  (v)  delivery  of a properly  executed
exercise notice together with such other  documentation as the Administrator and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and
delivery  to the  Company  of the  sale or  loan  proceeds  required  to pay the
exercise price;  (vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company  liability to the
Optionee,  including any liability attributable to the Optionee's  participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement; (vii) any
combination  of  the  foregoing  methods  of  payment;   or  (viii)  such  other
consideration  and method of payment  for the  issuance  of Shares to the extent
permitted  by  Applicable  Laws.  10.  Exercise  of Option.  (a)  Procedure  for
Exercise;  Rights  as a  Shareholder.  Any  Option  granted  hereunder  shall be
exercisable  according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such
conditions  as  determined  by the  Administrator  and set  forth in the  Option
Agreement.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.  An Option
shall be deemed exercised when the Company  receives:  (i) written or electronic
notice of exercise (in  accordance  with the Option  Agreement)  from the person
entitled  to  exercise  the  Option,  and (ii) full  payment for the Shares with
respect  to which the  Option is  exercised.  Full  payment  may  consist of any
consideration  and  method  of  payment  authorized  by  the  Administrator  and
permitted by the Option  Agreement and the Plan.  Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option  shall be issued in the name of the  Optionee  or, if requested by the
Optionee,  in the name of the Optionee  and his or her spouse.  Until the Shares
are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or
of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a  shareholder  shall exist with respect to the
Optioned Stock,  notwithstanding  the exercise of the Option.  The Company shall
issue  (or  cause to be  issued)  such  Shares  promptly  after  the  Option  is
exercised.  No  adjustment  will be made for a dividend or other right for which
the record date is prior to the date the Shares are  issued,  except as provided
in Section 12 of the Plan.
     Exercising  an Option in any  manner  shall  decrease  the number of Shares
thereafter  available,  both for  purposes  of the Plan and for sale  under  the
Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

               (b)   Termination   of   Employment  or  Consulting  or  Director
Relationship. In the event an Optionee ceases to be an Employee or Consultant or
Director,  other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability,  the Optionee may
exercise  his or her Option  within such period of time as is  specified  in the
Notice of Grant to the extent  that he or she is  entitled to exercise it on the
date of  termination  (but in no event later than the  expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant).  In the absence of a specified
time in the Notice of Grant,  the Option shall remain  exercisable for three (3)
months following the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the
Optionee  is not  entitled  to  exercise  his or her entire  Option,  the Shares
covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If,
after  termination,  the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the
time specified by the Administrator,  the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

               Notwithstanding  the above, in the event of an Optionee's  change
in status as a Consultant,  Employee or Director,  the  Optionee's  status as an
Employee,  Consultant or Director shall not automatically  terminate solely as a
result of such change in status.

               (c) Disability of Optionee. In the event an Optionee ceases to be
an Employee or Consultant or Director as a result of the Optionee's  Disability,
the  Optionee  may  exercise  his or her Option at any time  within  twelve (12)
months (or such other period of time as is determined by the Administrator) from
the date of termination, but only to the extent that the Optionee is entitled to
exercise  it on the  date  of  termination  (and  in no  event  later  than  the
expiration  of the term of the Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant).  If,
on the date of termination,  the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his or her
entire  Option,  the Shares covered by the  unexercisable  portion of the Option
shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination,  the Optionee does not exercise
his or her Option within the time specified herein,  the Option shall terminate,
and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

     (d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the Option
shall  become fully  exercisable,  including as to Shares for which it would not
otherwise be  exercisable  and may be  exercised at any time within  twelve (12)
months  (or such other  period of time as is  determined  by the  Administrator)
following  the date of death (but in no event later than the  expiration  of the
term of such  Option as set forth in the  Notice of  Grant),  by the  Optionee's
estate or by a person who  acquired  the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance.  If, after death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired
the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the
Option within the time specified  herein,  the Option shall  terminate,  and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. 11.  Non-Transferability
of  Options.  Unless  otherwise  specified  by the  Administrator  in the Option
Agreement,  an  Option  may  not  be  sold,  pledged,  assigned,   hypothecated,
transferred,  or disposed of in any manner  other than by will or by the laws of
descent  or  distribution  and may be  exercised,  during  the  lifetime  of the
Optionee,  only by the Optionee. 12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale. (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any
required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered
by each  outstanding  Option and the number of Shares which have been authorized
for issuance  under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or
which have been  returned  to the Plan upon  cancellation  or  expiration  of an
Option, as well as the price per Share covered by each such outstanding  Option,
shall be proportionately  adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or  reclassification  of the Common Stock,  or any other increase or
decrease  in  the  number  of  issued  Shares   effected   without   receipt  of
consideration  by  the  Company;  provided,  however,  that  conversion  of  any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of  consideration."  Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose  determination  in that respect  shall be final,  binding and  conclusive.
Except as  expressly  provided  herein,  no issuance by the Company of Shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into Shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the  number  or price  of  Shares  subject  to an  Option.  (b)  Dissolution  or
Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed  dissolution  or  liquidation  of the
Company,  the  Administrator  shall notify each Optionee as soon as  practicable
prior to the effective date of such proposed  transaction.  The Administrator in
its  discretion  may provide for all Options to vest and for an Optionee to have
the right to  exercise  his or her  Option  until  ten (10)  days  prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option would not otherwise be vested and exercisable. To the extent
it has not been previously exercised, an Option will terminate immediately prior
to the  consummation of such proposed  action.  (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the
event of a merger of the Company with or into another  corporation,  or the sale
of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option shall
be  assumed  or an  equivalent  option  or right  substituted  by the  successor
corporation  or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor  corporation,  or in the
event that the successor  corporation  refuses to assume or  substitute  for the
Option,  the Option  shall fully vest and the  Optionee  shall have the right to
exercise  the Option as to all of the  Optioned  Stock,  including  Shares as to
which it would  not  otherwise  be  vested  and  exercisable.  If an  Option  is
exercisable  in lieu of assumption or  substitution  in the event of a merger or
sale of  assets,  the  Administrator  shall  notify the  Optionee  in writing or
electronically  that the  Option  shall be fully  vested and  exercisable  for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such  notice,  and the Option shall
terminate  upon  the  expiration  of  such  period.  For  the  purposes  of this
paragraph,  the Option shall be considered  assumed if,  following the merger or
sale of assets,  the option or right  confers  the right to purchase or receive,
for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option  immediately prior to the
merger or sale of assets,  the  consideration  (whether  stock,  cash,  or other
securities  or property)  received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of
Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the  transaction  (and
if holders were  offered a choice of  consideration,  the type of  consideration
chosen by the  holders  of a  majority  of the  outstanding  Shares);  provided,
however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets was
not  solely  common  stock  of the  successor  corporation  or its  Parent,  the
Administrator  may, with the consent of the successor  corporation,  provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share
of  Optioned  Stock  subject to the  Option,  to be solely  common  stock of the
successor  corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration  received  by  holders  of Common  Stock in the  merger or sale of
assets.  13.  Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Option  shall be,  for all
purposes,  the date on which the Administrator makes the determination  granting
such Option,  or such other later date as is  determined  by the  Administrator.
Notice  of the  determination  shall  be  provided  to each  Optionee  within  a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.  14.  Amendment and Termination of
the Plan. (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
suspend or terminate  the Plan.  The Plan shall  terminate  upon the approval by
stockholders of a new plan which provides that Shares under this Plan, including
unissued Shares and Shares which become  available as a result of termination of
Options,  shall be  reserved  under the new plan.  (b)  Effect of  Amendment  or
Termination.  No amendment,  alteration,  suspension or  termination of the Plan
shall  impair the  rights of any  Optionee,  unless  mutually  agreed  otherwise
between the Optionee and the  Administrator,  which agreement must be in writing
and signed by the Optionee  and the Company.  15.  Conditions  Upon  Issuance of
Shares.  (a)  Legal  Compliance.  Shares  shall not be  issued  pursuant  to the
exercise of an Option  unless the  exercise of such Option and the  issuance and
delivery  of  such  Shares  shall  comply  with  all  Applicable  Laws,  and the
requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares may
then be listed or  quoted,  and shall be  further  subject  to the  approval  of
counsel  for the  Company  with  respect  to  such  compliance.  (b)  Investment
Representations.  As a condition to the  exercise of an Option,  the Company may
require the person  exercising  such Option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without  any  present  intention  to sell or  distribute  such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the  Company,  such a  representation  is  required.  16.
Liability of Company.  The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction,  which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell  such  Shares  as to which  such  requisite  authority  shall not have been
obtained. 17. Reservation of Shares. The Company,  during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep  available  such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.