TO CROP—OR NOT TO CROP

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17078, 16 April 1927, Page 15 (Supplement)

TO CROP—OR NOT TO CROP

VALUABLE ADVICE. E. L. Gifford, a London hairdressing expert, gives some valuable hints. “The general style of cutting the hair must always, to a very large exten, he controlled by fashion. I would, however, urge upon everyone who is desirous of obtaining the best from their hair the importance of shunning our style, no matter how fashionable, that is (oo severe, as one’s whole personality can he altered entirely by Ihe indiscriminate cutting of the hair. “Anything in the nature of a regulation cut must avoided altogether, and the experiment of having an Eton crop must on no account lie tried without first consulting an artist yvith considerable practical experience in shingling. The Eton crop lias become a popular mode, and was adopted by a good many during their holiday by the sea; but while it proved very convenient and comfortable for bathing and the beach, they have discovered that they arc lacking in tiie charm which they obtained by tlicir lluffy hair with a fullness at the sides.

“For certain types the Eton crop is excellent, hut the head must he well balanced and the features rather sharp or pointed. The term crop is really a misnomer, it being generally understood that cropping is close cutting. To cut tiie hair too short or crop it would spoil the effect of this style entirely. A certain fullness is necessary to allow tiie hair to he brushed hack altogether and allow a few wispy tendrils to soften tiie edge and break the hard line at the ears.”