Beauty Pop!

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Name: Beauty Pop, Beauty Pop Stage 2  ビューティーポップ
Author: Kiyoko Arai

Chapters: 51
Status: Completed
Release date (for eng scan): -

Summary:
Kiri Koshiba uses her hairstyling talents to help brighten up the lives of girls, but she does so anonymously. On the other hand the Scissors Project (also known as the SP), a group of three boys at school, gives grand makeovers to already-beautiful handpicked girls. Shougo Narumi, the head of the group and a hairstyling genius in his own right, finds himself butting heads with Kiri. To make matters worse, Ochiai, another member of SP, plots to expose Kiri's talents. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the spotlight, she finds herself drawn into the world of hairstyling.
Summary from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_Pop


Personal ratings: 3.5
One of the kind of mangas that ended without gaining much popularity (in Singapore). It's a pity and waste. I'm pretty sure that if this was made into an anime, it would receive much love and popularity. When i read the first 5 volumes of this book (which was YEARS ago) I was totally hooked on to it. I could not find any links on the net, so i had to wait for the book to come out (chinese ver.) Every book was nice and exciting. 
Though i really wish that the author could show that the girl progressively liked the main guy. I did not see that happening in the book at all and by the time i knew it, they were married. Also, the personality of Kiri changed really drastically in the first part of the manga and the last few parts.  
I think the thing that i liked most about this manga is the fact that they actually do explain (some parts) how and why she styled the girl's hair that way.

Art ratings: 2.5
Not so nice, but not so bad. Did not really love the art but really love they way they draw the hair. The one thing that i cannot get over is the eye lashes. The eye lashes were drawn weirdly....

Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 11 and above
My Ratings: PG