There’s a fair selection of these as well, new choices popping up out of the containing box as the previous is examined and discarded by the discerning hairdresser in charge of the app. In addition to styling hair, some of the screens also give you the options to add accessories such as hats, glasses, bows, bands and baubles. There’s even a context-aware element to the controls that makes things like dyeing stripes into a bristling mane of hair an absolute doddle. In fact I think my three-year old realised the variety on offer rather quicker than I did. Same goes for the fact that all the tools are split over different screens, three or four to each one, which you can move between by swiping. The select-then-drag interface seems a little unintuitive, but in reality even small children get the hang of it really quickly. Press a tool to select it, then brush your finger over the targets’ coiffure to see the effect in action. You can even wash and blow dry your hirsute customer with spectacularly bouffant results. You’re then presented with a wide array of hair styling tools, from miracle-gro cream to various shavers, scissors, dyes and curlers. There are four, one male, one female, one who could be either, and one furry … thing. In common with other character-based Toca Boca apps, you kick things off by picking a model for your tonsorial ministrations. Have they overplayed their hand in building on laurels rather than continuing the creative streak that made them famous? For the first time, rather than building something brand new, Toca Boca have opted to release a sequel with Toca Hair Salon 2. One of the earliest offerings was Toca Hair Salon, a game that let the youngsters style the hair of a variety of bizarre characters. Toca Hair Salon 2: Even more hair raising than the original.ĭeveloper Toca Boca have made their name creating hugely imaginative and charming apps for children.

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