Youthful and natural looking with effortless movement and stunning luminosity is surely every woman’s dream hair look, and this feminine ideal provided the inspiration for the style Duffy created for Issa’s SS16 London Fashion Week show.
“Issa has a sophisticated yet wearable aesthetic and to complement this I wanted a soft, effortless, luminous hair look that would float and move as the girl walks.
“This is hair to be worn – it looks better throughout the day as it picks up lived-in movement, such as a kink that comes from tucking the hair behind the ear.”
To create a base for this ‘natural’ texture, the team used a clarifying shampoo to get the hair really clean, followed by a light, weightless conditioner. Then they blow-dried the hair smooth to eliminate the girls’ own texture.
“For our lead girl, Jessica, we enhanced the luminosity of her natural base tone using VS Salonist shade 5/1” added Duffy… “This gave the hair beautiful multi-dimensional colour and infused her natural tone with added richness and vibrancy.”
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THE METHOD
To enhance the hair’s luminosity, colour hair with the VS Salonist shade of your choice.
Spray heat protection spray into the mid-lengths and ends and blow-dry with a round brush.
Use the brush on the surface to keep hair flat to the head and smooth down the cuticles. Any partings should be dictated by the natural fall of the hair.
Part the hair at the back of the head from ear to ear, then divide into three sections and use a curling iron to create soft bends in the hair rather than defined curls.
Rest hair over the irons to create a clockwise bend near roots, then under the curling irons to create an anti-clockwise bend in the mid-length then finally add another clockwise bend at the ends. Brush through very lightly – the overall effect is an effortless wave.
To create space to allow hair to breathe, which will maximise the movement, remove some of the weight by creating a small braid at the back of the head, pinned to the head in a delicate figure of eight and hidden under the top layer of hair.
Finish by spraying all over with flexible hold hairspray.
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