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Who: Akira
When: 5:00pm, May 18, Carriageworks
Hair: Richard Kavanagh for Redken
Hair look:
“Akira creates these amazing, floaty layers of femininity and when Calvin and I got together to talk about the look we started to think about who Akira is as a designer and a person. We decided that we wanted to marry a Belgian design aesthetic with an 80s Brooklyn hip hop vibe and that’s where the inspiration for the hair came from. We’ve created a shape that’s completely gender fluid, so boys and girls will have something relatively similar. It’s almost like hat hair. There’s also a mixture of textures, dry and wet, almost like a damp sweaty vibe combined with a dry dusty feel. All we’ve used in terms of product is Redken Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam but we’re actually using it to reduce volume in this case. We’re pushing the hair into the shape - we’re creating a deep side part, almost like an old man’s comb over and then we’re bringing the hair back to the nape of the neck so it’s really tight to the head. Then we’re going to work with Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Hairspray to refine the texture to finish.”
Makeup: Lara Srokowski for Lancôme
Makeup look:
“Half of the models are female and half are male so we wanted to create a beautiful look that would work for both the males and females. We’ve gone with the Parisienne glowing skin and we’ve tied in neutral tones and kept them quite warm. What we’ve done is incorporated a bronzer - Lancôme Belle de Teint in 04 as a nice warm undertone and this will also transition to the eye shadow. We’ve gone for brown mascara, the Lancôme Hypnose in No. 02 Brun Hypnotic and we’ve combed that out with a brush. We’ve used the Lancôme Advanced Génifique devices that we’ve been using all week and I think that the models need it luminosity on the skin now more than ever given it’s the last day of shows. We’ve done a very slight highlight and contour and for the lips we’ve used Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Lipstick in 347 and we’ve pressed that in. Over that we’ve added Lancôme Juice Shaker to give a balmy finish.”
Face:
Lancôme Advanced Génifique
Lancôme Belle de Teint in 04
Eyes:
Lancôme Hypnose in No. 02 Brun Hypnotic
Lips:
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Lipstick in 347
Lancôme Juice Shaker
