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Who: Zambesi
When: 6:00pm, May 16, Carriageworks
Hair: John Pulitano for Redken
Hair look:
“We all know there’s a nice element of darkness with Zambesi so we wanted to give the hair looks a rebellious kind of vibe. We’re creating an 80s style, I don’t want to use the word mullet but it’s that sort of shape, very grungy. We started by prepping the hair with Redken Rootful 06 Root Lifting Spray, to create texture, and then we used Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Hairspray on the hair at the nape of the neck to create a really flat look. We’ve taken the sides of the hair and bought them to the back but we’ll leave a few flyaway pieces of hair loose to add an element of sideburn. The finish will be square and masculine. I was really excited to work with Zambesi to bring a little grungy Nick Cave vibe to the looks… a bit of Britishness. For the boys we really want to keep that loose, dishevelled texture that they’ve already got going on so we’re going to use Redken Forceful 23 Super Strength Finishing Hairspray which is inbetween a dry shampoo and a hair spray.”
Makeup: KieKie Stanners for M.A.C
Makeup look:
“As always with Zambesi the fabrics very much inspire the makeup look, and the particular fabric in this collection is almost bio-luminescent that reflects back a beautiful lilac-blue in the light. I wanted to create the same effect with the skin so they look like they’re an angelic, luminescent figure that’s floating down the catwalk. We’ve created a slight blue reflect on the skin, as well as the nails. Key product wise, we’ve used the M.A.C Strobe Cream in Silverlight as a base and then the M.A.C Soft Frost Extra Dimension Skinfinish which gives an amazing soft pop of shimmer on all the high planes on the face. We’ve then applied a very soft wash of the MAC Paint Pot in Perky which is a pinky-peachy colour around the eyes, and on the lips, a tealy-blue M.A.C Lipglass called New Galaxy. Every touch has got a little teal shimmer.”
Face:
M.A.C Strobe Cream in Silverlight
M.A.C Soft Frost Extra Dimension Skinfinish
Eyes:
M.A.C Paint Pot in Perky
Lips:
M.A.C Lipglass in New Galaxy
