Hair Look for Editorial 2

The hair isn't going to be very prominent in the final editorial image so I am not too worried about a very precise design; however I it will depend on how much of the hair is shown depending on how much of the hair comes on the face. My model's hair is blonde so it will show up more against the black background and will get caught by the light more than dark hair would, so I think I want to keep the hair off the face to keep it looking very neat and to put all the focus on the makeup look.

Hair Chart 1

MARCH, B., 2015. Spring/Summer 2016 hair and makeup trends [viewed 17th April 2016].
Available from: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/beauty-hair/beauty-trends/g4142/spring-summer-2016-hair-makeup-trends/?slide=39

I was first inspired by the House of Holland for fashion week because the hair looked very natural and loose, which I thought made the model's look very laid back. I think this would would with my concept because I don't want my model to have her hair styled in an interesting and unique way because she is representing people conforming to society so I thought leaving the model's hair down and natural would show this effectively. However I think this may make the look slightly messy if the hair is just loose over the face because it will catch the light and cast unwanted shadows over the face. Also I don't want the hair to be particularly visible because it will distract from the makeup and I want the makeup to look very clean and neat to contrast with the black hands. I will therefore look into hairstyle that would take the hair off the face.


Hair Chart 2

MARCH, B., 2015. Spring/Summer 2016 hair and makeup trends [viewed 17th April 2016].
Available from: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/beauty-hair/beauty-trends/g4142/spring-summer-2016-hair-makeup-trends/?slide=9

I wanted the hair completely off the face so that the face was clear of any distractions and so there would be no unsightly shadows on the face. I thought this hair style above would work well because the hair is in a tight, high ponytail, which would pull the face taught to make it look like someone was pulling at it so she couldn't break loose. I like that this would leave room for the black hand to be positioned over the face as the hair would lie flat, and I like that there would be no stray hairs that would get picked up by the lighting, making the image look messy. However I am concerned that the tight hair would look too severe and give the model too much of a strong and sexy look, rather than a more relaxed look. I will therefore chose a hair style where the hair is pulled off the face, but where the hair isn't being pulled so tightly.


Hair Chart 3

MARCH, B., 2015. Spring/Summer 2016 hair and makeup trends [viewed 17th April 2016].
Available from: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/beauty-hair/beauty-trends/g4142/spring-summer-2016-hair-makeup-trends/?slide=14

I was inspired by this look because all the hair has been scraped off the face backwards. I like this because I think it will make the image look neat and the makeup show up more prominently. I won't be able to add a quiff to this style because I want some black hands to be coming from over her head and I also think a quiff would be too alternative for someone who is being constrained by society to look a certain way. I like that this hairstyle is very sleek but that the hair is also down because it adds a relaxed feel about the look. I will add gel to the hair to give it a wet look, which is a SS16 trend, to give the hair a slightly glossy finish and to keep the hair in place.