I cut Alexandra’s long bob and finished with cutting a side-swept fringe. This haircut is definitely low-maintenance when you have straight and thin hair. All you have to do to make it look more “now” is mess it up with your fingers a bit, make it look more grunge-y. When you want to style it differently, the extra effort could be applying a sea-water type of spray, a.k.a giving the hair more volume and texture. Simple, fuss-free summer hair.
Petros’s new haircut is really short at the front and at the back of the neck. The rest I kept longer because I like the fluffiness/indie feel of it. You can always tame and texturize such a haircut with a little matte/invisible wax. Always on dry hair though. Think of it more as giving your hair an I-washed-it-two-days-ago look, rather than styling it.
I cut Christine’s hair and then styled it. I first curled the fringe so it rolls inwards and has that pin-up roundness. This way the fringe will look a lot shorter, a look that is really hot this season. After that I did waves with my curling tong and then wet the hair with some liquid silk, preferring beach hair (from mid-lengths to ends) to perfect waves. By infusing elements of the current trends into this vintage look you can update it and keep it fresh. Marina Stat did the make-up. I finished the look by using a wire hair band (and making a bow rather than the usual application).
Spyros S. (above) and Tassos T. (below) are the founding members of Ice Eyes, a band with electronic sound. They both get their hair cut by me. And since their sound has a 1990’s nostalgia to it, I find it very fitting that their haircuts reflect that too.
I cut, coloured and styled Lida’s hair having Tilda Swinton as an inspiration. The really short back and sides (done with clippers – that short) don’t mean that you’re stuck with a short haircut that can’t change until it grows longer. This is a really flexible haircut and there are lots of ways to style it (and look totally different). Combined with this colour, I think it looks amazing. It all comes down to what you wear with it. You can go for the perfect androgynous look when styling the hair as above and wearing a suit jacket and a shirt but you can also wear a dress, make the hair a bit wavier and go for a softer, more romantic look. Needless to say this haircut will look amazing when styled wet with gel. This is easy summer short hair at its most elegant.
Icon Tilda Swinton at the SAG awards in late January this year (couldn’t find photo credit for this picture).
Here comes the barber talk. I cut Vagelis’s hair using clippers. I used the biggest comb for the top of his head leaving the hair on top slightly longer. This takes away the “shaved head” effect as in two weeks, the length of the hair on top will look like it was cut with scissors. This is a haircut for all the boys who would like to try really short hair but are still afraid a bit. I then worked on the beard, fading from the sideburns to the beard and changing the shape of the beard on the neck. A haircut can work wonders on a face shape and everyone knows that, so why should you neglect your beard shape? It can transform your face shape as much.
Klea is obsessed with the length of her hair, so I basically trimmed it and added a few shorter layers in the front. I told her I’ll cut a bit more in September. This is her natural hair colour, which I wouldn’t have at first but it’s true. I then went on to create 3 looks that are definitely quick and fuss-free for a long-haired girl on holiday. Marina Stat did the three make-up looks.
1. Natural: You can’t go wrong by doing this. Remember that after doing this for a while, noone will know how to give you that look better than yourself. You first have to choose what product to use according to your hair type, be it a thickifier, a curl amplifier, a sea-water type of spray, a leave-in conditioner or a soothing styling cream. Don’t use too much product in the beginning. The second step is to decide at what point you will apply it. Try it as soon as you remove the towel, on less damp and on almost dry hair and decide what works best for you. The third step is the easiest. You simply let your hair dry naturally and avoid touching it until it’s 100% dry. I used a liquid silk leave-in spray to get rid of most of the frizziness which is a common case when it comes to wavy hair. A tiny bit of frizziness is not unwanted though as the hair won’t look too done in the end.
2. The DIY knots bun. So simple and so quick but really interesting looking. Pull your hair up in a ponytail and ignore all the baby and fly-away hair, as they add to the I-did-it-in-1-minute effect. Then divide your ponytail in two sections and start tying knots, working towards the ends. Secure with a couple of pins and you’re done. The three colour eye make-up is the trickiest thing to achieve here.
3. The slick back. The key to this look is the two different textures. It’s been in fashion for quite some years now, most recently seen at the Giambattista Valli s/s 2012 rtw show. If you want to go for the wet hair look but are afraid that boys won’t be too keen on touching your “hard” head, this is for you. And what makes it really easy is that your hair should be left to dry naturally from the mid-lengths to the ends.
This is not a post about hair. It’s now exactly one year since I started this blog and I wanted to take some time to express the joy of taking pictures. Hair has been the main way to channel my creativity for years and years now. But I’ve also studied photography in the past (1995-1998). When the blog came along, I had no idea that it would be so creatively challenging through photography. Initially I thought the pictures just had to show the hair, no extra artistry involved. Over time though, it became clear to me that it would be so boring to just try and capture a cool haircut and I ended up searching for locations in some cases. The pictures would take more time than the actual haircut or hair colour, especially in those cases. I would like to thank the people for giving me their time and believing in what I wanted to do. So, here are some outtakes, perhaps photos where you can’t see the hair as much. They mean just as much to me though. Happy first birthday blog!
I cut Klea’s hair and then pulled it up in a ponytail. My inspiration was the hair at the Chanel s/s 2012 rtw show, beautifully executed by Sam McKnight. I just wanted to do a teenage version of that hairstyle. I kept the androgynous front but I thought the bun might look too severe on a teenage girl, so it was replaced by a ponytail. The ponytail has to have the same texture as the front, so whatever product you go for (I used gel), make sure you use lots of it at the back too. I got really enthusiastic when I saw Klea’s Acne dress because the shoulder pads meant that it had a square shape and a square is also what I created at the front of the hair. Androgynous but super elegant.
Backstage at the Chanel s/s 2012 rtw show. Hair by Sam McKnight. Photos by Luca Cannonieri.
I’m turning Theofano into a blonde. Not in one single process but slowly. I preferred to give her this shade and let the sun and the sea of the Greek summer work and make it lighter rather than have overprocessed and super-dry hair. I then trimmed her ends slightly because, as I’ve said, there’s no point in getting rid of a lot of length before your summer holidays. You’re still going to have to cut as much or even more when you get back. After the cut, I styled her hair drawing heavy inspiration from the hair at the s/s 2012 rtw Herve Leger show. Instead of keeping the front flat with a middle parting though, I went for volume. The triple ponytail was executed as close to the original as possible (I did wrap small strands of hair around the elastics though plus I didn’t straighten the hair). Marina Stat did the make-up. This is a hairdo that will definitely work with the summer heat plus you’ll turn some heads with the intricateness of the back. Summer’s coming.
This is what the hair looked from the front at the s/s 2012 Herve Leger rtw show. Hair by Neil Moodie. Photo by Yannis Vlamos
And this is the back. Neil, you did amazing! (couldn’t find photo credit for this picture).
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