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DOLCE & GABBANA
Milan Fashion Week
Fall - Winter 2013
Hair by Guido, Redken Creative Consultant
Redken Creative Consultant Guido created a soft, romantic Sicilian up-do that looked truly fit for a queen - or at the very least, fit for models dressed in the beautiful Byzantine-themed Dolce & Gabbana looks at the designer's Fall 2013 show in Milan today.
But know that if "monarch" comes to mind, Guido did think "Italian princess" when he created this look - but he added that it wasn't supposed to make a perfectly coiffed, straight-from-the-hairdresser's impression. He was thinking of the kind of woman with inherently beautiful style, who does her hair herself. Some of the models also wore gold, jewel-covered crowns in the show, but in case you aren't already envious enough of the woman that inspired this style, we have to add that with a look like the one Guido created today, she looked like the epitome of royal and romantic, crown or no crown.
"This elegant style is another variation of the Dolce & Gabbana woman this season, playing on that Sicilian idea of softness, romance, and a certain cinematic, womanly beauty. I took inspiration from the idea of an iconic woman with a kind of natural Italian allure- think the actress Sofia Loren or the women in the 1960 film la Dolce Vita. There's a natural ease to her beauty, she's sexy but in a conservative way. It's not at all a messy look, and it's all about the details - I wanted it to have shine, but to not at all look greasy - just a soft, glossy finish."
-Guido, Redken Creative Consultant
Redken Products Used:
-quick tease 15 backcombing finishing spray
Create the Look:
1. Apply guts 10 root targeted volume spray foam to damp hair from roots to ends and blow-dry with a round brush.
2. Add quick tease 15 backcombing finishing spray to the crown section by section, holding each section for a few seconds to let it dry before moving onto the next.
3. After the quick tease 15 has dried completely, backcomb hair with an oval boar bristle brush for light, airy volume throughout the crown.
4. Create a very small (1 inch) part that's slightly off center and then gently brush hair from front to back starting behind the 1-inch parted section in front, folding into a chignon flat against the head at the nape of the neck and securing with pins.
5. Spray style with shine flash 02 glistening mist for a glossy finish.
