American Salon March 2012 : Page 28
WHO AND WHAT: Redken Artists Patrick Fitzwater, Leah Freeman and George Garcia teamed up with photographer David Byun to shoot this month’s triple cover—a fi rst for American Salon —and feature. WHERE: Byun’s spacious studio in New York City’s chic Tribeca neighborhood. COLOR CUES: To showcase the vibrant results that can be achieved with Redken’s new ammonia-free Chromatics line, the stylists colored the models’ hair on prep day and created hairstyles at the shoot to highlight the new hues. “Chromatics was the perfect complement for the looks we created,” Garcia says. “The 4D refl ect added such an amazing addition to the textures we created in the hair, and the shine made everything look luxurious.” LIGHT SHOW: To produce the vividly hued effects seen in the images, prop stylist Marina Litvinskaya outfi tted a fl uorescent light wand and fl oodlight with different color gels and moved them behind the models while Byun left the camera shutter open. “It looks like a lot is going on in the fi nished photos, but it’s relatively simple to do,” Byun says. PUTTING ON THE GLITZ: Fashion stylist Nikko Kefalas selected graphic black and gold clothing for the models to create a glamorous feeling. “I was going for a city nighttime look,” he says. FACE FACTS: Makeup artist Chico Mitsui upped the drama quotient with smoky eyes in shades of brown and gold, false lashes and bold lips. DREAM TEAM: The creative team worked together to get the models photo-ready. “It was such an inspiring day working with all the artists, not only on my team, but the makeup artist and wardrobe stylist—and the photographer was brilliant,” Fitzwater says. To watch the behind-the-scenes video, visit blog.americansalonmag .com . ✂ —Lotus Abrams Made in the Shade HAIR HOW-TO Leah Freeman achieved this 1950s-inspired half-up, half-down style with volume on top by fi rst crimping fi ne sections of the model’s hair with a Chris Baran Krimpt Crimp Iron from the base through 2 inches of the length, in addition to the front. She then added Redken Powder Grip 03 mattifying hair powder at the base before teasing it and pulling the sides up, leaving them smooth and shiny for a multitextured look. CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: Makeup artist Chico Mitsui perfects the look; George Garcia preps the hair; photographer David Byun behind the lens; Leah Freeman and Patrick Fitzwater get our fi rst cover model camera-ready. PHOTOGRAPHY: LOTUS ABRAMS
Cover Look
Lotus Abrams
Made in the Shade<br /> WHO AND WHAT: Redken Artists Patrick Fitzwater, Leah Freeman and George Garcia teamed up with photographer David Byun to shoot this month’s triple cover—a first for American Salon—and feature. WHERE: Byun’s spacious studio in New York City’s chic Tribeca neighborhood. COLOR CUES: To showcase the vibrant results that can be achieved with Redken’s new ammonia-free Chromatics line, the stylists colored the models’ hair on prep day and created hairstyles at the shoot to highlight the new hues. “Chromatics was the perfect complement for the looks we created,” Garcia says. “The 4D reflect added such an amazing addition to the textures we created in the hair, and the shine made everything look luxurious.” LIGHT SHOW: To produce the vividly hued effects seen in the images, prop stylist Marina Litvinskaya outfitted a fluorescent light wand and floodlight with different color gels and moved them behind the models while Byun left the camera shutter open. “It looks like a lot is going on in the finished photos, but it’s relatively simple to do,” Byun says. PUTTING ON THE GLITZ: Fashion stylist Nikko Kefalas selected graphic black and gold clothing for the models to create a glamorous feeling. “I was going for a city nighttime look,” he says. FACE FACTS: Makeup artist Chico Mitsui upped the drama quotient with smoky eyes in shades of brown and gold, false lashes and bold lips. DREAM TEAM: The creative team worked together to get the models photo-ready. “It was such an inspiring day working with all the artists, not only on my team, but the makeup artist and wardrobe stylist—and the photographer was brilliant,” Fitzwater says. To watch the behind-the-scenes video, visit blog.americansalonmag<br /> .com. ✂ —Lotus Abrams<br /> HAIR HOW-TO Leah Freeman achieved this 1950s-inspired half-up, half-down style with volume on top by first crimping fine sections of the model’s hair with a Chris Baran Krimpt Crimp Iron from the base through 2 inches of the length, in addition to the front. She then added Redken Powder Grip 03 mattifying hair powder at the base before teasing it and pulling the sides up, leaving them smooth and shiny for a multitextured look.
