Jack Merrick-Thirlway creates the hair look for Elsa Hosk at the Celia Kritharioti’s AW23 show in Paris.

Hair by Jack Merrick Thirlway

Jack Merrick-Thirlway supported by Neville Hair and Beauty artistic team using L’Oreal Professionnel .

How to achieve the look:
  • Damp Hair
  • Prep the hair using L’Oreal Professionnel Liss Control for smoothness and heat control then apply L’Oreal Professionnel Tecni Art Pli for hold.
  • Rough dry hair entierely and smooth using a large round brush.
  • Use a tail comb to find the centre parting.
  • Start from the back using a medium to large barrel tong and twist sections of hair around the barrel leaving the ends out to create a soft wave.
  • Every few sections bend the hair slightly less than the previous to create more a varying wave that isn’t so consistent.
  • Once happy with the wave, spritz with L’Oreal Professionnel Morning after dust and some L’Oreal Professionnel medium hold infinium hairspray to finish.

Pictures by Ambra Vernuccio

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Guo Pei SS18 at Paris Haute Couture

How the look was achieved:
  • Prep the hair using L’Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art Beach Waves and rough dry to give texture.
  • Using a small barrel, tong the hair to add some very soft movement.
  • Take the crown section into a ponytail and secure using elastic.
  • Braid length and twist around the crown. Use pins to secure the base.
  • Use L’Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art Next Day Hair to add extra texture and twist hair in random sections around head to look like dreadlocks, secure with pins.
  • Add hair weft that was made into dreads to give extra grit and density.
  • Stitch elastic to base in order to secure headpieces.
  • Dress remaining hair around base to cover, using pins and grips to secure.
  • Finish with a light mist of L’Oréal Professionnel Infinium soft hold.

Antonio Grimaldi SS18 at Paris Haute Couture

How the look was achieved:
  • Section hair evenly from temple to temple using a pintail comb.
  • Repeat this until you have 6 sections of about 3 inches wide.
  • Once even, soak the first section with L’Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art Fix Design for a clean slick effect. Diffuse dry and secure using elastic in the centre of the section.
  • Apply a large quantity of L’Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art Liss Control on the length of the hair and brush through for an even distribution. Twist and spin section into a tight bun that sits no higher than 2 inches from the scalp. Secure using a needle and elastic. Use the end of the hair in next section.
  • Repeat steps throughout the 6 sections. Secure using L’Oréal Professionnel Tecni Art Fix Design and diffuse dry.

Neville Salon create the hair Look for Antonio Grimaldi SS17

How to achieve the look:
  • Prepare the hair with L’Oreal pli and blow dry straight.
  • Take a section from centre eye straight back finishing slightly wider on both sides.
  • Split section in two horizontally across crown.
  • Tie back section into high slick pony and fix with elastic.
  • From left section scalp braid upwards towards the pony and fix with elastic to the pony tail.
  • Recreate the same braid on the right-hand side but continue the braid through length and secure with elastic.
  • Clip remaining length of braid away until necessary.
  • With remaining top section take a two cm horizontal piece and back comb to cover pony tail.
  • Smooth with pin tail comb and secure with fix design and dry with diffuser.
  • Continue with remaining hair as per previous step excluding back combing.
  • Diffuse dry and flat.
  • Take remaining braid from step 6 and pin over the top of the pony and back underneath length from top.
  • Secure with fine pins.
  • Finish off the look with Fix design to tidy up any stray hairs to get a nice glossy finish, diffuse dry.