TRENDS: HAIR TO SURVIVE THE HEAT
You may love hair and make-up, the styling, the improvisation for the touches of drama it creates. But come summer, even the most valiant stylist can get discouraged. The sun beats down and the weather swelters, make-up melts and even the glossiest mane is likely to blow up into a garish frizz bomb. In such cases, it is prudent for the style aficionado to depart from elaborate looks and aim for hip minimalism.
Scrutinising the recently culminated PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week (PSFW), there were quite a few hot-off-the-runway looks, devised by stylist Nabila that will work for this spring and summer. Here’s a look at some of the style statements that rocked the runway …
PUT THAT KNOT ON THE TOP!
The top knot is a quintessential summer hair style — frivolous, breezy and easy to manage. It isn’t, however, easy to master. “With the top knot, the correct placement is very important,” says Nabila. “It can’t protrude out of the head and it can’t be completely hidden at the back either.”
This summer’s hair and makeup trends hot off the runway
All through the first day of the PSFW, models on the catwalk sported tight little buns coiled atop their heads while the rest of their hair fell in glossy, sleek waves about their shoulders. “It took us quite some time to figure out the right angles,” says Nabila.
But once mastered, this is the kind of style that can last through the day.
PONYTAIL IT
Summer heat and ponytails go hand in hand and the ponytails on the runway swung low. Ponytails were pepped up with braids coiled around them or basket braids leading down to them. Some loose tendrils were allowed to frame the face to give a soft look.
GO WET!
Slicked back, wet hair can look very glamorous — or can be an utter disaster. Use too much product, and the hair begins to look oily. Use too little and it falls lank.