HAIR CHALK PHOTO SHOOT

H A I R   C H A L K   P H O T O   S H O O T

I really hate hair chalk.  Boom, there, I said it. It's like the stupid feathers that were cool for about two months.  Thank GOD it has come and gone as fast as the summer we just had in New England. Granted, if you go on Pinterest, it does look pretty freaking cool, like any photo of anything on Pinterest.

That being said, YAY I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A HAIR CHALK PHOTO SHOOT!  I did a little research and this is the type of chalk I decided was best to use:

 

Yeah. Good freaking suggestion.  I swear there is no combination of product that will help you color this girl's hair with these pastels.  You take the chalk to her hair, particles fall all over her shoulders, body, the floor, anywhere but onto the actual strands of hair.  But whatever, I pride myself in my hair improvising skills so there was only one thing left to do:

 

Chop up lines of hair chalk with my color key... DUH.  After doing this I was able to use some products on Karissa's hair to get some tackiness, and use a makeup brush to "fluff" the chalk onto her hair.  TA DA!  Hair chalk photo shoot.

I love behind the scene shots.  And Instagram.  And social media in general.

Credits:
Hair: Liz Kidder (Me)
Makeup: Kira Bourque
Model: Karissa Allberry
Photos: Dawn Kingston, 439 Photography

WORKING WITH NATURALLY CURLY BEAUTIES

T H E S E   A R E   S O M E   C U R L Y   G I R L I E S

ALEXIS

Credits:
Hair: Liz Kidder (Me)
Makeup: Teague Vivolo
Model: Alexis Mcilwain
Photo: Dawn Kingston, 439 Photography

This is Alexis (above).  Oh.My.God. her natural hair.  Wish I could take credit for the curls but they were all her.  I just teased the crap out of her roots to give her volume and used some product to give her a nice polished look.  To make my day more interesting, I styled her hair in a nice, high updo for the second part of her shoot, continuing to just use her natural curls.

CRYSTAL

Credits:
Hair: Liz Kidder (Me)
Makeup: 
Model:Crystal Gonzales
Photo: Dawn Kingston, 439 Photography

This is Crystal (above).  Again, she's a natural curly girl.  I polished off her girls with a little bit of the curling iron and some product to make her not so frizzy.  Hey, work smarter, not harder, right?  We also popped in some red extension pieces for some flair!

THAT FAMOUS VICTORIA'S SECRET LOOK

H E L L O O O O   A L E X I S !

Trying to create that sexy, Victoria's Secret kind of look? Here's how:

1.  Pre-section hair into four quadrants.

2.  Starting from the bottom, in the nape area, take approximately 1.5 inch horizontal sections in a brick-lay pattern.

3.  With each section, spray with a working spray, then comb it through until dry. Tease close to the root area of that section.  Curl the section, starting at the base of the section, and slowly working out to the ends.

4.  Let go of the curl from the iron, but keeping all of the hair in that circular formation.  Using a small, metal double-prong clip, set the curl by pinning it onto the teased base.  Repeat this until all of the back is curled and pinned horizontally on-base.

5.  Moving to the front two quadrants, be careful not to tease directly at the hairline- keep that soft.  Repeat the same steps that you did to curl and set in the back, but take slightly more of diagonal-back sections.

6.  At the very top section around the part, don't tease the base too much, and change to vertical, on-base sections.  This way, there is no straight-line-part, and you get maximum volume at the top.

7.  After everything is set, spray with a firm-hold hairspray and let dry.

8.  Release all curls and comb through with a gentle brush, softly teasing underneath through the mid-shafts to soften the curls.

9.  Use a high-powered fan to blow around all of your hard work.

10.  Add a pink bra, pink flower, and pink background for maximum Victoria's-Secret-ness. ;]

Credits:
Hair: Liz Kidder (Me)
Makeup: Kira Bourque
Model: Alexis Capozzi
Photo: Dawn Kingston, 439 Photography