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Cut ‘n’ colour

SpRING CASCADE Minimal cuts with more colour

Skin tone, eye colour, shape of the face, personality and the profession become the deciding factors. And then, hair tone, when it comes to choosing a new hair style.

This advice comes from Najeeb Ur Rehman, technical head of Schwarzkopf Professional, who specialises in creative and corrective hair colouring, cutting and texturing. He recently unveiled Schwarzkopf’s essential looks for the season, the spring summer collection of new hair styles. “If people want to change their personality, the first thing they do is sport a new hair style. It is the responsibility of a hair dresser to help customers choose a style that goes with their personality,” he adds.

Rehman insists hair styling is not about cutting it short. “Consultation is a must. You have to keep the tradition of long hair in mind, and mould the colours and texture accordingly.” Minimal hair cut and use of more colours seems to be popular. “Everyone wants to go in for long or medium hair style and add colours. Very short hair is challenging.”

Schwarzkopf’s summer collection is inspired by the world of haute couture and from the fashion weeks of London, Paris, Milan and New York. Glamazon, Sunday Best, 80s Dance and Rounded Form are the looks unveiled this season. If Glamazon is about length and movement, Sunday Best involves placing unexpected colours amidst quirky cuts.

Youthful exuberance is how the 80s Dance style is best described — tousled styles, kinetic cuts and vibrant colours. Minimalist silhouettes, rounded edges and bold tones finished with lustre and gloss characterise the Rounded Form styles.

Rehman presented an Eva Maria and Julia look to explain the 80s Dance collection. Ideally suited for straight to wavy hair, Eva Maria is a shorter length hair style with added zing in the form of knots and colour. It sits pretty on square and round faces. “You can wear this look for wedding parties and cocktails,” he says.

Julia is an easy maintenance look for those with wavy hair. The hair is segmented on the forehead, and he says it suits longer and heart shaped faces. Highlights are added in copper and beige. When you tone down the colour, it becomes semi-formal and lends a corporate look. Sonja, the wearable look is longer and uses minimal cuts.

“In Asia, a lot of things need to be taken into consideration. For instance, there is more humidity here, we have wheatish skin tones and people have darker hair.”

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