This week we're shining the spotlight on yet another inspiring design from this years graduation. We talked with the creator and alumni of IIC, Evan Small (@EvanAndrewHair.GugliottiSalon) to find out his inspiration behind the look and how to achieve it.
When asked what inspired his design Evan stated,
"I've always had a love and appreciation for anime. Coming up with a hair design that could resemble that anime "look" in real life was something I really wanted to achieve, so that's where my design inspiration derived from. Then when it came to coming up with the colors, I looked to one of my favorite things, sunsets. Which is how I came up with the name Sunset Overdrive for this design. I love to be able to catch a sunset on any given day, I admire the beauty of the colors painted across the sky. So, it wasn't hard for me to pick those bold red, orange, and pink tones, for the models hair."
When asked what inspired his design Evan stated,
"I've always had a love and appreciation for anime. Coming up with a hair design that could resemble that anime "look" in real life was something I really wanted to achieve, so that's where my design inspiration derived from. Then when it came to coming up with the colors, I looked to one of my favorite things, sunsets. Which is how I came up with the name Sunset Overdrive for this design. I love to be able to catch a sunset on any given day, I admire the beauty of the colors painted across the sky. So, it wasn't hard for me to pick those bold red, orange, and pink tones, for the models hair."
How to recreate this look:
1. Use blondor with 30 volume and Wella Plex to lift the hair to level 8/9.
2. Use Color Fresh Create colors: Hyper Coral, Ultra Purple, Future Yellow, Uber Gold, and Red High Magenta.
3. Apply the color in small sections on the roots only. With a comb and brush feather the color up the mid strands of the hair leaving the ends untouched.
4. Alternate colors with each slice you take. On the back of the head, use primarily Ultra Purple on the roots and Red High Magenta on the ends to create a sunset effect from the back of the head up to the front.
1. Use blondor with 30 volume and Wella Plex to lift the hair to level 8/9.
2. Use Color Fresh Create colors: Hyper Coral, Ultra Purple, Future Yellow, Uber Gold, and Red High Magenta.
3. Apply the color in small sections on the roots only. With a comb and brush feather the color up the mid strands of the hair leaving the ends untouched.
4. Alternate colors with each slice you take. On the back of the head, use primarily Ultra Purple on the roots and Red High Magenta on the ends to create a sunset effect from the back of the head up to the front.
Photo Credit: Sean Fowler
