Does anyone else pine over that perfect runway hair? Not straight, nor curly, and seems to be popping up in every editorial from Vogue to the latest Free People Catalogue. It's messy chic at its best, hair that looks like “#IWokeUpLikeThis” but really it took hours to look like this… "
Bangstyle teamed up with Eduardo Ponce, to show you how it's done!
Eduardo Ponce, grew up around hair, helping his mom at age 6 by putting rollers in her hair, always destined, in highschool he knew it was for him. He loves his job because he gets to help women build confidence. And adores the honor of having his work walk a red carpet while meeting so many awesome people. And the best part, is doesn't feel like work to him because he gets to have fun and be creative. He draws inspiration from old movies, he loves the classics and magazines like Vogue and W. He keeps his eye honed for fashion by watching runway shows on youtube, especially old runway shows - as he states "90's Chanel is Everything!"
I doubt anyone would disagree!
Eduardo's Rituals for a Successful Shoot?!:
FULLY STOCKED KIT . COFFEE. AND CONFIDENCE.
So when Eduardo stopped by we chat and
The Look: Tousled Undone Waves.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC AREA YOU OFTEN FIND YOURSELF LOOKING TO FOR INSPIRATION?
I WATCH A LOT OF OLD MOVIES - THE CLASSICS. AND MAGAZINES - VOGUE AND W. I ALSO WATCH A LOT OF RUNWAY SHOWS ON YOUTUBE - OLD RUNWAY SHOWS. 90S CHANEL IS EVERYTHING.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE DECADE?
I LOVE THE 20S AND 30S.
Fave tips for salon stylists aiming to achieve this look?
When you release the curl don’t forget to expand it and let it cool. Make sure to use small sections and alternate curling direction. Always remember to curl anything on the hairline away from the face.
Hair prepped with Sachajuan ocean mist.
Rough dry hair. low heat
small sections. section hair in two sections. piece out small sections and begin curling in alternate directions using a 1” harry josh marcel as a wand.
leaving some ends out and curling others, this helps achieve piecey undone texture
once you release the curl, expand it to let it cool to avoid getting too tight of a curl.
for finishing the look, use texture paste to scrunch through the ends and piece them out.
spray dry shampoo at the roots to add volume.
use caviar texture spray from mid shaft to ends to add additional volume at the ends as well as texture.
finally, robert ramos finishing spray to finish. i love this hairspray because it has a playable flexible hold and won’t flake.
