How To Get the Runway Look: Backstage Beauty at Jenny Packham 2012

backstage beauty at jenny packham

spring 2012 ready-to-wear / new york fashion week

Jenny Packham continued to partner with L’Oréal Professionnel to

create the hair for her Spring 2012 runway show, which took place on September 12 at the Tents at Lincoln

Center. Creating the simple yet perfect style to complement the delicate designs for the second consecutive

season was top hairstylist, Leonardo Manetti.

“Have you seen her all in gold, like a queen in days of old; she shoots colors all around; like a sunset going

down…” These lyrics from The Rolling Stones’ tune, “She’s A Rainbow,” are what Jenny Packham describes

as the inspiration for her Spring 2012 ready-to-wear collection. The latest line is a soft yet dramatic prelude to

Spring: billowing silk chiffons and French lace – some adorned in Swarovski crystals - in a vibrant range of

hues that gracefully floated and sparkled down the runway.

Lead hairstylist Leonardo Manetti for L’Oréal Professionnel, matched the theme and tone of Packham’s

colorful, romantic vision. “We wanted to compliment the flow of the dresses, so the hair had to be soft and

beautiful,” said Manetti. “The clothes and colors in the collection are so vibrant, fresh, and young, and so is the

hairstyle. An ethereal ‘perfect’ blowout was the ideal look.”

“Our style for the show was a healthy naturally straight hair with a high shimmer factor. Sleek but with

movement,” noted Packham. “A look that our glamorous international clientele can aspire to and achieve.”

howto get the look, next:

1)Mist hair with water. Part hair on the right side, ! inch from the beginning ofthe eyebrow, and pull

straightback. Section hair behind ears and at the nape.

2)Apply L’Oréal Professionnel Lift Extrême targeted weightlifting mousse ($18.00/8.6oz.)section by

sectionto increase volume, give texture to the hair, and at the same time, prepping itfor a blow-dry.

3)Using a large barrel round brush blow-dry each section until smooth and dry. Tocreate an even

softerlook for the hair, apply heat of blow-dryer to ends, and while holding brush inplace, curl hair ends undertowards body and release brush slowly.

4)Combine all of the blown-dry sections and brush together. Blow hair away fromface. Spray L’Oréal

ProfessionnelPerfect Shimmer shine illuminating mist ($21.00/5.8oz.) onto hands, then applyto random

sectionsat the crown to create subtle sheen.

5)Set blowout with L’Oréal Professionnel Infinium 3 hairspray ($23.00/11oz.)which will finish and set the style,but with a workable, soft hold that eliminates frizz.

FinishedLook