“Black Lilium” HUF Magazine, January 2015

I hope the new year is settling in well for you and that you had a flawless holiday.

What a better way to ring in the new year than with a newly published editorial!

We had the opportunity to work with Kelly Gillespie (courtesy of The Kim Dawson Agency in Dallas, Texas) on this project.

The set and styling were very minimal as to evoke clean lines and and sense of bareness. The emotion is a bit more somber and pensive as the winter approaches. A human left to fend to the elements. During this photo session, Kelly magnificently channeled a sense of solitude and minimalism to enhance the clothing styled by Jamie Gorden of Seaminx Managament.

Sooty black, gritty grays, and blown out platinum was our palette for the day so I decided to magnify that by utilizing texture in the hair to create contrast.

Generously applying Privé Volumizing Dry Shampoo at the root and blowdrying it as I massaged it in created a “padded” texture for the texture.

The hair was then lightly backcombed and sprayed with Privé Finishing Texture Spray to create an airy hold. I love this hair spray because it allows you to control and manipulate the hair without becoming sticky or flakey. Plus the sense is addictive!

The skin was hydrated and primed with Chantecaille Anti Glycation Primer for a flawless and barely there look.

The Dior 5 COULEURS COUTURE COLOURS & EFFECTS EYESHADOW PALETTE in 30 Montaigne was used to create contour and highlight since black and white photography was going to be used.

Enjoy the rest of the series. Happy 2015!

Credits

Hair and Makeup: Walter Fuentes of The Campbell Agency | http://www.wafuartistry.com

Photography: Sergio Garcia http://www.sergiogarciastudios.com

Fashion Stylist: Jamie Gorden of http://www.seaminx.com

Muse: Kelly Gillespie http://www.kimdawson.com

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Portfolio Update with David Earl

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It’s Thursday again already?!

Wow, how time passes. To make it better, I share this awesome session with David Earl photographed by Sergio Garcia.

The purpose of this photoshoot was to compile various looks and show David’s versatility. From fitness, to casual, to suiting, he shows a different side of a well groomed man’s closet.

For the relaxed looks, I used a bit of Awapuhi Texturizing Sea Salt Spray by Paul Mitchell and roughly blow dried it with my fingers. I then dressed it with Bumble and Bumble Sumo Tech for a bedhead hold.

As the session progressed, I dressed the hair with a much neater pompadour effect. I achieved this by using a paddle brush and smoothing all of the hair directed back. The Sumo Tech activated with the heat and created a nice finish so I just sealed in place with a mist of Paul Mitchell Extra Clean Hairspray.

Lastly, we wanted to portray a very crisp, debonair gentleman. To complete his well tailored suit look, I deep side parted the hair using his eyebrow as a guide to keep proportion. I used Kenra Grooming Pomade and used a fine toothed comb perfectly smooth it back. I topped it off with a fine mist of Paul Mitchell The Shine for a lacquer finish.

I hope you enjoyed it and that you have fun using these essential products as much as I do.

Grooming: Walter Fuentes of WAFU Artistry | http://www.wafuartistry.com

Photography: Sergio Garcia | http://www.prismshoot.com

Lighting: Craig Thomas

THROWBACK THURSDAY: “Black Swan” featuring Becca courtesy of Wallflower Management

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A perfect fall day in Dallas, Texas was the backdrop for this beautiful photo session photographed by Wade Livingston.

Free, airy, and bohemian was the inspiration and Willie Johnson did not disappoint with the fashion styling.

I used a cocktail of Sebastian Gel Forté and Bumble and Bumble Surfspray in her hair to give a lived in wet hair feel.

Coconut oil was used as gloss on the high planes of the face with shadows and foundation by Dior Cosmetics.

Enjoy!

Hair and Makeup: Walter Fuentes of WAFU Artistry | http://www.wafuartistry

Photography: Wade Livingston | http://www.wadelivingston.com

Fashion Styling: Willie Johnson

Muse: Becca at Wallflower Management

FEATURE: Kevin courtesy of The Campbell Agency

Model Features

This session was shot by the amazing Sergio Garcia. Kevin, a model with The Campbell Agency wanted to show a flirty, fresh and soft side with this photo series. I groomed Kevin’s hair by spritzing Bumble and Bumble Styling Lotion to enhance natural texture. After diffusing with a blow dryer, I warmed up a nickel sized amount of Mitch Matte Reformer to create a matte bedhead texture.

Enjoy the series:)