The year was 1969 when Philip got inspired to create this ahead of its time short wedge haircut on this beautiful natural texture hair.  The hair is a soft, structured sculpture that pairs perfectly with this model’s delicate feminine facial features.  Exquisite! 

The wedge haircut was one of the hottest looks of the 70’s but as always Philip was designing this beautiful look years before plying his mad Volumetric The Pelusi Method Haircutting skills to achieve perfection!

Philip shares, “My inspiration was the natural texture haircut movement of the 70’s which was creating dynamic shapes uniting the hair shape with the fabric of the hair.  The natural curl trend exploded in popularity from the late 70’s into the 80’s.  It was a new beauty aesthetic pioneered by models and artists like Grace Jones.”

Behind The Scenes…

Photo and Lighting by Philip Pelusi

Haircut by Philip Pelusi

Shoot location ~ Philip Pelusi Bank Location 1977

Clothes by Max Alto

Makeup by Philip Pelusi

Philip Pelusi Products – P2 Div city Shampoo and P2 Moisturizing Conditioner (now P2 Moisturesheen Shampoo and Conditioner), Philip Pelusi Pelusi Styling Lotion (similar to Tela Curl of My Dreams), and P2 Polish

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We are going back to the early 2000’s with this iconic photoshoot with Philip, Jeffrey R and Nikki B.  One model and 6 different looks with otherworldly hair and makeup.  Each look portraying a different mood and persona.  Simply put, a shapeshifter wearing multiple styles of hair, makeup and clothing. 

Nikki shares, “This was one of our most creative shoots with makeup.  We wanted the looks to have an otherworldly feel.  I got a lot of inspiration from the original Blade Runner movie.  I loved Sean Young in her role as Rachael, a replicant.  The collaboration between Philip, Jeffrey and me, all of us such perfectionists, was so fun and we had an amazing time transforming this beautiful model into so many different looks.  She was like a chameleon with each outfit, hairstyle and makeup.”

Many of the images pictured below were published in print, with this live link as one of the only still on the internet back in the day… Philip Pelusi’s The High Life – Behindthechair.com

Behind The Scenes…

Photo and Lighting by Philip Pelusi

Hair by Philip Pelusi and Jeffrey R

Shoot location ~ Center for Philip Pelusi Talent Development

Makeup Artist ~ Nikki B

Philip Pelusi Products – P2 Long gev ity Shampoo and Conditioner, P2 Xtreme, P2 Potion to we to dry style, then P2 Honey, P2 Fluid and P2 RefresHair to style and restyle her hair throughout the 8 hour shoot

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