Tease Me featuring Davide Torchio
As Edward Scissorhands turned any row of shrubs and hedges into a sculptural museum, Martin Christopher Harper creates fantastical shapes with hair, often with subtextual references to pop culture.
The days of big bold teased hair are often placed in the eighties, but Christopher certainly doesn't fit into that box. In creating unique shapes, he re-imagines the teased texture in completely distinctive styles reminiscent of the '60s beehive, disco hair a la Donna Summer, and romantic hairdos one imagines in late nineteenth century Bohemian England. But even out of contemporary cultural context, these hair experiments create worlds of their own using structure and texture. They play with gravity and demonstrate the dramatic effect of framing the face with texture that mimics the clouds. more...
Phosphorous featuring Davide Torchio
Bringer of Light
Radiate with inner luminescence and start some fireworks with these key elements but remember a light hand goes a long way when getting your glow on! Try meteoric colors like polished Ivy work well and add a signature pop to your look. To prevent an ‘over the top’ make over, try balancing the strong color with a sheer, burnished tone on the lip and cheeks. Good for all those strong silent types! more...