A Demonstration of Beauty
A Romanian magazine was planning to present its readers the faces that are ubiquitous in the pages of newspapers or can be seen on TV screens with novel looks . That is also perhaps meant to emphasise that a change of looks can refresh even the images too worn out by the flash guns of the cameras. A real army of magicians of colours got involved in this game. Radu Serban is the stars’ hair stylist . I asked him what qualities a good hair stylist should have: "You have got to have a vision , to listen to his or her problems , to give him or her all your attention .. First a good hair stylist should have a three -dimensional perspective, natural talent, should be able to handle his tools well, just like learning the alphabet. But the secret of a beautiful hair is to be healthy , to shine , to have a special slick. It is quite important to analyse the hair, and the shampoo and hair conditioner should be applied correctly. That is why the manufacturers should do their best to educate their employees and business partners : to teach them how to apply the products correctly . The manufacturers organise seminars , contests and stage shows . They establish the trends ; if they could not sell the perm solution, then wavy hair is fashionable this year."
Dana Dinca is the director of the hair style Department of a great manufacturer of hair products . She maintains that the latest trends in hair style , fashion and make -up can not be conceived separately but they should be harmonized: "It should define a woman’s personality, matching hair style, colours, make up and clothes. Most of young girls prefer long hair . I would like to follow the example of Europe and dare have our hair cut in more adventurous ways. "
The latest trends in hair style are launched just like the big fashion collections shortly before the end of the year . Volker Schuler has been in Bucharest for five years now . Every year , the galas organised by his company are a real show of beauty and mastery . I asked him to give us his opinion about the level of the demonstration: "I think that here in Bucharest we have reached a level that is comparable to many other European countries . I am glad that people are involved in all sorts of events . Romanian hair stylists are highly skilled and are well-regarded internationally. I was able to find this out four months ago in Paris where we put on a good show. This event was organised for all the hairdressers in Romania, in order to start a new year with our clients and to launch the latest trends in hair style . Every year the best hair stylists meet for inspiration and propose new styles . There will be three trends in 2003 : ‘timeless beauty "and " the Romantic eccentric" , two hair styles between fantasy and reality, and " sensuality and discretion " . I am glad that we are the first to introduce these trends to the Romanian market. "
The end of last year’s gala held at the Palace Hall in Bucharest saw some 1,000 people gathered in the audience with just as many on stage and backstage. Special guests for a 30 minute show, were the Italian stylists from the famous group founded by Gigi Gandini, whose models paraded some of the most spectacular hair-dos you’ve ever seen. Gianni Sancasani is member of the group and member of the jury that awarded the Romanian hair-stylists. Just before the show I asked him for his expert opinion on the work of the contestants.
"We could see again that this is such a small world, and there was really nothing new we could teach any of the Romanian hairstylists. I must say I’ve just seen an extraordinary level of professionalism. We’ve seen some absolutely exquisite work, and that determined us to give our best in tonight’s show. This world is so small the differences are minimal. Thanks to cable TV, breakthroughs and new ideas travel so fast. We didn’t notice any significant differences between other countries and Romania. But we did see very careful preparations which made us hopeful that the future of hairstyling belongs to the truly professional. We are very enthusiastic about what we’ve seen in Romania.’
Having been riveted by the debutante contest and the masters’ demonstrations, we gave the winners of the gala a standing ovation. Alina Stoian from western city of Timisoara won the most important award in her career, coming 3rd in the junior section. I asked her how much time it took her to create the awarded hairstyle.
"It took me one day just to bleach the hair, then I died it brown and added the red, pink, blond and chestnut streaks. The dying took some 8 hours. Cutting the hair for the contest took 40 minutes, but a change of look takes a lot of time.This award was a major achievement in my career; it’s the first contest I’ve been in and I had to sacrifice a lot.’
At the end of the contest, Alina’s model, Despina Carstici had her hair cut in varying lengths and dyed in 8 distinct colours. I asked her how she felt about this new experience: "I thought it would be a wonderful idea and I decided to have a shot at it. It was something completely new for me. Although I’ve always been a great admirer of fashion and hairstyling, I’d never had much to do with it. I trusted Alina the very first moment I saw her. It was both interesting and enjoyable. Hadn’t I met Alina I would have never had the courage to go out looking like this’.
It does take some courage indeed to undergo a total change of look. You also need patience and confidence in your hairstylist, but then you also need a strong personality. Without a little madness, you won’t probably dare dye your hair black and white or in 8 distinct colours. But it is precisely that bit of madness, the reaction of the others that is worth the patience and the money you’ll pay the hairstylist. Basically it’s all about having the guts to look in the mirror and accept to be the star of your own beauty show.
(february 2003)
Dana Dinca is the director of the hair style Department of a great manufacturer of hair products . She maintains that the latest trends in hair style , fashion and make -up can not be conceived separately but they should be harmonized: "It should define a woman’s personality, matching hair style, colours, make up and clothes. Most of young girls prefer long hair . I would like to follow the example of Europe and dare have our hair cut in more adventurous ways. "
The latest trends in hair style are launched just like the big fashion collections shortly before the end of the year . Volker Schuler has been in Bucharest for five years now . Every year , the galas organised by his company are a real show of beauty and mastery . I asked him to give us his opinion about the level of the demonstration: "I think that here in Bucharest we have reached a level that is comparable to many other European countries . I am glad that people are involved in all sorts of events . Romanian hair stylists are highly skilled and are well-regarded internationally. I was able to find this out four months ago in Paris where we put on a good show. This event was organised for all the hairdressers in Romania, in order to start a new year with our clients and to launch the latest trends in hair style . Every year the best hair stylists meet for inspiration and propose new styles . There will be three trends in 2003 : ‘timeless beauty "and " the Romantic eccentric" , two hair styles between fantasy and reality, and " sensuality and discretion " . I am glad that we are the first to introduce these trends to the Romanian market. "
The end of last year’s gala held at the Palace Hall in Bucharest saw some 1,000 people gathered in the audience with just as many on stage and backstage. Special guests for a 30 minute show, were the Italian stylists from the famous group founded by Gigi Gandini, whose models paraded some of the most spectacular hair-dos you’ve ever seen. Gianni Sancasani is member of the group and member of the jury that awarded the Romanian hair-stylists. Just before the show I asked him for his expert opinion on the work of the contestants.
"We could see again that this is such a small world, and there was really nothing new we could teach any of the Romanian hairstylists. I must say I’ve just seen an extraordinary level of professionalism. We’ve seen some absolutely exquisite work, and that determined us to give our best in tonight’s show. This world is so small the differences are minimal. Thanks to cable TV, breakthroughs and new ideas travel so fast. We didn’t notice any significant differences between other countries and Romania. But we did see very careful preparations which made us hopeful that the future of hairstyling belongs to the truly professional. We are very enthusiastic about what we’ve seen in Romania.’
Having been riveted by the debutante contest and the masters’ demonstrations, we gave the winners of the gala a standing ovation. Alina Stoian from western city of Timisoara won the most important award in her career, coming 3rd in the junior section. I asked her how much time it took her to create the awarded hairstyle.
"It took me one day just to bleach the hair, then I died it brown and added the red, pink, blond and chestnut streaks. The dying took some 8 hours. Cutting the hair for the contest took 40 minutes, but a change of look takes a lot of time.This award was a major achievement in my career; it’s the first contest I’ve been in and I had to sacrifice a lot.’
At the end of the contest, Alina’s model, Despina Carstici had her hair cut in varying lengths and dyed in 8 distinct colours. I asked her how she felt about this new experience: "I thought it would be a wonderful idea and I decided to have a shot at it. It was something completely new for me. Although I’ve always been a great admirer of fashion and hairstyling, I’d never had much to do with it. I trusted Alina the very first moment I saw her. It was both interesting and enjoyable. Hadn’t I met Alina I would have never had the courage to go out looking like this’.
It does take some courage indeed to undergo a total change of look. You also need patience and confidence in your hairstylist, but then you also need a strong personality. Without a little madness, you won’t probably dare dye your hair black and white or in 8 distinct colours. But it is precisely that bit of madness, the reaction of the others that is worth the patience and the money you’ll pay the hairstylist. Basically it’s all about having the guts to look in the mirror and accept to be the star of your own beauty show.
(february 2003)
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