Jayne Wild

Held at Jayne Wild’s architectural master piece, Wildlife Milson’s Point, stepping into the buzz of the third and last day of the ghd Star Styler Protege Master Series bestowed a feeling you could imagine vibing from a dinner party at the Wild abode – warm, hospitable, aspirational and teetering with history making creative conceptualisation. There was a fierce and almost eery sense of knowing that something utterly awesome was in the making and could emerge from almost anywhere at any given time. And how could one be so sure? Because Romance was Born muse and flagship Australian session styler, Alan White and Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year, Jayne Wild were sailing the ship.

Alan White

In the making for over a year, the inaugural addition to the ghd education calendar welcomed rich interest from budding ghd stylists passionate to make a difference to tomorrow’s hair design. In a nutshell, each student was required to (with the direction of Jayne and Alan) develop and direct an editorial look suitable for a high-end Fashion spread – as shot by a leading photographer.

Participants first sat down as a group and were invited to discuss the ins and outs of what inspired them – touching on music, art, fashion, Style icons, eras and anything and everything in between.

Following further discussion and hands on work, Jayne and Alan deciphered the strengths and weaknesses of each student and made it their mission to zone in on areas requiring improvement while instilling the confidence to harness hairdressing from the heart – or hair design built from freedom. Because at the end of the day, who wants to copy someone else’s work right down to the last curl?

“We pinpointed their strengths and then worked to push each student beyond their boundaries. No one can see what’s in your head except you, so the result is never really going to be ‘wrong’ is it? It’s an emotive thing (session styling), a finger wave is never going to look like a carbon copy of the reference at hand, and that’s a good thing,” explains Alan.

Alan and Jayne then sent across a series of Italian VOGUE-style references unique to each student. Each editorial brief demanded the stylist to use skills within their ‘weak’ repertoire, yet was built from all things inspiring to each personality. Upon receiving their tailored brief, stylists were asked to source corresponding references illustrating their interpretation of Jayne and Alan’s vision. And the third day was when it all came to fruition – MAC make-up artists, professional wardrobe, Sydney’s hottest agency girls and leading hairdresser turned photographer, Matt Webb inclusive.

Although it’s hard to narrow down a key benefit from the ghd Star Styler Protege Master Series workshop, a respected point of difference comes in the clashing of two industry entities both equally passionate about their outlook on hair. Jayne Wild’s spiritual connection with hair artistry and Alan’s Quentin Tarantino-esque vision and daring demand on the human fabric combining to leave stylists empowered and equipped to lead, educate and manifest an editorial brief with divine aplomb.

“For me it’s about merging the world of Expo and the world of session styling together. If I know even just five of the 18 hairdressers here walk away educated and willing to produce hair from the heart opposed to the typical shoulder length, straight, three-quarter cropped image, then I’m happy,” reiterates Jayne on her own approach to the industry and drive behind three Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year trophies.

Always there to guide with wisdom, Jayne and Alan were cautious never to suffocate a students’ vision or thought process. Rather, commentary such as ‘you take it wherever you want to take it, maybe it’s about losing a little bit, maybe it’s about this texture here that’s important, you’ll know, you’ll find it,’ assured Alan to a student tending to a contemporary tribal brief.

“We actually want them to encounter difficulties today. Like this girl over here, her vision has been so strong and direct the entire time, yet the texture isn’t forming exactly as she intended it to, so we are now guiding her through the process of working with what she’s got, and that’s what it’s all about, preparing for such scenarios that are likely to happen on the day of any shoot,” said Alan.

And the proof was in the pudding. Not only from the magnificent, Harpers Bazaar fit images popping up on Matt’s MAC BookPro, but from the conversations (and tear sheets!) bouncing between students and teachers. Pam from X-Treme Lengths in Buderim, was very deservedly vaunting an editorial spread she had completed between ghd Master Series sessions for a local magazine.

“Pam came to us so concerned about this brief that asked for natural hair. So we took her back to basics and recapped on the fundamentals,” explains Jayne.

“It was a stress free day for me thanks to what Alan and Jayne taught me,” recalls Pam. “And working with ghd products made it an effortless day also. The weightlessness of the products allows you to just keep adding until you have the perfect texture."

Another example came in a salon owner who, upon arriving to the ghd Star Styler Protege Master Series, literally couldn’t blow dry correctly. Her issue was an inability to generate volume from the simple process of a blow-dry, and by the end her time with Alan and Jayne, created an image with relaxed, yet perfectly swept body ready for the glossy beauty pages of any magazine.

And this is the gift of ghd – an ability to instil confidence through beauty intelligence.

This year’s charity runway hair look was created by ghd Hair Director Craig Smith from Fruition Hair.

Craig Smith for ghd

“The Cuban Princess collection was definitive ‘Alex Perry’ with a multitude of beautiful textures and ornate/embellished detailing. As such, the hair brief was kept simple and very sleek to really augment the designer’s intricate Style. A sleek, mid/high crown pony tail was chosen as the perfect hair design to compliment Perry’s decorative collection. "

Get the look:

1. As with any hair-up style, it is easier to work with unwashed hair. Hair that has just been washed is often quite flyaway and therefore resistant to being moulded into a particular shape or style.
2. It may sound pretty basic, but the fist job is to remove any knots/tangles from the hair to ensure the hair being worked into a ponytail, sits perfectly, void of any unsightly lumps or bumps.
3. Once the hair is malleable, apply a small amount of ghd Smoothing Balm about an inch away from the root are, all the way around the hair line.
4. Work the product through the hair, focussing from the root to mid lengths with a smoothing brush such as the ghd Oval Dressing Brush.
5. Use the ghd Gold Classic styler to straighten the hair and secure into a ponytail with a snag proof hair elastic.
6. Finish with ghd Ultimate Hairspray for extra hold and ghd Shining Serum.

The singer, who has just been announced as the new global face of ghd, will arrive in Sydney on May 3 ahead of her performance at the Entertainment Centre the following night.

With the hair-care brand sponsoring a bunch of designers, there’s talk the star may grace a front row or two.

“Her schedule is quite intense but if she gets some free time she’s considering dropping by,” said a source.

One star who will attend the industry event is British ‘80s supermodel Yasmin Le Bon, who will join friend Gail Elliott at the model-turned-designer’s Little Joe fashion show. Word is the 46-year-old wife of Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon, could also be hitting the catwalk.

There’s always a huge buzz as to whether an international star will grace the front rows at RAFW. Some years have delivered great talent such as Dita Von Teese and Mischa Barton, and others, well, haven’t.

Fashion icon … Singer Katy Perry may appear at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Source: The Sunday Telegraph

Fashion purists argue that it’s not about the celebrities, but you can bet if someone like Perry shows up to a designer’s show the global publicity will be absolutely priceless.

In a recent and shocking report, it has surfaced that 17-year-old Justin Bieber does, in fact, suffer from a hormonal disorder. Growth hormone deficiency, or GHD, is a pituitary disorder that, if left untreated, can severely impair one’s quality of life.

Justin Bieber’s condition was made manifest by leaked documents that were taken from Bieber’s endocrinologist, who is responsible for administering Growth Hormone to Bieber for his condition.

Throughout Bieber’s career, the pop star has been mocked for having an adolescent frame. Many have jokingly said that Justin Bieber still hasn’t hit puberty. What has been said in jest is apparently not entirely unfounded.  More specifically, Bieber suffers from hypopituitarism, which is the result of lack of growth hormone as well as deficiency in the anterior pituitary hormone.

Justin Bieber has since been bombarded by gossip-hungry paparazzi, and has released the following statement, “I do indeed suffer from GHD, and it is nothing that I am ashamed of. To everybody who has made fun of me for aspects of my appearance that are related to my disorder, I forgive you. I didn’t want this to be made so public, but now that it is; please don’t make fun of my stature or high pitched voice. It’s not something I can help.”

Just kidding…April Fool’s!

On April 19th, Katy and her husband Russell showed up at the premiere of his new film ‘Arthur’. The premiere took place at the Cineworld O2 Arena in London and Katy and Russell proved that they are very much in love. Usually one for bright and bold clashing colours, Katy kept things rather simple in an elegant, floor length Nude gown from the Philip Armstrong Fall 2011 collection. The Assymetrical gown dazzled with the use of gorgeous embellishment on the front and Katy teamed the dress with matching Brian Atwood Nude pumps. No accessories were needed to complete the outfit, instead Katy used her long flowing locks and fresh make-up finish off the outfit successfully.

Things have only been looking positive for Katy as of late. After the release of her gorgeous OPI nail polish collection, Katy went on to successfully release a sexy new perfume, titled Purr and went on to wow fans on her recent UK and US tours. She has also recently been named as the new face of GHD and Thomas Sabo jewellery.

This new agreement will enable GHD access to 25 Autodesk products and in excess of 1000 licensed seats globally. In addition, GHD will have access to Autodesk consulting services to help integrate the technology and assist in optimising their investment. GHD is also continuing its long standing engagement with KarelCAD to support the solution going forward in partnership with Autodesk.

“We are extremely pleased to further strengthen our long-standing relationship with GHD with this global agreement,” said Paul Arthur, Sales Director, Autodesk Australia and New Zealand. “GHD is a true Australian success story, delivering innovative and world-class design solutions across five continents. We are delighted that Autodesk software and services will enable GHD to support their further push towards 3D design solutions as they scale for future growth.”

GHD works across a wide range of international projects, some requiring them to collaborate across timezones and markets. The interoperability of Autodesk’s technology solutions combined with this new flexible licensing arrangement will allow GHD design teams to collaborate and be more resource-efficient.

“We needed a solution that was flexible, allowing us to scale and collaborate effectively across multiple sites around the world,” said Gavin Cheetham, Global CADD Manager for GHD. “Autodesk was able to offer the best solutions to streamline our licencing while enabling us to use the latest Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools to support our clients’ current and future needs.”

BIM is an integrated process for exploring a project’s key physical and functional characteristics digitally before it’s built, helping to deliver projects faster and more economically, whilst maximising environmental outcomes. GHD is seeing a strong demand from its customers for 3D solutions and is planning to pro-actively use BIM to help design innovative projects, reduce costs and deliver better performance.

About Autodesk

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About GHD

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GHD is recognised for its commitment to sustainable development, safety and innovation. We care for the wellbeing of our people, communities and the environments in which we operate. www.ghd.com

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Shot by famed photographer David LaChapelle, Perry is posing in very retro-style for GHD. Katy Perry is flaunting stunning three hairstyles in the campaign, in honor of the brand’s Iconic Eras of Style limited edition collection, that transcend do’s from throughout the decades; 50s, 70s, and 80s. Wow!!

Her 1950s look with hair curled tightly looks like Elizabeth Taylor-inspired do. In the picture, Katy is lounging on a satin quit-covered bed, donning a pretty peach chiffon dress. Just look at Katy Perry’s hairstyle.. Isn’t she looking dreamy??

Katy Perry’s hippy-chic hairstyle looks awesome with in brown animal print attire and that 80s style voluminous curls with bold colored dress, make it all the more stylish.

So, what do you think of Katy Perry’s hairdos? Which one did you like the most? Share your thoughts with FashionFame.com in comment box below.

My head had a trauma in a car accident and was badly in need for a surgery on my head. As a result, my long hair I had been keeping for years was shaved off in a minute. For quite a long time, I still could not get used to how I was looked in the mirror in short hair. Although it had been quite a few month after the accident and I totally recovered from the injury, the aftermath seemingly was going to stay in my heart for long. As I felt all my confidence was gone without my long hair. I never had my hair grew so short, not even long enough to touch the shoulders. I felt so disappointed that I even had the thought to quit attending the annual prom I had prepared for month in collage. In order to cheer me up, my friend Jessica sent me a secret present. I opened up the box and found out it was a GHD hair stick. Looking at my frizzy, coarse short hair in mirror, I doubted much if the GHD could do anything to change my look. I let Jessica deal with my disastrous hair with GHD. The moment I opened my eyes, I still could not believe the one in mirror growing in short hair was me. I never pictured myself in such short hair could still look attractive. GHD added colors to the monotonous short hairs and enabled girls to change their look with the most stylish hairstyle on their own.

Thanks to GHD, with a fresh new look, I went to the school prom. I was not the most beautiful girl at that night, but definitely the most special girl who looked cool but still elegant with the stylish short hair. Ever since then, GHD becomes part of my life, as I decide to keep short hair to have a change.

Besides helping beauty conscious achieves their dream appearance, GHD, made of superior materials, can guard your hair against potential damage. All the raw materials are environmentally-friendly. The products are manufactured according to the CE and UL standard, with good electromagnetic interference. The heating panels are painted with Ceramic Paste imported. It can generate infrared ray and negative ions which can protect and rehabilitate hair. The warm-up time is also very short. Only in 5 seconds can it generate heat and it takes no longer than 60 seconds to reach up to 200 degree centigrade. In this way, even if you do your hair in the morning, there is no need worrying about being late for work. What’s more, it can automatically warm up to 200 degree centigrade when powers on and also powers off automatically in 30 minutes. So even if you forget to power it off, it will not catch fire. In addition, they are very easy to operate and carry with.

Come to own a GHD. It is your way to beauty second to none.