Elle Australia – June 2017

BEAUTY

tête-à-tête with

richard

kavanagh

@richardkavanagh

142 ELLE AUSTRALIA

Compiled by: Amy Starr. Photography: Sevak Babakhani (still-life); Li-Chi Pan

KIT ESSENTIALS

1.Curve Classic Wave

Wand, $230,ghd,

ghdhair.com/au

2.Ž›ŽŒžĴ¢ǰ

$30,Fatboy,

Š‹˜¢‘Š’›ǯŒ˜–

3.˜œœ˜¢•’—

Cream, $30,Fatboy,

Š‹˜¢‘Š’›ǯŒ˜–

4.˜‹‹¢’—œǰǞřǯŘş

for 25,Lady Jayne,

•Š¢“Š¢—ŽǯŒ˜–ǯŠž

5.Ocean Mist,

$35,Sachajuan,

œŠŒ‘Š“žŠ—ǯŒ˜–ǯŠž

6.Snagless Elastomer

•Šœ’ŒœǰǞśǯŚş˜›

50,Lady Jayne,

•Š¢“Š¢—ŽǯŒ˜–ǯŠž

7.Volume Maker

Invisible Texturizing

Powder, $47,Shu

Uemura Art Of

HairǰȱŗřŖŖȱŜśŗȱşşŗ

8. A Tint Of Brown
   Hair Powder, $52,
   Bumble And Bumble,
   mecca.com.au


9. •Š’—ž–ȱ›˜™’Œȱ”¢ȱ
   ¢•Ž›ǰȱǞřŗśǰȱghd,
   ghdhair.com/au

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THE BEST HAIR IS EFFORTLESS.

Nine out of 10 shoots or shows I do

›’‘ȱ—˜ ȱŒŠ••ȱ˜›ȱŽŠœ¢ǰȱŽě˜›•Žœœȱ

‘Š’›ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱȂşŖœȱŸ’‹ŽȱȮȱœ‘’—Žǰȱ‹žȱ

not overloaded with product,

a soft bend to it and still luxurious.

‘ŠȂœȱ‘Žȱ‘Š’›ȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱ

woman wants.

YOU MIGHT NOT BE

USING YOUR TONG

THE RIGHT WAY.

The best bend comes

from holding the tong

‘˜›’£˜—Š••¢ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ

head and twisting

Šœȱ ¢˜žȱ  ›Š™ǯȱ Š›ȱ

Šȱ •’Ĵ•Žȱ Š Š¢ȱ ›˜–ȱ

‘ŽȱœŒŠ•™ȱȮȱ‘Šȱ’ŸŽœȱ

Šȱ—Š››˜ Ž›ȱœ’•‘˜žŽĴŽǯȱ

And leave an inch or

two out of the tong at the end to

elongate the curl. This will create

perfect “I woke up like this” waves.

I’VE HAD SOME PRODUCTS IN MY

KIT FOR A DECADE. I’ve carted

Š›˜ž—ȱŠȱ‘ȱœ¢•Ž›ȱ˜›ŽŸŽ›ǯȱ‘ȱ

makes tools that work and give

Šȱ ™›Ž’ŒŠ‹•Žȱ ›Žœž•ǯȱ ȱ –Š”Žȱ –¢ȱ

˜ —ȱœŽŠȬœŠ•ȱœ™›Š¢ǰȱ˜˜ǯȱȱ˜—ŒŽȱ’ȱ

Šȱœ‘˜˜ȱ’—ȱ¢™ȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ–¢ȱ‹Šœȱ

went missing in transit and I had

to make do. I made it out of pool

water, salt from the table in the

restaurant and a squeeze of lemon.

ȱŠŸŽȱ‘Žȱ‹Žœȱ•’ŸŽȬ’—ǰȱ›’Ĵ¢ȱŸ’‹Žǯȱ

I HAVE A  MARTIAL ARTS

BACKGROUND,ȱ  ‘’Œ‘ȱ ™›˜‹Š‹•¢ȱ

’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽœȱ –¢ȱ  ˜›”ǯȱ ȱ –ŽŠ—œȱ

I value technical discipline even

’ȱ Ȃ–ȱ Œ›ŽŠ’—ȱ Šȱ ‘Š’›œ¢•Žȱ ‘Šȱ

•˜˜”œȱŽŠœ¢ǯ

BARDOT HAIR SUITS EVERYONE.

‘ŽȱŒ•Šœœ’Œȱ‘Š•Ȭž™ǰȱ‘Š•Ȭ˜ —ȱœ¢•Žȱ

•˜˜”œȱœ˜ȱœŽ¡¢ȱ‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ’ȱœ‘˜ œȱ˜ěȱ

a woman’s face, and it takes about

ŘŖȱ œŽŒ˜—œȱ ˜ȱ ˜ǯȱ ’›œǰȱ Šȱ •’Ĵ•Žȱ

backcombing at the crown for

Ÿ˜•ž–Žǯȱžȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ž–‹œȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ

Ž–™•Žœǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ›ž—ȱ‘Ž–ȱ’Š˜—Š••¢ȱ

ž™ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱŒ›˜ —ǯȱ ’œȱ‘Šȱ‘Š’›ȱ

Š—ȱ™’—ȱ’ȱ’—ȱ™•ŠŒŽȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ‹’ȱ‹˜‹‹¢ȱ

™’—ǯȱœŽȱœŠ•ȱœ™›Š¢ȱ˜›ȱ‘Š’›ȱ™˜ Ž›ȱ

to create texture. Then get the

™Š•–œȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘Š—œȱŠ—ȱ›ž‹ȱ‘Ž–ȱ

in a circular motion on the hair to

™ž••ȱœ˜–Žȱꗎȱ™’ŽŒŽœȱ•˜˜œŽǯ

YOU CAN FAKE HEALTHY ENDS

IF YOU DON’T HAVE TIME FOR

A CUT.ȱ™™•¢ȱ˜’•ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱŽ—œȱŠ—ȱ

Š™ȱ‘Ž–ȱ ’‘ȱ¢˜ž›ȱœ›Š’‘Ž—Ž›ǯȱȱ

‘ŠȂœȱ˜˜ȱœ›Š’‘ȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘Š’›ȱ¢™Žǰȱ

go an inch or two up from the ends

and clamp the straightener shut

•’”Žȱ¢˜žȂ›Žȱ›ŽŸŸ’—ȱŠȱ–˜˜›Œ¢Œ•Žǯȱȱ

gives a great soft bend.

I LOVE PIA MILLER’S HAIR.

‘Žȱ—Šž›Š••¢ȱ‘Šœȱ‘Žȱ›ŽŠ–ȱ‘Š’›ȱ

 Žȱ˜‘Ž› ’œŽȱœ™Ž—ȱ‘˜ž›œȱ›¢’—ȱ

˜ȱŽǯȱȱŠ•œ˜ȱ•˜ŸŽȱ˜˜—Ž¢ȱŠ›Šǯȱ

Her hair doesn’t represent classic

ŒŽ•Ž‹›’¢ȱ‹ŽŠž¢ǯȱ‘ŽȂœȱ˜ȱŠȱ™ž—”ȱ

ŽŽȱŠ—ȱŠ• Š¢œȱ•˜˜”œȱœ›˜—ǯȱ‰

The hairstylist and ghd

creative director knows

the power of a beautiful

woman – and a good

sea-salt spray

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