Picture the Victoria’s Secret beauty aesthetic: An impossibly leggy glamazon emerges from a cloud of glitter, her lithe limbs coated in a rich layer of bronzer. Her hair is gloriously long, with Kardashian-like waves swishing past sculpted obliques. But this year they tweaked the bombshell look— and ELLE Canada went to London, England, to investigate the brand’s latest head-turning allure.
Lead hairstylist Akki Shirakawa said the hair should look “chic, wearable and easy.” Extensions were obvs on hand, but they were used to create volume, not
extra length. Shirakawa massaged Victoria’s Secret
Mega-Lift Mousse ($18) through damp roots...
“In the past, Victoria’s Secret’s makeup has been quite bronze and golden,” said makeup artist Dick Page, who prepped the models for the show. But this year, the key product was a red theatrical face paint. “This flush of colour on the cheeks...
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