"Women of the 7th Art" by DESSANGE

For over 50 years, DESSANGE as been styling hair for the biggest stars at the Cannes Film Festival. This collection pays homage to the world of cinema and its iconic hairstyles.

Between two shoots, hair models Iris, Jessica, and Vanessa posed with cinematic decor, allowing themselves to be transformed by the expert hands of DESSANGE’s stylists. Timeless, modern hairstyles are featured, with smooth, diaphanous, or airy styling, finely sculpted cuts, subtle layers, and nuanced colors.

Resolutely contemporary, each of the actresses-for-a-day has a cut that can be adjusted into three styles. Just like actresses, women of today must know how to elegantly transition from one character to another. Whether wise, tender, maternal, glamorous, or a femme fatale, each role has its own beauty and hairstyle.

Wavy Glamour

Long chestnut-brown hair with highlights

This highly natural yet transcendent modern style has graced glamour shoots, catwalks, and high-profile events for many years. It’s a prime example of the adage "less is more."

Vanessa’s warm chestnut-brown hair has been curled with a flat iron and then brushed out with a boar-bristle brush to achieve a naturally cascading, voluminous look. Golden highlights were added to emulate sun streaks, resulting in a supremely youthful effect.

Masculine-Feminine Hair

Chic wet-look style for women with short hair

In today’s ultra-feminist world, this chic hairstyle embodies the "If you can do it, I can do it better" spirit. The hair is sculpted into a slick, disciplined, androgynous evening style that echoes the vibrancy and energy of the rebellious 1980s. The look is both natural and sophisticated.

This style is relatively easy to achieve at home. Apply a generous amount of wet-look styling gel to damp hair and style as desired. For best results, work with short hair that has a wavy or curly structure. Consider researching finger waves to perfect the technique.

Pixie Cut with Volume

Youthful pixie cut with the hair styled to the back

This striking pixie cut features a styled-unstyled appeal. The short hair has been blow-dried back with a wide-barrel brush, intentionally styled away from the face for a more arresting, youthful appearance.

A small amount of dry-look wax was applied to the hair for added height and volume, styled in an upside-down triangle shape. The contrast between the dark brown hair and creamy skin tone highlights the silhouette and texture of this natural yet bold style.

Hollywood Cascade

Long brown hair with highlights and curls

The stylist’s preference for natural-looking styles is evident here. The hair has been colored a glamorous copper-golden brunette shade known as "Marron Gold," with thin golden blonde highlights added to create movement and lighten the overall look.

The hair was curled with a medium-barrel curling tong and gently brushed out with a boar-bristle brush to create lush, goddess-like waves. Clip-in extensions can also be used to replicate this voluminous look if you have less hair.

Maxi Volume Styling

Long 1970s hairstyle with the ends styled outward

This hairstyle, with ends styled outward, is simply magnificent. The stylist has expertly breathed new life into this 1970s style, making it appear natural and modern.

The hair is cut into a connected layered, long style, with significant effort put into creating the perfect texture and feathery effect around the face.

The colorist used the famous DESSANGE California highlighting technique, mimicking natural sun streaks. The "Blond Légende" shade was used for maximum brightness and impact.

Chic Rebel

Elegant punk style for short pixie cut hair

This style seamlessly blends elegance and punk, creating a new genre of "elegant-punk."

The short pixie cut hair is blow-dried away from her face to maximize volume, then styled with a small amount of dry-look wax and shimmering hairspray. The stylist used a crimping iron at the roots to enhance volume, while subtly styling the hybrid Mohawk to the side for a more feminine, softer look.

Wild Bob

The disheveled, rebellious bob was a signature style of the 1980s, and its timeless power continues to resonate in modern fashion.

The stylist chose a particularly feminine yet confidently assertive version of the 80s bob with layers, showcasing the benefits of natural finger-drying and texturizing mist. The model’s icy blonde hair provides the perfect backdrop for this bold and confident look.

Short and Smooth

Side-combed pixie cut with a feminine apppeal

This pixie cut has been smoothed down with wet-look gel applied to wet hair, creating a slick, ultra-smooth appearance while maintaining a distinctly feminine style.

Warm highlights are sprinkled across the dark brown "Brun Studio" hue, especially around the face. The hair is very short along the nape and sides, with the top styled longer and softer. A boyishly short cut with a feminine appeal!

Elegant Updo

This incredibly elegant and sophisticated hairstyle evokes the strength and confidence of post-war era women, symbolizing their collective strength and tenacity.

The updo has been carefully backcombed to add volume and then gently combed down for a smooth, elegant finish. Baby hairs are tamed with a hydrating cream, while coiled strands showcase well-placed highlights, particularly around the face.

Slicked-Back Chic

Vanessa created this updo inspired by Hitchcock films, which looks intricate yet is easy enough for anyone to replicate at home. The wet hair is slicked down with wet-look gel and combed to smooth perfection using a fine-tooth comb. The middle part and baby hairs at the sideburns add a modern touch and balance.

The hair is tied into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck, with the surface of the hair kept flawless. Small sections of the ponytail are coiled and pinned into place with bobby pins. Finish with a high-gloss hairspray to increase shine and combat humidity.

Hairstyles: DESSANGE
Photography: Nicolas Valois