Control Systems by BIBA Creative Team
Australia's BIBA Creative Team has brought us a collection of edgy, no-nonsense looks with a variety of lengths and styles from which to choose. The common thread in all these hairstyles is texture.
By combining soft texturing with sharp edges and hard lines, the designers create a set of visually stunning looks that are sure to turn heads and draw attention in any crowd.
Haircut for Mildly Wavy Hair
When executed on hair the color of strong black coffee, this layered haircut with deeply chopped razor-cut texture provides an earthy, natural feel to the style. With mildly wavy hair, the individual layers are defined and appear organic, as if they’ve grown to look exactly this way.
The choppy layers also keep the perimeter of the hair soft, making the hairstyle tousled and romantic without being too frilly or frou-frou. The color is interlaced with a touch of warmth from rich chestnut brown, offering extremely subtle highlighting.
Strong Angular Hairstyle
This hairstyle pays homage to powerful celebrities of the 1980s: Brigitte Nielsen and Grace Jones. Both wore gamine-short, strongly angular styles to maximum effect without sacrificing their femininity. Here we see similarities in the cut and design: clean edges and perimeter, smoothly tapered nape, and a sharply defined weight line.
The sides and crown are swept at a downward angle, providing a counterbalance to the top sections' rooster-like frill. The natural pale blonde is also contrasted by blue-black panels, adding depth and contrast.
This haircut is great for those with thick but fine hair, as the texturing and styling give the hair the appearance of added structure.
Dual-Level Haircut
Here we have a dual-level haircut that combines two lengths of a "bowl style" cut into a look that contrasts the finishing techniques of both. The interior of the cut features a precisely defined "bowl" with tapered sideburns and a sharp, clean perimeter.
A segment of the crown has been reserved and laid over the undercut base of the style as a veil of sorts. This upper layer of hair is colored with warm coppery tones and bright golden glints.
The upper layer gives a translucent look to the hairstyle, and the razor-cut finishing keeps the edges of the upper layer soft, contrasting with the sharp edge underneath.
Jaw-Level Bob Cut
Most collections of hairstyles that vary in length will include an incarnation of the bob haircut, and this collection is no exception.
This rich chocolate brown hair is cut with a precise fringe extending from temple to temple, while the side and back lengths end precisely at jaw level.
The ends of the hair along the perimeter are textured with a razor to soften the otherwise hard edge. However, the texture is minimalist, meant only to create a bristly feel rather than diffuse the ends into wispy strands.
Colorful Short Pixie Cut
This colorful tapestry of a hairstyle combines cut and color techniques to create a very textural look. The base color is a neutral dark blonde with some natural blonde highlights, enhanced by streaks of wheaten blonde and toasted umber.
The cut is a mixture of pixie cut and devil-lock (as evidenced by the dramatic length left in the fringe). The tapered layers are chipped in with scissors, creating an edgy look that can be "roughed" up in styling to maximize or minimize the impact of the style.
The perimeter lengths are elongated, providing a softened frame to the face and features.
Hair: BIBA Creative Team Australia