The secret behind the healthy hair look? It was all thanks to Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR range.
From the designs to the finished hair — strong, sleek, confident, and smooth was everywhere on the Autumn/Winter 24 Victoria Beckham runway at Paris Fashion Week. Beckham has always placed a high focus on showing off the silhouettes that grace her runway as well as gorgeous skin — and to do so, she needed a hairstyle that suited her designs. Clean, low ponytails gave an effortless feel to her designs and were created to coincide with her pieces.
With a more artistic flair than past seasons, Beckham’s show featured expert tailoring, the silky silhouettes she’s known for, and a focus on proportions. Many of her pieces are expertly engineered to add length to the legs and shape to the shoulders.
To keep the audience’s eye on her designs she worked with Lead hairstylist Anthony Turner who said, “I love Victoria and we spoke at length about the texture of the hair primarily. Should it look messy? Wet? Sleek and chic? We tried lots of variations, but Victoria loved the silk-textured hair look. For this to be achieved, I use Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR which helps me to ensure that I’m delivering 99% less damage* to the models’ hair as I’m smoothing it out. The ghd Chronos Styler is my go-to for smoothing hair quickly – it delivers incredible performance backstage being 3 times faster** for the ultimate Victoria Beckham smooth, sleek results that I need.”
Get The Look: The Sleek Ponytail Seen at Victoria Beckham AW24
Step 1:
Use the Wella Professionals Extra Volume Styling Mousse and the Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue + Protective Leave-In Treatment on damp hair and comb into a strong centre part using the ghd Tail Comb. The Mousse gives hold and protects from heat damage, and the ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue helps me to ensure that I’m delivering 99% less damage* to the model’s hair as I’m smoothing it out. Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR also re-builds bonds which after a hectic few weeks backstage at shows models are so thankful for.
Wella Professionals Extra Volume Styling Mousse ($22.10), Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue ($35.00), Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Protective Leave-In Treatment ($35.00).
Step 2.
Then we use the ghd Helios Hairdryer to smooth out the hair from root to ends.
Step 3.
Once hair is dry, I use the ghd Chronos Styler in sections, working up to the top of the head smoothing the hair from roots to ends. The ghd Chronos delivers ultimate performance backstage and is 3 times faster* at delivering the ultimate Victoria Beckham smooth, sleek results needed. This is such a benefit when working on a fashion show as time is not on anyone’s side!
Step 4.
Once the hair is smooth, we secure into a low ponytail at the nape using elastic and finish using the Wella Professionals EIMI Stay Firm Hairspray and the ghd The Dressing Oval Dressing Brush which has soft bristles to tidy up any fly-aways.
Wella Professionals EIMI Stay Firm Hairspray ($20.50).
The Hero Products:
Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue ($35.00) Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Protective Leave-In Treatment ($35.00).
Of the hair, Beckham said, “We played with proportions in the collection this season, so I wanted the hair to play into those same beautiful contrasts. We went with a sleek, sharp pony that is gorgeously silk-soft in texture which was achieved with the Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair range and the new ghd Chronos Styler for effortless polished and healthy hair. ghd is always my go-to for sleek, straight hair – there’s no other tool that can create that perfect silk texture finish.”
Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Shampoo ($25.00), Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Conditioner ($25.00), Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue ($35.00), Wella Professionals ULTIMATE REPAIR Protective Leave-In $35.00.
* When using ULTIMATE REPAIR Miracle Hair Rescue. Instrumental test versus non-conditioning shampoo, **Vs. ghd original. Results measured by shine on brunette hair compared to naturally dried, lab test.
