Ramona Eschbach's Flat S Wave Technique from the Cover of Vogue Ukraine
by Alison Alhamed
Ramona Eschbach’s career has been packed with incredible experiences on set, on stage, in classrooms and more—all over the globe.
Her most recent photoshoot is featured on the cover of Vogue Ukraine, featuring a mermaid-inspired wet look with texture, flat waves and ethereal finishing.
“It was an exciting shoot because we shot with legendary photographer, Pierre et Gilles, and the supermodel Mica,” Eschbach says. “It had an underwater theme, so I took that as full inspiration for the hair.”
Eschbach wanted to make Mica’s shoulder-length hair into a mermaid-inspired finish so she first added extensions. She then used WALL STREET Strong Hold Gel at the roots to flatten the volume and create the wet effect.
“Mica has a shag haircut with lots of shorter bits around her face, so I was able to mold those pieces into little wavy shapes around her face,” Eschbach says.
Working in small sections, Eschbach sprayed TROPHY Shine + Texture Spray and then tapped the flatiron, rather than clamping it, open, close, open, close, while using her fingers to mold the section into flat S waves.
“For a look to come together, it's really important to collaborate with people, instead of arriving to the set and being like, ‘This is what I'm going to do, here’s my mood board, and I planned it all up,'" Eschbach says. "I need to see the model in real life, I need to see the texture, I need to feel the texture, and I need to see the clothes. I also like to talk with the stylist, talk with the photographer and talk with the makeup artist. I like to create in the moment.”
Eschbach took elements of the wet look for Vogue Ukraine and used a similar technique in the Margiela MM6 show in Milan. Repeating the same flat wave effect on the ends, she created a side parting on top and slicked back the hair with a faux finger wave around the face.
“These flat waves are a great way to finish a hairstyle,” Eschbach says. “A lot of people want their hair to look natural, and beachy, not too overdone. Drying the hair with your hands and then tapping the hair and molding it with a flatiron to define the shape and accentuate waves around the face or the ends can be a cool effect that’s super elegant and chic.”
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Ramona Eschbach’s career has been packed with incredible experiences on set, on stage, in classrooms and more—all over the globe.
Her most recent photoshoot is featured on the cover of Vogue Ukraine, featuring a mermaid-inspired wet look with texture, flat waves and ethereal finishing.
“It was an exciting shoot because we shot with legendary photographer, Pierre et Gilles, and the supermodel Mica,” Eschbach says. “It had an underwater theme, so I took that as full inspiration for the hair.”
Eschbach wanted to make Mica’s shoulder-length hair into a mermaid-inspired finish so she first added extensions. She then used WALL STREET Strong Hold Gel at the roots to flatten the volume and create the wet effect.
“Mica has a shag haircut with lots of shorter bits around her face, so I was able to mold those pieces into little wavy shapes around her face,” Eschbach says.
Working in small sections, Eschbach sprayed TROPHY Shine + Texture Spray and then tapped the flatiron, rather than clamping it, open, close, open, close, while using her fingers to mold the section into flat S waves.
“For a look to come together, it's really important to collaborate with people, instead of arriving to the set and being like, ‘This is what I'm going to do, here’s my mood board, and I planned it all up,'" Eschbach says. "I need to see the model in real life, I need to see the texture, I need to feel the texture, and I need to see the clothes. I also like to talk with the stylist, talk with the photographer and talk with the makeup artist. I like to create in the moment.”
Eschbach took elements of the wet look for Vogue Ukraine and used a similar technique in the Margiela MM6 show in Milan. Repeating the same flat wave effect on the ends, she created a side parting on top and slicked back the hair with a faux finger wave around the face.
“These flat waves are a great way to finish a hairstyle,” Eschbach says. “A lot of people want their hair to look natural, and beachy, not too overdone. Drying the hair with your hands and then tapping the hair and molding it with a flatiron to define the shape and accentuate waves around the face or the ends can be a cool effect that’s super elegant and chic.”