Inspiration
THROUGH A
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Desmond Murray
Hairdresser, photographer and men’s grooming expert – Desmond Murray is certainly multi-talented. Here he shares his seven most-loved images
Raven
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For this monochrome collection I tried to get the model’s skin to be as black as possible and, eventually, make-up artist Jo Sugar achieved it by applying two coats of black body paint.
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Model behaviour
Pop-up
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Inspired by a visit to the Charlotte Tilbury counter in Selfridges, I was mesmerised by the very cool, fast commercial head shots and I wanted to interpret this with hair as the key focus.
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Garage creation
My 2020 British Hairdressing Awards images were shot in my garage! I got models and make-up artist Ellen K Bridger to my home where we created the collection in three days.
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Part of a collaboration with the model agency Named, I spent a day in the agency creating styles on their models. It became my collection for London Hairdresser of the Year 2019.
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Texture titan
Another boy from my British Hairdressing Awards winning shoot in 2018. I just love the texture, the make-up, the sheen – and the hair is pretty cool too!
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Boy zone
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I loved working with the girls at Named agency so much that I asked to work with the men! This Beatles-inspired collection earned me the Men’s Hairdresser of the Year title.
Bobbing along
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Again, this was shot in my garage during lockdown – I really enjoyed redefining the classic bob. So much so, that I feel the bob has come to be my signature style.
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