The Hair Festival competitions platformed editorial looks for men and women, and even paraded inspiring colour looks on stage. Amidst difficult competition, Alisha Lafferty of Analog Hair won the Splash of Colour category, and we spoke to her about the experience.
INSTYLE: Tell us a bit about yourself and your experience as a hairdresser.
Alisha Lafferty: I’m so lucky as a hairstylist to get the opportunity to do the creative work I love and admire all the time. I work at Analog Hair in South Yarra where I specialise in scalp lighteners and vivid colours, as well as anything from pixie mullets to long lush shags. I have such a great space and community where the creative artist in me gets to express her vision in her style and her way.
IN: Why did you enter the Hair Festival competitions?
AL: I entered the hair festival competition to challenge myself and my abilities as a stylist.
IN: Tell us about your winning look?
AL: My winning look was inspired by modern day aesthetics, as a “mod” style haircut with texture and shape. For the placement of colour I wanted to take the title of ‘Splash of Colour’ literally by doing a panel across the hair looking like a splash.
IN: What inspires you in colour?
AL: I find a lot of my inspiration through social media. Some of my favourite Instagram pages I follow include @elevatehair, @unitedbyshorthair and @quqa_ura.
IN: What is your favourite colour technique?
AL: My favourite colouring technique at the moment is using negative space in between my vivid colour to create dimension and pop, depending on the client and where I want to draw the eye.
IN: Do you have any final thoughts on the competition?
AL: Entering the competition was a great experience and winning it just topped off an already great weekend at Hair Festival. It has given me so much drive to do more and enter again.
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