Taking spring at her word, Salon Blue, one of Chicago's top color salons, recently created a bouquet of looks to benefit the city's famed Garfield Park Conservatory.
The staff of the two-location Salon Blue (in upscale Lakeview and edgy Bucktown) worked with a cadre of florists to weave together hair, hats and headdresses in "Fleurotica," a fashion/flower runway show.
The hair designers, led by co-owners Mary Kay King and Katrina Lippe, matched tress tones to blossoms, created styled effects to match the lushness of the flowers, and then completed the looks with complementary make-up.
(Photos by Janice Hosick Photography, photographicmemory@rcn.com)
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Salon Blue's Analicia creates a down look for Fleurotica. The team used iron styling to mirror the fluidity of petals and leaves.
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Stylist Anna-Marie behind the scenes.
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Yolanda expands texture to provide a base for draped flowers.
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To complement flower-decked hair, make-up was natural with a single hit of unexpected color.
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Salon Blue co-owner Mary Kay opted for lit-from-within tones for the face.
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Dazzled by daisies.
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A headdress with tulle as the updo.
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Ladylike hair for a headband and floral cape.
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A texture mix.
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Pretty curls and dimensional color echo blossoms.
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