"At a recent hair show, I created a segment that was based on imagining a world without color,” says David Adams, co-founder and president of RedChocolate hair color education, “so I began with coloring a group of models in blacks and grays, and then in the second part of the presentation I did multicolored hair. But when I stepped back and really looked, I realized that the blacks and grays were just as beautiful as the colors. And that’s where the idea for Charcoal Suite came from.”

Add in the brilliant collaboration of talent, including photographer Robert Lobetta, and the Charcoal Suite collection was born, showcasing the stunning results of an inspired fusion between London and New York, beauty and fashion, technique and art.
"At a recent hair show, I created a segment that was based on imagining a world without color,” says David Adams, co-founder and president of RedChocolate hair color education, “so I began with coloring a group of models in blacks and grays, and then in the second part of the presentation I did multicolored hair. But when I stepped back and really looked, I realized that the blacks and grays were just as beautiful as the colors. And that’s where the idea for Charcoal Suite came from.” Add in the brilliant collaboration of talent, including photographer Robert Lobetta, and the Charcoal Suite collection was born, showcasing the stunning results of an inspired fusion between London and New York, beauty and fashion, technique and art.
Creative direction and hair color: 
David Adams, using Aveda color
Hair color: Lupe Voss, using Aveda color
Cut and style: Peter Gray for Collective Shift
Photography: Robert Lobetta
Make-up: Rudy Miles for Aveda 
Post production: Kay Lobetta
Creative direction and hair color: David Adams, using Aveda color Hair color: Lupe Voss, using Aveda color Cut and style: Peter Gray for Collective Shift Photography: Robert Lobetta Make-up: Rudy Miles for Aveda Post production: Kay Lobetta
"We had to be careful with the integrity of the hair when lightening it for these gray tones." -- Lupe Voss
"We had to be careful with the integrity of the hair when lightening it for these gray tones." -- Lupe Voss
"Make-up here adds a certain mystery and depth to the images." -- Rudy Miles
"Make-up here adds a certain mystery and depth to the images." -- Rudy Miles
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"At a recent hair show, I created a segment that was based on imagining a world without color,” says David Adams, co-founder and president of RedChocolate hair color education, “so I began with coloring a group of models in blacks and grays, and then in the second part of the presentation I did multicolored hair. But when I stepped back and really looked, I realized that the blacks and grays were just as beautiful as the colors. And that’s where the idea for Charcoal Suite came from.”

Add in the brilliant collaboration of talent, including photographer Robert Lobetta, and the Charcoal Suite collection was born, showcasing the stunning results of an inspired fusion between London and New York, beauty and fashion, technique and art.
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"At a recent hair show, I created a segment that was based on imagining a world without color,” says David Adams, co-founder and president of RedChocolate hair color education, “so I began with coloring a group of models in blacks and grays, and then in the second part of the presentation I did multicolored hair. But when I stepped back and really looked, I realized that the blacks and grays were just as beautiful as the colors. And that’s where the idea for Charcoal Suite came from.” Add in the brilliant collaboration of talent, including photographer Robert Lobetta, and the Charcoal Suite collection was born, showcasing the stunning results of an inspired fusion between London and New York, beauty and fashion, technique and art.
Creative direction and hair color: 
David Adams, using Aveda color
Hair color: Lupe Voss, using Aveda color
Cut and style: Peter Gray for Collective Shift
Photography: Robert Lobetta
Make-up: Rudy Miles for Aveda 
Post production: Kay Lobetta
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Creative direction and hair color: David Adams, using Aveda color Hair color: Lupe Voss, using Aveda color Cut and style: Peter Gray for Collective Shift Photography: Robert Lobetta Make-up: Rudy Miles for Aveda Post production: Kay Lobetta
"We had to be careful with the integrity of the hair when lightening it for these gray tones." -- Lupe Voss
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"Make-up here adds a certain mystery and depth to the images." -- Rudy Miles
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