Armour: Empowering Hairstyle Imagery by Luke Nugent and Lisa Farrall

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - abstract hair cover

Featured here are works of incredible hair art, photographed by Luke Nugent, a London-based photographer who specializes in portraiture, fashion, and hair & beauty. The stylist is Lisa Farrall, an award-winning hair session stylist and the beauty editor of Noctis Magazine. Titled “Armour,” this series about “embracing women and empowering women.” Combining abstract hairstyles with armor-style couture and adornments derived from African culture, Farrall’s collection is a tribute representing beauty and strength. “Armour” earned first place in three categories at The Black Hair Awards and was a finalist in the British Hair Awards in 2016. Visit Nugent’s Instagram for more creative and vivid imagery, as well as Farrall’s for her impressive ongoing work in the creative and ephemeral field of session styling. The makeup is by Suhyun Kang.

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - short hair

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - braids and collar

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - woman

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - face paint and abstract hair

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - body paint

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - braids

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - dark hair

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - body paint 2

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - round cut

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - triangle

Luke Nugent - British Hair Awards 2016 - Afro Finalist Collection - blonde afro

Images © Luke Nugent and Lisa Farrall

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