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THE ARTISAN FALL 2018 • 55 Wynbrandt (3rd hair stylist) and Nolan Kelly (aka Nolan Kutz, barber) as our Chicago local hires. Between the four of us, I was confident the hair department was covered. On the make-up side, Ma Kalaadevi Ananda, Denise Pugh- Ruiz and Jacqueline Fernandez rounded out the trailer. Sometimes it just works out beautifully. We were all housed at the same corporate apartment complex and rode in a van to and from work every day for nearly three months. We all participated in some meditation, fasting and deep breathing exercises under the tutelage of Ma Kalaadevi, which got us through some long cold night shoots with homemade vegetarian soups we kept warm in the trailer. It really fostered a family/team effort environment. Michelle Rodriguez recommended me for the film. I had worked with Michelle on several films. She played a Mexican mom that owns a "quinceañera" dress shop with a gambling husband. Michelle has beautiful naturally wavy hair that never dries naturally the same way, especially in Chicago's humidity. I used my TopStyler ceramic-heated shells to give her a controlled-yet-loose natural curl that would then match every day. I added a few rows of hair extensions to support the style or when I wanted to add bulk to a ponytail or up-do. Elizabeth Debicki and Jacki Weaver played a Polish daughter and mother pair. They had a very dysfunctional relationship. Creating overprocessed bleach-blonde long hair was crucial to giving them a look. Especially since both actors had short and delicate hair. I had one wig made for Elizabeth by Victoria Wood and for Jacki by Bob Kretchmer. Processed hair on a wig can be tricky to manage. Setting the hair at night helped keep the integrity of the styles. Even though they were both full lace wigs, I integrated the actors' own hairline during the application. Colin Farrell played the politician. I cut his hair for our movie in coordination with the production needs for his next movie, which really took a few phone calls to coordi- nate. I aged his hair with art pencils and Reel Color Palette to give him a well-weathered look and styled him in a very uptight style with volume on top. Colin loves his hairspray. Jamika Wilson started doing press with Viola Davis for Doubt in 2009 and works with her on How to Get Away with Murder. "Widows was my first film with Viola. Steve really felt that going natural would be bold, raw and authentic. Viola is amazing to work with. She always makes everyone feel comfortable and likes making bold choices. She likes the instant variety that wearing wigs affords her. I made her a short tapered wig for the flashbacks. To get her natu- ral texture, I twisted and set her hair with product using HAIR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 52 Above: Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki Below: Liam Neeson and Viola Davis