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THE ARTISAN FALL 2023 • 45 darker. e challenge was keeping all his heavy crowns on with- out pulling at the wig! Blouin's look was easy to achieve, again moussing it up and tossing it in a natural way utilizing his own great wavy texture. Paul Soter as the Pope/Lucien e Pope's human hair wig was a stark white lace front from Art of Wigs. Paul's natural hair had to be colored to under that to conceal his natural color, but remember, we had to switch to his Lucien look quickly sometimes. So the second look again used the actor's natural hair. We darkened it up with the timeless Roux Mousse and my friend Jani Kleinbard helped me design great small tape in bangs that we added to give that medieval bluntness in the front. Erik Stolhanske as Michel/Cardinal Claude Eric's look as Michel was pretty easy to create; we wanted that medieval bowl look! Eric had grown his hair out a bit, so Ann Marie Luddy took care of his blowout in the morning, and used a flat iron when needed throughout the day. His Cardinal look was a stock wig from Art of Wigs that we cut into the classic 13th- century bob! Adrianne Palicki as Queen Catherine Luckily, Adrianne lives in Texas and so does my wigmaker! So off she went to see Stephanie at her studio in Austin. Our Queen was game for anything, and this is where we all had the most fun with styles. Stephanie had a gorgeous natural red custom that a custom- er changed their mind about! Lucky us! It fit our Queen beauti- fully. We ended up cutting it almost halfway back as Adrianne was cool with dying her blonde locks red. We used the leover pieces of the wig to use braids, and filler pieces on her various Queen looks. What a glorious trip back to 13th-century France we had! ank you to my key Ann Marie Luddy and 3rd Jamie Amadio, and all that helped with pre-production and BG. I wouldn't have been able to do it without you. We survived 2 a.m. wake ups, the bumpy road, the dust and oh, let's not forget all the mud! • at once, Kevin also played dual roles in Quasi. Kevin wears many hats, always has a joke, but is a watch tapper, so I had to make it quick, Kevin always says, "You have six minutes" for anything I do! is also means no going back to the trailer for changes; everything was in that camping trolley! Also, I had to take into consideration coloring his hair, as well throughout the shoot, cover the gray and be quick! A new 10-minute permanent color that was brilliant, Megix 10. Kevin has natural curly hair. We designed the look for Duchamp as relaxed and tossled. I had the idea to use a wiglet in the front to add length to the bang. I wanted the curls to look natural and have a slight frizz to them, so I set them on sponge rollers, with Paul Mitchell original sculpting foam for a light hold. Ambience by Hair Couture makes amazing human hairpieces that you can get right off the rack, color them, and easily incorporate them in so many looks. As Henri-Francoise, the look was easy to transition to. e character almost always had a hat on, so we came up with a simple slicked back medieval mullet, again using the tried-and-true Paul Mitchell sculpting foam. I love this stuff. It is a great so base for almost any style and can easily be wet and re-shaped into a new style without being too sticky. Steve Lemme as Quasi/Jester Quasi's look was Sprout, from the Green Giant food company! It was a bit Sprout in the back and a bit Something About Mary in the front! Steve also has naturally curly hair, but it is very so and doesn't hold up without lots of base product! As I am a fan of a good mousse, I used a base of Pravana Full Volume mousse and used my amazing Gamma Italy IQ blow dryer with diffuser attachment to sculpt his hair into that look! en took the Hanz de Fuko Hybridized wax and Schwartzkopf got2be glued to sculpt his Quasi hair peaks to create the finished look. Jay Chandrasekhar as King Gui/Blouin Jay's look was classic royalty! So curls and a shoulder bob length. We used an Art of Wigs semi-custom, which I dyed it slightly L-R: Kevin Heffernan as Duchamp, Paul Soter as Pope Cornelius, and Erik Stolhanske as Cardinal Claude Steve Lemme being made up as The Jester