Deepika Padukone’s gorgeous hair in recent films has been all thanks to international hairstylist Gabriel Georgiou. The actress has received fabulous responses to her looks in Bajirao Mastani and Tamasha, and Gabriel told DC exactly how he achieved those two distinctive looks.
Gabriel has been an India regular because he’s always been “up for adventure”. It proved to be a good decision because he has worked with everyone from Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Freida Pinto, Kangana Ranaut, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Deepika, of course. Gabriel worked with Katrina Kaif on Jab Tak Hai Jaan, on Bombay Velvet with Anushka, and with Deepika on the song Lovely from Happy New Year (as well as a few re-shoot days for the film).
“I’ve been working with Deepika for approximately two years now and it’s a joy and we share a great relationship. She is a really respectful and down-to-earth girl, classy and an absolute pleasure to work with. She is also open to trying out many different looks and no matter what the look is, she always looks beautiful.”
Telling us more about Deepika’s looks in Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani, Gabriel says, “In Tamasha, Deepika looks fresh, girly, and real! The looks are all modern, textured, sexy and raw. Mastani is an old world beauty, but still treated with realism — meaning that the hair is not too over done. It’s more real-looking as it would have been at the time where long hair was worn in braids or left as is taken out of braids. So the approach was definitely more Hollywood. Tamasha is a modern, romantic film so the looks are more modern and carefree — like ponytails and textured buns etc. Bajirao Mastani, being a period film, is inspired from old Indian paintings and portraits.”
How to get Deepika’s look from Bajirao Mastani?
“My favourite look from Bajirao Mastani is the long, textured hair look from the song Deewani Mastani. The look needs very long hair. If you don’t have long hair you can use long extensions and the easiest to use are the clip-in ones. Keep the roots straight and start your braids from approximately above the ear area, all the way down. Once you have lots of braids, the thickness can differ. Leave them for a few hours or easier yet, sleep with them overnight! When you undo them you will have the texture. Then if you want to perfect the look, use a thin tong to curl the front and side areas — again curling the hair in sections towards the back and finishing at approximately behind the ears. Then use a spray and blend into the rest of the hair.
How to get Deepika’s Tamasha look?
Gabriel says, “My favourite look from Tamasha is the signature done-but-undone textured waves. Now for the first look, here are some simple steps: Use a medium to large curling tong and curl towards the back in thick sections until you reach the mid-back of the head. Then either lean your head backwards or forwards, shake it out and spray really well. Then, piece sections of the hair out and spray to create lots of texture. Now if you want to complete the whole look, all you need is headgear — and there you have it!
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