Free to be me – on set with Jody Taylor and team

by | Oct 3, 2022 | Behind the shoot, Inspiration, Partnership, Video

A celebration of the unconventional, gender-free beauty of today’s young rebels, men’s session star Jody Taylor collaborated with Creative HEAD for our October cover shoot. With a diverse line-up of looks, the buzzing shoot also provided the perfect platform to showcase the UK launch of CustomFX from BaByliss PRO

An exploration of individual style and unconventional beauty, the shoot concept mirrors the idea behind CustomFX – tailoring your art and tools to your personal taste and signature style. This is self-expression, character, being who you want to be – and having the right tools to tell that story.

Jody wasn’t alone; Nick Barford, Charlie Cullen, Tariq Howes and Alfie Charles Vincent were all selected to join Team Taylor in readying a cast of models who embrace their own style and aesthetic. Don’t pose, just be – go your own way, have your own say, be who you want to be.

This story is Taylor made for today…


HAIR: Jody Taylor, with Nick Barford, Charlie Cullen, Tariq Howes, and Alfie Charles Vincent, for BaByliss PRO
DIGITAL AND LIGHTING: Luke Weller
VIDEOGRAPHY: Albert Graver
MAKE-UP: Alice Dodds
STYLING: Olivia Harding
MODELS: Elenie, Eulogio, Martin Klass at Anti-Agency; Sam at AMCK; Jarryd at Autumn Jensen Casting
PRODUCTION: The Creative HEAD Creative Partnerships Team

 

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