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TeyanaTaylor# can wear many wigs, too. “The first one is her Teyana look, what she would normally do. So we used that as a wig that was more foundational,” says hairstylist Nikki Nelms of the jumping-off point for Taylor’s Allure cover shoot. And then the lavender incarnation of the cropped style didn’t actually feel like a big leap: “It was easy to do that version because we were already comfortable with the style,” says Nelms. When she created a whole new silhouette with a flipped-out black bob, her references spanned from En Vogue to the ‘60s. “It’s a look I liked and knew would work for her,” says Nelms. “I don’t know any style she can’t wear, so I didn’t have to factor that in.” To see all of Taylor’s beauty looks from our shoot, and read about her approach to aesthetics in her real life, tap here:
Photographed by Philip-Daniel Ducasse
Stylist: Ronald Burton III
Hair: Nikki Nelms
Makeup: Porsche Cooper
Manicure: Angie Aguirre
Set Design: Selena Liu
DP (Motion only): Jack Belisle
Writer: Lakin Imani Starling