Charithra Chandran is best known for playing Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton's second season. And as a young lady of the ’ton, she had her hair regularly fashioned into intricate updos for society balls, or left long and loose when she was alone with her sister.
Outside of the Netflix period drama, though, it seems Chandran's a lot more experimental with her hair. And this week she swapped our her long dark brown strands and headed in a very different direction, debuting a choppy, wet-look pixie cut, while attending the Veronica Beard fashion show in London.
The look was created by top celebrity hairstylist and GHD creative artist Patrick Wilson, who let us in on the thought process behind the look. “With this look we really wanted to do something completely different,” he tells Glamour. “We will often talk about the look and send references of ideas we all have in mind. For the crop I drew inspiration from girls like Halle Berry, Alexa Demie, and model Grace Elizabeth.”
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Before you grab the scissors, though, he recommends considering the overall length and look. “With short hair it’s always about keeping the length versatile,” Wilson says. “It still needs to look soft and feminine, and I think I achieved this with the Chandran chop. I often like to cut with a razor to really personalize the haircut and make it feel a bit lived in.”
But it wasn't just the cut that caught our attention; the wet-look finish made the chop feel fresh and modern. “For the styling, I wanted it to feel young, cool, and sexy,” Wilson explains. “That’s why I went for the wet look. To achieve this texture, I started by spraying the hair down with water. Then combing the hair forwards, I applied Queen for a Day by Bedhead, which helps to build the foundation and add hold to the style.”
