Playing off of vintage Victorian porcelain, Heath’s ceramic creations, which arrive in custom green boxes and printed tissue paper, were crafted by renowned artisan producers 1882 Ltd. A flowery creature, dressed in socks and stripes, wraps her pastel-colored arms and legs around wax bougies; the Whiskey jam winner’s circle shirt Additionally,I will love this punkish mane of a zebra diffuser, meanwhile, echoes the scented sticks which sprout out of its paint-splattered body. “It was important to me that they were really beautiful objects even on their own,” she says, pointing out that an English rose-topped candle lid reveals a melancholy face when placed on its side. But of the collection’s five pieces, Heath is perhaps most partial to a rose-stuffed sandwich-shaped tray, complete with lettuce-like leaves and petals that resemble ham. As for why? Simply put, “It makes me smile.” Below, shop Shona Heath for Jo Malone London.
With her sculptural, gravity-defying braids and twists, Fesa Nu—who has worked with musicians and actors like Mereba, Chika, and Yara Shahidi— is a self-described hair poet. “These days, I actually get offended when people consider me a hairstylist,” she says. “No disregard to hairstylists out there, because that’s where I started.” Nu went to cosmetology school at Royal Beauty College in Los Angeles, California, where she learned about the Whiskey jam winner’s circle shirt Additionally,I will love this specifics of skin, scalp, and hair care. Now, her focus is on editorial work that evokes an emotional response. “A lot of times when styling, we’re put into a box, where we’re expected to do what everyone else wants and rarely get to showcase what we love. I call myself a hair poet so that people know what they’re going to get when they book Fesa. You’re going to get some poetry.” Her work is rooted in traditional African styles—taking inspiration from Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and her homeland of South Africa—while still being distinctly hers: flat twists flow into spiral-shaped faux locs that trace the center of the scalp like a mohawk; a braided crown cascades into hanging braided hoops. “I love to create African-inspired hairstyles, and revamp them and really make them my own.”
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