The hardest working beauty tool backstage at this year's Australian Fashion Week is a versatile hair styler able to deliver a flawless blow-dry in minutes as easily as it does natural, lived-in hair. According to industry-leading stylists using it backstage, this innovative buy works as effortlessly in your bathroom as it does behind the scenes at the country's biggest fashion event.
Behind the Scenes at Australian Fashion Week
Award-winning Hair Director Madison Voloshin told Daily Mail he is using the Shark Glam Hot Tool Air Drying & Styling System to create beauty looks that perfectly complement the clothing and evoke the tone of the collections for many headlining designers at AFW26. The versatile Multi-Styler uses four styling attachments and a combination of heat-controlled ceramic technology with powerful air flow to create a range of looks, from a smooth power blow-dry and silky straight strands to beachy, mermaid waves and bouncy, voluminous curls.
At the COMMAS presentation, which took place on a windswept Tamarama Beach on Tuesday morning, Madison told Daily Mail that he and his team were working with each model's natural hair to create a look that appears as if they have stepped out of the salty water and sun-dried their hair. The glam team enhanced each model's hair to help bring the understated, coastal tone of the COMMAS show to life, encouraging natural movement and body by alternating between the Shark Glam's attachments. Madison was pictured enhancing models' natural curls by using the tool's Diffuser attachment. 'I can use the Shark Glam tool for so many hair types and textures, elevating hair across all looks,' he said.
Efficiency and Versatility Backstage
Backstage at Fashion Week is always a flurry of activity, with quick changes and models dashing between shows, meaning hair and make-up stylists are on a time crunch to get them runway-ready. The Shark Glam's ultra-fast drying technology ensured the backstage glam ran to schedule, with looks perfected in minutes without heat damage. At Wednesday evening's MARIAM SEDDIQ runway show, the models displayed enviable 'glass hair' gloss as catwalk lighting bounced off their sleek blow-dries.
The Shark Glam's Gloss Lock Technology seals in shine on dry hair for a smooth, radiant finish, no matter the hairstyle. 'Mariam's show is always one I can be a little more creative with, and I do love getting to play in the creative world,' Madison said. The Noughties-inspired poker-straight styles with dramatic side parts were achieved using the Glossi Ceramic Styler, followed by the Silki Ceramic Straightener attachment, which offers speedy wet or dry straightening and delivers a smooth, high-shine finish with minimal frizz.
Skincare Prep with Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask
The Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask has been the first step in skin prep backstage for many models at AFW. Renowned Make-up Artist Isabella Schimid led the make-up looks for Carla Zampatti, COMMAS, and MARIAM SEDDIQ. The Shark Skin Director used the Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask on models to improve skin radiance prior to applying make-up. 'For the Carla Zampatti runway, the skin is polished and balmy with an elegant, luxurious finish, paired with a softly contoured, sophisticated eye that feels true to the CZ woman,' Isabella said. 'I start by prepping the skin with the Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask, using its cooling effect to refine and even the complexion, creating a smooth, luminous base.' From there, it is about balance—a defined, matte lip pressed in as if applied by hand, keeping the overall look refined, modern, and effortlessly composed. The Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask features infrared LED light and under-eye cooling technology to refresh skin and enhance radiance.
