TOXIC BEAUTY
Toxic Beauty: Where Pollution Inspires Provocative Hair Art
Toxic Beauty is a bold and unapologetic hair collection inspired by one of the world’s most unexpected sources: the planet’s most contaminated lakes and rivers. Despite their toxic nature, these bodies of water reveal breathtakingly vivid colors — blues, reds, greens, and metallic hues — created by the chemical reactions of industrial waste and pollutants.
Award-winning stylist Christian Wiles channels this haunting beauty into vibrant, high-impact hair colors, transforming environmental tragedy into a visual statement on sustainability and self-expression. Each look in the collection mirrors the surreal palette of polluted landscapes, challenging our perception of what beauty means in the modern world.
Featured in The Hair Magazine, Toxic Beauty pushes the boundaries of creativity, turning environmental decay into artistic innovation. This collection doesn’t just showcase hair — it sparks a conversation about the elegance that can emerge even in the most compromised corners of nature.
Hair by Christian Wiles at Wiles Studio, Northampton. Make-up by Abbie Beautement. Styling by Rosie Briscoe. Photography by Desmond Murray.