Eyal Booker Straightens Hair for FashionBeans Shoot

You’d need to have been residing underneath some massive and notably cumbersome rock to have missed the Marmite TV phenomenon of our time: Love Island. And, whichever facet of the nationwide divide you discovered your self on this summer season, it’s unattainable to disclaim the present’s influence.

Finest identified for its countless provide of photogenic contestants (for whom there exists no such factor as a nasty angle) the TV present’s wardrobe was largely modesty-preserving swim shorts and never lots else. Mannequin Eyal Booker was one of many 2018 season’s quintessential contestants: a mixture of starry-eyed optimism, boy-band hair and fitness-model abs that amped up the escapism quota for these of us marooned in pre-Brexit Britain. And, very like his castmates, he spent his period within the villa clad in swimwear, swimwear and extra swimwear.

Away from the glare of that Majorcan solar and again on extra acquainted soil in London, we took the person greatest identified for his gravity-defying mane and megawatt smile and remodeled him right into a lesser-seen model of himself. We straightened his hair, binned the spray-on denims and gave him a man-about-town transformation that shall be (virtually) unrecognizable to his 900,000 Instagram followers.

And in between pictures, Eyal instructed us how he achieves these majestic locks, what work goes into holding the six-pack and what he thinks of these accusations that Love Island has a range downside.

FashionBeans: How would you describe your private model?

Eyal Booker: My private model modifications on a regular basis to be sincere, it relies upon what temper I get up in. All of it is determined by the place I’m going or what I’m doing, if I’m simply having an informal day then it’s laid-back avenue model: a T-shirt, denims and trainers. However, if I’m off to an occasion, then I’ll gown issues up with some tailor-made trousers to go extra formal.

How do you just like the straight hair?

It’s a cool change to have straight hair for the day, so due to the workforce at Aveda. It’s the proper match for the vibe of the shoot. I do suppose I’ll be sticking with the signature curls each day although – they’re lots faster to model within the morning!

Your hair is your trademark. How do you retain it trying its greatest?

Effectively, it’s all fairly pure, so I suppose it’s good genes: due to my mum and pa. I strive to not wash it too usually although: solely when it wants it and I exploit minimal product as a result of individuals like to the touch curly hair and no one desires a handful of product.

I do usually use curl cream, it’s fairly easy but it surely does the job. Then I’ll add some anti-frizz leave-in conditioner then simply let my hair dry naturally.

What’s your routine for preparing within the morning?

I prepare fairly rapidly within the morning as a result of I actually like my sleep, so it doesn’t take me too lengthy. The longest a part of it’s really selecting one thing to put on for the day. My hair’s fairly simple to do, I simply let it dry naturally so, I spend about fifteen minutes selecting and mixing what I’m going to put on: all easy and fast.

What about your grooming regime?

I exploit manuka honey face scrub each on occasion and I exploit aloe vera gel to moisturise. In addition to that I prefer to have a little bit of stubble, so will simply run a pair of clippers by my facial hair to maintain that neat.

You’re an expert mannequin by commerce. What are your high ideas for trying good in {a photograph}?

Be taught which angle works greatest for you, whether or not that’s straight on or to at least one facet and lean into the shot barely, holding your chin down somewhat than lifting your head to the digicam.

Who’s your private model hero?

That’s a tough one. There’s nobody particular person, I believe it actually relies upon what day it’s: I don’t have one set model. I actually just like the model of David Gandy although. He wears tailoring so effectively, and that’s one thing I’d prefer to get extra into in some unspecified time in the future.

Excluding your self, whose model did you admire within the Love Island villa?

On steadiness, I believe Jack [Fincham]. Jack has his typical South London model and I like that, he’s at all times sporting a sick pair of footwear and he loves shirt with tailor-made shorts and I believe on the appropriate individual that works actually, very well.

What’s your go-to search for an evening out?

My go-to search for an evening out could be a pair of cropped trousers with a easy T-shirt both tucked in or out, though I’m a fan of a free-flowing shirt with just a few buttons undone for the time being.

What’s the one merchandise of clothes that you simply put on probably the most?

Most likely a denim jacket: I really like denim jacket, though I haven’t actually been capable of get into one shortly because it’s been too scorching lately.

Which menswear developments are you at present into?

I really like my pastel colors and I’m into slim denims for day-to-day: they’re at all times core choice to have. However, I’ve at all times been into skate model too, so I’m a fan of free becoming, saggy denims for the time being.

If it’s a skinnier pair of jeans I’m sporting I’ll go for a looser T-shirt form, and if I’m sporting a baggier pair of denims I’ll go for a extra fitted high.

What’s your health regime, how do you keep in fine condition?

My health regime has slowed down barely now my life-style is so loopy however I love to do a category referred to as F45 which is a excessive depth circuit-based exercise that mixes cardio and weight coaching. It’s 45 minutes of pushing your self to the restrict, then you definately’re carried out.

Love Island has been criticised for not exhibiting sufficient range. What’s your tackle that?

I believe that there was fairly a little bit of range on Love Island, nevertheless I do perceive that when it comes to physique picture everybody had what could be broadly thought-about to be physique in there. This was the results of everybody contained in the villa main a fairly wholesome, lively life-style to keep up that although, which I believe is kind of a constructive factor. I believe there have been a various completely different physique shapes and heights too, which matches to point out that anybody can work on getting right into a wholesome form for them.

What does the long run maintain for Eyal Booker?

I’m at present filming a brand new TV present, Celebs Go Courting, however finally I’d like to enter documentary-making of some form, which appeals to millennials particularly. I’d additionally prefer to get into plenty of charity work and proceed with my modeling.

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Credit

Clothes by Reiss

Hair by Aveda

Eyewear by Cutler & Gross

Styling by Paul Higgins

Images by Hannah Miles

Hair Styling by Chloe Taylor