Natalia Castilla

Throwbacks til we get back to making the magic ✨ Speaking of making, the only thing better than a well-made fully hand-tied wig is being able to deconstruct and remake it to fit someone else like a glove. This was for a swing with the North American tour of Phantom of the Opera back in 2017.🎭 • Hair design by Angela Cobbin • [#tbt #poto #phantom #theatredesign #wigs #wigmaster #wigmaking #ventilation #humanhair #swingnation]

In the good old fashioned school of loverboys 🎩💄 • I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, @abbiementz brings the magic. Thanks for modeling for me a second time during your quick return to Phantomland. Love ya, lady! • 📸 by Brian Rau • [#detroit #tux #androgyny #ballerina #mua #wigmaker #ventilating #facialhair #practice #bodypaint #iwata #wolfe #mehron #maccosmetics #wolfefx #workhardplayhard]

“There’s no job too immense, when you got confidence.” - EP ⚡️ • Music City made him do it. Then again, there’s no stopping The King or @thepattydwagon as far as we can tell. Thanks for a trust-fall of a collaboration, friend. You rocked it! • [#nashville #nashvegas @blackshagvintage @pearldiver_nashville #Elvis #mua #practice #bodypaint #iwata #wolfe #mehron #maccosmetics #wolfefx #workhardplayhard]

“…it IS a bit macabre!” 🎶💀 • Another year working on Halloween night - keeping the dolls cute, hydrated, and the demons at bay. • #hmu #wham #hairstylist #wigmaker #wigs #bts #backstage #broadway #qovmusical #nojokesnoglory

Work hard, play harder, document less - 2024✨ __________________________ Jumping out of ghost mode to share little slices of a lot of work life lately and apply for the mentorship program with @lastlooks.crew . In a time when so many artists are still piecing it together, I feel lucky to be trusted with the projects, productions, and HMU rooms that presented themselves in the past year or so. Each of these show teams deserve more grid time than I could possibly show at once! While sifting footage, all the cream rising to the top, it was (as always) the people who made them fun. What a ride! And beware the goofy footage in coming weeks. 👻 __________________________ So, why a mentorship? (Full answers in comments. Fam - its long. Just scroll.) • Growth, as with the mentor/mentee dynamic, is cyclical. I’m in a chapter for new growth. • As a longtime listener, I love that Last Looks feels both communal and personal to each artists’ journey. All ages and experience levels welcome. • I want to level-up in specific ways and can commit to the practice of self-improvement, especially in territories I have less on the job experience in. • Gleaning a broader vision of how to translate the crafts across mediums (how to adapt techniques, expectations, routines, etc.) with someone in one-on-one dialogue would help me grow. __________________________ ✨HMU Head / Supervisor for all major productions stills featured (unless noted). Creatives credited as follows: • For Uncle Vanya - HMU Designs: Tommy Kurzman & Nikiya Mathis, 📷: Marc J. Franklin • For The Queen of Versailles - HMU Designs: Cookie Jordan & Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche, 📷: Matt Murphy • For McNeal - HMU Designs: Rob Pickens & Kyle Krueger, 📷: Marc J. Franklin • For King Lear - HMU Designs: Wakana Yoshihara, 📷: Marc J. Franklin • For Purpose - HMU Designs: Nikiya Mathis & Michael Clifton, Assoc. Design: Natalia Castilla & Chynah Gayton, 📷: Marc J. Franklin]

Short but quite sweet time with this squad helping bring @jamielloydco / @nationaltheatre The Effect to NYC. • Thanks to @theshedny team, the wildly talented cast, and the HMU artists who spotted assistance for being bright bits of a very busy early Spring. Brilliance, all around! If you were lucky to see it, you know.💊 • [#hmu #wham #hairdesign #theatredesign #broadway #tv #film #hairstyling #wigs #perruque #peluca]

“My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing”- Marcel Proust • “…But I wouldn’t cry if it was this place” - N✈️🗺️

Little works of art - in satin and glossy finishes. Love mixing stylers that potion the perfect holds for all hair types and textures. “…and she MEANT it!” at the end from my show partner, Eli at the end. ✨🤣 A few femme looks for the pre-Broadway run of new musical announced for Fall; designs by C.Jordan. [#wigs #hairstyling #fingerwaves #waveset #vintagehair #vintagestyle #wigmaker #handtied #humanhair #hmu #hairdesign #theatredesign #broadway #tv #film #perruque #peluca]

Wintry wins in retrospect: tiny knots and grand travels • [#wigs #wigmaking #wigmaker #handtied #humanhair #hairstyling #hmu #ventilating #ventilate #lacewig #theatredesign #broadway #tv #film #perruque #peluca #postiche #hairpiece]

No bones about it. Go tell your people you love them.

Behind the scenes ❤️ The caged wig was styled by Annie Hardt and the sculpted red waves and body paint by Natalia Castilla ❤️ Jane was a brilliant photographer and captured the look beautifully! And the biggest thank you to Jess for being our model for the day! We couldn’t have don’t it without you and you look absolutely stunning ❤️ Wig: @anniehardt.wigs Makeup: @natraq Photographer: @janeengsphotography Model: @jess_cirque #thecagedwig #behindthescenes #photography #lasvegas

Valentine ❤️ Collaboration with an amazing group of women ❤️ Wig by @anniehardt.wigs Makeup and sculpted hair pieces by @natraq Photography by @janeengsphotography Model @jess_cirque