little something something for the 'gings'

they are commonly known as the redheads, gingers, carrot tops and rangas....as in orangutans.
i feel sorry for the natural red head, sporting pale skin, freckles and grey eyes. cultural reactions have varied from ridicule to admiration; known for their fiery bad tempers and sun burn. i have heard countless red head jokes and i have to admit its hard not to laugh. but in defense for all the gings i have met and as a makeup artist, red heads can be the most amazing and naturally beautiful canvass to work on. the red hair varies from a deep orange-red through burnt orange to bright copper and the cuter description the strawberry blonde.

natural red heads make up less than 2 percent of the worlds population. according to a report published in National Geographic in 2007, redheads, the natural kind—could be extinct in 100 years. and though red hair is most common in northern europe, especially in scotland and ireland, gingers have popped up everywhere from ancient rome to northwest china.

the pictures on this post are hair and makeup i have done on model Kobi Collins. photographer Ed Purnomo