#bg3 astarion hair

[jzargo]

"oh Astarion is SOOOO effeminate" wrong. You are judging Astarion by human genders. Astarion is first and foremost a high elf and by high elf standards he is actually INCREDIBLY masc. Other high elves look at him and he reminds them of that one annoying straight guy in their elf-economics (elfenomics if you will) class in elf-college who loved playing devil's advocate. And then they see him kiss a guy and they almost die of shock.

[justletmescrolll]

some astarion studies while i figure out a sketching style

...plus two gales because i've an addiction

[lazylittledragon]

domesticating your vampire: a memoir

(beautiful high res version on patre0n)

[golyadkin]

it's because i wouldn't let you kill the bounty hunter isn't it

[gelly-art]

Cute date idea: rob a bank together.

[andsylphy]

Bloodless? 🩸

[ssalballoon]

would he wear silly bandz. discuss 🦕🌟🦋

[thetakemi]

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[astarionposting]

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[amandacanwrite]

Alright. *cracks knuckles* Welcome to the intersection of two of my special interests: Art and Hair. I am going all in, so please spare me a couple moments of your time.

Qualifications: Licensed cosmetologist of 6 years who does stuff like this.

And Artist of like...20 years who does stuff like this. (I was once an art major before capitalism destroyed my dreams, dont worry about it. I'm fine now.)

Okay so let's get into Astarion's hair because, not only is it fun to think about drawing his hair, but it's also fun to think about what a character's hair tells you ABOUT that character.

Here is our beautiful, sad boy. Or precious, gorgeous, trauma bean. Our warm capri-sun enjoyer. Our Juice Box Regent. Our Maniacal Magistrate.

So first off, this part of his hair suggests that his hair is actually naturally curly, and quite curly indeed. Like if he grew his hair down to his shoulders it would probably look like this.

(We will conveniently pretend that the majority of the photos I found to illustrate this were not funky-fun looking women in their 60's)

What happens when you cut curly hair shorter but not short enough is the curl pattern is interrupted mid-curl which is how those little flippy bits in the back. The only way that this could be achieved without a natural curl pattern that supported it would be a curling iron which likely is not something you would expressly find in Faerun.

This means that his hair is layered, which also suggests that someone is likely cutting his hair for him, perhaps his siblings, maybe Cazador (a chilling thought, tbh) or some brainwashed thrall. It would be very hard for Astarion to accomplish cutting his hair this way on his own, especially by feel alone.

Now lets move on to the right side of his head.

So this is the direction he parts his hair toward. (Meaning he parts on the left.) The tufts at the back of the neck and curling slightly behind his ear suggests that the sides are long enough that he can actually tuck them behind his ear. It also suggests that the back isn't trimmed up to his neckline (basically where his hair "stops" on at his nape) he is a boy who likes to have a little bit to play with when it comes to his hair.

Now this is a fun detail to think about.

So, you see how the curls on our left side are more defined and piecey than on our right? This suggest that the haircut toward the front is actually slightly uneven. It is trimmed shorter on the left hand (our left, his right) side than on the right side.

This further supports the idea that the person trimming his hair is passable but not a professional. Also kind of lends itself to the idea that something could have happened in battle that required him to trim off singed hair. (Burned hair friggen stinks bros.)

Now, to my favorite part, the front/coiffeur of his hair.

So that little swoopy in front? That can not be achieved through natural means, but it would be fairly easy to style without looking at it once you got good at it. (Which I'm sure you could in 200 years.)

The method most likely used for Astarion to achieve this swoop in front based on available styling methods, resources and technology?

A set of large curlers, probably 1.5-2 inches.

So that means, at night, after he bathes, he is taking some sort of round-thing. It could be a rolled up bit of fabric, it could be a narrow bottle, it could be a magic scroll or a damn pinecone. He is wrapping his hair around that item, probably with some kind of emollient to help it form the shape of the looser curl and then.

AND THEN THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART.

HE IS WRAPPING HIS HAIR IN A SCARF TO PROTECT THE STYLE WHILE HE SLEEPS LIKE A 1950'S HOUSE WIFE.

I should also note it is possible that this could be achieved with pin curls, but it would be very hard for him to get the looser, waving swoop without applying some kind of tension to his natural curl pattern.

Once he wakes in the morning (likely before everyone else so he doesn't have to be bothered during his morning rituals,) he will finger comb the curls out and sculpts them slightly by hand. This part would be very easy for him to figure out within a few years of doing it blind.

Thank you for coming to this very long winded post about how Astarion's hair absolutely supports his backstory as a character. I had entirely too much fun doing this.

guys i’ve got to admit. i have no idea how in hell astarion’s hair works and it’s driving me insane

[araneapeixes]

Uh Oh....the ladies have entered their 4th pint stage

[janearts]

Roisia has been balancing her moral compass (she must do right by the dead) with her pragmatism (she is penniless and far from home and what do the dead need the money for anyway) since she popped out of that mindflayer pod.

[baldurblush]

Let's pretend that I can give him a veil that turns sunlight into moonlight so he can walk with me during the day.

[lav3nder-bees]

Nothing like doing your goth gfs makeup before getting your ass handed to you on the battle field

i.e I wanted to doodle something between finishing schoolwork and it kind of got away from me

[astarionancuntnin]

I will NOT stand for this astarion erasure

[angstyastro]

Astarion and Fenris would be besties