Fantasy Grooming — color, sparkle and social media 😄

The king of visual “wow”… and creative excess 😄

If Asian grooming tries to make the dog look more adorable,
fantasy grooming tries to make people stop and stare 😄

This is where you find:

• colors,

• airbrushing,

• glitter,

• rhinestones,

• patterns,

• accessories,

• volume,

• visual effects,

• and moments when you start wondering:
  “am I still looking at a poodle… or an art project?” 😄

The internet absolutely loves this type of grooming.

And honestly…
social media loves it even more 😄

Because the stranger,
brighter,
more dramatic,
or more unexpected something is…

the higher the chances of it going viral.

Fantasy grooming does NOT automatically mean bad grooming

And this is important to say.

Behind many of these designs there are:

• countless hours,

• technical skill,

• experience,

• coat control,

• sculpture work,

• color theory,

• and almost supernatural levels of patience 😄

Objectively speaking,
many modern 3D grooming techniques were born exactly from fantasy grooming.

Because fantasy grooming pushed groomers to learn:

• volume,

• depth,

• visual construction,

• optical effects,

• and complex shapes.

What is used in fantasy grooming?

At this point almost anything humanity once looked at and thought:
“what if we put this on a dog?” 😄

Color

People use:

• temporary dyes,

• color sprays,

• airbrushing,

• chalks,

• gels,

• and pet-safe coloring products.

Important:
the products must be safe for dogs.

Human hair dye,
aggressive chemicals,
or strong salon products…
should stay very far away from a poodle 😄

Glitter, rhinestones and decorations

Yes.
This also exists 😄

Fantasy grooming may include:

• rhinestones,

• glitter,

• bows,

• accessories,

• feathers,

• colorful tails,

• and temporary decorations.

Sometimes it looks fun.

And sometimes it looks like somebody lost a fight against a craft store 😄

Fantasy grooming and social media are in a very intense relationship 😄

Social media loves:

• strange things,

• dramatic visuals,

• bright colors,

• and anything that makes people think:
  “what exactly did I just see?” 😄

That is why fantasy grooming works so well for:

• Instagram,

• TikTok,

• competitions,

• exhibitions,

• and special events.

Algorithms and moderation rarely live in the same house 😄

Where does art end and kitsch begin?

This is where personal taste enters the conversation.

Objectively speaking…

many fantasy grooming works can be genuinely impressive.

At grooming competitions there are truly incredible creations:

• complex,

• creative,

• technically difficult,

• and highly original.

They can also be very entertaining:

• at parties,

• exhibitions,

• photoshoots,

• and special events 😄

But personally…

after about five minutes I usually start wanting

to turn all of it back into… a dog 😄

Probably because I still prefer:

• harmony,

• balance,

• natural expression,

• and seeing an actual dog…
  instead of a rainbow zebra with paws 😄

Everything works better in moderation 😄

A small creative detail can look:

• elegant,

• fun,

• original,

• or even artistic.

But when the dog starts looking like:

• a fluorescent marker,

• a carnival mascot,

• or an explosion inside a glitter factory…

maybe we got slightly too inspired 😄

Fantasy grooming shows how far human imagination can go

And honestly,
there is something fascinating about that too.

But a sense of balance…
is still its own form of art 😄