Today I want to talk about Kirino and her hair. I took yesterday to try and recover my circadian rhythm from the magical girl stream.
Kirino has white hair that's tied up in braids, making it nearly impossible to get a good read on if it's straight, wavy or curly. Her hair goes down to her upper thighs, but also has a gradient to it, becoming a light blue near the ends. It's somewhat reminiscent of Fubuki's, though Fubuki has a lot more going on with her hair than Kirino does. Kirino's bangs have an ahoge, as well as being sharp, yet slightly messy. It suits the diligence Kirino carries, inaccuracy included. Her hat is different from Fubuki's, still a police officer's hat, but seems to be British? I'm unfamiliar with this specific style of hat. Finally, on her right is a purple hairclip that's in an x-shape, likely done to keep hair out of the way of her good eye so she can aim better.
Kirino's swimsuit has her braid on her left in a looser form, likely to make it not obstruct her duties as a lifeguard while also keeping it out of the way and somewhat balanced. It's likely that Kirino wants her hair in one place, both to not get it caught on anything but also to reduce the odds of someone holding onto her hair for dear life as opposed to the flotation device.
Idol Kirino, consistent as she is, has her hair braided once again, but now in a donut-looped style to match the style of the outfit. She wears a beret with donuts emulating bear ears, and her beret specifically has a bow at the bottom, potentiallly being where the donuts are tied if Fubuki's hair and hat are anything to go by.
Kirino (Dekinai)
beta is a much cleaner appearance than release, which isn't bad, but her appearing very energetic to contrast with Fubuki is a good change. That, and it doesn't say much about her personality. It's a good example of how the kinesthetics of a sprite need to be carefully thought up, as they say a lot about a character, possibly more than clothes or hair.
Kirino's dutiful nature reminds me of Saki. She takes care of her hair and even ties it in such a way that it won't cause issues for her during the day, but said day reveals how energetic she can be, though she doesn't run out of steam! She also seems like the type who can be somewhat easily influenced into having a different scent to her hair. Maybe Kanna says that a light scent is good on the field, then Konoka comes in and says that you want a friendly scent. Later in a donut shop, Fubuki and Kirino talk about this and Fubuki brings up having a sweet scent is pretty sweet. For that reason, Kirino likely has a more neutral scent. It's clean and proper, but anything further quickly gets her stumbling over herself as she tries to make sense of it.
Link to previous entries (assuming I don't forget):
https://rentry.org/hair_archive