British Hairdressing Awards 2011 Finalists Announced

Who will be The One?

 

Hairdressers Journal International is delighted to announce the finalists for the nine regional and six specialist categories for the British Hairdressing Awards 2011.

 

The British Hairdressing Awards, launched in 1984 by Hairdressers Journal International and sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, have celebrated and rewarded the best of British hairdressing creativity for 27 years, and are universally recognised as the ‘Oscars’ of the hairdressing world. 

 

To enter the competition, hairdressers working in salons throughout the United Kingdom have to submit four images, that meet the relevant criteria, and reflect current trends. Depending on the hairdresser’s location, they can enter their regional category – Eastern, London, Midlands, North Eastern, North Western, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Southern or Wales & South West. If their talents lie within a particular discipline, they are also able to enter one of the six specialist categories – Afro Hairdresser of the Year, Artistic Team of the Year, Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year, Men’s Hairdresser of the Year, Newcomer of the Year or Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year.

 

The first round judging takes place to establish the six finalists in the regional and specialist categories with members of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards Hall of Fame, along with previous British Hairdressing Award winners and respected hairdressers judging the work. Judges cannot confer during the judging process, and each mark all entries independently, with the score sheets being handed to a team of independent auditors, who then process the results to find the six finalists in each category.

 

In addition to the 15 regional and specialist categories, the most hotly contested award is for the British Hairdresser of the Year title. Entry to this award is by nomination only, and in 2011 there are eight nominees for the title – Andrew Barton, Errol Douglas, Tim Hartley, Mark Hayes, Gary Hooker & Michael Young, Akin Konizi, Mark Leeson and Angelo Seminara.

 

“Each year the standard of entries in all categories becomes more creative and inspirational,” comments Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Hairdressers Journal International, Jayne Lewis-Orr. “British hairdressing is perceived throughout the world as being the best, and the British Hairdressing Awards recognise and reward creativity and excellence in all hairdressing skills.”

 

To go forward to the second round, the six finalists in each category have to produce a second set of four images, which will then be judged as a complete set of eight. The same guidelines are adhered to as before, with the winner being announced at the biggest event in the hairdressing industry’s calendar, a glittering awards dinner presented by a leading media personality at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a JW Marriott Hotel, Park Lane, London on Monday 28th November 2011.

 

2011 British Hairdressing Awards Finalists

 

Regional Finalists

 

Eastern Hairdresser of the Year

Christopher Appleton                        George’s Hairdressing, Leicester, Leicestershire

Paul Falltrick                                    Paul Falltrick Hairdressing, Romford, Essex

Terri Kay                                    Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Nathan Jasztal                                    Silhouette Du Barry, Chelmsford, Essex

Angelo Vallillo                                    Zullo and Holland, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Kai Wan                                    p.kai hair, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

 

London Hairdresser of the Year

Efi Davies                                    Toni & Guy, Covent Garden, London

Ben Moth & Valerie Benavides            Brooks & Brooks, London

Richard Mannah                        Toni & Guy, Sloane Square, London

Desmond Murray                        Atherton Cox, London

Cos Sakkas                                    Toni & Guy, Brompton Road, London

Jamie Stevens                                    Errol Douglas Salon, London

 

Midlands Hairdresser of the Year

Sarah Bowron &                         Aesthetics, Solihull, West Midlands

Aidan Bowron           

Anya Dellicompagni                         Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire

Nick Malenko &                         Royston Blythe, Compton, Wolverhampton

Ashley Gamble

Katie Mulcahy                                    Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham

Peter Prosser                                    Peter Prosser Hairdressing, Hereford

Sean Tetlow                                    The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire           

 

North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year

Lindsay Burr                                    The Goodys Group, North Molton, North Yorkshire

Rebecca Dickenson &                         The Vanilla Rooms, Bawtry, Doncaster

Adele Bourne

Joseph Ferraro                                    Halo, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Hannah Gordon                                    Paul Gordon, Scunthorpe, South Humberside

Julian Holland                                    The Mark Hill Salon, Kirk Elle, East Yorkshire

Marcus King                                    Hooker & Young, Wynyard, County Durham

 

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year

Julie Cherry                                    Shane Bennett Salon, Hillsborough, Co. Down

Kevin Kahan                                    Kevin Kahan, Bangor

Keith Kane                                    Keith Kane Hair International, Carryduff, Belfast

Sharon Malcolm                         Sharon Malcolm Hairdressing, Newtownards, Co. Down

John Morrison &

Carolyn Russell                                    J L Morrison Hairdressing, Belfast

Michael Quinn                                    Michael Quinn Hairdressing, Belfast

 

North Western Hairdresser of the Year

Carly Aplin                                    CRC Cutting Room Creative, Leeds

Adam Bryant                                    Ethos Hairdressing, Northern Quarter, Manchester

Amie Dunn                                    Andrew Collinge Hairdressing, Manchester, Lancashire

Verity Faichen                                    Daniel Gray Salon, Kendal, Cumbria

Melanie Jefferson                        Savvy, Whitehaven, Cumbria

Marcello Moccia                        Room 97 Creative Hairdressing, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year

Neil Barton                                    Neil Barton Salon, Edinburgh

Faruk Mohammed &                        Hair by JFK, Edinburgh

Sandy Ciard

Suzie McGill                                    Rainbow Room International, Uddingston

Kay McIntyre                                    McIntyres, Dundee

Gordon Ritchie                                    U-Concept, Glasgow

Janer Stewart                                    Angels, Aberdeen

 

Southern Hairdresser of the Year

Seung Ki Baek                                    RUSH Hair, Epsom, Surrey

Leo Bancroft                                    Leo Bancroft Salon, Weybridge, Surrey

Bruno Marc Giamattei                        Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Simon Grigg                                    Toni & Guy, Winchester, Hampshire

Paul Hawes                                    Review, Petersfield, Hampshire

Gary Gill                                    Monroe Hairdressing, Leatherhead

 

Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year

Craig Chapman                                 Craig chapman Hair Design, Launceston, Cornwall

Jess Gaylard                                    Jamie Stevens Hair, Woolavington, Somerest

& Teresa Heaney

Joshua Goldsworthy                        Goldsworthy’s, Swindon, Wiltshire

Ken Picton                                    Ken Picton, Cardiff Bay, Wales

Steven Smart                                    Smart Est 73, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerest

Louise Smith                                    Toni & Guy, Salisbury

            

Specialist Categories

 

Afro Hairdresser of the Year

Craig Chapman                                    Craig Chapman Hair Design, Launceston, Cornwall

Patrick Forini                                    Toni & Guy Sloane Square, London

Junior Green                                    Junior Green Hair & Beauty, London

Alero May                                    Atherton Cox, London

Jamie Stevens                                    Errol Douglas Salon, London

Michelle Thompson                        Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire

 

Artistic Team of the Year

FAME Team

Haringtons Art Team

HOB Salons

Marc Antoni

Mark Leeson Artistic Team

RUSH Artistic Team

 

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year

Johanna Cree Brown                        Trevor Sorbie, London

Leonardo Rizzo                                    Sanrizz, Guildford, Surrey

Skyler McDonald                        seanhanna Putney, London

Chie Sato                                    Toni & Guy Covent Garden, London

Indira Schauwecker                        Toni & Guy Covent Garden, London

Anne Veck                                    Anne Veck Salons, Oxford, Oxfordshire

 

Men’s Hairdresser of the Year

Russell Crane                                    Brooks & Brooks, London

Tracey Devine                                    Angels, Aberdeen, Scotland

Jon Redman                                    Atherton Cox, London

Jim Shaw                                    Essensuals Men, Billericay, Essex

Jamie Stevens                                    Errol Douglas Salon, London

Ross Strong                                    D&J Ambrose, Pinner, Middlesex

Jody Taylor                                    Toni & Guy, Covent Garden, London

 

Newcomer of the Year

Kelly Craven-Salvatelli                        Toni & Guy, Salisbury

Ryan Harris                                    Angels, Aberdeen, Scotland

Sophia Hilton                                    Brooks & Brooks, London

Jasmine Redstone                        RUSH Croydon, Surrey

Ryuta Saiga                                    Toni & Guy, Sloane Square, London

Donna Tovey                                    p.kai hair, Peterborough

 

 

Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year

Claire Chell                                    Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire

Francesco Fontana                        Toni & Guy, Sloane Square, London

Gary Hooker &                                    Hooker & Young, Gosforth Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Michael Young

Mark Leeson                                    Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Christel Lundqvist                        HOB Salons, London

Dorothy Sturgeon                        Shane Bennett Salon, Hillsborough, CO. Down