Date Posted: Wednesday 25th July 2018
The HJ British Hairdressing Awards 2018, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, finalists have been announced. The stylists, colourists and specialist hairdressers from across the UK will now be required to submit a further four images to make a collection of eight for the second-round judging in September. The awards ceremony and winners will be announced in November. Finalists are as follows:
Regional Categories
Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Paul Falltrick, G.F.C. Hairdressing, Hornchurch
Joseph I’Anson and Lisa Graham, Mark Leeson, Mansfield
Nathan Jasztal, Silhouette Du Barry, Chelmsford
Brandon Messinger, Zullo & Holland, Nottingham
Jessica Neil and Mary Geoghegan, KH Hair, Nottingham
Antonio Palladino, Antonio Giovanni, Ipswich
Angelo Vallillo, DNA Art Space, Nottingham
London Hairdresser of the Year
Richard Ashforth, Saco
Daniele De Angelis, TONI&GUY, Shoreditch
Philipp Haug, TONI&GUY, Sloane Square
Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox
Indira Schauwecker, TONI&GUY, Covent Garden
Darren Webster, Steven Carey
Midlands Hairdresser of the Year
James Earnshaw, Bad Apple Hair Group, Wolverhampton
Kieron Fowles, Regis, Birmingham
Michelle Griffin, Griffins, Birmingham
Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson, Chesterfield
James Nicklin and Teri Lowe, Tim Scott-Wright @ The Hair Surgery, Stourbridge
Nicola Smyth, Nicola Smyth – Award Winning Hair, Leamington Spa
North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Dean Bradwell, PoP, Middlesbrough
Isobel Eaton and Jesse Jackson, Russell Eaton, Barnsley
Joseph Ferraro, Joseph Ferraro Hair, Harrogate
Rick Roberts, Rick Roberts, Beverley
Michelle Rooney and Stewart Craig, Hooker & Young, Billingham
Alan Simpson and Karen Storr-Simpson, Contemporary Salons, Guisborough
North Western Hairdresser of the Year
John Claxton and Fran Cordey, Claxton, Rossendale
Anthony Donaghue and Jess Lyon, Yazz Number One Hair Studio, Leeds
Carla Keating, Andrew Collinge, Liverpool
Laura Kulik & Ria Kulik, The HairBank, Manchester
Marcello Moccia and Karen Perry, Room97 Creative Hairdressing, Wakefield
Gary Taylor, Edward & Co, Brighouse
Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year
Martine Broggy and Sophie Dickson, The Natural Hair Company, Lisburn
Damien Johnston, Pure Hair, Belfast
Colette Skelton and Stephen Aiken, Conroy Hair, Belfast
Scottish Hairdresser of the Year
Dylan Brittain, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Jason Hall, Jason Hall Hairdressing, Edinburgh
Heather Nelson, Nelson, Lanark
Robbie Purves, ArtHaus Hair, Edinburgh
Caroline Sanderson and Jo Beedie, Ego Hair Design, Inverness
Karen Thomson, KAM Hair & Body Spa, Lossiemouth
Southern Hairdresser of the Year
Sophie Chandler and Michael Rackett, RUSH, Croydon
Krysia Eddery, Perfectly Posh Hair, Hungerford
Thomas Hills, TH1 Hair, Oxted
Altin Ismaili, Marc Antoni, Reading
Sam Kerr and Natasha Mahey, Jamie Stevens, Ripley
Robert Masciave, Metropolis Hairdressing, Kingston Upon Thames
Leonardo Rizzo, Sanrizz, Guildford
Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year
Ben Driscoll-Price, Price & Driscoll, Clevedon
Joshua Goldsworthy, Goldsworthy’s, Swindon
Jamie Hill, Jamie Hill Salon, Swansea
Steven Smart, Smart:Est 73, Weston-Super-Mare
Amy Sultan and Barry Maddocks, Francesco Group Salon & Academy, Poole
Victoria Taylor, Francesco Group, Cheltenham
Specialist Categories
Afro Hairdresser of the Year
Lathaniel Chambers, Lathaniel’s Couture, Brixton
Anthony Grant, Jamie Stevens, London
Junior Green, Junior Green London, London
Aycan Kemal, New York Hair Design, London
Rick Roberts, Rick Roberts, Beverley
Michelle Thompson, Francesco Group, Birmingham
Artistic Team of the Year
DNA Art Space, Nottingham
Hairdotcom, Launceston
Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames
Mark Leeson, Mansfield
Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
TONI&GUY, London
Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year
Emmanuel Esteban, Salon Sloane, London
Sylvestre Finold, TONI&GUY, Wimbledon
Mai Ha and Tiziana di Marcelli, Trevor Sorbie, Manchester
Stacey Hayes, Daniel Granger Hairdressing, Northampton
Luke Pluckrose, Saks, London
Lisa Walby, Francesco Group, Cheltenham
Men’s Hairdresser of the Year
Jonathan Andrew, All Shook Up, London
Charlie Cullen, TONI&GUY, London
Terri Kay and Andrea Giles, Mark Leeson, Mansfield
Kevin Luchmun, Kevin Luchmun, Cheshunt
Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox, London
Jim Shaw, Essensuals, Billericay
Jamie Stevens and Matt Cahill, Jamie Stevens, London
Newcomer Hairdresser of the Year
Gianluca Caruso, TONI&GUY, London
George Curran, Errol Douglas, London
Jodie Denoon, Ego Hair Design, Inverness
Jack Dettmer, Pkai Hair, Peterborough
Sophie Gibson, Hooker & Young, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Alex Morton, Jamie Stevens, London
Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year
Clayde Baumann, D&J Ambrose, Pinner
Robert Eaton, Russell Eaton, Leeds
Nikita Fisher, Jamie Stevens, London
Stephanie Gamble and Ashley Gamble, Ashley Gamble, Shifnal
Suzie McGill and Dylan Brittain, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Daniel Spiller, Marc Antoni, Fleet