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PUTTING ON A SHOW
The British Hairdresser of the Year nominees showed their innate styles and unique hair creations, alongside sponsors Schwarzkopf Professional who opened the awards with an extravaganza led by Nick Irwin and their Young Artistic Team.

BRITISH HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
COS SAKKAS, TONI&GUY

TREND IMAGE OF THE YEAR
ELYSE POINTON, EDWARD & CO

WALES & SOUTH WEST HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
KEN PICTON, KEN PICTON SALON

NORTHERN IRELAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
DANNY MALONE, MACC HAIR

EASTERN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
OLIVIA BINCH, MARK LEESON

NORTH EASTERN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
RICK & ZOE ROBERTS, RICK ROBERTS

SCOTTISH HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
DAVID CORBETT, DAVID CORBETT HAIRDRESSING

SOUTHERN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
SEUNG-KI-BAEK, RUSH HAIR

MIDLANDS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
TRACEY ANN SMITH, FRENCH + IVY

NORTH WESTERN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
LAURA KULIK & RIA KULIK, THE HAIR BANK

LONDON HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
JORDANNA COBELLA, COBELLA

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF THE YEAR
ANTOINETTE BEENDERS, AVEDA & JORGE CÁNCER, X-PRESION

AVANT GARDE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
DARJA LAETT, TONI&GUY KENSINGTON

MEN’S HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
SAM ELLIOT, TONI&GUY COVENT GARDEN

AFRO HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
MELISSA TIMPERLEY & SARA WILLIAMS, MELISSA TIMPERLEY SALONS

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
LUCIA SIERO HERNÁNDEZ, TONI&GUY WESTFIELD WHITE CITY

ARTISTIC TEAM OF THE YEAR
MARK LEESON ARTISTIC TEAM, MARK LEESON

SESSION HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
EUGENE SOULEIMAN

SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL BRITISH COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
SUZIE MCGILL, RAINBOW ROOM INTERNATIONAL

#BHA23 SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES
The faces – and the outfits – that were out in force at the British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional