Hj's 2011 british hairdressing awards: as it happened
Published
29th Nov 2011
by rachael
More than 1,500 hairdressers from across the country attended the 2011 British Hairdressing Awards for an evening that celebrated the very best of the industry's creative talent.For those that were unable to attend, the night's eventualities unfolded live on Facebook, Twitter and here on HJi - with hundreds of followers eagerly anticipating updates on all of the evening's winners, entertainment and gossip.
Here, we relive the evening's updates as they happened....
@HJi: Welcome to HJi's coverage of the HJ's 2011 British Hairdressing Awards! 4:59
@HJi_Rachael: Team @HJi getting dolled up for #bha11 - don't forget to check www.hji.co.uk for all the updates all night! 5:00
@tammymal: Some of the guys on the way to #bha11 !!!!good look @AshleyJGamble and mr nick!!xxxx 5:23
@HJi_Rachael: OMG Two Shoes spotted at the hotel! Too excited #bha11 5:25
@LatestInBeauty: Good luck to all the entrants of this year's #bha11 - you glam lot, you! 5:38
@kwtrevorsorbie: #bha11 hope Joanna cree brown from trevor Sorbie wins tonight 5:46
@ToniaMia: good luck to @AshleyJGamble and Nick Malenko at #bha11 fingers crosseddd! 6:00
@andrew_collinge: RT @annabelajc: @andrew_collinge Good luck to Amie for tonight #bha11 6:11
@YourHairMag: Good luck to all the #bha11 nominees x 6:13
@essencepr: Good luck everyone at the British Hairdressing Awards! #bha11 6:15
@DanielGrayHair: Verity Faichen | Hair Stylist, Ky'cut Wilson and the Daniel Gray | Hair Salon Team have arrived at the #BHA11!!!... 6:21
@chloehunt_19:
On my way to #bha11. Good luck to everyone xx 6:22
@RobertvdSanden: En hop naar het kappersgala in grosvenor house #bha11 6:28
@kwtrevorsorbie: #bha11 good luck to Angelo seminara tonight xx 6:32
@HJi_Sophie: Marcus collins in the building! 6:45
@NatalieShirlaw: Good luck to my oldest friend Suzie McGill up for Scottish hairdresser tonight! #BHA11 6:58
@igniterich: At the Grosvenor for the #BHA11. Room looks amazing! 7:00
@richmilesphoto: Best of luck to my clients at the British Hair Awards!!! @RoystonBlythe @AshleyJGamble @Room97Creative @AngeloVallillo #bha11 7:10
@hji: celeb spotting at #bha11 - @jamiestevens7 and @marcuscollinsuk ! #TwitPict 7:13
@jodiewiltshirex: So jel my brother just met @MarcuscollinsUK !!! At #bha11 I wish I was there! 7:15
@HJi_Kate: @jaynelewisorr with Two Shoes. They're at #bha11 for This Morning 7:22
@kelsie_pops: Wish I was at #bha11 7:29
@HJi_Ruth:
All the finalists are coming out - let the fun begin! #bha11 7:34
@HJi_Matthew: Jayne Lewis Orr is welcoming all the fimalists - celebrating the best creative talent in the world 7:36
@vintagehair: Thank goodness there's a hashtag for tonight's British Hairdressing Awards #bha11 tweeting from the balcony! 7:37
@WayneCreaser_90: Can't wait to see who wins #bha11 :) 7:37
@HJi: The biggest and best event in the hairdressing calendar is under way! After the parade of finalists, the 2010 British Hairdresser of the Year Angelo S
eminara received his replica trophy. 7:38
Sarah Dawes @ jazzy ds: Have a fabulous evening everyone there, technology is great to have this fabulous event on live coverage sitting in Norfolk! 7:38
@HJi: The key objective of the awards is to widen the appeal of hairdressing. The This Morning cameras and the national press are out in force. 7:40
@Pinkglossboutiq: Good Luck to everyone involved in this year's #BHA11, fingers crossed for the sylists / salons i know and have worked with this year x 7:53
@HJi_Sophie: 2 shoes and marcus collins - all we need now is little mix and my x factor dreams will come true! 7:56
@boncesalons:
#bha11 @boncesalons The room looks Amazing! Now where's my table? #cantwait
@SecretsSalons: Having great time at #bha11. Great hair, great frocks, great company AND the best is yet to come! 9:02
@GlossCommsPR: Jonathan Ross hosting! Always hilarious #bha11 9:28
@HJi_Rachael: Yay Jonathan Ross gave Marcus Collins a shout out for X Factor. I think we can count him as a member of #teammarcus tonight! #bha11 9:35
@HJi: And the Wales and South West Hairdresser of the Year is.... Mr Ken Picton! 9:40
@HJi: "Thank you to Colin and everyone at HJ. A special thank you to my team. This has been a tough year and your team has helped me to get here. Mostly thanks to my dear mum. She would have the biggest smile if she could see this today". 9:43
@HJi_Ruth: So who clinches Southern Hairdresser of the Year - it's only Bruno Marc Giamattei - congratulations! #bha11 9:46
@HJi: "Oh my god. Fantastic. I wanted this so badly this year. I am so proud to be holding this for British Hairdressers," says Bruno. 9:47
@HJi_Ruth: Next up is Scottish Hairdresser of the Year, which goes to Suzie McGill from Rainbow Room #bha11 9:50
@HJi_Matthew: #bha11 Suzie McGill - "wow! This is amazing thanks so much. Thanks to Alan and Linda Stewart and my sister and business partner." 9:52
@HJi_Ruth: Congratulations to Marcello Moccia from Room 97 Hairdressing who wins North Western Hairdresser of the Year! #bha11 9:54
@HJi: North Western Hairdresser of the Year Marcello's says: "It's a fantastic evening. I'd like to thank my team... you're only as good as the people around you." 9:56
@HJi_Ruth: And Northern Hairdresser of the Year goes to .... Kevin Kahan #bha11 9:58
@HJi: "Just want to thank you for the evening. Thanks to everyone I love. You know who you are, I love you all. I'm so happy," says Kevin. 10:00
@HJi_Ruth: A popular winner, Sean Tetlow from The Colour Room wins Midlands Hairdresser of the Year #bha11 10:03
@HJi: The winner is Sean Tetlow. He thanks "the amazing team at Hairdressers Journal." We're touched! He's also thanking his team and his two lovely children and worrying he hasn't thanked everyone! 10:05
@HJi_Rachael: Wow, Terri Kay goes into the Hall of Fame as Eastern Hairdresser of the Year for a third time! #bha11 10:09
@HJi: Terri's nervous she might stand on stage and cry. She thanks Mark and Richard for their support - and her mum for being here to support her. Aahh! 10:09
@HJi_Ruth: So, who wins North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year? Congratulations goes to Julian Holland from the Mark Hill Salon #bha11 10:13
@HJi: Julian says: "I would like to thank Mark Hill, a true inspiration and one of the greats. This award means a lot to me. It's for a friend who's not actually here tonight... Matthew Davidson. This is for you." 10:15
@Dario_Cotroneo: @HJi_Rachael we are all following your tweets in Australia! Go Richard for London Hairdresser of the year! Great coverage 10:15
@HJi: And the 2011 London Hairdresser of the Year is Richard Mannah! 10:17
@HJi He says thank you to Sacha Mascolo Tarbuck and gets the crowd giving her an honoury round of applause. He also thanks Toni and Anthony Mascolo and his own brother. He's a real family boy. 10:20
Loretta OConnell: I am watching from NYC, Great updates, keep 'em coming :-) 10:20
@HJi_Ruth: An emotional roll of honour for those who can't be with us tonight - Norman Bloomfield, Moira Paulusz, Joshua Galvin, Terry Calvert. #bha11 10:23
@vintagehair: Terry Calvert tribute led by wife and daughters as he receives lifetime achievement award #bha11 very moving 10:26
@HJi_Ruth: Sharon Peake is welcomed into the Hall of Fame for winning North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year three times. #bha11 10:27
@HJi_Matthew: Sharon Peake is in the Hall of Fame - thanks LWPR and Clynol, Bernard, John Rawson and Dr Colin and my team. Love you guys. 10:29
@hac_kingsbridge:
Very moving to see my old boss Joshua galvin tribute #bha11 he taught me so much 10:29
boncesalons:
#bha11 Aloe Black live on stage what a voice! What a Treat! 10:30
@HJi_Rachael: Junior Green wins Afro Hairdresser of the Year 2011, mobbed en route to the stage! #bha11 10:46
@HJi_Matthew: #bha11 Junior Green - I've been waiting for this for 11 years. I sleep, eat and breath Afro hairdressing. 10:47
@HJi_Ruth: So, Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year goes to Indira Schauwecker from Toni & Guy. What an amazing collection #bha11 10:51
@HJi: "I want to say thank you for all of you in this place. It's because of you I came to London because I think British hairdressing is the best," she says. 10:53
@HJi_Ruth: It's Men's Hairdresser of the Year - and Jamie Stevens has clinched it! Congratulations #bha11 10:57
@HJi_Matthew: #bha11 Jamie Stevens - one out of three aint bad this means so much to me thanks to Matrix and L'Oreal my family and especially Errol. 10:59
@HJi_Rachael: OMG the super-handsome Marcus Collins presents Newcomer of the Year! #bha11 #teammarcus 11:00
@HJi_Ruth: One to watch - Jasmine Redstone from Rush Hair wins Newcomer of the Year. #bha11 11:02
@HJi: "I've got a few thank yous to say. Firstly to HJ and Schwarzkopf and all the judges. A massive thank you to Rush and all the team, but two special thank yous to a lady who has inspired me, Tina, and to my partner." 11:05
@HJi_Ruth: Artistic Team of the Year goes to HOB Creative Team - they've gone mad!! #bha11 11:09
@HJi "I'm so excited," says Akin. "I'm so so proud of this team. They work so hard and they support each other." 11:11
@HJi_Ruth: Christel Lundqvist wins British Colour Technician of the Year for the third time. A very popular winner #bha11 11:15
@HJi: Christel says: "I'm so delighted! I really want to thank a few very special people. I've got an amazing team behind me and without them, I wouldn't be able to win this." 11:16
RosemarieSmith: Updates are so good from the HJi Team its getting really exciting even being at home ! #bha11 11:23
@HJi_Ruth: British Hairdresser of the Year goes to Akin Konizi...... A standing ovation in the room #bha11 11:38
@MarcuscollinsUK: Had the most smashing night ever met sooo many talented creative people I love them All dearly wow! I'm overwhelmed x 2:25
@BruceMasefield: Congratulations to all the winners tonight at the #bha11 Thanks for a fabulous night @HJi so lovely to see everyone!!! X 2:42
