L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2025 is Open for Entries

Published 31st Jan 2025 by Josie Jackson

Get ready – L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2025 entries for the UK and Ireland open Monday 3 February, offering all professional hairdressers the chance to demonstrate their exceptional talent and creativity.

Since its inception in 1954, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy has been a beacon for hairdressing excellence, offering hair professionals a platform to showcase their skill and artistry to a worldwide audience. This year, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy continues its mission to uncover and celebrate talent, welcoming entries from all hairdressers, with categories to suit all experience levels.

L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2025 Categories

L’Oréal Colour Trophy Award: Craft a well-executed, inspirational, and modern colour look on any model, complemented by a beautiful style and finish, taking inspiration from upcoming trends.

L’Oréal Colour Trophy Afro Award: Demonstrate your skill in creating a modern colour look on models with hair textures between 3C and 4C, celebrating the beauty and versatility of Afro hair.

L’Oréal Colour Trophy Star Award: Open to individual colourists aged between 16 and 25, this category encourages young talent to present their innovative colour creations.

L’Oréal Colour Specialist Award: For those who have completed the L’Oréal Professionnel Paris Colour Specialist education programme, this category focuses on advanced colour techniques and expertise.

L’Oréal Colour Trophy Future Talent Award: Aimed at emerging talent, entrants are invited to showcase their potential and creativity in hair colour.

L’Oréal Colour Trophy Moving Image Award: Create a 30-60 second reel on Instagram or TikTok that highlights your finished hair look, demonstrating artistic vision, creativity, and technical skill.

Grand Finals: A Celebration of Excellence

Finalists will be invited to compete at Grand Finals in Dublin and London, where winners in all categories will be announced at an inspiring and interactive event. These events will also feature spectacular shows by industry icons and promise to be a showcase of colour excellence and creativity.

How to Enter L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2025

Entries open on Monday 3 February 2025 and close on Thursday 3 April 2025. 

Entry details can be found here.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to showcase your colour creativity, push the boundaries of hair colour and let your artistry shine on an international stage.

You can check out the the L'Oréal Colour Trophy 2024 UK winners here.

Josie Jackson

Josie Jackson

Published 31st Jan 2025

Josie supports the team with content for the print magazine, website and social media channels at HJ. Having grown up in a salon environment (thanks to her hairdresser mum) and even working as a Saturday girl before getting her degree in English Literature, Josie feels right at home in the industry. Although she’s experimented with a few creative colour looks in the past, she always comes back to blonde, and loves all things hydrating and bond building.

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