Record number of stylists battling to be the nhf photographic stylist of the year
Image - Ladies Collection Finalist: Troy Boyd, Emma J Steven, Birmingham
The competition to be the NHF’s Photographic Stylist of the Year has been hotter than ever this year, with a record number of stylists and salons battling it out to win this prestigious industry accolade.
A final shortlist of competitors was agreed at a judging event last week. All the finalists will be invited to the NHF’s Britain’s Best Competition at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire on Sunday 15 November, where the overall winners will be revealed.
More than 200 entries were received across the competition’s categories of Ladies, Men’s and Afro-Caribbean. The standard of entries was extremely high once again, making the process of shortlisting extremely difficult.
This year's Photographic Stylist of the Year competition is sponsored by ITEC, a leading hair and beauty qualifications body, and Spencer Scissors.
This year’s finalists are:
Ladies’ Category 1 – Fashion Look (open to students and trainees)
Jonathan Allbut, Lisa Hauck Hair & Make-up, London
Billy Fry, Strands Hairdressing, Whiteley, Fareham
Amber Wray, The Hairbank, Urmston, Manchester
Ladies’ Category 2 – Fashion Look (open to all)
Paula Grocock, Toxic Cherry, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Victoria Stevens, Tops Hair Salon & Beauty, Melksham, Wiltshire
Craig Barnett, Sutherland & Barnett, Nottingham
Nicola Smyth, Nicola Smyth Award Winning Hair, Leamington Spa
Ladies Category 3 – Fashion Collection (open to all)
Troy Boyd, Emma J Steven, Birmingham
Ross Charles, Ross Charles, York
Caroline Sanderson, Ego Hair Design, Inverness
Ben Driscoll-Price, Robert John, Portished
Ladies Category 4 – Afro Caribbean Fashion Look (open to all)
Rita Waife, All Hair & Beauty Salon, Nottingham
Benjamin Madle, Headhunters, Woking
Kelly Murry, Spirit Hair Company, High Wycombe
Men’s Category 1 – Fashion Look (open to students and trainees)
Eirann Byrne, AKA Hairdressing, Bristol
Reef Healey, Gary Pearce Mans Hair, Huddersfield
Men’s Category 2 – Fashion Look (open to all)
Dean Vinning, Sixth Sense Salon, Birmingham
Craig Condy, Safehands Barbers, Glasgow
Allan McKechnie, Rutherfords, Oban, Argyll
Men’s Category 3 – Fashion Collection (open to all)
Kade Kut, Image Barber, Bedford
Michael Damiano, Image Barbers, Bedford
Laura Kulik & Ria Kulik, The Hairbank, Urmston
Dan Rix, Company of Master Barbers
Afro-Caribbean – Fashion Look (open to all)
Kade Kut, Image Barber, Bedford
Michael Damiano, Image Barber, Bedford
