Salon international competitions - finalists announced

With Salon International hitting the ExCeL London next week (14th-16th October), it’s time to announce the finalists for the live Salon International competitions! First up are the finalists for Afro Stylist of the Year. HJ’s Afro Stylist of the Year award is open to all UK stylists trained to NVQ Level 2 or above; or a minimum of five years’ experience. The finalists are... Aycan Kemal Marissa Crowe Rick Roberts Next, the finalists for Men's Afro Stylist of the year sponsored by Andis. HJ’s Men’s Afro Stylist of the Year award is open to all UK stylists trained to NVQ Level 2 or above; or a minimum of five years’ experience. The finalists are... Graham Grimshaw Kade Kut O'Neil Brown Now for the finalists of HJ's Barber the year sponsored by Andis. The competition is open to all qualified barbers in the UK with NVQ Level 2 or above; or a minimum of five years’ experience. The finalists are... Harry Rushton Kilian Maddison Matt Barrett Rory Hazell Sam Wall Teodorescu Radu Next up Ladies Commercial Look sponsored by City & Guilds. This competition is open for all students & trainees that have a Level 2 or working towards Level 2 in Hairdressing. The finalists are... Emily Billingham Lucy Twinem Lorenza Sanfillippo Hannah Stokes Alex Nicklin Chris Ponsford And now the Men's Cut and Finish Competition sponsored by City&Guilds. This competition is open for all students & trainees that have a Level 2 or working towards Level 2 in Hairdressing or Barbering. The finalists are... Ben Clifford Charlie Morse Nicky Mcintyre Ross Giffin Euan Russell Shane Brown Finally, for the HJ Bridal Hairdresser of the Year finalists. After a hugely successful debut at last year’s Salon International, HJ’s Bridal Hairdresser of the Year returns to once again recognise stylists who create beautiful hair for the big day. This category is open to all UK stylists trained to NVQ Level 2 or above or a minimum of five years’ experience. And the finalists are... Dawn Atiba Iga Kuznik Jurgita Allen Lauren King Lea Arraez Siobhan Waters   For more information and to book tickets to Salon International 2017 click here