Wella professionals uk and ireland trend vision award 2018 winners revealed

The Wella Professionals UK and Ireland Trend Vision Award celebrated the creativity and skill of the UK and Ireland’s hair industry at the Roundhouse in London’s Camden. TV presenter Emma Willis hosted the evening with her fun and witty style and the audience were treated to three incredible live shows by Rob Eaton, ghd and Hob Academy. Rob Eaton and the Russell Eaton Art Team show featured a collection of multi-tonal hair colour brought to life through light and reflection.  While the ghd show highlighted the importance of the Queen maker (the stylist). Finally, Akin Konizi and the HOB Academy team took the audience back to the 80s with their show, which celebrated their 35th anniversary by drawing inspiration from previous collections and current trends. An incredible show called Long Live the Queensfrom ghd demonstrated the truly creative nature of ghd, and celebrated all stylists, who it called the ‘Queen Makers’. HOB Academy also presented its HOB 35 show, headed up by Akin Konizi and his creative team. The incredible collection celebrated its 35 year anniversary drawing inspiration from previous collections and current trends. All of this year’s competitors from across the UK and Ireland took to the runway alongside their regional models. The finished styles ranged from commercial to avant garde and there was a mix of muted tones, bold brights and clashing shades. The competitors spent the morning at the Wella Studio in London completing their final looks within a time limit. After this the finalists presented their model’s hair to an industry-leading judging panel and were quizzed about their inspiration for the look and the technical aspects of the colour. The Color Vision judging panel included Alan Keville, Darren Lacen, Olive Tucker, Jayson Gray, Daniel Spiller, Kay McIntyre, Sharon Cox and Leonardo Rizzo. The Creative Vision judging panel included: Charlie Taylor, Paul Adamczuk, Angelo Valillo, Bruno Marc Giamattei, Colin McAndrew, Kai Wan, Kieron Fowles, Sarah Mason and Cos Sakkas. The Male Grooming judging panel included: Kerry Hayden, Bruce Masefield, Joshua Goldsworthy and Kevin Luchmun. The Runway judging panel included: Darren Ambrose, Dom Capel, Gustav Fouche and Sunny Sanga. Following a three-course meal, the award presentations were made with Emma joined on stage by Wella’s director of education and events, Sheila Jackson. The Trend Vision Award Winners 2018 Bronze Winners Color Vision Ireland – Roisin Hynes, Sarah Mason Professional Creative Vision Ireland – Stephanie Higgins, Sarah Mason Professional Color Vision UK – Dannie Lea, Hair & Beauty Creative Vision UK – Helen Tether, Helen Tether, Award Winning Hair Silver Winners Color Vision Ireland – Stephen Aiken, Conroy Hair Creative Vision Ireland – Zara McIntyre, House of Colour Color Vision UK – Ben Draper, Regis Creative Vision UK – Brandon Messinger, Zullo & Holland People’s Choice Winners   Ireland – Jonathan Healy, Bellissimo UK – Lisa Alexander, Dickson Reid Hairdressing Male Grooming Lieanne Buckley, Lieanne Gents Stylist Runway Stephanie Gallagher, Wonderland Gold Winners Creative Vision Ireland – Kerry Moody, DKY Hair Company Color Vision Ireland – Leandro Santana Santos, Decode Hair Creative Vision UK –Nikki Clifford, NJUK Hair & Beauty Color Vision UK – Krista Ward, D&J Ambrose The UK and Ireland gold winners will be invited to Lisbon for an exclusive mentoring experience on 2 November 2018.