Wella professionals uk and ireland trendvision award 2022 winners and runners up

The Wella Professionals TrendVision Award 2022 UK and Ireland Final was a night like no other. Bigger and better than ever before, in its new venue, Magazine London, located on the banks of the river Thames, overlooking London’s iconic City skyline. The live final event saw more than 700 guests gather for a celebration that showcased the winners for each of the six competition categories. Hundreds of others viewed online as the event was streamed for anyone in the world to follow. This year’s TrendVision Award Final demonstrated the creativity and inspiration of the Wella Professionals colour portfolio perfectly. The whole night was colourful, exciting, bursting with energy and packed with incredible hair artistry. Magazine London proved the perfect setting for guests to crown the winners, whose journey began back in April 2022 with an online photographic entry. The competition aims to celebrate hair that is inspirational, fashionable, and consumer-friendly, whilst demonstrating exceptional hairdressing skills and showcasing the world class Wella colour portfolio. The night was hosted on stage by Wella’s much loved artist, Patrick Cameron, and broadcasting favourite, Denise van Outen. TV and radio presenter, Elspeth Pierce presented the Virtual Broadcast. “This is remarkable. Here we are in one of the most stunning settings in London with some of the greatest hairdressing talent in the world. Everything about TrendVision Award is simply incredible and tonight will be a night of celebration to remember,” said Patrick Cameron. To open the event, the inspirational HOB Academy,  led by Wella Top Artist Akin Konizi, along with the HOB Creative Team, presented Viper. It included an array of signature looks, with an exotic twist that inspired by the power of the venomous viper and its intricately patterned skin. The show was edgy, sharp, colourful and captivating. The Kaleidoscope show was yet another epic moment of the night. Wella Artists Charlie Taylor, Cobella, House of Colour, James Earnshaw, Karbon Kyd, Medusa, Sarah Mason Professional and Stil joined forces to collaborate in this epic hair colour extravaganza. It was diverse, eclectic, and bursting with colour. To close the event, Wella’s Technical Director, Robert Eaton, presented his Carnival of Colour show. Demonstrating the Wella colour palette to its max, Carnival of Colour merged bold kaleidoscopic patterns with reflective metallic tones, teamed with show-stopping sequins, accessories galore and textured colourful braids. Everything about this show was bursting with colour and energy, resulting in a truly unique, never seen before, hair show. This year's TrendVision winners are:

• Colour Artist COLOUR ARTIST UK WINNER: Emanuel Chessa, HOB Salons Camden COLOUR ARTIST IRELAND WINNER: Anna Davidson, TONI&GUY Malahide COLOUR ARTIST UK RUNNER UP: Katrina Sloan, Medusa Stockbridge COLOUR ARTIST IRELAND RUNNER UP: Danny Malone
• Colour Specialist COLOUR SPECIALIST UK WINNER: Eden Marsh, NJUK Hair & Beauty COLOUR SPECIALIST IRELAND WINNER: Natalia Staroscinska, House of Colour COLOUR SPECIALIST UK RUNNER UP: Radoslaw Lewandowski, McIntyres Salons COLOUR SPECIALIST IRELAND RUNNER UP: Sophie O'Rourke, Audace Hair & Beauty Salon
• Craft Artist CRAFT ARTIST UK WINNER: Stefan Emil Buhu, Pkai Hair CRAFT ARTIST IRELAND WINNER: Brian Sweeney CRAFT ARTIST UK RUNNER UP: Yui Tateno, TONI&GUY CRAFT ARTIST IRELAND RUNNER UP: Chee Yin Ng, Aviary Lane
• Editorial Look EDITORIAL LOOK UK & IRELAND WINNER: Helen Tether, Helen Tether Award Winning Hair EDITORIAL LOOK UK & IRELAND RUNNER UP: Natalia Krzewska, In Session Salons
• XPOSURE XPOSURE: CREATIVE COLOUR UK & IRELAND WINNER: Georgia Ware-Gostelow, Grimsby Institute XPOSURE: CREATIVE COLOUR UK & IRELAND RUNNER UP: Lucy Newell, Positive Approach Academy For Hair XPOSURE: COLOUR THE CUT UK & IRELAND WINNER: Neva Houston, Medusa Training XPOSURE: COLOUR THE CUT UK & IRELAND RUNNER UP: Dionne Dunworth, TONI&GUY Dundrum

“Every single finalist in the room tonight should be proud of what they have achieved. To have reached the Final of TrendVision Award and be recognised at this level is outstanding. Thank you to everyone who has embraced everything about Wella and immersed themselves in our world. Congratulations to all our winners and runners up. The future of UK and Irish hairdressing is clearly in very safe and creative hands.” said Max Amen, General Manager UK & Ireland, Wella Company.