Young colourist award

I spent Friday on the judging panel for the L'Oreal Colour Trophy Young Colourist Award, which is in association with HJ. I have judged many competitions but I have to say this was one of the most difficult. All the entrants were under the age of 25 but their passion, skill and determination to succeed made choosing the winner an impossible task. The finalists had already been judged photographically, and were now creating a look live. They had three hours to colour and style the hair, as well as be individually interviewed by myself along with top colourists Anita Cox, Carolyn Newman from Charles Worthington, Nathan Walker from Trevor Sorbie, Jo O'Neill from Toni & Guy and Lisa Shepherd. The award was designed to find the future of colour and if these youngsters are anything to go by, we are in for an exciting and inspiring time. Ruth@HJi x