British Hairdressing Award Winners Celebrated – News

On Monday, November twenty eighth, the brightest and most good stars in British hairdressing had been celebrated on the British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Skilled. 

Judged anonymously by greater than 100 main hairdressers (together with movie star stylists, session stylists, salon homeowners, earlier winners and Corridor of Fame members), Hairdressers Journal’s British Hairdressing Awards are a celebration of hairdressing excellence. The awards recognise the excellent achievements of stylists from England, Wales, and Scotland, in addition to standout expertise in specialist classes together with Afro, Males’s, Avant Garde and Color Technician. The largest award of the occasion – British Hairdresser of the Yr – is by nomination solely and thought of as the best accolade within the hairdressing business. 

HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards drew 1,300 of the perfect dressed, and finest coiffed business visitors to the Grosvenor Home, a JW Marriott Lodge in London’s Park Lane. The glittering occasion – now in its thirty eighth 12 months – was hosted by comic Katherine Ryan, who took on presenting duties alongside Jayne Lewis-Orr, Government Director of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards and Julian Crane, Basic Supervisor for Henkel Magnificence Care Skilled UK & Eire. Throughout the ceremony, visitors had been handled to a spectacular efficiency by singer Professor Inexperienced.

The stellar title on the night time, HJ’s British Hairdresser of the Yr 2022, was bestowed on International Inventive Director and Head of Schooling for world-renowned TONI&GUY salon empire, Cos Sakkas which noticed him put collectively a profitable photoshoot representing his aesthetic, skillset and visionary look.

Born and raised in London to Greek-Cypriot dad and mom, Cos educated in TONI&GUY’s acclaimed Oxford Road Academy and has spent the final 26 years progressing by the ranks to realize his present position overseeing the inventive course and training providing of the hairdressing superbrand. He’s additionally a daily face backstage at London Style Week and an acclaimed editorial stylist.

Accepting his award on the night time, Cos commented, “It’s wonderful to win this award and I need to thank Hairdressers Journal, you’ve at all times been there for me. Schwarzkopf Skilled, you had been there to current me with Newcomer of the Yr again in 1999 and right here we’re once more at the moment! I’ve been with TONI&GUY for 30 years and other people at all times seek for the grass that’s greener, my grass has at all times been tremendous inexperienced! I began with Toni and Anthony Mascolo, my mentor and the rationale I’m right here at the moment is Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck, she is my all the things. I’d like to finish with a particular because of my TONI&GUY crew and household and a particular dedication to a phenomenal pal, the late Franca Grossi.”

Jayne Lewis-Orr, Government Director of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards mentioned: “We couldn’t be extra thrilled for Cos, who’s an especially deserving winner. He isn’t solely an excellent hairdresser however can also be fully dedicated to training and mentoring, even exterior his personal salon group. His ardour for passing on data and selling best-in-class studying amongst the subsequent technology of hairdressers is exactly what the business wants.”

East London born Eugene Souleiman took dwelling the coveted gong of Session Stylist of the Yr 2022.  Session styling has turn into some of the fascinating and famend careers in hairdressing with many now family names with books, exhibitions and best-selling merchandise – to not point out tens of millions of followers on social media. 

Having labored with style’s most interesting photographers on campaigns for Calvin Klein, Balenciaga and Givenchy and in addition the likes of Woman Gaga over a profession spanning three many years, Eugene mentioned on accepting his award “It’s wonderful to win this title once more. Session hairdressing can typically be fairly lonely. We don’t actually have a crew of hairdressers surrounding us within the typical sense, so to have the business have a look at your work and recognize it’s a huge deal.”

Schwarzkopf Skilled has been the only real sponsor of the occasion since its launch in 1985. Julian Crane mentioned: ‘Schwarzkopf Skilled is honoured to have as soon as once more sponsored this occasion which is so revered and famend – not simply in Nice Britain, however everywhere in the world. We’re privileged to hitch in celebrating such proficient stylists who proceed to boost the bar with work that conjures up, astounds and strikes us and we thank them for making this business such an thrilling place to be.’ 

Listed here are all the winners of the 2022 British Hairdressing Awards:

• Midlands Hairdresser of the Yr – Tim Scott-Wright
• North Western Hairdressers of the Yr – Laura and Ria Kulik, The Hairbank
• Scottish Hairdressers of the Yr – Caroline Sanderson and Paul Ralph, Ego Hair Design
• North Jap Hairdressers of the Yr – Rick and Zoe Roberts, Rick Roberts
• Southern Hairdresser of the Yr – Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith Salons
• Wales and South West Hairdresser of the Yr – Steven Sensible, Smartest 73
• Jap Hairdresser of the Yr – Rebecca Jacques, Daniel Granger Hairdressing
• London Hairdresser of the Yr – Jordanna Cobella, Cobella
• Worldwide Assortment of the Yr – Viktoriia Vradii, Le Salon VRV
• Pattern Picture of the Yr – Jo Lomax, Smartest 73
• Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Yr – Enrica Russo, Danilo Hair Boutique
• Males’s Hairdresser of the Yr – George Smith, TONI&GUY Salisbury
• Afro Hairdresser of the Yr – Stephanie and Ashley Gamble, Ashley Gamble Hair
• Newcomer of the Yr – Emy Roccabella, Danilo Hair Boutique
• Creative Workforce of the Yr – Hooker & Younger Artwork Workforce
• Session Hairdresser of the Yr-Eugene Souleiman – Session Hairdresser of the Yr
• Schwarzkopf Skilled Color Technician of the Yr – Daniel Spiller, Marc Antoni
• British Hairdresser of the Yr 2022 –Cos Sakkas, TONI&GUY 

An enormous congratulations to the next Corridor of Fame entrants on the British Hairdressing Awards 2022:

Rick Roberts, Afro Hairdresser of the Yr Corridor of Fame

Sharon Malcolm, Northern Eire Hairdresser of the Yr Corridor of Fame

Shaun Corridor, Midlands Hairdresser of the Yr Corridor of Fame

Sylvestre Finold, Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Yr Corridor of Fame