NHF crowns Britain’s Best industry talent

Image: Sarah Arnold, Coleshill, Birmingham, Hair-Up – Glamorous Night on the Town

UK stylists and salon owners recently gathered for NHF’s flagship competition Britain’s Best – a showcase to recognise the very best of British hairdressing, beauty and barbering talent.

Held on Sunday 15 November, Britain’s Best is now in its fourth year and saw teams from across the country battling it out to win in 12 hard-fought categories.

NHF president Paul Curry said of the talent competing: “My congratulations go out to all this year’s winners. Everyone – winner or runner-up – was competing at the highest level, producing work of intense creativity and talent.

“I am immensely proud of what Britain’s Best says about the level of skill within our great industry – the passion and commitment shown by everyone to push themselves and be the very best they can.”

 A full list of winners and runners-up is available online at Britainsbest.me, but this year’s category winners were:

Blow Dry – Consumer Fashion Style (students and trainees): Joseph Sirry, The Oak Room, Barnstaple
Blow Dry – Consumer Fashion Style (open to all): Ruben Rodroguez, Ross Charles, York

Male Fashion Look – On Trend (students and trainees): Marcus Feeley, Spirit Hair Team, Ystrad Mynach
Male Fashion Look – On Trend (open to all): Joe Cartmel, Cartmel Brothers, Preston

Hair-Up – Glamorous Night on the Town (students and trainees): Emilijana Veseli, Sandwell College, West Bromwich
Hair-Up – Glamorous Night on the Town (open to all): Sarah Arnold, Coleshill, Birmingham

Fantasy Total Look (open to all): Jane Conneely, Salon Vie Hairdressing, Crewe

Short Back and Sides With Beard Trim (students and trainees): Marcus Feeley – Spirit Hair Team, Ystrad Mynach
Short Back and Sides With Beard Trim (open to all): Kade Burgess, Image Barbers, Bedford

Nail Art (open to all): Nadia Shayler, Sandwell College, West Bromwich

Female Fashion Look – On Trend (open to all): Vadia Urbaite, Hair & Colour Expert, London

The Bride – Conventional or Non-Conventional (open to all): Stacey Hayward, Stacey Jade, Bristol
The Bride – Bridal Make-up (open to all): Sally Bracey, Bristol

Colour of the Day (open to all): Emma Louise Davies, Salon Vie Hairdressing, Tattenhall