The Fellowship Focus
Welcome to our regular Fellowship Focus, where we delve into previous month’s activities for the Fellowship team’s, discover the new 2025 Clubstar Art Team, and celebrate the success of the F.A.M.E Team semi-finalists!
The Clubstar Art Team 2025
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is delighted to announce the 2025 ClubStar Art Team. The ClubStar Art Team is the Fellowship for British Hairdressing’s youngest group – but there’s no shortage of talent amongst these rising stars. ClubStar membership of the Fellowship is open to any hairdresser aged between 16 and 25, and a place on the art team is the perfect way to make the most of your time as a young member. On hand to judge this year were 2023/2024 ClubStar Art Team Project Leader, Jamie Benny, 2024 ClubStar Art Team Support, Josh Goldsworthy, and the President of the Fellowship, Ashleigh Hodges. Together, they decided on the final lineup of eight artists, who will now go on to participate in a year of education, opportunities and mentoring from some of the industry’s most inspiring and dedicated names.
The 2025 ClubStar Art Team is: Tash Flip, Brooks & Brooks; Yasmin Snowdon, Versus Hair Team; Leah Barker, West Suffolk College; Isabella Finnis, Peg Hair; Yasmin Clifford, Hair by Yas; Amelia Wilmott, Hair by Amelia; D’Arcy White, Jack and the Wolfe; Amelia Krasinski, K H Hair Arnold.
Hair & Vision Glasgow – ‘Cutting & Creative Colouring’ with Innersense
The Fellowship invited one of their newest brand partners, Innersense Organic Beauty, to take to the stage for their ‘Hair & Vision’ event in Scotland to showcase their latest innovative techniques and products. Innersense invited their audience to an immersive evening of precision ‘cutting and creative colouring’, demonstrating the use of their latest innovation, Color Purity.
The evening began with a warm welcome from Michelle Griffin, Vice-President of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing. Michelle welcomed Innersense UK & EU Education Manager Petteri Rantaeilola to the stage who introduced the brand to the audience, setting the stage for an informative evening – which focused on the harmony between colouring and core cutting techniques. Petteri took to the stage with Kim Taylor from Contain a Curl in Leeds, showcasing two models, to teach the audience how to blend and balance shades for seamless transitions on curly hair. The pair also touched on how to strategically place colour that aligns with the hair’s flow – evoking an organic, lively feel.
Scott Cooper from BB Hair Collective in Glasgow and Erica Liburd from the MUSE Salon in Northampton showcased two models, each of which was styled to replicate Innersense’s brand vision. Scott and Erica demonstrated methods to create a balanced, flattering shape through precision cutting and creative colouring, ultimately enhancing the hair’s natural texture and volume. The pair explored the fusion of genderless design elements, mastering adjustments in angles, lengths, and layer placements to customise styles to their client’s unique preferences – creating an informative evening for audience members who are not as established in working with curly hair.
The F.A.M.E Team 2025 Finalists
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is delighted to announce the 2025 F.A.M.E. Team Finalists. The 2025 F.A.M.E. Team Semi-Finals took place at Loft Studios in London, and was hosted by Karoliina Saudners, the Fellowship’s Head of Session. 14 semi-finalists took part in an intense day of judging, with the 8 finalists being chosen at the end of the day. The semi-finalists were given multiple challenges throughout the day, presenting their looks, mood-boards, and models to prestigious panel of judges. The judging panel included Simon Tuckwell, Alastair Jubbs, Zoe Irwin, Christel Barron-Hough, Adam Garland, Kathryn Dartnell, Lathaniel Chambers, and 2024 F.A.M.E. team members, Elle Forman, Stephen Campbell, Ilaria Bellemo, and Harry Andreou.
After careful deliberation from the judges, the 8 finalists are:
- Dean Lawton-Taylor, Trinder Hair Studios
- Cameron Willetts, Comers Inside Out Hairdressing
- Annie Franklin, Prestige Hair
- Sam Bickle, Arkive by Adam Reed
- Troy Tobias, Anthony John Salons
- Stevie Leah Loscombe, Blue Tit
- Cheryl Poulter, Perfectly Posh Hair Design
- Bekki Delehedy, Dot Hair
The finalists will now be invited back to take part in an all-day event on the 21st of October with a prestigious panel of judges where they will be asked to work on a variety of tasks and create some inspiring hair work for the judges. The F.A.M.E. team will then officially be announced on the 2nd of December 2024 at the Fellowship Luncheon and Hair Awards at the Londoner Hotel, London.
Commenting on the announcement of the 2025 F.A.M.E. Team finalists, Ashleigh Hodges, the President of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, said:
“A huge congratulations to all this year’s finalists! The response to being part of the 2025 F.A.M.E. team was incredible, and the calibre of entries was exceptional. All the finalists should be extremely proud of themselves – the talent that was demonstrated at the semi-finals was phenomenal! We now look forward to the final in October – best of luck to you all!”
