I have to start of course by saying WOW, what an incredible bunch of people to be around for a night celebrating all things hair. The buzz in the room was magnetic, everyone was on such a high, meeting up with old friends and making new ones, the excitement was contagious!
If you ever need outfit inspo, I recommend that you check out the gallery from Monday night, you'll have your Christmas Party outfit sorted in no time! One of my favourite parts about going to events like these is seeing what everyone's wearing, and let's just say it didn't disappoint!
Hosted by Catherine Ryan, the night was full of laughter and the drinks were certainly flowing.
Not sure what the British Hairdressing Awards is? Firstly, where have you been!? Secondly, good question - let's break it down for you.
The night is probably one of the most highly anticipated evenings of the year, where the hottest hairdressers from all over the UK are announced, celebrating each other's work and battling it out to be THE Hairdresser of the year.
The awards are split out into categories, Specialist and Reginal. And yep, you guessed it, they are awarded with a very swanky trophy! Let's take a look at the winners...
Specialist winners 2023
- British Hairdresser of the Year, Cos Sakkas, TONI&GUY
- Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year: Darja Laett, TONI&GUY Kensington
-
Trend Image of the Year: Elyse Pointon, Edward & Co
- Men’s Hairdresser of the Year: Sam Elliot, TONI&GUY Covent Garden
- Afro Hairdresser of the Year: Melissa Timperley & Sara Williams, Melissa Timperley Salon
- Newcomer of the Year: Lucia Siero Hernández, TONI&GUY Westfield White City
- Artistic Team of the Year: Mark Leeson Artistic Team
- Session Hairdresser of the Year: Eugene Souleiman
- Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year: Suzie McGill, Rainbow Room International
Regional Winners 2023
- Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year: Ken Picton, Ken Picton Salon
- Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year: Danny Malone, MACC Hair
- Eastern Hairdresser of the Year: Olivia Binch, Mark Leeson
- North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year: Rick & Zoe Roberts, Rick Roberts
- Scottish Hairdresser of the Year: David Corbett, David Corbett Hairdressing
- Southern Hairdresser of the Year: Seung-ki Baek, RUSH Hair
- Midlands Hairdresser of the Year: Tracey Ann Smith, French + Ivi
- North Western Hairdresser of the Year: Laura Kulik & Ria Kulik, The Hairbank
- London Hairdresser of the Year: Jordanna Cobella, Cobella
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and of course our winners! But who is British Hairdresser of the Year? We won't keep you waiting any longer...
Cos Sakkas has done it again, for the second year in a row! Cos is no stranger to winning awards, first winning Newcomer of the Year, and London Hairdresser of the Year an impressive 3 times. Not to mention the countless times the TONI&GUY artistic team have won awards... You can check out the winning collection here, it's a gooden!
With a jam-packed year planned at INNOluxe HQ, we couldn't be more excited to be part of this industry and work with such creative, passionate and wildly fun individuals! To everyone who attended the awards, we hope you had the best night, and to those thinking about going next year DO IT! A night to remember, thats for sure.