
The long wait is over for all professional hairdressers in the UK and we can now feast our eyes on the 2010 British Hairdressing Awards finalists as Hairdressers Journal International has announced contenders for the nine regional and six specialist categories.
Launched in 1984, these awards are affectionately known as the ‘Oscars’ of the hairdressing world. The finalists of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards 2010, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, are as follows:
Regional Finalists
Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Christopher Appleton
Simon Cawthorne
Terri Kay
Neil Smith
Hayley Welling
Anne McGuigan
London Hairdresser of the Year
Darren Bain
Sean Dawson
Andrew Heasman
Skyler McDonald
Desmond Murray
Jamie Stevens
Midlands Hairdresser of the Year
Sarah and Adrian Bowron
Anya Dellicompagni
Nick Malenko and Royston Blythe
Lewis Moore and Jacky Crosby
Katie Mulcahy
James Whyte
North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Adele Bourne and Rebecca Dickenson
Joseph Ferraro
Hannah Gordon
Sarah Sumner
Alexander Turnbull
Jill Watkins-Wright
Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year
Julian Dalrymple
Kevin Kahan
Keith Kane
Sharon Malcolm
Andrew Mulvenna
Joanne O’Neill
North Western Hairdresser of the Year
Carly Aplin
Harry Boocock
Jamilla Paul
Sharon Peake
Gary Taylor
Melenie Tudor
Scottish Hairdresser of the Year
Philip Bell
Nelson Brown
Suzie McGill
Kay McIntyre
Thomas McMillan
Janer Stewart
Karen Thomson
Southern Hairdresser of the Year
Leo Bancroft
Seung Ki Baek
Robert Kirby
Victoria Nebbett
Gary Russell
Bruno Marc Giamattei
Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year
Craig Chapman
Melanie Giles
Daniel Neaves
Ken Picton
Louise Smith
Scott Smurthwaite and Will Eagles
Specialist Categories
Afro Hairdresser of the Year
Craig Chapman
Junior Green
Kim Johnson and Michelle Sultan
Jamie Stevens
Michelle Thompson
Sandra Webb
Artistic Team of the Year
Bloww Hair & Urban Spa
HOB Salons
Hooker & Young
Mark Leeson Hair, Body & Mind
Rainbow Room International
RUSH
Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year
Craig Chapman
Efi Davies
Skyler McDonald
Leonardo Rizzo
Indira Schauwecker
Anne Veck
Men’s Hairdresser of the Year
Kerry Hayden
Brett MacDonald
Jorych Marsili
Jim Shaw
Jamie Stevens
Ross Strong
Jody Taylor
Newcomer of the Year
Kelly Craven-Salvatelli
Ashley Gamble
Costa Phouli
Jasmine Redstone
Dan Spiller
Matt Stopps
Thames
Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year
Stuart Bane
Karen Dodds
Mark Leeson
Christel Lundqvist
Carly Roberts
Tim Scott-Wright
In addition to the 15 regional and specialist categories, the most hotly contested award is for the British Hairdresser of the Year title. The 2010 British Hairdresser of the Year Award nominees were announced earlier in June.

The finalists will now submit a further four images by September 10th, these will go forward to the second round judging and the winner will be announced at a glittering awards dinner presented by the British Hairdressing Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a JW Marriot Hotel, London on Monday 22nd November 2010.
For more information about 2010 British Hairdressing Awards, visit: www.britishhairdressingawards.co.uk
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