Student of the Year 2016 Winners Announced
The winners of the Hair Council Student of the Year, in association with L’Oreal Professionnel and VTCT, have been announced.
Following a photographic competition, judged by Patrick Cameron, Andrew Barton and Jamie Stevens, eight Level 2 and eight Level 3 students contested the final. The practical took place at L’Oréal Studios in Hammersmith where the finalists had to recreate their original photographic look. The competition was judged by balayage specialist and previous winner Sophia Hilton and her top stylist, Ross Cosgrove, as well as Jayne Schauenburg, a previous winner herself and hairdressing educator.
They then went on to be interviewed by Jayne Schauenburg, VTCT’s Lynda Whitehorn and City & Guilds’ Diane Mitchell about not just their work, but the work of the Hair Council. All 16 finalists received a goody bag packed to the brim with products and brushes from 11 different companies including Denman, L’Oreal Professional, Goldwell, KMS, GHD, Wella, Fudge, Affinage, Kerastase, Matrix and Redken.
Many congratulations to Jurgita Allen from Coleg Cambria and Soraya Hadjali from Cardiff and Vale College who won the Level 2 competition. And to Louisa Jones from The Salon for Level 3.
The winners will receive a day shadowing celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and a career-guided lunch with Sophia Hilton as well as afternoon tea at the House of Commons.
