In collaboration with Wella Professionals, we are delighted to announce the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners of the TrendVision Award UK & Ireland 2020 awards, this year for the first time-ever in a digital format.
In true Wella style, competitors were fully supported throughout the competition with digital mentoring that included video briefs, zoom mentoring sessions and top tips from judges. Now, 27 winners from six categories have been crowned, which are: Colour Artist, Colour Specialist, Editorial Look, Craft Artist, Men’s Hair and Style Master. In addition, this year the competition also recognised the OPI Nail Artist of the Year which celebrates OPI’s leading nail artist in the UK.
In line with the complete digital format, the winners were announced via Wella’s Instagram @wellahairuki
The winners are:
UK Colour Artist
Gold – Kasey Garrett, Goldsworthy’s Hairdressing
Silver – Stewart Fereday, Hairven
Bronze – Pamela Cooney, TONI&GUY Birmingham
Ireland Colour Artist
Gold – Ashley Falconer, Occasions Hairdressing
Silver – Carmen McCracken, DKY Hair Company
Bronze – Caroline McNeill, All Aspects Of Hair Design
UK Craft Artist
Gold – Annabel Payne, TONI&GUY Salisbury
Silver – Stephanie Darbyshire, TONI&GUY Deansgate
Bronze – Marie Ramminger, Dream Hair
Ireland Craft Artist
Gold – Rachel Flanagan, Peter Mark
Silver – Aisling Kenny, House of Colour
Bronze – Zara McIntyre, House of Colour
UK Colour Specialist
Gold – Sophie-Rose Goldsworthy, Goldsworthy’s Hairdressing
Silver – Radoslaw Lewandowski, Mclntyres
Bronze – Claire Adamson, Sophie Butler Hairdressing
Ireland Colour Specialist
Gold – Roisin Hynes, Sarah Mason Professional
Silver – Romario Silva, Blend Beauty Artisans
Bronze – Lauren Masterson, Bellissimo
Editorial Look UK & Ireland
Gold – Rita Tuska, Joseph Farraro Hair
Silver – Ayesha Caunt-Buonocore, Hairven
Bronze – Denise Platano, TONI&GUY Victoria
Men’s Hair UK & Ireland
Gold – George Smith, TONI&GUY Salisbury
Silver – Barry Kieran, Signature Hair
Bronze – Allan Kingsland, Zanders Hair Design
Style Master UK & Ireland
Gold – Aoife Pomphrett, Wonderland
Silver – Ryan Coates, TONI&GUY Sutton Coldfield
Bronze – Clarissa Codalonga, TONI&GUY North Audley Street
The prestigious list of more than 40 judges included an elite list of the who’s who of hairdressing, each chosen for their expertise not just within the Wella portfolio, but across the hairdressing industry’s diverse range of brands. Judges included Andrew Dunne, Zoe Irwin, Jayson Gray, Rob Eaton, Sinead Kelly, Warren Boodaghian, Luke Benson, Leonardo Rizzo, Gustav Fouche, Dom Capel and Kerry Hayden.
Wella’s TrendVision Award is renowned for its incredible prize offerings and this year was no exception. Prizes include Wella Education packages and trophies. Gold winners will also receive a photo shoot experience to recreate their winning look, as well as a two-day photo shoot with leading industry photographer Kai Wan, mentored by Wella Guest Artist Darren Ambrose. They will create the TrendVision Award 2020 Winners’ Collection, which will appear in trade press and marketing campaigns. Gold winners will also be offered a place on the incredible Wella Destination global event and will also receive digital mentoring in 2021 to help further their careers.
“It has been an immense challenge adjusting the competition in such challenging times; however, we believe the industry and our loyal fans wanted it to go ahead, and the level of entries proved this,” commented Allison Hargreaves, National Education Operations and Events Manager UK & Ireland, Coty Professional Beauty. “It is our way of giving back to the industry and we are delighted to be offering such incredible inspiring prizes that will genuinely help further careers. Many congratulations to all the winners. I am certain we have discovered some new stars in the making.”
SEE OUR GALLERY OF THE GOLD WINNING LOOKS BELOW