Did your hairstylist make the cut? Celebrating the best of Irish talent

Aug 2, 2017

Ladies, there’s little we love more than a glitzy awards show, so hats off to the good folk behind the Wella Professionals TrendVision Awards 2017 who really pulled it out of the bag this week.

Aiming to pay tribute to the hairdressing industry's leading talents – both in terms of competitors and show teams – this annual competition was a vertiable haven for the hair mavens.

With hundreds of photographic entries to choose from, a shortlist of finalists were selected to present their look at the ICONS – an Exclusive View event featuring the Ireland Heat, in a bid to be recognised as the next big name in Irish hairdressing.

And ladies, it was a night of pure, unadulterated creativity at Dubilin's Clayton Hotel on the Burlington Road.

The uber-slick evening was hosted by TV personality Nicky Byrne who opened with the competitor’s parade of models.

Sassoon Academy, Edward Darley & Gareth Vance presented “Underpass” while the Wella Professionals Style Council collaborated with Leonardo Rizzo and Laura Daniel from Sanrizz to present a fearless Sebastian inspired show.

But obviously, the real excitement was the competitor parade who were all supported by family, friends and colleagues, and left the audience in no doubt as to their incredible talent.

And without further ado, here are your Irish finalists.

Stephen Aiken: Conroy Hair
Aaron Healy: Wayne Lloyd Hair
Albena Hristova: Style Club
Rachel Hunter: House of Colour
Alex Reid: Alan Keville for Hair
Sharon Sheehan: AC Pure
Claire Donneolly: House fo Colour
Shauna Forman: Hour of Colour
Donnchadh Kurlan: Bellissimo
Kathy McLean : Aviary Lane
Carmel McQuirk: House of Colour
Victor Hugo Pessoa : The Studio
Sean Bryan: Cut and Sewer
Alejandro Gerdez: Sanranna Hair Studio

So what next for the Irish finalists?

Well, on Tuesday September 5, the Wella Professionals TrendVision Award UK & Ireland Final will be held at The Roundhouse, Camden, London.

In preparation for the big day, the finalists will attend a mentoring day on August 16 in the Wella Studio Dublin, with multi award-winning hairdressers Bruce Masefield and Jayson Gray.

Wath this space…