BREAKING NEWS

Regis winners of the Up and Coming Talent

FINALISTS

Good news for the finalists of the Regis Creative Passion Awards; they are now in with a chance of winning a ticket to the prestigious Wella Professionals Trend Vision Award 2010 UK Final. The winners of the Up and Coming Talent and Colour Talent

categories receive an exclusive VIP invitation in return for wowing the judges. “It’s an amazing platform to showcase your talent and can

lead on to many fantastic opportunities. It can take your career to another level and highlight your passion, skills and creativity through interpreting one of the key Wella Professionals trends,” says Julie-Anne Newton, Head of Education and Senior Artistic Director at Regis UK.

The finalists have been announced but who will the lucky winners be? Watch this space…

TRENDIES

Wannabe Trend Vision Award winners for 2010 attended a gruelling judging process at Wella Professionals World Studio in London. Industry experts gathered to scrutinise

hundreds of photographic entries; each one had an interpretation of one of the four Trend Vision trends: Midnight Stage, Nature’s Goddess, Nomad Couture and Techno Poetry. The finalists were selected for two

categories; Colour and Young Talent. Now the regional heats are set to take place this month at hotels up and down the country, with the finals set for September 27 at The Roundhouse in Camden, London.

CUTTINGCLEVER

Budding hairdressers attended an inspirational cutting workshop at Ken Picton Hair & Spa in Cardiff, held by The Fellowship for British Hairdressing. Fellowship Masters from Ken Picton,

Goldsworthys, Lara Johnson Lifestyle and Peter Prosser Hairdressing showed off their skills and passed on their knowledge to the eager stylists. A wide range of cutting techniques

were demonstrated on the models with contemporary styling techniques used to create the finished looks. The evening ended with each student presenting their model and outlining the technique used to create the finished look.

Info: 01295 724579 fellowshiphair.com

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Stylists sharpen their cutting skills at Ken Picton Hair & Spa

NEWS BOMB

Francesco Group has shown its commitment to standards by supporting the Hairdressing Council in its pledge to recognise NVQ Level 3 as the minimum. It’s encouraging all of its staff to become State Registered Hairdressers to help raise the bar.