Hair & Beauty Competition 2013

This year’s Hair & Beauty Competition is back and bigger than ever!

Due to the overwhelming number of entries we received last year we’re now offering entry into 3 distinct categories (Hair, Make-up and Nails), so we can showcase the best of your talent across the board!

So whether you’re a hair hero, a super stylist, or you’re the queen (or king) of manicures, this is the competition for you!

WIN! WIN! WIN!
You won’t want to miss out on this year’s fabulous prizes. The winner of each category will receive a £100 spa break voucher, and the runner up in each category gets a £50 spa break voucher. So get your entry in now, and you could be getting pampered just in time for your summer holidays!

Your Step by Step guide to entering:
1: Decide which category or categories you’d like to enter. This year the categories are:

1. Hair
2. Make-up
3. Nails

2. Get busy and complete your creation(s)!
3. Download and fill in the 2013 Hair & Beauty Competition entry form (DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM HERE)
4. Send a photo of your creation and a completed form for each entry to: Miss N Rose, Nelson Thornes Ltd, Hair & Beauty Competition, FREEPOST SWC0506, Cheltenham GL53 7ZZ or email them to:  nrose@nelsonthornes.com marked with Competition in the subject line. 


FAQs

Can I enter more than once?
Yes! You can enter all categories, and you can enter more than one entry per category – but you must complete a separate entry form for each and every entry. You can submit an entry for more than one category, but as mentioned before, you must complete a separate entry form for each category.

Why must I include the details of my tutor?
This competition is for Hair and Beauty students only. We ask for your tutor’s name and contact details just to make sure that all entries are fair and genuine.

Can I have my entry materials sent back to me?
Unfortunately we can’t return any items you send us as part of your entry. We suggest you keep copies of any photographs or images you want to keep.

How will entries be judged?
All entries will be judged anonymously and separately. The judging panel will consist of several hair and beauty experts and Nelson Thornes staff. Each category will have an outright winner, plus one runner up.

Terms and Conditions apply (DOWNLOAD TERMS AND CONDITIONS)

Merry Christmas everyone! I can’t believe it’s December already - I haven’t even thought about my Christmas shopping yet, never mind started it! I have just been too busy….

This month I have done two photo shoots, and I absolutely loved every minute! I’ve been collaborating with the same photographer since the summer now and we work really well together, bouncing so many ideas off each other and getting inspired! A few weeks ago we did our first studio shoot with a theme based around the Indian Spring/Summer celebration, Holi. I really played around with the make-up and with watercolour paints. I made up four models in total, using one of each primary colours for the first shots and using a mash-up of red, green, blue and yellow on the fourth model. It was very messy but lots of fun!

What do you think? Which is your favourite? I love how our model for the colour blue looks so fierce in one image and then really soft in the other. Make-up and good direction from an experienced photographer can really change the feel of the image, and it’s so exciting to see it all come together.







I’ve also been developing my designs and ideas for the three main characters in this year’s local panto production - Dick Whittington. I’m responsible for making up Tommy the cat, the evil King Rat, and the lovely (but clumsy!) Fairy Bling. I wish I could show you the images but I’m not allowed to until Panto starts, so watch this space. I think you’ll love Fairy Bling, whose look is inspired by the cast of TOWIE - as you can imagine this means lots of glitter, fake lashes and nails, and of course we can’t forget the fake tan!

Next week sees my first in-house nail and nail art competition with my NVQ Level 3 Nail learners. We have an in-house judge who will be judging the finished result, and then two external judges from industry who will judge the entire process. I have chosen not to judge as I’ve been helping the girls with their preparation so it would be unfair. But I will be there throughout the day to support them and ensure all competition rules are adhered to fully. I’m hoping this will help me decide who to enter into next year’s UK Skills competition. Yale performed brilliantly at regional level so I’m hoping to match that with this year’s group who are proving to be little stars in their own right already.

So to wrap up I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year, with lots of good food, good company and fantastic presents!

It’s hard to believe we’re coming up to Christmas already! One of the reasons I love this time of year is the party hair. It’s so cool to get a chance to play around with hair up styles. Though I must admit it’s the quick ones I love the best! Any hair up that takes under 15 minutes is a winner to me. Take this one we did at the salon last week - it’s so easy. It’s basically just a twisted French Plait tucked in and then each section pulled out a little to give it that soft texture. Why not try it?!



I always like to write a bit about colour and this time it’s a client I’ve been getting really excited about! Her name is Charlotte - she’s totally bonkers and I love her for it! She walked in the salon one day with long highlighted hair and said ‘I want it short and I want it blue!’ Well, isn’t that every hairdresser’s dream?! I use a brand called ‘Crazy Colour’ after bleaching her hair to white. Here are some of the mad combinations we have being doing over the last few months!







So what else is happening this month? Despite the cold I’ve been doing a shoot for a furniture company in a manor house just outside of London. It wasn’t paid but it was so much fun and great experience to build up my portfolio!

I’m really happy with the final pictures though I’m always critical of my work after. I would have liked the waves in the hair to be stronger. But this is what growing is all about… How boring would life be if there was no room for improvement?

Here’s my favourite photo from the shoot:



The most exciting thing this month has been our launch of the Brooks and Brooks ‘Finishing School’ next year. We are currently writing the most intense program for graduates or people reaching the end of their training. It teaches precision, poise and most of all it teaches how to make hair elegant. Clients notice everything, from the way you carry out your service to how well a haircut grows out or a colour lasts. There has never been a course like this before and I’m loving writing it!

Enjoy your Christmas guys - I’m off snowboarding! J