21 November 2014

Salons from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Letchworth, Northampton and Bedford have won this year’s prestigious NHBF Photographic Stylist of the Year competition.

The competition, run by the National Hairdressers’ Federation, is one of the highlights of the hairdressing calendar, and the winners were announced on Sunday 16 November at the NHBF’s Britain’s Best competition.

This year the competition received a record number of entries across its three categories of Ladies, Men’s and Afro-Caribbean.

This year’s winners were:

Photographic 2014 WinnersLadies’ Category 1
Fashion Look (students and trainees)

Emma Rae Holmes,Daniel Granger Hairdressing, Northampton

Ladies’ Category 2
Fashion Look (all)

Troy Boyd, Emma J Steven, Birmingham

Ladies Category 3
Fashion Collection (all)

Ben Price, Robert John, Portishead

Men’s Category 2
Fashion Look (all)

James Cook, The Salon Group, Letchworth

Men’s Category 3
Fashion Collection (all)

Barrie Lazarou, Lazarou Brothers, Cardiff

Afro-Caribbean
Fashion Look

Kade Burgess, Kade Cut, Bedford

NHBF president Paul Curry said: 

My congratulations go out to all this year’s winners.

This year’s Photographic Stylist of the Year Competition has been the most popular ever and has, once again, illustrated the sheer depth and quality of hairdressing talent in the UK. British hairdressers are among the most creative and innovative in the world.”
Click to view the winners' images in our gallery.

The competition was sponsored by Sleek and Revlon Professional.

The NHBF is supporting the industry’s charity, HABB, with a donation from the event proceeds.