Salon Cymru 2013

Salon Cymru Edition
2013
Jamie Stevens impressed by the sheer
scale of Salon Cymru
Speaking after the event Jamie said “Salon
Cymru is a truly amazing competition on a scale
I haven’t seen before. It was great to see such a
wide spectrum of ages, skills, levels and work. I
was honoured to be asked to get involved and
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the talented
hairdressers who will take our sector to the next
level.”
Jamie actively encouraged anyone thinking
about entering next year’s competition. He said
“Entering competitions will give you an edge over
your rivals, but you need to spend time practicing
and preparing properly.”
“Winning a competition will give your clients the
confidence that you are better than anyone
L-R Jan Morgan, City & Guilds, Sarah and her models, Shirley Davis-Fox, MD ISA Training.
Congratulations to our Overall Winner –
Sarah Louise Jones of Identity Salon, Haverfordwest
Identity completed a notable double at this
year’s Salon Cymru when they won the Overall
Winner trophy for the second year in a row.
Sarah Louise Jones, 23, owner of Identity salon
in Haverfordwest only bought the salon from
Marcus Scott, last year’s Salon Cymru winner, in
February and was competing for the first time at
Salon Cymru.
“I thought I might come third in a competition but
to actually win the overall award is a real shock,”
she said. “I’m really happy and it’s nice to have
recognition for the salon again this year.”
In addition to being the overall winner, Sarah
Louise won the Cutting Competition ‘A Tribute to
Sassoon’ with model, Miss Pembrokeshire Emily
Rees which was open to qualified stylists as well
as apprentices. Displaying her diversity as a
hairdresser, Sarah Louise was runner up in the
Barbering Competition ‘50s Rockabilly’, which
was won by one of her staff, Abigail Peace, 19.
Abigail, whose model was Adam Leigh Jones,
said: “I can’t believe I have won because the
standard was so brilliant and Adam had such
hard hair to blow dry. It’s amazing to win in my
first competition and Salon Cymru has been an
awesome experience.”
As well as winning trophies and £425 prize money,
as overall winner Sarah will attend Afternoon
Tea at the House of Commons on 17th June as
a special guest of the Hairdressing Council and
have a photo shoot courtesy of Salon Cymru’s
official photographer Justin Harris.
else” he said. “You also learn so much from other
hairdressers by entering competitions.”
To
round
off
an
inspirational
day
Jamie
posted a fantastic photo with the ISA team
on his Twitter page @jamiestevens7 with the
following tweet: What a team @isa_training
#britishhairdressingisthebest
“It’s better than ever”
Hosting for the sixth time, Lucy Owen was amazed
to see how Salon Cymru had gone up a notch yet
again. “It’s better than ever” said Lucy speaking
to Louise Taylor, our reporter on the day. “I say
it every year but this year is the best yet. I find it
inspirational to see all this young creative talent
developing in the hair & beauty industry. This
competition is very important; it goes from strength
to strength. Every year we see stars of the future
at Salon Cymru.”
Sponsored by City & Guilds
Lauren ReedsMynach -
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- Spirit Hair Team
Dry
1st Place Blow
Sponsored by Paul Mitchell
Samantha Morter
- Yale College, Wrexham-
2nd Place - Blow Dry
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Chloe Jade rd
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3rd Place - Bl
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Nicola Nelson
- Ocean Hair Design, Saundersfoot
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Donna W,ilCalirdaigan-
- Salon K27
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3rd Place - A
Sponsored by British Barbers Association
Lauren Leslie
- Yume, Cardiff -
2nd Place - Hair Up
Ellie Dwyer
- Coleg Menai
, 3rd Place - Ha
ir Up
Abbie Peace
- Identity, Haver
fordwest 1st Place - Barb
ering
Sarah Louise Jones
- Identity, Haverfordwest 2nd Place - Barbering
Darren Lloyd
- Rage Hair, S
wansea 3rd Place - Ba
rbering
Sponsored by Menter a Busnes
From the Judges room....
Some snippets of what the judges said about
this year competition:
“The standard has again been excellent and
on point especially in the Cutting and Hair Up
categories.”
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Sarah Louisfor
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1st Place - Cutti
Emily Davies
- Gower College, Swansea -
2nd Place -Cutting
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Louise Barfoo y Port -
Station, Burr
- The Styling
utting
3rd Place - C
“There has been fantastic use of colour this
year which is key in our industry.”
“All the judges are saying that when you
walk onto the competition floor it is hard to
remember that Salon Cymru is a competition
for apprentices – a lot of the work we have
seen is as good as and in some cases better
than qualified stylists.“
Sponsored by VTCT
Jody Amner
- Coleg Gwent y Make-up
t Place - Fantas
1s
Harriet Young
- Coleg Gwent -
2nd Place - Fantasy Make-up
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Sophie Woowedntw-
- Coleg G
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ace - Fantas
3rd Pl
Thinking of entering next year? Here’s some advice....
I still do competitions….you can never win enough
awards! The best advice I would give anyone thinking
of entering next year is practise, practise, practise.
Research your style on the internet and pick the model
that is right for the hairstyle. To anyone who hasn’t
competed here before or is thinking about it, get down
here next year – get yourself entered.
Sponsored by Lifetime
Jamie Stevens, X-Factor Hairdresser in residence and
London salon owner
Give it a go; you will learn so much by just entering. You
will see so much creativity to inspire you and you will
raise your standard of hairdressing. When you return
Sarah Douglasge -
Colle
- Ystrad Mynach
Art
1st Place - Nail
Emma Louise Davies
- HB Training 2nd Place - Nail Art
reston
Menna Pni
ng - HB Trai
l Art
ai
3rd Place - N
to the salon you will be an absolutely different person
for the experience.
Scott Smurthwaite, Salon Cymru Judge and award
winning salon owner
When you compete in competition hairdressing you
master the foundation skills you need on the salon
floor like speed and technique. It gives you the chance
to be creative whereas in the salon you may not get
that chance very often. Enter, be creative, have fun
and enjoy it.
Steven Smart, Salon Cymru Lead Judge and 7 times
Ladies British Champion.
An award for Shirley
It was an emotional day for Shirley Davis-Fox, the creator
and inspiration behind Salon Cymru as it was her last
year in attendance as Managing Director of ISA Training.
Shirley is changing her role in August and will become
Chair of the Board which will allow her to focus on her
wider role of being a spokesperson and ambassador for
the Hair and Beauty Sector.
Sponsored by VTCT
Presenting the award on behalf of ISA, Lucy Owen read
out a tribute to Shirley from her team:
Ellie Dwyer
- One A Hair & Be
auty ake-up
1st Place - 50s M
Sorell Elizabeth Bown
- Coleg Gwent -
2nd Place - 50s Make-up
Sarah Dougla
“This award recognises Shirley’s outstanding contribution
to the hair and beauty industry. Shirley tirelessly
campaigns to professionalise the hair industry in Wales
through her work with the Hairdressing Council. She is an
inspirational leader who passionately cares about her
staff and empowers them to work as a strong creative
team.
- Ystrad Myn
s
ach College 3rd Place - 50
s Make-up
All your staff would like you to accept this award for your
‘flaming marvellous’ work and to show how much they
appreciate you and the 15 years you have given to ISA
and Salon Cymru.”
Shirley was truly lost for words. On reflection Shirley
said that although she was shocked and speechless on
stage, she felt proud, honoured, delighted, privileged
and thrilled to receive the award from her team.
L-R Ryan Morgan, Natasha Dance, Sally Styles-Registrar, Hairdressing Council, Kate Trezise, Jody-Ann Gough, Jamie Stevens,
Clowy Hill, Shirley Davis-Fox, Danielle Kingston, Sophie Rees, Amy Dwyer.
Congratulations to our
State Registered Hairdressers
Jamie Stevens, recently appointed as an Ambassador
Shirley wants further education colleges to follow her
for State Registration by the Hairdressing Council, was
example to achieve the target of getting 75 per cent
delighted to award certificates to ISA apprentices who
of level three apprentices in Wales state registered by
have recently achieved their Level 3 qualification and
have registered with the Hairdressing Council.
Jamie took the opportunity to endorse Shirley DavisFox’s Campaign for State Registration stating “It has
2014.
Over the last 12 months Shirley has toured salons
and colleges across Wales seeking support for state
always baffled me that there are no laws to stop
registration and has been delighted with the positive
unqualified people opening a hairdressing salon. The
response.
damage that a pair of scissors, bleach or peroxide can
do to someone in untrained hands is enormous.”
“I have spent time and money doing my qualifications
and why should someone else not have to do that. We
need to raise a petition and get the law changed by
parliament.”
Jamie personally congratulated each ISA Apprentice
“State registration is the only way we are going to get
recognition and respect for the profession from the
public and politicians,” she said. “I have a mission to
do whatever I can to change the perception of this
vibrant and professional industry.
For more information about the Campaign for State
who had recently become State Registered. ISA
Registration or how to get involved in presentations at
Training pay for the first year of registration for all their
next year’s Salon Cymru please contact Dawn Elliott:
level 3 framework achievers.
0845 301 8660 or 07766 492 624.
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