The L'Oréal Colour Trophy 2007 Grand Final

One of the most prestigious ’live’ events in the industry calendar! The Grand Final takes place on 21 May 2007 at Earls Court 2, London. A pioneer in competitive hairdressing year after year, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy uniquely combines international fashion, inspirational creativity and innovative hairdressing into one thrilling, spectacular competition. 2007 promises to be as enthralling as ever, with the introduction of an exciting new award... the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Young Colourist. This live competition seeks to reveal the undiscovered talent of a new colourist generation.

Photo Spread for Vogue in New York Winners from the Regional Finals of the past few months, have clinched their place in the Grand Final. They are now one step closer to winning the coveted awards and a once-in-a-lifetime prize that could see them jetting over to New York to produce a photo spread for fashion bible Vogue. They will compete amongst forty-five regional finalists from across the UK at the star-studded live catwalk show. The L’Oreal Colour Trophy awards are for ‘Female Look’, ‘Men’s Image’ and the new award for ‘Young Colourist’.

Quality of Competitors and Judging
The event has taken place every year since 1954 and has become a sophisticated and glamorous gala night. Boasting celebrity hosts, breathtaking shows and the highest calibre of live hairdressing the UK has to offer. Beyond all other competitions, the distinction of the L’Oréal Colour Trophy lies in its capacity to inspire and continual quest for creativity in colour. The unparalleled quality of its competitors and judging has made it the pinnacle of live British hairdressing.

The Grand Final Judges will have their work cut out, selecting winners from the impressive collection of Regional Finalists.
The Judges include many award winners and high profile names from the

hairdressing world: Andrew Collinge, Antoinette Beenders, Brooks & Brooks, Charles Worthington, Charlie Miller, Errol Douglas, Guy Kremer, Jo Hansford, Josh Wood, Lisa Shepherd Young, Richard Ward, Trevor Sorbie.

A Night to Remember Combining fashion collections and shows by up-coming and established names in British hairdressing and fashion, it will truly be a night to remember. If you’re there on the night, you will get to judge the 2007 Grand Finalists for yourself and pick your own winner. A ticket to the Grand Final includes a champagne reception, superb three course dinner, celebrity presenter and top named DJ until 2am. All tickets are sold on a first come first served basis, to check on availability, please call 020 8762 4203.

The L'Oréal Colour Trophy 2007 Grand Final

If you can’t attend this fabulous event, we have included all the Regional Finalists below for you to see the latest creations and colours.

Midlands: Indigo Rye, Geiko, George’s, Philosophy.
North East: Cutting Room Creative, Room 97, Westrow, Shu Shu, Reds.
North West: Barbara Daley, Daniel Gray, Saks, Alternate, Icon Hair.
Eastern: Mack, Options, Saks, Kennady’s, Cienté.
Western: Blew Room, Craig Chapman Hair Design, Stuart Holmes, Aka, Ashley Paul.
Southern: Haringtons, Leraze Hair, Sanrizz, Toni & Guy, Rae Palmer.
London: Haringtons, Headmaster’s, Sanrizz,, Toni & Guy.
Scotland: Alan Edwards Salons, Saks, John Gillespie, Byron Hairdressing.
Northern Ireland: Hair Inc, Rogue Hair, Soul, Exclusive Hair Co, Zuni.

The Winning Team in 2006 GENTRY SALON - Last Year’s L’Oréal Colour Trophy Winner was the team from Gentry salon in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire. At the Grand Final, they battled it out with 26 other finalists competing in the final stage of this prestigious contest. In the first round of Awards, Gentry was named as the winner of the London Region L’Oréal Colour Trophy. Later in the evening, they took the L’Oréal Colour Trophy title. Hair Inspired by Fashion Marc Eastlake was the hair stylist behind the winning look, while Kelly Ling did the colour. Hiromi Kawai was the make-up artist and

Robbie Akers styled the clothing. Their total look matched the brief to create
’Hair Inspired by Fashion’.

Celebrity hairdresser judges including Andrew Collinge, Charles Worthington, Jo Hansford and Richard Ward were looking for a combination of hair, make-up and fashion that reflected the trends of Autumn/Winter 2006/07.
Marc says, "I came here tonight not thinking about winning and then, once we won the Region, I started to think that maybe we could do it. Now we’ve won the trophy I’m ecstatic!"
Team mate Kelly added, "It’s a real adrenaline rush!"

Tips from Last Year’s Winners
Here’s a couple of tips from the Gentry Salon team and some news of the amazing year they’ve had since winning :

Q: How did you come up with the concept for your final look?
A: We wanted to build the look from a strong fashion perspective and ensure that all elements were complementary. We took inspiration from 1940’s clothing and 1960’s hair and gave it a contemporary twist.

Q: What advice would you give to people entering the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Award for 2007?
A:Make sure that you fully understand the brief, think about the fashion element and create a look that you really believe in.

Q: What have you done since winning?
A:As part of our prize we re-created our winning look for a Hairdressers Journal cover shoot and travelled to New York to shoot with premier photographers in some fantastic studios. We have also styled catwalk shows for L’Oréal’s Talent Spotting Competition 2006 and were commissioned to do a second shoot for Vogue, in addition to several other prolific hairdressers as a judge for L’Oréal’s recent ID Artist auditions.

To get further information about this year’s brief, judges and finalists for the L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2007 click on this link: www.lorealcolourtrophy.com