The best of British hairdressing talent was celebrated last night at this year’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional and for the first time in 12 years a woman won British Hairdresser of the Year (pictured). Winners included:

British Hairdresser of the Year - Sally Brooks, Brooks & Brooks, London
Afro Hairdresser of the Year - Charlotte Mensah, Hair Lounge, London
Artistic Team of the Year - RUSH Hair, London
Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year - Emmanuel Esteban, Anne Veck Salons, Oxford
Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year - Robert Eaton, Russell Eaton, Leeds
Men’s Hairdresser of the Year - Terri Kay and Andrea Giles, Mark Leeson, Mansfield
Newcomer of the Year -  Olivia Nevill, Ashley Gamble, Shifnal
Eastern Hairdresser of the Year - Joseph I'Anson and Lisa Graham, Mark Leeson, Mansfield
London Hairdresser of the Year -  Indira Schauwecker, TONI&GUY Bedford Street, London
Midlands Hairdresser of the Year - Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson, Chesterfield
North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year -  Isobel Eaton, Russell Eaton, Barnsley
North Western Hairdresser of the Year - Daniel Couch and Ashleigh Maybank, Russell Eaton, Leeds
Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year - Julie Cherry and Colette Fitzpatrick, Shane Bennett Salon, Lisburn
Scottish Hairdresser of the Year -  Suzie McGill & Dylan Brittain, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Southern Hairdresser of the Year -  Thomas Hills, TH1 Hair, Oxted Wales and South West Hairdresser of the Year: Zoe Williams & Scott Evans, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff

source: AFP