Saks Hexham reach finals of three national competitions

Six of the nine hairdressing team at Saks Hexham made the finals of three national competitions, which places the team at 'a very high standard' of hairdressing, said Shannon Currah, the salon manager.

In the L’Oreal Colour Trophy, the UK's biggest colouring competition, Jess Smith, Jodie Davis, Hannah Porter and Jessica Bridges reached the finals from the Hexham team.

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In the UK competition, there are six categories to choose from including the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Award, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Afro Award and the L’Oréal Colour Specialist Award.

Emma Brown with her dress created out of hair extensions, for which she has reached the final of the Salon Business Awards' Creative Salon of the Year category (Image: NQ)

Salon director Emma Brown got into the finals of the Salon Business Awards' Creative Salon of the Year category, for a dress she created by hand out of hair extensions.

This category requires competitors to explain their creative work, the process and what inspired them to create it.

Manager Shannon, 27, is up for an award in the British Hairdressing Business Awards after being shortlisted in the Manager of the Year category. She was a finalist in the same awards last year.

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"In Hexham, we have a very high standard of hairdressing which is a real asset to the community.

"The awards put us in the league with some of the bigger salons in the country and means we're competing at a really high standard. Hopefully, it will attract new business with people having confidence when they book in with us and in what we do," she added.

The three separate competitions will reveal the winners in London on various dates in June.

Shannon said: "We're quite a young team, it's exciting to see everyone grow in their career and push themselves to be the best."

Shannon added the team hopes to see even more success at the next annual Saks Awards on June 8, which involves direct competition with more than 80 UK Saks salons.

Saks Hexham was a finalist in six categories last year. The team won Saks Salon of the Year in 2023, while Jodie Davis won Advanced Apprentice of the Year and Shannon won two awards; the Special Recognition Award and the Creative Image Award.