In-House Comps: March 2020
Our bi-annual In-House Competitions are always a highlight for students and academy staff alike. On Friday 6th March, we held our first comp of 2020 and the work and participation was phenomenal. Our students, many of whom entered numerous hair, barbering and makeup categories, generated lots of creative energy, but don’t let that fool you – there was plenty of hard work and stress that came with partaking! Some students had been prepping their looks for weeks; researching, creating headpieces and perfecting their techniques to ensure they killed it on the day. It was especially inspiring to see some of our newest students taking the leap and entering different events (some of whom had only been with us 4 days!).
This time around, we had a professional photographer and videographer capturing the behind-the-scenes action and the finished looks. It was fantastic to see everyone having a fun time whilst remaining professional and concentrated on their looks.
As always, we hosted external judges for the competition. Thanks to Glenn and Stacey (former academy hairdressing tutors), Carla (MAC Britomart Assistant Manager and MAC Pro Team member) and Eden (Barbershop Co. Manager and former barber student, from the academy’s first barbering course) for coming along and spending your time assessing the comps. During the much-anticipated prize giving at the end of the day, our judges gave some insightful feedback and were blown away by some of the work produced on the day, stating:
“Today we had a few tough decisions. Your imagination and creativity came through in your work. With some of the looks, we were thinking “how did they do that!?” – Glenn
“So many cool ideas – things we would’ve never thought of. The barbers did an amazing job today.” – Eden
“I want to say how amazing you all did, it was definitely a challenge picking 1st, 2nd and 3rd – there was a lot of effort put into your looks and we could see that.” – Carla
We’d like to give our thanks and appreciation to all those who helped organise and participated in such an inspiring and fun day, including our academy team, judges, prize sponsors and of course, our students. Head to our Instagram to see the action from the day (highlight reel ‘Comps 2020’).
Congratulations to all of our winners on the day and all those who entered! Check out the placings below…
WINNERS
Hairdressing
Female Creative Shape (Emerging Stylist)
1st – Chelsey Batchelor
Highly Commended – Samira Farajniahamedani
Creative Day Wear (Emerging Stylist)
1st – Ashleigh Pearce
Highly Commended – Anita Marshall
Creative Hair-Up (Emerging Stylist)
1st – Ashleigh Pearce
2nd – Samira Farajniahamedani
Colour of the Day (Emerging Stylist)
1st – Leane van Maarleveld
2nd – Chelsey Batchelor
3rd – Anita Marshall
Highly Commended – Sunghoon ‘David’ Park
Creative Female Shape (Salon Support)
1st – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
2nd – Mahra Robson
Highly Commended – Ved Parkash
Editorial (Salon Support)
1st – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
2nd – Christina Stinson
Creative Day Wear (Salon Support)
1st – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
2nd – Ashleigh Griffin
Creative Hair-Up (Salon Support)
1st – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
2nd – Christina Stinson
Highly Commended – Mahra Robson
Fashion Hair-Up (Mannequin Event) (Salon Support)
1st – Jack Taylor
2nd – Rose Shoshara
Highly Commended – Sonia Kashyap
Colour of the Day (Salon Support)
1st – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
2nd – Lauren Bird
3rd – Jashandeep Kaur
Highly Commended – Sharntae Edmonds
Most Consistent of the Day – Eunmi ‘Edith’ Kang
“This person stood out consistently throughout the day. The cuts, finishing, detailing – it was all beautiful and professional. Congratulations.” – Glenn
Barbering
Mens’ Street Wear
1st – Kaia Moana
2nd – M Atif ‘Sunny’ Bhatti
3rd – Calloway Shortland-Witehira
Highly Commended – Christie Taurau
Editorial
1st – Jesse-Lee Cullen
2nd – Caleb John
Highly Commended – Christie Taurau
Makeup
Industry Makeup Award – Penina Corcoran
High Fashion Editorial
1st – Madison Gregory
2nd – Tylah Grannis
3rd – Taz Johar
Highly Commended – Shania Matich
Avant-Garde Catwalk
1st – Maia Sainty-Pene
2nd – Tylah Grannis
3rd – Amelia Pond
Highly Commended – Taz Johar
Red Carpet Glam
1st – Maia Sainty-Pene
2nd – Madison Gregory
3rd – Zhiting ‘Eloise’ Chen
Highly Commended – Kristen Fraser
Overall Makeup Winner – Maia Sainty-Pene
“This person thought out the box with every look they did. It was amazing.” – Carla
