The L'Oreal Style & Colour Trophy was held this year in a brand new, super-safe, Covid-protocol-friendly format. The inspirational theme, French Balayage, is topical and relevant to salons, and the judging process assessed all aspects of the technical work, the application, the end result, as well as the commercial effect.
The finals were held over two days at the magnificent Raeesa International salon in Parkhurst. Here, competitors from all over the country created their balayage looks on their models, while being assessed every step of the way by a panel of judges and the L'Oréal technical team who were in attendance and also viewing remotely.
The finalists included the following top professionals from around the country. (In these challenging Covid times, not every finalist was able to attend the final event due to various circumstances.)
Rolanda Lubbe
Tarryn Vorster
Nicola Smit
Daniela De Azevedo
Sonja De Villiers
Lestienne Erasmus
Shelene Shaer
Hlengiwe Mpofu
Tayla Jade Morris
A huge thank you to the judges, who included:
Jassy Mackenzie - Hairnews
Brinnty Amorim - Colour correction and balayage specialist
Mashudu Netshidzivhani- Afro hair specialist
Spiro Villioti - Fashion guru
After all the scores had been tallied up, Taryn Bloem, national education manager, announced the top three at a live event on Facebook on 15 September 2021. So much love was shown during this live event, and the excitement built as the auditors were called into the live event to give the winners' names!
Congratulations to the overall winner and the top three in this awesome event. In a strong field of highly skilled competitors, your talent shone through!
In first place, Shelene Shaer from Tanaz
In second place, Tarryn Vorster from Tanaz
In third place, Hlengiwe Mpofu from Hair @ Stacy and co
The team at L'Oréal Professionnel is so proud of every person who entered our Colour Trophy competition this year and showed your skill during a very difficult and uncertain time in all of our lives. Watching you work in the finals was phenomenal! What an event, what a spirit of positivity and cooperation. It was like nothing we have ever experienced before.
Thank you for showcasing your talents and the amazing versatility of the L'Oréal Professionnel colour ranges - definitely the top choice for all our balayage artists.
We look forward to doing this again with you next year!
By Taryn Bloem and the team at L'Oréal Professionnel.
Look out for the upcoming Hairnews interview with Shelene Shaer from Tanaz
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