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Alan Edwards
L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2007 Regional Finalist
When it comes to creating exceptional hair colour and the hottest catwalk looks, a team of hairdressers from the Alan Edwards Salon in
Glasgow have proved they are among the best in the UK having made it through to the Grand Final of the L’Oréal Colour Trophy 2007.
Paulo Andreuccitti and Kirsty Gamble beat off stiff competition from thirty-nine salons across Scotland to clinch their place in the Grand
Final in London on Monday 21 May. They are now one step closer to winning the prestigious L’Oréal Colour Trophy 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.
At the Scottish Regional Final their live hairdressing skills were put under the spotlight by a panel of top hairdresser judges
including Terry Calvert, Zoë Irwin, Nathan Walker and Jamie Brooks. “The standard was incredibly high and it was really good to see
competitors thinking about the total look,” explained Terry Calvert.
The team had just thirty minutes to create a winning look under the brief ‘hair
inspired by fashion’. Using the Autumn/Winter 07
catwalk collections as a starting point, they had to demonstrate an acute understanding of hair and fashion trends. Their model was
then sent on to the catwalk to present their creative interpretation in front of an audience of over 300 hairdressers.
Here lead colourist Paolo Andreuccitti explains the thinking behind their striking image: “We’ve played on the boy meets girl look
that is tipped to be really big in the coming months. The sharp, solid cut is balanced with a natural colour. But don’t be fooled, deep
tones of red and blue black give real depth and a gorgeously natural shadow effect.”
While the judges deliberated, guests were treated to a stunning men’s fashion show from hot young designer Steve J with catwalk hair
by the F.A.M.E Team.
The whole room was on tenterhooks waiting to hear who had made it through to the Grand Final and upon hearing their name announced
the Alan Edwards team leapt off their chairs in delight. They will now go on to London compete amongst forty-five regional finalists
from across the UK at a star-studded live catwalk show, to be held at Earl’s Court.
“The whole experience has been unbelievable,” said colourist Kirsty Gamble. “Paolo and I have only been qualified for a combined
total of two years. We had to win an in-salon competition before we were even considered to be put through for the L’Oréal Colour
Trophy so to be going through to the Grand Final is beyond our wildest dreams.”
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Photo Credits: L'Oréal Professionnel
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