Revlon Professional Reveals Visionaries Re:Mastered Team for 2025

Four talents win a place on the mentoring initiative

by AMANDA | INFORM

Revlon Professional is welcoming four stylists to the Visionaries Re:Mastered Team for 2025, the year-long mentorship programme that gives budding stylists the chance to supercharge their skill set.

The Visionaries Re:Mastered Team 2025 is…  

Ellie Smith, Smith England, Salisbury @ellie.smithengland

Irene Moreno, Teresa Weller Hair Art, Dorking @irenemoreno.hairart

With opportunities ranging from photoshoots, shows and demonstrations to colour and cutting courses and social media workshops, the programme aims to offer a fast-track route to a stellar hair career.

Twenty finalists gathered at SE1 Studios to compete in two heats in front of industry judges Darren Ambrose, Errol Douglas MBE and Robert Eaton. Finalists were asked to recreate the photographic looks they had submitted as part of their entry.

The four winning stylists begin their journey with a two-day module on ‘Becoming a Visionary’, held at Revlon HQ and led by Karen Thomas.

Parliament Protest Urges Govt To ‘Give Tax The Chop’

Hairdressers descend on Parliament Square to boost attention to VAT cause

by AMANDA | INFORM

Hundreds of hairdressers protested in Parliament Square in a bid to encourage Government to consider urgent tax reform.

Organised by the British Hair Consortium, salon owners and employers gathered at London’s Parliament Square in the hope that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will throw the sector an “economic lifeline”. Protestors wore the hairdressers’ preferred uniform all black with placards including ‘Give Tax The Chop’ and ‘Make Hair Fair’, with some performing cuts on ‘clients’ wearing gowns with SOS – ‘Save Our Salons’ – on the front. Newspapers such as the Daily Mail and The Independent covered the action.

The BHC is urging Government to halve the VAT salons pay on labour costs to 10 per cent to help them overcome the existential crisis they’re facing. A recent report, commissioned by the BHC and carried out by CBI Economics, highlighted how an unbalanced tax system is decimating the hair and beauty industry – and showed that unless things change, there couldbe no new apprenticeships by 2027 and a 93 per cent fall in employment by 2030. This would leave very few in employment, creating a sector largely devoid of the employment rights that come with being an employee.

“We won’t stand down and let our industry die,” said Toby Dicker from The British Hair Consortium. “The support shown by our industry was incredible and I hope that we have gained the attention that we need to show Government that we need a lifeline. We need VAT reform and we’re not going to stop shouting for this to happen.”

Ghd On Hunt For Its Style Squad

10 places up for grabs for UK and Irish hair talent

by AMANDA | INFORM

Iconic styling brand ghd is searching for 10 emerging hairstylists to make up the latest version of its Style Squad. The mentorship programme is a chance for young, up-and-coming talents in the UK and Ireland to access career-defining experiences and sharpen their skills.

Open to stylists currently doing NVQ Level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) or those in their first two years of hairdressing, the successful team will receive full ghd product training, work together on creative challenges and attend exclusive inspiration days with mentorship from the ghd education team and guest artists. They’ll also gain access to brand events and activations, as well as accessing the chance to showcase their talent on major projects, including global and UK launch events, photoshoots and hands-on education from top industry pros like James Earnshaw and Michelle Thompson.

This Is How You Apply

Email stylesquad@ghdhair.com to request an application form

Create and upload an on-trend, 60-second how-to video using your favourite ghd tool – either self-styling or on a model with a step-by-step caption – to Instagram or TikTok. (No doll heads or AI allowed).

Tag @ghdhairpro and use the hashtag #ghdstylesquadUKI.

Send your video and completed application back to stylesquad@ghdhair.com before the deadline – 5pm on Tuesday 1 April.