MOST WANTED 2024
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Creative HEAD’s Most Wanted Awards
Saluting the most outstanding, progressive, and game-changing talents in British and Irish hairdressing, sponsored by brilliant hairdressing and business brands, and open to the owners and employees of salons, barbershops and other workspaces, as well as self-employed and freelance hair professionals, there are so many opportunities to get involved with this epic competition.
Entries are judged by dozens of experts – including journalists from leading publications, talent scouts from top international agencies, fashion designers, directors of photography and film, entrepreneurs and, of course, the names behind the most accomplished salon businesses. At stake: highly prized Most Wanted trophies, gifts galore and a platform like no other to boost your profile.
It’s free to enter Most Wanted and a wide range of categories reward hairdressing excellence at every level – from setting the bar with exceptional education and making every effort in your business to save the planet, to shining behind the scenes at shoots and shows and blazing a trail as an industry innovator. What’s more, win a Most Wanted category three times, and you become a Most Wanted Legend.
Winners are crowned at a spectacular Grand Final event in London – a night to blow all other hair parties out of the water.
MOST WANTED 2024
PAST WINNERS
2024
Award for Innovation Naomi Brooks, for The Hair Sanctuary Training Group CIC
Best Client Experience Kitch, London
Best Local Salon Craig’s Barber Shop, Bolton
Best New Salon Dylan Bradshaw, Dublin
Creative Talent Richard Phillipart, The Boutique Atelier
Education Expert Lisa Farrall, WIG London
Hair Trend Giuseppe Manco, Giuseppe Manco
Independent Stylist Lauren Bell
Men’s Hair Specialist Tariq Howes, Avenue Barbers
Session Stylist Ali Pirzadeh
Sustainability Hero Lisa Phillips, Ora Hair
Texture Expert Claire Martin, Salon64
Hair Icon Gary Gill
Legend for Texture Expert – awarded to Lisa Farrall, WIG London (2021, 2022, 2022)
2023
Best Client Experience Linton & Mac, Aberdeen
Best Local Salon The Head Gardener, Inverness
Best New Salon Massarella + Jones, Leamington Spa
Best Salon Team Ena Salon, London
Award for Innovation Naomi Brooks for The Hair Sanctuary Training Group
Business Thinker Lee Nash-Jones and Rob White, Nashwhite
Colour Expert Grace Dalgleish
Creative Talent Grace Dalgleish, Billie Currie
Education Expert Conor James Doyle, Conor James Education
Hair Trend Anne Veck
Independent Stylist Chris Foster
Men’s Hair Specialist Chris Foster
Session Stylist Adam Reed
Sustainability Hero Lorraine Naughton, OB-1 Hair
Texture Expert Lisa Farrall
Hair Icon Duffy
Legend for Business Thinker – awarded to Mark Woolley (2016, 2019, 2022)
Legend for Independent Stylist – awarded to Anna Cofone (2020, 2021, 2022)
Legend for Hair Icon – awarded to Eugene Souleiman (2013, 2018, 2022)
Legend for Men’s Hair Specialist – awarded to Jody Taylor (2018, 2020, 2022)
2022
Best Client Experience Wildflower, Dublin
Best Local Salon BE Ironbridge, Telford
Best New Salon Nashwhite, Warwick
Best Salon Team Billi Currie, London
Award for Innovation Peter Johnson for ITZI Turbans and Towels
Business Thinker Mark Woolley, Electric
Colour Expert Grace Dalgleish, London
Creative Talent Marlon Hawkins, Brooks & Brooks, London
Education Expert Lee Stafford Education Foundation, London
Independent Stylist Anna Cofone, London
Hair Trend Rick Roberts, Rick Roberts, Beverley
Men’s Hair Specialist Jody Taylor, Essex
Sustainability Hero Keith Mellen & Anne Veck, Anne Veck Oxford, Oxford
Texture Expert Lisa Farrall, WIG London, London
Session Stylist Bjorn Krischker
Hair Icon Eugene Souleiman
Legend for Business Thinker – awarded to Sophia Hilton (2017, 2018, 2021)
Legend for Session Stylist – awarded to Syd Hayes (2017, 2018, 2021)
2021
Best Salon Team Stag, Edinburgh
Best Local Salon Cùrlach, Glasgow
Independent Stylist Anna Cofone, London
Award for Innovation Mark Woolley for Electric Space
Creative Talent Paddy McDougall, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Business Thinker Sophia Hilton, Not Another, London
Men’s Hair Specialist Rino Riccio, Manifesto, London
Colour Expert Ashleigh Hodges, Hairdotcom Art Team, London
Sustainability Hero Keith Mellen & Anne Veck, Anne Veck Oxford, Oxford
Hair Trend Karoliina Saunders, Karoliina Saunders Hair Design, Swindon
Texture Expert Lisa Farrall, WIG London, London
Session Stylist (by nomination) Syd Hayes
Hair Icon (by nomination) Syd Hayes
Legend for Creative Talent awarded to Zoë Irwin (2018, 2019, 2020)
Legend for Business Thinker awarded to Caroline Sanderson (2013, 2015, 2020)
2020
Best New Boutique Salon Paint + Powder, Stafford
Best Salon Team TINT, Leeds
Best Local Salon Stag, Edinburgh
Best Salon Experience Gatsby & Miller, Amersham
Best New Salon Mesart, Glasgow
Independent Stylist Anna Cofone, London
Award for Innovation Tim Binnington for Manta Hair
Creative Talent Zoë Irwin, John Frieda Salons
Business Thinker Caroline Sanderson, Ego Hair Design, Inverness
Men’s Hair Specialist Jody Taylor, London
Colour Expert Paddy McDougall, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Hair Trend Richard Phillipart, The Boutique Atelier, Ellesmere Port
Session Stylist (by nomination) Anthony Turner
Hair Icon (by nomination) Guido Palau
Legend for Colour Expert awarded to Sophia Hilton (2017/2018/2019)
Legend for Hair Icon awarded to Sam McKnight (2014/2017/2019)
Legend for Supreme Team/Best Salon Team awarded to The Collective by Lloyds (2017/2018/2019)
2019
Best New Boutique Salon Douce, Cambridge
Best Salon Team Lloyds Hair, Waterford
Best Local Salon Linton & Mac, Aberdeen
Best Salon Experience Michael Van Clarke, London
Best New Salon Gina Conway Salons and Spas, Wimbledon
Independent Stylist Paula McCash
Award for Innovation Tom Chapman for The Lions Barber Collective
Creative Talent Zoë Irwin, John Frieda Salons
Business Thinker Mark Woolley, Electric
Male Grooming Specialist Darren Fowler, Fowler35
Colour Expert Sophia Hilton, Not Another Salon
Hair Trend Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox
Session Stylist (by nomination) Anthony Turner
Hair Icon (by nomination) Sam McKnight
Legend for Exception Stylist awarded to Dylan Bradshaw (2019/2018/2017)
