Afro Hair & Beauty Live celebrated its 32nd year at the Business Design Centre, Islington. From the 26-27th May thousands of hair enthusiasts from all over Europe came to experience the best of the best in afro hairdressing — with live hair shows and demonstrations, fashion catwalks, specialised make-up and beauty treatments, on-the-spot salon services and amazing giveaways that had shoppers leaving with overfilled goodie bags — Afro Hair & Beauty LIVE was the place to be!
The whole place was full of exhibitors and visitors thrilled to see that the top names in the industry were there to launch the latest hair techniques, products and gizmos. To electrify the audience Hair by Sleek had award–winning hairdressers styling models using their new innovative weaves and extensions.
One of the brand new attractions was the Live Debate of leading hair professional in the industry. Visitors had the opportunity to direct questions to the leading experts in hair care. The pop-up Nail & Beauty Bar offered lash extensions, eyebrow threading, henna and a full manicure which appealed to all the stunning fashionistas. And the performance by Moelogo who sang his hit single Pangolo, captivated the audience.
The show’s highlights
By popular demand, an entire zone was dedicated to natural haircare. It comprised of all the non-chemical heavyweights who have either been hugely successful in the US or online. These included Jane Carter Solutions, ORS, Taliah Wajiid, Beautiful Textures, Mixed Chicks, Johnson Products and many more. Experts such as product pioneer Kim Etheredge and Wendi Levy of Mixed Chicks were on hand to educate and offer invaluable one-on-one advice. Beautiful Textures had hair and beauty blogging pioneer Afrobella on their stand giving out valuable hair and beauty advice.
Competitions always up the ante at Afro Hair & Beauty Live.
The exciting competition Battle of the Barbers sponsored by Wahl saw Kade Burgess from Kade Kutz in Bedford bag the £1000 cash prize with his lion inspired design that was cut in 20 minutes.
2nd Prize went to Simon Kibbler of Image Barber Bedford
3rd Prize Darius Holder Kings Unisex Salon
The vibrant Fantasy Hair competition also animated the crowd and delivered some pure Avant Garde styles and the winners were:
Winner – Michelle Garande from Afrotherapy Salon
2nd place – Sunmisola Williams from Hair By Marva
3rd place – Ladelle Robinson from Zigzag Hair & Body
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