Nhf's britain's best competition is back

The National Hairdressers’ Federation’s Britain’s Best competition is back for its sixth year. On Sunday 19 November, the NHF will once again be hosting the renowned national floor competition, with categories for hairdressers, barbers and beauty therapists. Each category is open to NHF members and non-members. For the first time, the competition will be held at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham, where entrants will compete in front of a whole host of industry experts to showcase their skills and create a masterpiece. At the end of the day, the winners for each category will be crowned. In total, there are nine Britain’s Best categories for entrants to choose from, including the special ‘Forties to Noughties’ category which has been created for this year only to mark the NHF’s 75^th anniversary. The full list of the exciting Britain’s Best categories include:

• Male fashion look – cut & finish (students and trainees)
• Male fashion look – cut & finish (open to all)
• Female fashion look - cut & finish (students and trainees)
• Female fashion look - cut & finish (open to all)
• Forties to noughties (open to all)
• Barber – total look (students & trainees)
• Barber – total look (open to all)
• Hair-up (students & trainees)
• Hair-up (open to all)

NHF CEO, Hilary Hall commented: “The competition was designed to inspire hairdressers and barbers at all levels, so we can’t wait until competition day to see what everyone will bring to the floor. Britain’s Best was a phenomenal success last year, so we’re looking forward to welcoming even more talent come through the door!” The cost of entry will be £15 for students and trainees categories and £20 to enter the open for all categories. Please visit www.nhf.info/britains-best for details on how to enter the competition and timings for the day.