Barberfest returned in July and was bigger and better than ever.

Welcoming back the industry to Brighton, it was a unique combination of live education and inspiration for barbers at all stages of their career. From interacting with the biggest barbering and male grooming brands who help shape the industry, to the education from the industry’s leading stage artists and influencers, the day was inspirational. Barberfest gives a platform to share education and ideas with each other in order to take careers and businesses to the next level, and Brighton was the ultimate setting for it all.

THE BRANDS

NHBF

Haircuts4Homeless

Cape Kings

Wahl UK

Barber josh o.p

American Crew

The Lions Barber Collective

Dowa International

VTCT

THE BRANDS

Morgan’s Pomade

Mike Taylor Education

Squire

Balmain Paris

Booksy

Get Hiring

Andis

Salon Supplies

Monster Clippers

Avlon International

BUSINESS LEARNING STAGE, SPONSORED BY NHBF

Audiences were immersed in a whole host of panel talks with industry experts from some of the biggest brands in barbering at this year’s Business Learning Stage, sponsored by NHBF. From top tips and tricks to boost business and stand out from the crowd, to indepth interviews, and a special VIP guest, David Raccuglia, founder of American Crew. We sure got the low-down.

MODERN BARBER INSPIRATION STAGE

Over at the Modern Barber Inspiration Stage, audiences were treated to a whole host of creativity. We saw big industry names share their skills and experiences live on stage, and showcase their passion, talent, latest trends and techniques to help inspire.

RAW TALENT BARBERING COMPETITION WINNERS

The Raw Talent Barbering Competition, brought to you by Mike Taylor Education and sponsored by VTCT returned to BARBERFEST 2022. The competition, which generated a great atmosphere and drew in quite the crowd, saw finalists create their looks in front of a panel of judges before the winner was announced on the Inspiration Stage in front of an excited audience. Huge congratulations to the following winners and runners up…

Freshers category

Runner up: Evan Durrant

Winner: Ryan Evans

Graduate category

Runner up: Josh Granger

Winner: Lewis Lockwood

Post Graduate category

Runner up: Ben Ishmael

Winner: Yasemin Hassan

The runners up received a medal, and our winners received a trophy and a cash prize of £250, along with a goodie bag.

A huge thank you to our judges, Mike Taylor, Tom Chapman, Natalie Cresswell, Wez Jones, Graham Grimshaw and Mark Rayment for their time, effort and hard work.

FRESHERS CATEGORY

Runner up: Evan Durrant

Winner: Ryan Evans

GRADUATE CATEGORY

Runner Up: Josh Granger

Winner: Lewis Lockwood

POST GRADUATE CATEGORY

Runner Up: Ben Ishmael

Winner: Yasemin Hassan

BARBERFEST BRIGHTON JULY 2023

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