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BARBERFEST 2022
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
DON’T MISS OUT ON NEXT YEAR’S EVENT IN JULY!