Tanya Curran and Catherine Kerr from Exclusive Hair Company ended their L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy journey on a high, picking up the Northern Irish Regional title in the world's longest running most stylish hair competition, the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy. This is the fourth time the talented team have won the regional title and last year one of the youngest members of the team Yvonne Frankel scooped an overall win of the Young Colourist Award.

The talented team realised their dreams and created an award winning look that drew its influence from the catwalk of Autumn/Winter 08/09. With its feminine styling and wearable appeal, their vision is set to be a big hit with style savvy clients in the popular Dunmurray based salon where they both work.

Over 1,300 of the world's top hairdressers applauded as the team collected their award from the evening's ultra-fashionable presenter Fearne Cotton and hairdressing guru Charles Worthington. Tanya and Catherine were delighted with the result, speaking moments after they came off stage Tanya said; "We are absolutely over the moon and so pleased that the whole team is here to share this moment with us.”

Talent, drive and determination saw them through three tough rounds of the competition which started way back in March. Over 1,200 salon teams entered, 351 Regional Finalists were short-listed; with 45 Regional Finalists selected to compete at the Grand Final.

Exclusive Hair Company was one of three teams representing the Northern Irish region on the day of the Grand Final. Under the brief 'hair inspired by fashion' they spent 2.5 hours colouring, coiffing and styling their model to perfection before a host of hairdressing legends were brought in to judge their work.

Hair gods Richard Ward, Charles Worthington and Errol Douglas were among the panel of industry peers deliberating over who should be in the winning line-up. They agreed that the salon team of Tanya and Catherine had met the brief to reflect Autumn/Winter 08/09 trends as set by L'Oréal Professionnel.

Unaware of their fate, competitors and their supporters made their way to the spectacular Grand Final at Earls Court 2 to experience total glamour, total sophistication and total inspiration - the very best of British hairdressing. They watched with pride as their model stepped out onto the catwalk. Throughout the evening there were stunning shows by Andrew Collinge and Alan Edwards in addition to an exclusive showcase of fashion designer Marios Schwab's Autumn/Winter 07/08 collection.

After a nail-biting wait it was time to start revealing the winning teams. In the first round of awards, Exclusive Hair Company was named as Northern Irish Regional Winner of the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy. They narrowly missed out on scooping the top award but upon hearing their name read out there was disbelief then delight and the cheers from their supporters could be heard across London!

"I make it a priority to enter the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy every year and we love the whole process of participating from start to finish,” explains salon owner Tanya Curran. "The staff get so involved and excited about the prospect of winning and we return to the salon brimming with ideas and enthusiasm to pass on to our clients.”

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