Jody and Karen Devlin from Rogue Hairdressing in Belfast ended their L'Oréal Colour Trophy journey on an incredible high as they were crowned winners of the Northern Irish Region. The talented team produced a stunning style that looks set to be a big hit with clients in their Belfast salon.

Over 1,200 of the world's top hairdressers applauded as Jody and Karen collected their award from the evening's ultra-fashionable presenter Fearne Cotton and industry luminary Charles Worthington. Stylist Jody and colourist Karen were overwhelmed with the result, speaking moments after they came off stage they said; "We thought getting to the Grand Final was enough. To have our work recognised by the best in our industry is an incredible feeling."

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, 350 Regional Finalists were short-listed; with 45 Regional Finalists selected to compete at the Grand Final.

Rogue were one of three teams representing Northern Ireland 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.

Karen Devlin, salon owner, explains the thinking behind their striking image: "We loved the monochrome looks that featured on the Autumn/Winter 07. The asymmetric lines in the hair cut  add drama while luscious tones of red and burgundy inject a touch of forties starlet."

TV favourites Richard Ward, Charles Worthington and Trevor Sorbie were among the panel of industry peers deliberating over who should be the winner. They agreed that the salon team from Rogue met the brief set by L'Oréal Professionnel.

Unaware of their fate, competitors and their supporters made their way to the spectacular Grand Final event at Earls Court 2 where they watched their model stride out onto the catwalk. Throughout the evening there were stunning shows by Zoe Irwin for Headmasters and Tim Hartley in addition to an exclusive preview of fashion designer Aimee McWilliams' Autumn/Winter 07 collection.

After a nail-biting wait it was time to reveal the winning team. Upon hearing their name read out there was disbelief then delight. Rogue was officially announced winner of the Northern Irish Region and the cheers from their supporters could be heard across London!

"This is such a prestigious award and we want to shout about our achievement from the rooftops," beamed Karen and Jody. "We phoned our staff at 3am in the morning to tell them the good news and we have will be sharing our happiness with our clients in the coming weeks. We are all absolutely delighted to have won such a prestigious award."

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