Vikki Holland and Daryl Greenaway from Toni&Guy ended their L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy journey on a high, picking up the Western Regional title in the world's longest running most stylish hair competition, the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy.

The talented team realised their dreams and created an award winning look that drew its influence from the romantic gothic looks that came through in collections by Alexander McQueen and Gareth Pugh. Their vision of cool, pearlescent hair colouring is set to be a big hit with style savvy clients in the popular Swindon 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. Vikki and Daryl were delighted with the result, speaking moments after they came off stage Daryl said; "We're absolutely speechless!”

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.

Toni&Guy was one of three teams representing the Western 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 Vikki and Daryl 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, Toni&Guy was named as Western 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!

"It's an amazing feeling to have been crowned best in the region for hair cutting and colouring,” explains Daryl. "To have been recognised by the world's top hairdressers for our hard work and creativity is an incredible achievement.”

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