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2027 National Competition
Regional Heat Dates
North West: Tuesday 23rd February 2027 (Norbreck Castle, Blackpool FY2 9AA)
Area Competition Director email: DenisejohnsonAHTcompetitions@outlook.com
South West: Tuesday 23rd February 2027 (Weston College BS23 2AL)
Area Competition Director email: jenna.ratcliffe@weston.ac.uk
Midlands: Wednesday 24th February 2027 (Sandwell College, Central Campus, B70 6AW)
Area Competition Director email: Dawn.Humphries@sandwell.ac.uk
Scotland: Thursday 25th February 20267 (City of Glasgow College. City Campus, G4 0RF)
Area Competition Director email: john.o'hara@nclan.ac.uk
East Anglia: Monday 15th March 2027 (West Suffolk College, Out Risbygate, IP33 3RL)
Area Competition Director email: mark.pawsey17@gmail.com
North East: Tuesday 23rd March 2027 (Federation Brewery, Lancaster Road, Dunston, NE11 9JR)
Area Competition Director email: amanda.smith1@ncl-coll.ac.uk
Southern: Date TBC
Area Competition Director email: mark.pawsey17@gmail.com
Wales: Date TBC
Area Competition Director email: tsanders31@me.com
Channel Islands: Date TBC
Area Competition Director email: DenisejohnsonAHTcompetitions@outlook.com
National Finals: Monday 11th May 2026, Blackpool
Direct Entry: Sunday 10th & Monday 11th May 2026, Blackpool
Competitions Rules & Entry forms can be downloaded following the link below.
Area Heats & National Final Competitions
Direct Entry Competitions
The regional area heat and national competitions use the same set of rules and timings for these competition categories.
Read these carefully for the details in each competition.
NB - you are required to have current memberships to enter competitors into these competitions
Check out the Direct Entry competition categories, there are a variety and some new and exciting categories each year.
Direct Entry competition categories are only hosted at the National Final Event: details on the full competition rules.
NB - you are required to have current memberships to enter competitors into these competitions
1. Commercial Nail Art Gel Polish (Theme: Bridal Elegance - Soft Pink, Lace Texture)
2. Half Body Painting (Theme: Mechanical Soul, Half Human, Half Machine - Biomechanical Realism)
3. Commercial Feminine Cut & Blow Dry
4. Authentic Old Hollywood Icons Make-up
5. (Regional only competition) Eyelash & Eyebrow Enhancement
6. Creative Mood Board (Theme: Underwater Dream - Pearls, Shells, Iridescence)
7. Barbering Classic Cut & Finish
8. Feminine Fashion Style on type 4/3 Textured Hair
9. (Regional only comp school age 14-16) Evening Style with Ornamentation
10. Occasion Theme Make-up for the Mature Client 40+
11. Face Painting (Theme: Split Personality - Beauty v Horror)
12. Classic Feminine Bridal Hairstyle
13. Create an Image Based on a Theme (Team event Hair & Make-up, Theme: Met Gala)
14.Feminine 60's Inspired Evening Style
15. 1st Year Commercial Blow Dry
16. High Fashion Make-up Suitable for a High Fashion Magazine Front Cover
17. Barbering Classic Taper, Fade & Finish including Facial Hair
18. (Regional only comp school age 14-16)
Prom Themed Make-up
19. Promotional Cover for a Butterfly Magazine over 10 Artificial Nails (A4 flat moodboard)
20. Feminine High Fashion Finish on Pre-Prepared Cut & Coloured Mannequin Head
21. Drag Total Look
22. Barbering Creative Masculine Cut & Style
23. Feminine Bridal Make-up
24. Fantasy Hairstyle Total Look
25. Create an Authentic Injury (as seen on television)
26. Current Fashion Trends in Bridal Hairstyling
27. Foundation/Level 1/Access to Hairdressing Blow Wave Above Shoulders
28. Creative Mixed Media Nails (Theme: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral)
SUNDAY 9th MAY
1. Fantasy Hair & Make-up (Team event)
2. Creative Barbering Freestyle Pattern Design
3. Level 4 Aesthetics Professional Discussion
4. Advanced Nail Art Mirror Image (Theme: Baroque Elegance)
5. Upper Torso Body Painting (Theme: Inside the Body)
6. Commercial Cut - One Length Bob and Blow Dry Finish on Mannequin Head
7. Multiple Piece Prosthetics (Theme: Mythical Hybrid - Human & Animal)
8. Body Massage with Exfoliation
9. Pre-Set Dressing Long Hair (Theme: Free Choice)
10. Barbering Excellence on Type 4/3 Textured Hair
11. Re-Creation of a Fictional TV/Film Character
12. Creative Pre-Colour Incorporating Vivid and or Neon Colours Blow Dry
13. Asian Style Bridal Make-up
14. Barbering (3 years plus vocational experience who are currently registered on on a regulatory qualification) Creative Masculine Cut & Style
15. Skills: Face Mask & Day Make-up
16. (Using the finished pre-cut mannequin head from competition number 6) Convert the Bob Using Creative Cutting Skills to Create a Short Layered Hairstyle with Finish.
17. Image Transformation Using Make-up
18. Nail Polish Application (One hand Red, One Hand French)
19. Ageing TV Make-up to include Face, Neck & Hands
20. Festival Jumbo Braids
21. Catwalk Hair Fashion Styling (Theme: Fashion Forward Trends)
22. Asian Bridal Hairstyling
MONDAY 10th MAY
21. Fantasy Make-up (Theme: Ice Queen)
22. Skin Fade with Beard Integration
National Competition Director:
Denise Johnson
If you have any questions or queries regarding the competitions, please contact the National Competition Director - Denise Johnson directly using the email address below
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