The Raw Talent Barbering Competition, brought to you by Mike Taylor Education, and sponsored by VTCT took place yesterday – Sunday 10 July – and we crowned the winners live at Barberfest 2022 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel.
The competition gathered a great atmosphere and quite the crowd as the finalists demonstrated incredible talent that amazed judges with the quality of skill performed. The competition was split into three categories – Freshers, Graduates and Postgraduates. The finalists created their looks in front of a panel of judges live at Barberfest before the winner was announced on the Inspiration Stage at 4pm in front of an excited audience. You can see the full list of finalists here.
Congratulations to the winners and runners up of The Raw Talent Barbering Competition 2022…
Freshers category
Runner up: Evan Durrant
Winner: Ryan Evans
Graduate category
Runner up: Josh Granger
Winner: Lewis Lockwood
Postgraduate category
Runner up: Ben Ishmael
Winner: Yasemin Hassan
The runners up received a medal and the winners received a trophy and a cash prize of £250 along with a goodie bag.
A big thank you to our judges Mike Taylor, Tom Chapman, Natalie Cresswell, Wez Jones, Graham Grimshaw, and Mark Rayment for their time and hard work. And a huge thank you to our sponsor VTCT.
Make sure you keep up to date and don’t miss out on the opportunity to enter the Raw Talent Barbering Competition next year.