Clothes Show Live

A Shrewsbury hairdresser could be crowned Young Hairdresser of the Year after she was chosen as a finalist out of a thousand other hopefulls to show of thier skills at the Clothes Show Live.
Anna Clinton, hair stylist at K2 Hair salon in the Darwin shopping centre, will have to perform in front of top judges in the hair industry on Sunday.
The fashion event takes place at the Birmingham NEC with competition judge Andew Barton, celebrity hairstylist from television programme ten years younger.
To get her place amoung 20 finalists, the 26-year old had ti submit a colour photo reflecting current commercial trends.
She then has to recreate her look on stage and if she is crowned the winner, she will recieve 1,000 and her creation will be on the front cover of hairdressers journal international and your hair magazines.
Anna, of Belle Vue, submitted a photo graph taken during a shoot she was chosen to do in London.
She said: " I have to do a model's hair on stage and it's judged by top hairdressers. Then i will find out if i've won and go up on the mainstage of the catwalk.
Anna said she had never been to the clothes show live before.
She added: "i'm mega pleased. I just love the job - getting to know different people and trying various different styles and changing the way people look."

Clothes Show Live Young Hairdresser of the Year Finalists

Stylist ANNA CLINTON from K2 THE SALON is one of twenty very talented young hairdressers - all under the age of 30 which have been selected as the finalists of the Clothes Show Live Young Hairdresser of the Year Competition, presented by Hairdressers Journal Interactive and supported by Your Hair Magazine.... read more: http://www.hji.co.uk/blogs/main/2008/11/young-hairdresser-of-the-year-2.html

Young Hairdresser of the Year 2008

K2s very own stylist Anna Clinton has successfully made it into this years final for “Young Hairdresser of the year award”.

Entrants submited a colour photograph of a look that reflects current commercial trends. From these entrants 20 lucky finalists were picked. Anna and the 19 other finalists will recreate this look at this years Clothes Show Live. One lucky winner will receive £1,000 prize money and their creation will go on the front cover of Hairdressers Journal International and Your Hair magazines.

Congratulations Anna - we wish you the best of luck!

Congratulations Jo

Jo Stephens has recently achieved 100% in her 'cosmetic make up' module which is part of her beauty course at Radbrook College.

London Fashion Shoot

These are the photographs from the London fashion shoot. Hayley and Anna are very happy with the overall looks that they created, and just can't wait to go on the next big fashion shoot!

Macmillan Charity Chest Wax

'To the staff at K2. A note to say thankyou for supporting our fundraising event in aid of Macmillan Cancer, on Friday the 18th of July. The waxing of our two managers from the Somerfields store we have raised over £300. Many thanks to Sian and Jenny.'

London Photoshoot

Stylists get to create a photo-shoot



"Two Shrewsbury hair stylists were given the chance to create their own photo- shoot in London.
Anna Clinton and Hayley Millington from K2 The Salon in the town’s Darwin Shopping Centre, were helped by fashion industry experts to create a new look.
Anna and Hayley designed their own hairstyles, while a team of experts worked their magic on clothes, make- up and photography.
They said: “Doing our own photo-shoot was just amazing.
“We were a bit nervous to start with but once we got into it we loved every minute. It was fantastic to see all our inspiration come together on the day and watching the experts at work was a brilliant experience.”
Award wiining photographer John Rawson took the pictures for the girls.
He said: “I couldn’t believe it was their first shoot. They were so professional and created amazing hair which is key to a gorgeous shot.” "

Shropshire Star 16/07/08

Kameo and K2 Merger

K2 The Salon is looking forward to the stylists from Kameo Salon joining them on the 23/06/08 In the darwin centre premises. This expansion means we are now able to open longer hours

Mon 9 - 4.30
Tues 9 - 5pm
Weds 9 - 7 (later in dec)
Thur 8.30 - 6
Fri 8.30 - 5.30
Sat 8.30 - 5.00

All our stylists are flexible so if you need an earlier or later appointment please phone and ask.

How to Find Us...

K2 the salon & coffee shop is located on the middle level of the Darwin Shopping centre Shrewsbury as shown on the map below. For more information please call 01743 357645.



click on the image above to enlarge

shoot to win

These are the finished shots from the styles created last month in London by Hayley and Anna. They worked closely with top celebrity photographer John Rawson + our model was selected from the prestigious Storm modeling agency.

Coffee Shop

Why not pop in & try one of new summer specials? We have also just started a new coffee shop loyalty card scheme with loads of great benifits! Ask staff for details.

Coming Soon

Anna + Hayley have recently worked on a photo shoot near Oxford Street in London. Using top models from the prestigious storm agency. They said, "Thanks Philip and Jo, this was a great opportunity and we can't wait to see the finished result in the 'Hairdressers Journal'. We had a fantastic day."

(Professional photos published on this site as soon as we receive them.)

These are some of the photos Anna took on the day herself

Wig advice

K2 the salon offer advice on wig purchases and customise them for the look you want. Philip and K2 recognise that cutting wigs is a specialist skill and with over 30 years hairdressing experience Philip has customised many wigs and helped women over the years who have suffered from hair loss.


Please contact Philip or Jo for more information.





Book now at K2 the Salon for your free consultation.

>>>> www.k2thesalon.co.uk/booking

Macmillan cancer support

Pride of Shrewsbury (PRESS RELEASE)

A town salon which shares its name with a famous mountain is celebrating reaching new heights of its own.

K2 the salon in Shrewsbury’s Darwin Centre, was recently shortlisted for three national awards. This is the first time the salon has entered and bosses say it is a great achievement as the Clynol Creative and Business awards are aimed at recognising the best UK hairdressing....

salon business awards

Narrowed down from hundreds of entries from around the country, above Sian Castree, Jo Stephens & Gemma Williams with their certificates.

Shortlist - Salon Awards

"An esteemed panel of judges have narrowed down hundreds of entries from around the country to produce the shortlist for this year's Awards. The judges, including Schwarzkopf national technical manager Mark Todd, Indola technical manager Shane Meadows, and hairdressers Ross Taylor of Falltricks and Anne Veck of Anne Veck Hair, gathered at Clynol’s London Academy on Monday 14th January to set about the difficult task.Speaking about the high standard of entries, marketing specialist and fellow judge Jenny Paul said: "Young Stylist of the Year was very challenging to judge, it’s so refreshing to have a new category like this, and great for salons who don’t normally get involved with photography. "Very encouraging. I love judging these awards, Clynol accounts are so free-thinking – I love it, it’s right out of the box!"The winners will be announced in March when there are some top prizes including trophies, cash prizes and tickets to major events such as the British Hairdressing Awards and the British Hairdressing Business Awards up for grabs." HJi

Shortlist

Creative Image

Rochelle Durose, Escape
Michael Lewis and Katrina Ashton, Headlines Elite
Katrina Ashton, Headlines Elite
Gemma Williams, K2 The Salon
Danni Kidd, En Route Hair and BeautyBen Loy, Headlines UK

Young Talent

Sian Castree, K2 The Salon
Leanna Steele, Hair FX
Kirsty Hart, The Hair Gallery
Gerard Doherty, Shek Hair Group
Cara Lambie, J Quinn @ HeadlinesAmy Roberts, The Hair Spa

Salon Website of the Year

SOTA
Spargo
Minskys
K2 The Salon
Headlines UK
Gillis Rowland

Good luck and fingers crossed for K2 the salon.co.uk, Sian Castree & Gemma Williams :) x

Congratulations! (business awards 07/08)

Well done Gemma Williams and Sian Castree for reaching the finals of this years business awards.


Also k2thesalon.co.uk short-listed for website of the year!

Winners will be announced in February.

Anna and Trevor Sorbie (from the archives)

K2 stylist Anna Clinton right together with Trevor Sorbie left (World Famous Celebrity hairdresser) presenting Anna with her hairdressing certificates.

The Best of Shrewsbury Award (press release)

Printed in The Shropshire Star 10/01/08

"A Shrewsbury hair salon and coffee shop has won the first ever local business award organised by business and community website thebestof shrewsbury.

Winners of the ‘Best Health and Beauty Business’ award, as voted for by their customers through thebestof shrewsbury website, is K2 The Salon. Established in 2005 and located in the Darwin Centre their entry, which has been on thebestof shrewsbury for just over a year, has created a number of new clients.

Commenting on the award and the success of their thebestof entry, Jo Stephens director and salon manager at K2 The Salon, said: “Not only have we generated regular new customers to the salon but also people from outside the area who are visiting friends and relatives in Shrewsbury or looking to have their hair styled for a local wedding. With links from thebestof, we have recently launched our own website at http://www.k2thesalon.co.uk/ where customers can book appointments online.”

Each business has a dedicated web page including up to 400 words of text, photographs and full contact details, with links to their own website and email address on the www.thebestof.co.uk/shrewsbury. In addition, the site also provides a variety of free information covering local news, weather, events, education, essential services, arts and culture.

Andy Rao, director at thebestof shrewsbury said: “We launched the awards scheme with the aim of providing an opportunity for local businesses to increase their company profile and exposure in and around the area. Each month there will be a specific category for which they may be nominated. K2 The Salon is certainly one of the most popular; they received 61% of the votes which is a great achievement for the Jo and her team.”

He continued: “Voting has already started for the ‘Best Legal and Finance Business’ award and the winner will be announced in February. Over the next 12 months we will see awards for ‘Best Tradesman,’ Best Family Owned Business,’ as well as a number of others.”

Picture (left to right): Andy Rao, director thebestof shrewsbury presenting ‘Best Health and Beauty Business’ award to Jo Stephens, director and salon manager, K2 The Salon." Shropshire Star

About thebestof

• www.thebestof.co.uk is a national network of local websites, run by local people, that champion the best businesses in their area


• thebestof are one of the UK’s top 100 most popular sites* as ranked by independent web traffic monitor Alexa.com and have been since April 2006. (*September 2007)


• thebestof has established widespread coverage in virtually all the major centres in the UK. From Aberdeen in the north, to Plymouth in the south, from Llandudno in the west and Norwich in the East – and pretty much everywhere in between


• Based in Solihull, thebestof is the brainchild of Nigel and Sue Botterill. It was set up over 2 years ago and now has well over 350 franchisees featuring over 65,000 businesses between them.


• It is the fastest growing UK franchise – ever! And was ranked 3rd in this year’s Tech Track 100
  

Philip Minton Biography

Philip a Bond Street stylist during the swinging 60’s has trained and worked along side some of the cream of British hairdressers. He opened his first hair salon at twenty-two. After over 30 years of building up the Kameo salon group he opened an innovative salon called K2, in the Darwin Shopping Centre Shrewsbury, which daughter Jo Stephens successfully manages and has won awards for. He has had salons all over the midlands and north west.

Philip is a family man who has an enthusiastic and passionate attitude towards hairdressing. Philip believes that the best asset to any salon are the staff, so employee development is a top priority. As well as receiving on-site training, all his staff are regularly sent on ‘excellent’ training courses at the Academy in London / Manchester.

All of Philips team are trained to the same high standard and are kept up to date with the most modern techniques and styles. Philip encourages each stylist to be individual and creative in their own right.

Philip and his team of stylists pamper clients from the moment they step into the salon until they leave, and whether you book in for a consultation, colour or re-style just one stylist will be involved throughout. Customer service and the atmosphere in the salons are also paramount to Philips success. If you are happy with our service tell your friends, if not tell us.

K2 launched the K2 website in 2007 which has greatly improved communication not only with existing, but also with potential clients. These days busy lifestyles often mean it is far easier to make an appointment online or send us a enquiry via e-mail. This service is easy to use and available to everyone 24 /7. The blog has been particularly successful as it has enabled current and potential customers to see what our stylists and trainees are achieving. These online diaries give K2 an excellent opportunity to post current photographs and videos. This has greatly enhanced communication with clients as K2 can receive instant feedback.

Philip and his team regularly style hair for fashion shows, photo shoots and specialise in doing creative styles for weddings and other special occasions. Philip and his team regularly get involved in local & national charity events, raising money through hair demanstrations and funky fashion shows (often showcasing young local up and coming fashion designers).

Photos from the archives....

To book an appointment with Philip, telephone: 01743 357645 or e-mail appointments@K2theSalon.co.uk