hoping to be a cut above in BBC TV show

"Shrosphire Star Saturday March 21, 2009

SIAN HOPING TO BE A CUT ABOVE IN TV SHOW.

A hairdresser from Shrewsbury is hoping to make it through to the finals of a TV talent show to compete against some of the most gifted young people in the country.
Sian Castree has made it through to the auditions for the BBC Young Talent of the Year award after submitting an entry form to competition organisers.
The 18 year old, of Castlefields Shrewsbury, works in K2 salon in Shrewsbury’s Darwin Centre.
She will travel to Manchester on Sunday as she battles it out with other young people to make it through to the next stage of the contest.
The competition is open to Hairdressers, chefs, mechanics and butchers from across the UK. Sian said she would be delighted if she made it through to the TV stage of the competition.
The former Wakeman School pupil said: “I have worked for K2 since I was 13 working at weekends and I did a one-year apprenticeship after leaving school before becoming a fully qualified stylist.
“A lot of us between 16 and 25 years of age who work at the salon applied for the competition and I got through to the auditions.”
“ I described how I really enjoyed hairdressing and said that I thought I could be an inspiration to other young hairdressers if I won.”
Sian said she was nervous ahead of the auditions but said she was also looking forward to the experience.
Staff at the K2 salon have also given the teenager their support with boss Jo Stephens set to accompany Sian on Sunday.”"

Good Luck Sian!

7 Studio Photo Shoot

ANNA STYLING THE HAIR AT A PHOTO SHOOT AT 7 STUDIOS FOR DIRTY PRETTY LUXURY RECYCLED FASHION.

Links: http://www.7studios.co.uk/ http://www.dirtypretty.co.uk/

Comic Relief

The Girls At K2 The Salon are supporting Comic Relief by doing a Sponsered leg wax and head shave. They also showed there support for Comic Relief by buying t-shirts in which £5 goes towards the charity.

Trip to Wella Studios Prague

Becky and Sian recently visited the Wella Studio in Prague for a working holiday. Becky said, "it was a great experience and I learnt a lot." Sian said, " I can't wait to go back it was a cultural experience."

Competition Photos

Photos by Ben and Sian from the Wolverhampton photoshoot.

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."