With show-stopping hair, beautiful body paint and glamorous makeup, Coleg Gwent students were out to impress in the regional round of the 2011 AHT (Association of Hairdressers and Therapists) UK Trainee Competition, and with three gold medals, four silvers and five bronze, they certainly didn’t disappoint.
Crosskeys and City of Newport Campus hair and beauty students battled it out against competitors from Wales and the South West in the 13 different categories of the regional heats for a place in the national AHT final. For the hair, categories included Ladies Evening Style, Men’s Commercial Cut and Finish and Ladies Long Hair. The beauty categories included Nail Art, Face and Body painting, as well as Catwalk and Masquerade Ball themed makeup.
Theatrical makeup students swept the board in the face and body painting event, coming away with a first, second, third and fourth place.
Competitors from the College’s Crosskeys and City of Newport Campuses had plenty to celebrate as they secured 12 national final places including gold in the team event with their stunning entry entitled A Night at The Theatre. “We are thrilled with the results,” said Hair & Beauty Lecturer Rachel Matthews. “All the students competing did a fantastic job against a high standard of entries and are now hoping to continue their success at the AHT national final in March.”
The winners from this regional round received medals and certificates along with a place in the National Finals in Blackpool on 13 & 14 March 2011.
