Creative HEAD Ireland Christmas 2020

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THE NEWS AND KNOW-HOW FROM YOUR INDUSTRY
IRISH HAIR AND
BEAUTY WORTH
€2.6 BILLION
THE FIRST EVER Economic Value Report
on the Irish hair and beauty sector has
revealed that turnover for the sector was an
estimated €2.6bn in 2019.
The Hair and Beauty Industry
Confederation (HABIC) commissioned
economist and consultant Jim Power to
deliver the detailed economic analysis of
the industry, which also found that the total
employment in the sector was equivalent
to 2.1 per cent of the total Irish workforce.
A total of 9,286 hair and beauty salons were
counted in Ireland, of which 88.9 per cent of
staff were female.
In less positive findings, the Irish
hairdressing industry’s black market was
found to be worth as much as €400 million,
with a cost to the exchequer of €55 million. In
addition, the report stated that Covid-19 had
represented a “massive shock” to the sector,
and during the first 15-week shutdown €580
million in turnover was lost.
The impact of the second governmentimposed
lockdown has not been assessed yet,
but the latest nationwide shutdown means
salons face numerous challenges once again.
With salons on track to re-open at the
beginning of December, hopefully a
Christmas rush will provide a period of
normality for an industry that has undergone
immense hardship this year.
Editorial Look UK & Ireland Gold
Ireland Colour Artist Gold
Ireland Colour Specialist Gold
TRENDVISION AWARD 2020:
WINNERS REVEALED
OCCASIONS HAIRDRESSING, Sarah Mason Professional and Peter Mark
were the big winners from this year’s Wella Professionals TrendVision Award
UK & Ireland Final. Ashley Falconer of Occasions won the Ireland Colour
Artist Gold, while Creative HEAD Spotlight Competitor
Roisin Hynes took home the Ireland Colour Specialist
Gold. Ireland Craft Artist Gold was taken by Rachel
Flanagan, and Barry Kieran of Signature Hair
placed second in the Men’s Hair UK and Ireland
award. For the first time the competition had a
digital format, with more than 1,000 entries on
Instagram and 66 stylists reaching the Final and
receiving digital mentoring. For the rundown of
winners across the six categories, turn to page 16.
Ireland Craft Artist Gold
Men’s Hair UK & Ireland Gold
Style Master UK & Ireland Gold
Wella has
partnered with Green
Salon Collective to help
educate salons and their teams
on sustainability and ensure
that most salon waste is either
re-used or recycled. It hopes
to encourage more salons
to become members and
use the Collective’s
services
Winning artists, clockwise from top left: Ashley Falconer,
Roisin Hynes, Rachel Flanagan, Aoife Pomphrett,
George Smith and Rita Tuska
L’Oréal Professionnel has already
illustrated how intrinsically linked
hair and fashion are, so the limited
edition Steampod 3.0 x Karl
Lagerfeld makes complete sense.
Treat your retail shelves to the Little
Black Dress of hair tools.
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